Books with author Ryan Ann Hunter

A cursed prince. A vain beauty. The tale as old as time...Glory is the seventh daughter of Balthazar, High King of the Twelve Kingdoms. Glory hopes that - of all her sisters - she can escape the fate of a loveless marriage. But on the night she plans to elope with the royal falconer, her world comes crashing down: Her father announces Glory's betrothal to Eoghan of the Blood Realm - a prince no one has ever seen. The prince is said to be a recluse, cursed and deformed by the gods for the sins of his power-hungry father. Yet when Glory is trapped in Blackthorn Keep she discovers that not everything is what she expected. An insulting gryphon, a persistent ghost, and a secret plan to usurp the prince keep Glory reeling. Can she overcome her vanity to learn that what you want isn't necessarily what you need--and save the cursed prince?

When life rides you hard, be the dark horse Just when Alex could hardly stand waiting another second to test for her jockey license, a brutal attack sends her spiraling into a depression. She's a failure as a person, a rider and friend. Even Dejado and Carol can't seem to reach her. Can they help her pull through, and realize her potential in time to get Venus Nights ready for her first race?On the heels of Joanna Campbell's beloved Thoroughbred Series, and Walter Farley's Black Stallion, comes a brand new teen equestrian series that will sweep you away like a runaway Thoroughbred.

Alexandra Anderson is on the run from the law.When the thirteen-year-old orphan can run no further, she collapses at the gates of the prestigious racing and breeding farm, North Oak. Horse racing strikes a deep chord in her. She hears a higher calling in the jingle jangle of bit and stirrup and in the thunder of hooves on the turn for home. It tells her she has a place in the world. But when the racing headlines find her on the front of every sports page, she realizes North Oak is no longer a safe haven.Money can't buy love, but it just might secure Alex's future. Will everyone at North Oak still want to offer her a home when they learn of her unspeakable crime?On the heels of Joanna Campbell's beloved Thoroughbred Series, and Walter Farley's Black Stallion, comes a brand new young adult horse racing series that will sweep you away like a runaway Thoroughbred.

A silent killer has come to North Oak.EHV is taking the lives of the farm's best and brightest. Alex, Brooke, and Dejado must team together to save Promenade and Morning Glory, or be devastated by the virus.Already rocked by Carol's absence over the summer, Alex's time with Dejado kindles first romance. But when Carol returns at summer's end, she's grown up and Alex is forced to question her own feelings for her.Furthermore, Brad Hopkins is still up to no good, and after a close friend of the girls' commits suicide from his bullying, it's up to Alex to bring him down once and for all.Or will Brad uncover her own secret and send Alex into a dark, downward spiral where Carol and Dejado cannot follow?Find out in Far Turn

A new year has come to North Oak, and with it a new life for Alexandra Anderson. Still haunted by Ashley's brutal death, Alex worries she won't seem grateful if she's unhappy. To make it worse, Promenade has been nominated to the Keeneland Yearling Sale. She's going to lose everything... again. It's too painful to let love in and easier to be angry at the world for her abusive past than to let it go. Easier to put up walls so no one knows she's hurting. Will Alex be able to open her heart to others when its still battling personal demons? Or will she go so deep into herself that no one can reach her?Don't miss this sequel to North Oak #1: Born to Run!On the heels of Joanna Campbell's beloved Thoroughbred Series, and Walter Farley's Black Stallion, comes a brand new young adult horse racing series that will sweep you away like a runaway Thoroughbred.EXCERPT:"I should be happy," Alex sighed. "These folks, they're real nice. For the first time in my life, I'm wanted. Well, they say that they want me. I almost feel needed sometimes. I don't have to steal food anymore, or run away from what I've done, I've even got a warm bed. But the fact is... when I think of Ashley, I just want her back and nothing else. I want a life she exists in. And wanting that... it spoils what I have. I feel so ungrateful when I think of the life we could have made if we ran away from Haven together like we planned. I feel ungrateful because I would rather have a life on the streets with Ashley than a warm bed and you. I mean who in their right mind wants something like that? There's something wrong with me."

Alex is almost fifteen, and convinced she's ready to train for jockeyhood. Only one man stands in her way: North Oak's gruff old trainer, Joe Hendricks.Joe doesn't think Alex can handle the demands of being a real rider-- she's reckless, doesn't follow instructions, and not exactly humble.Dejado Augustun, on the other hand, is already licensed to ride, does as he's asked, and does it well.He drives Alex nuts.No way can this Dejado guy be a match for Promenade in the upcoming Breeders Cup Juvenile. It would be easier to hate him if he weren't so darn nice. Worst of all for Alex, he likes her, and Promenade likes him.Can Alex overcome her pride and realize she may not be the rider Promenade needs?

Alex's racing career starts with Venus Nights, the filly she helped birth into the world, and a head case mare named Florescent Cheerio who Brooke has claimed.When things go missing around the North Oak barns, Alex is sure she is being stalked. What's more is Venus Galaxies has foaled twins, fighting for their lives to survive. Can they beat the odds?

Sequel to Born to Run and YearlingCan Alex & Brooke help Morning Glory overcome her racing slump?When a terrible accident shakes the Showmans, Alex finds herself questioning her place in the family. Feeling like a second class citizen, she turns once again to find her solace in horse racing.With a new filly to manage with Brooke, and Venus Galaxies's first foal on the way, the girls must rely on each other to make things work out.But will a handsome, foreign newcomer split them apart once again?On the heels of Joanna Campbell's beloved Thoroughbred Series, and Walter Farley's Black Stallion, comes a brand new young adult horse racing series that will sweep you away like a runaway Thoroughbred.To learn more about Morning Glory, check out this cool video by former jockey, Frankie Lavatoyoutu.be/B3WM72sAOkk

One prince. One mistake. One... chicken? A twisted retelling of the fairy tale, The Frog Prince, featuring your favorite villain from The Subtle Beauty & Moonlight, Sylas Mortas. "Once upon a time, I fell in love. Madly, deeply. With my whole being. I'd do anything for the girl who robbed me of my heart.I tried to save her...But Darkness came. The ban sidhe, Crwys, death herself, wants me for her own. She thinks I am someone from her past, and she will not rest until I submit.I have secrets. Some I can barely live with myself for, and every night I dream of two women. One I cannot save, the other I cannot escape...."--Prince Sylas of KilleaghWhat would YOU do for love?17-year-old Prince Sylas of Killeagh wants what every one else wants: control over his own life. When he tries to run away from home and escape an arranged marriage, the last thing he expects is to fall in love with a robber in the woods. Hiding behind a mask, the robber girl seems to lead a life of freedom Sylas has only dreamed of. Their adventure comes to an end when the Castle Killeagh guards hunt Sylas down and he's forced to return home. He convinces his parents to allow him to find the girl again and consider her as a candidate for marriage, but he only has until the next full moon to find her, or all bets are off.Death has a name, and it is Crwys. As a ban sidhe, her job is to visit the great houses of The Summer Isle and keen out the living to prepare them for death. King Sionnach has far outlived his days and it is time he cross to the Unliving World. When she arrives, a young prince named Sylas intervenes and offers to go in his grandfather's stead. This break with tradition, and selfless sacrifice, move Crwys into loving Sylas, who looks so much like a shadow from her past. But when he crosses her to be with his true love, he invokes the wrath of a woman scorned.Rós is just a little, aura-seeing, red hen whose master believes she is chosen by the gods. Her arrival at King Sionnach's court is insignificant to Sylas at the time, but their destinies are interwoven. Can she help Sylas save himself from the curse Crwys has planned for him? Or will he become a fallen frog prince?In this unexpected love story, Happily Ever After may not always begin with Once Upon a Time.**THIS BOOK CONTAINS SOME MATURE SCENES NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL READERS.**