Cloud Filly

About the Book

Cloud Filly is an exciting fantasy adventure about a teenage boy (Drake) and his sister (Nellie) who arrive in a new land by supernatural accident. They discover unicorns, which are much different than they ever imagined, and many mystical creatures such as fire horses, dragons and cloud unicorns. They are befriended by two sisters, one a mysterious sorceress. The adventure focuses on the friendship that is successfully forged between Drake and a wild, playful and independent filly unicorn (Cloudberry). Their love of running creates a special bond which enables them to chase a dream of winning the races held in that land. The adventure is troubled by a seemingly evil and hateful stallion (Nightcloud) who is revealed to be Cloudberry's brother. He holds a mysterious grudge against her, seems to feel that all his woes have been caused by her and is determined to make her pay for it. Even though he is considered a bad one to trust, Nellie begins to fall in love with him seduced by his great beauty and strong spirit. After all, no one said she was going to sit by and watch her brother have all the fun...

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About the Author

Alea Bushardt lives in North Carolina with her family. Born in 1990, she started her first book at thirteen and the sequel at fourteen. She is currently writing the third book of the series. She began drawing and writing as a form of escape from sensory overload due to her autism. She truly enjoys writing and her love affair with horses inspired her to use them in her novels. Her frustration over the books she was reading was another inspiration to write because they were about the people and not the animals. Alea is an avid equestrian and rides English as well as Western. She is known for her great "seat" and superb control over any horse she rides. She loves to barrel race her horse, Sunny, who is a very sweet and spunky palomino quarter horse. Her preference is natural horsemanship and enjoys riding bareback without a bridle and bit. She wants to own land one day, with lots of green pastures and trees, and train horses, including stallions. Her ideal is to have the pasture come right up to her windows so she can be close to her horses at all times. However, she may just run off, join the circus and become the show girl riding an Andalusian stallion bareback through a ring of fire!