She Who Rides Horses by Sarah V. Barnes Book Tour, Guest Post & Giveaway! {Ends May 26}

May 10, 2023

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Book Details:

Book Title: She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book One) by Sarah V. Barnes
Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 267 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: Lilith House Press
Release date: March 2022
Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only) and e-book (GIFTED KINDLE, MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF).
Tour dates: May 1 to May 19, 2023
Content Rating: PG. It contains two kissing scenes and the death of an animal.

Book Description:

Set more than 6,000 years ago, She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book One) begins the story of Naya, the first person to ride a horse.

Daughter of a clan chief, bolder than other girls but shunned by the boys because of her unusual appearance, Naya wanders alone through the vast grasslands where her people herd cattle and hunt wild horses for their meat. But Naya dreams of creating a different kind of relationship with the magnificent creatures.

One day, she discovers a filly with a chestnut coat as uncommon as her own head of red hair. With time running out before she is called to assume the responsibilities of adulthood, Naya embarks on a quest to gallop with the red filly across the boundless steppe.

​Unwittingly, she sets in motion forces and events that will change forever the future of humans and horses alike.

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Guest Post:

Greetings fellow readers!

I’ve been invited to introduce myself and tell you a little about She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book One). Set more than 6,000 years ago, the novel begins the story of Naya, the first person to tame and ride a horse. It recently won the 2022 Best Indie Book Award for historical fiction and the EQUUS Film & Arts Fest 2022 Winnie Award, also for historical fiction, as well as receiving numerous five-star reader reviews. Not bad for a former-professor-turned-aging-horsewoman’s first effort as a novelist.

 Here’s the quick synopsis:

Daughter of a clan chief, bolder than the other girls but shunned by the boys because of her unusual appearance, Naya wanders alone through the vast grasslands where her people herd cattle and hunt wild horses for their meat. But Naya dreams of creating a different kind of relationship with the magnificent creatures. One day, she discovers a filly with a chestnut coast as uncommon as her own head of red hair. With time running out before she is called to assume the responsibilities of adulthood, Naya embarks on a quest to gallop with the filly across the boundless steppe. Unwittingly, she sets in motion forces and events that will change forever the future of humans and horses alike.

 Based on extensive interdisciplinary research, She Who Rides Horses imagines an encounter between a girl and a horse that is both timeless and grounded in fact. First and foremost a story, filled with adventure, peril, love and betrayal, the saga of Naya and the red filly also portrays fundamental shifts that occurred when humans went from living as herders and hunter/gatherers, dependent on their own two feet, to becoming mounted nomads, capable of spreading their language, lifestyle and beliefs across a huge swath of Eurasia and beyond. The domestication of the horse altered the course of history, transforming power dynamics, impacting gender relations and accelerating the diffusion of new assumptions about the nature of the cosmos and the relationship between humans and the natural world that we are still living with today. This is how it may have all begun…

 I didn’t set out to write this book. In a former life, I earned a Ph.D. in history and spend many years as a college professor before returning to a childhood passion for horses. Eventually, I developed a teaching and coaching business, Anam Cara Equestrian, offering instruction in riding as a meditative art as well as equine-facilitated wellness workshops. While I’ve always loved both horses and stories about the past, I never dreamed of combining the two as a writer.

 To find out more about how some mysterious force in the universe brought all my passions together, follow the link to Where Stories Dwell [ https://sarahvbarnes.com/2021/11/where-stories-dwell ]

 If you are interested in learning more about the history of horse domestication as well as the emerging role horses are playing in our shared future, follow the link to The Rest is History

[ https://sarahvbarnes.com/2022/07/the-rest-is-history ]

Meet the Author:

Sarah V. Barnes, Ph.D. is both a historian and a horsewoman. When Sarah is not writing stories, she practices and teaches riding as meditative art. She also offers equine-facilitated coaching and wellness workshops.

Sarah holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and spent many years as a college professor before turning full-time to riding and writing. She has two grown daughters and lives with her husband, her dogs and her horses near Boulder, CO.

connect with the author: website facebook ~  goodreads

Tour Schedule:

May 1 – Liese’s Blog – book spotlight
May 2– History from a Woman’s Perspective – book review 
May 2 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
May 3 – Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s – book review / giveaway
May 3 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway
May 4 – Celticlady’s Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
May 4 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Review – book review
May 5– Character Madness and Musings – book review / giveaway
May 9 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight
May 11 –MacKade – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
May 11 –Books are a Blessing – book review / giveaway
May 12 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
May 12 – Books With a Chance – book review / author interview / giveaway
May 12 –The Obsessed Reader – book review / giveaway
May 15 – The Pen and Muse Book Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
May 15 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway
May 16 –FUONLYKNEW – book review / guest post / giveaway
May 16 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway
May 17 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway
May 17 – Authors on iTours: Let’s Talk Books! – book review
May 18 –fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway
May 18 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway
May 19 –Writer with Wanderlust – book review / guest post / giveaway
May 19 – Adventurous Jessy – book review / giveaway
​May 19 – Mostly Mystery Reviews – book review 
​May 19 – Bizwings Book Blog – book review / author interview / giveaway

TBD – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
​TBD – 
Adventures of a Traveler’s Wife – book review / author interview / giveaway

Giveaway Details:

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