Equinity Vol. 1

by Jenni Frendswith

A sensational new Young Adult story series for girls who loves horses, adventure, drama, romance and action! Hailey Palmenter and two dozen other teenage girls live at Equinity Horse Ranch, five years after a mysterious apocalyptic event has made the world a simpler but more dangerous place. Equinity is completely isolated; no electricity, no TV or radio or internet, no gasoline. Horses are the way people travel, farm, hunt and fight. Visitors straggle through; some stay, some won’t leave. Some are heroic, some are villainous, some are monstrous. Nobody knows what happened or if life will ever return to normal. Some of the girls think it’s the End Times, some Purgatory. Some believe Equinity is mankind’s only hope for a better life here on Earth. But until Hailey and the others discover the truth, they’re living a simpler life in what feels like a more primitive world; beautiful and dangerous, a deadly paradise. Equinity. In EQUINITY SPEAKS, Hailey’s decision to begin chronicling the events at Equinity Horse Ranch upsets the other girls and the staff, who are afraid their secrets may be revealed. Freedom of speech is a central theme of this EQUINITY story, which features a dangerous sojourn that takes Hailey off the ranch and into the abandoned town of Laramie! In EQUINITY RACES, a series of competitive games puts Hailey’s closest relationships to the test and endanger life at Equinity Horse Ranch. Loyalty is a central theme of this EQUINITY story, which features intense drama and an action-packed, frightening climax! In EQUINITY PROWLS, a mountain lion is threatening life at Equinity Horse Ranch, and a deadly struggle for survival puts Hailey’s life on the line. Ego is a central theme of this EQUINITY story, which features a pulse-pounding journey into the heart of the deadly Wyoming wilderness! In EQUINITY PONDERS, one of the girls is sick and may die, unless Hailey can somehow bolster her spirits. Various members of the Equinity community offer their perspectives on life, death, religion, what’s really happened and what it all means. But fate has a surprise for the girls of Equinity that may change everything. Existentialism is a central theme of this EQUINITY story, which features new developments for Hailey and Nick! Overloaded with excerpts from other Jenni Frendswith favorites and Blujesto Press hits!

278 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Fletcher Rhoden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this -- I'm not a teenage girl and I still found it compelling and even thrilling. A nice balance of drama, action, suspense and even some horror! Two dozen girls live on a horse ranch in the years after a mysterious apocalyptic event has made the world a simpler but more dangerous place -- a lot more dangerous, with Mad-Max style rogue traders, weird zombies, bigger and bolder predators, there's always a shot of high-octane action lurking behind the gossiping, back-biting and other human drama. The central character, Hailey, is a likable girl who finds herself at the center of the action at Equinity, the name of the ranch, and her longtime love for sexy ranch hand Nick gets serious as she nears her 18th birthday. There's also an ongoing subplot about the groundskeeper, whom Hailey believes wants to take over the ranch, and he suspects that she knows his plans, putting her life in constant danger. There are lots of life lessons and lots (and lots) of horses.