Angela Dorsey’s Blog

The first release for Summer of Desperate Races has crossed the finish line – and it’s Smashwords! Check out the book by clicking on the link.

Yesterday, I finished editing the last of the nine Whinnies books – Winter of the Whinnies Brigade. I teared up. Not because it was sad. The series ends well. But I was sad because as I read the last few pages, I knew it would be the last time that I would be in Evy, Twilight, and Rusty’s world.

And I’m not the only one that’ll miss them. The person who does the final edits on the books read it right after I finished (she couldn’t wait to see what happens!) and she said that the moment she finished the series, she wanted to start reading the books again, right from the beginning!

I really hope you all enjoy the Whinnies books as much as we have!

And just to whet your appetite for the upcoming stories, here is a sneak peek of the eighth Whinnies cover! I think this one is my favourite. So gorgeous! 

Have a happy day!!!

So here is the sneak peek of the seventh book in the Whinnies series, Summer of Desperate Races. This is the one that will be released in Canada, the USA, the UK, and Australia, plus a number of non-English speaking countries very soon.

Yay! I’m excited to finally have it out in English too!

The cover is so pretty, that it makes me want to read the book all over again – and I’m the one who wrote it! Is that crazy or what?

I hope you all like the story. I’ll put the blurb up soon too, so you can see what the story is about. But have no fear, there will be mustangs and adventure, and as you may have guessed, a race! Or more accurately, two races, because one is a desperate race to save the mustangs!

I just got back from Toronto, the city of sky scrapers, or that’s what it should be labelled, I think. Tall buildings were constantly towering over us!

Can you guess how many people live in Toronto? I’ll put the answer in the comments in a couple of days. I was shocked at how many.

I wasn’t surprised to not see any horses there though, not even carriage horses like we have in Victoria. Here’s a picture of a carriage horse in downtown Victoria. Maybe Toronto has horses on the streets during the summers though.

It was obvious that many Torontonians love animals. I saw quite a few dogs in the area where we stayed, which was right downtown. It was nice to see some furry, four-legged friends.

Would you like to read a series about Luna and Sola, twins living in a fantasy world, and their horses, Terra and Mari?

Luna and Sola are twins meant to rule the kingdom, but before they are born, the Dark Elves conquer their lands. As infants, they are separated and hidden away by those that love them. They grow up not knowing they each have a twin.

When they are twelve years old they meet each other, and their magic begins to manifest. The spies of the Dark Elves notice them and set out to capture them.

Only with the help of Terra and Mari, their faithful horses, are they able to escape – but they must stop running. They must find a way to bring the downfall of the evil Dark Elves and regain their kingdom in order to bring peace and happiness back into their realm.

So… do you like?

WRITERS TAKE NOTE!

There is more information online here, plus they have a Facebook page here.

Let me know if you decided to enter!!!

I felt both sad and happy last month. The Whinnies on the Wind series has now been completely released in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. It’s awesome because so many readers got to know all of Evy’s story, and sad because this was the last of the Whinnies books. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing them.

Here is the cover for the European editions, created by the talented Jennifer Bell!

A beautiful cover for the final book in the series!

In the English speaking world, this book will be released in the spring, along with books 7 and 8 in the series. Book 7 is Summer of Desperate Races, and book 8 is Autumn of Angels.

The covers are different, but still beautiful, especially Autumn of Angels, my personal favorite!

To all those who decide to give the Whinnies on the Wind books a try, I wish you a captivating, magical time in Evy’s world! I know that’s the way I felt when I wrote them.

Thank you for reading!

Hey! I got this letter review from a homeschooling mom a few weeks ago, but have been so busy that I haven’t had time to post it. But here it is now!

Winnies on the Wind

Winter of the Crystal Dances

By Angela Dorsey

The Winnies on the Wind book series has an original and interesting story line.  Our main character is a very strong young lady with an unusual gift.  Angela is able to make us believe in her gift and enjoy the adventure that this gift takes her on. 

Our family of four (two young girls, mom and dad) read the first book, Winter of the Cyrstal Dances together.   It was a pleasure to read a book that the whole family enjoyed.  The writing is mature enough to hold an adults interest, without being difficult for the children to understand.   Families will be able to pick up the book, get wrapped up in the story knowing that many more stories will follow taking our heroine on a special journey.  Not only is it an entertaining and captivating book, but it educates the reader along the way, without boring those who are savvy with horses and wilderness situations.  This journey talks about many current lifestyle issues and responsibilities with the backdrop of wild mustangs!

I will be recommending this book to others and looking forward to reading more of the series.

Dawn Spain

Thank you, Dawn! I’m glad you and your girls liked Winter of Crystal Dances! Sorry to take so long to post here. I really appreciate the great review!

I came across a beautiful poem today, and just had to share:

The Hooves of the Horses

The hooves of the horses – O’ Witching and Sweet,
is the music earth steals from the iron-shod feet;
No whisper of lover, no trilling of bird,
Can stir me as hooves of the horses have stirred.

They spurn disappointment and trample despair,
and drown with their drum beats the challenge of care,
With scarlet and silk for their banners above,
they are swifter than fortune and sweeter than love.

On the wings of the morning they gather and fly,
In the hush of the night-time I hear them go by
The horses of memory thundering through
With flashing white fetlocks all wet with the dew.

When you lay me to slumber no spot you can choose,
but will ring to the rhythm of galloping shoes,
and under the daisies no grave be so deep
but the hooves of the horses shall sound in my sleep.

Will H. Ogilvie

I just found this review on Amazon!

December 6, 2012 by I’m bookwormey!

It’s not every book…

… that gets me to cry. This book has the perfect ending. I never guessed that it would end the way it did! I didn’t realize who was my favorite character (Daydream) until the very end when (spoiler spoiler spoiler) and (spoiler spoiler spoiler). Usually I’m a bit heartless when that kind of thing happens to book characters, but this time I was fighting tears as I read the end. And I’ve only cried over one or two books before. If you like sadhappy (a mix of sad and happy) endings, than read the book! If you don’t, stop reading a few chapters before the end and make up one for yourself. But in any event, buy the book.

Thank you, Bookwormey! Swift Current makes me cry too!