With Kennedy unable to work at the stable due to her conservative family, Joy and Devon try and juggle duties while looking to the future. But when a thoroughbred rescue approaches Joy about a horse who needs rehabilitated, Devon accepts the extra duties. Perhaps the new horse's arrival can help heal the wounds of the past and take his mind off of things. But when Xan offers a coffee date, his life becomes more complicated. Will he let go of the past to create a new future?
Author's note: This book picks up immediately after Fresh Horses, and while it can be read as a standalone, readers will get more out of the story if they read Fresh Horses first.
Published: January 14, 2025
The new Dean of the Pegasus Academy, Sonia Morales, and her pegasus filly find themselves dealing more and more with the daily minutiae of getting a school up and running. An act of sabotage at the school's building site reverberates through Sonia's small household with the memory of an earlier attack. Not everyone wants magical equines to play a role in the Musimagium, let alone the school, and not everyone working there has the school's best interest at heart.
Once more Sonia and the filly find themselves in danger from those who are jealous of the pegasus and scared of their magical abilities. If they can't protect the school grounds, then how can they hope to protect future students? And Sonia worries that she's just a a former concert pianist with RA and not strong enough to do what's necessary when it counts. She's going to have to call on some friends, as well as her inner strength to save the academy she's grown to love.
Note: This cozy read was previously published under a different pen name. This book has been edited slightly from the original version to bring it better in line with the Radio Arcanum universe. You never know where characters from the other books in this universe may appear.
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Once a celebrated concert pianist, Sonia Morales retired to the New Mexico countryside after her RA made it impossible to continue her career. She cared for her special plot of land and some magical equines as best as she could. She never imagined getting close to them or forming a bond until the night a storm knocks down their shelter and the fate of their filly is revealed. If she doesn’t bond with a human and fly, she’ll die. Sonia fears her body isn’t up to the task, though her magic and spirit are willing. Discovering the reason for the filly’s fears of humans makes her more determined than ever to protect them. She’s offered the chance of a lifetime and an opportunity to help not just her filly, but all pegasus. Is she strong enough to take it? And can a disabled woman and a pegasus with PTSD bond enough to fly?
Note: This cozy read was previously published under a different pen name. This book has been edited slightly from the original version. This book is part of the Radio Arcanum universe and you never know where characters from the other books may appear.
Published: February 24, 2024
Fresh Horses (Second Joy Series Book 1)
by Kit Caelsto | Dec 16, 2023
a queer equestrian story
Starting over is never easy, but for Devon Markson, taking the barn manager job at Second Joy Farms in northern Arkansas made perfect sense. The owner, Joy, didn't just work with rescued horses, she also seemed to rescue people, too, and Devon knew he needed a soft landing after what he'd experienced at his previous barn. He knew he could do the work, and Joy didn't care that he was transgender. And although he quickly begins to shine, Devon comes to realize, the hardest part of starting over isn't adapting to the changes. It's letting go of all those things that need to be left behind.
Fresh Horses is the start of an adult equestrian series featuring trans joy, rescued horses with heart, and found family.
Published: December 26, 2023
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