SamanthaSwiskey
BLACKTHORN EQUESTRIAN ACADEMY
Welcome to Blackthorn-an elite riding academy where legacy means everything, talent is expected, and mistakes don't get forgiven.
For Isla Vance, a scholarship rider with nothing but determination and a secondhand saddle, Blackthorn is supposed to be her chance at a future. Instead, it feels like a battlefield.
At the top of that battlefield is Delilah Hartwell, Blackthorn's untouchable queen bee. Beautiful, rich, and undefeated with her horse Regalia, Delilah rules the academy alongside her closest friends, Sloane Pierce and Vera Kingsley-and they make sure everyone knows where they stand.
Isla doesn't stand anywhere... not yet.
Her only allies are unexpected:
Maya Chen, a fearless transfer who refuses to follow rules.
Evan "Wren" Calder, a quiet rider with something to prove.
And Juno Reyes, the sarcastic stable assistant who knows every secret in the barn.
Then there's Grayson Wolfe.
Expelled. Reputationally ruined. Dangerous in and out of the saddle.
Blackthorn should've never let him in-but they did.
Assigned to the academy's most unpredictable stallion, Phantom, Grayson instantly becomes a problem Delilah can't control... and someone Isla can't ignore.
When the prestigious Thorn Cup is announced, everything escalates-competition turns ruthless, friendships crack under pressure, and strange accidents start happening around the stables.
Because Blackthorn isn't just about riding.
It's about power.
And someone is willing to sabotage everything to keep it.
Now Isla is caught between survival, loyalty, and a truth buried deep within Blackthorn's walls.
At this academy, falling off a horse is the least dangerous thing that can happen.