The Glory

By Lauren St. John

2015

First Published

4.33

Average Rating

364

Number of Pages

11H06M

Audio Length

A SENSATIONAL STAND-ALONE HORSE ROMANCE AND THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ONE DOLLAR HORSE SERIES A girl on the run from the law When Alexandra Blakewood is sent to a US boot camp for out-of-control teenagers, she has only one thought in mind: escape. It seems impossible until she meets Scout, a palomino mustang as wild as she is… A boy on a mission to save a life Hard times force Will Greyton to give up on his dreams and face losing the Arab mare he loves. Then his dad falls ill. An operation might save him but there’s no way to pay for it. Until Will hears about The Glory, a race with a $250,000 purse. A race they both have to win. A deadly 1,200 mile endurance challenge across the American West. Can Will and Alex survive it without losing their lives or hearts?

Avg Rating

4.33

Number of Ratings

788

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Author

Lauren St. John

Author · 24 books

Lauren St John grew up on a farm and game reserve in Africa, the inspiration for her acclaimed memoir, Rainbow's End, and her award-winning White Giraffe series for children. Dead Man's Cove, the first in her Laura Marlin mystery series, won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2011. Her bestselling One Dollar Horse trilogy for teenagers was followed by The Glory, a breathtaking YA adventure and romance about a long distance horse race across the American West. Formerly a sports and music journalist, Lauren is the author of Seve and Hardcore Troubador: the Life & Near Death of Steve Earle, a superb, gripping biography of an Americana legend. The Obituary Writer, her first adult novel, was published in 2014 and she is currently at work on her second. Both The White Giraffe and The Glory have been optioned for film.