Author: LizziT

Lizzi grew up riding wild in the Santa Cruz Mountain redwoods, became an equine veterinarian at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and practiced in the Gold and Pony Express Country of California before emigrating to New Zealand. She is the proud mother of two boys in that sea of green. When she's not writing, she's swinging a rapier or shooting a bow in medieval garb, riding or driving a carriage, playing in the garden on her hobby farm, singing, cooking, being an equine veterinarian or high school science teacher. She is multiply published and awarded in special interest magazines and veterinary periodicals.

With her debut novel, A Long Trail Rolling, she was Finalist 2013 RWNZ Great Beginnings; Winner 2014 RWNZ Pacific Hearts Award for the unpublished full manuscript; Winner 2015 RWNZ Koru Award for Best First Novel and third in Koru Long Novel section; and finalist in the 2015 Best Indie Book Award.

You'll Have to Excuse Me…

If you’re not horsey,  but those of you who ARE will completely understand this. XX Just when I thought it was safe to get in the car and drive.. and this comes up. 🙂 Riders, read it and weep… oh, it’s for their partners to weep.. DRIVE! Even better in a combined drive carriage behind warmbloods! …

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Blogging NOW (yes, today, for the next 24 hours or so!) at TRS, in the UK

Hello All! I’m blogging right NOW on over at TRS, in the UK, so they should be waking up to it, at this link…   The Romance Studio Blog– TRS   Come on over and take a look! Please Share? Thanks so much! FOR any of YOU from Polska!!! Plenty of Polish bits, including my …

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A Long Trail Rolling–Aleks and Xavier meet…and sparks fly…

Hello All! Here’s a bit of the story from when Aleksandra and Xavier have just met… and clashed, just a little… 🙂 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She saw the men exchange glances over her head. ‘Aleksandra, is that safe? You know about the unrest between the Pah-Utes and the settlers’ army, don’t you?’ Xavier brushed his hair back from his face …

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A Great Show at Farmlands HOYS 2015!

Hello All! We had a great show at Horse of the Year Show last weekend in Hastings, New Zealand!  We spoke with HEAPS of people (not correct, but a Kiwism… 😉 ) about their horses, their kids and our books. We all had a great time! We sold and signed quite a few books in our own stall …

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Many New Stockists!

Hello there! Just wanted to let you know where you can find A Long Trail Rolling in real-time! They’re listed on our Store page, but I thought the store logos might be nice!   Chapter Books was our first! Waihi Paper Plus followed! Wheelers, not even approached, found us via Neilsen’s!   Paper Plus Katikati decided …

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Horse of the Year Show, Hastings NZ… and we’ll be there with A Long Trail Rolling!

FARMLANDS HORSE OF THE YEAR 17TH-22ND MARCH 2015 What is it, you say? Farmlands Horse of the Year Show is the largest equestrian event in the Southern Hemisphere hosted annually at the Hawke’s Bay A&P Showgrounds in March, which has been held for 16 years.Equestrians from 17 Equestrian Disciplines compete for the title of Farmlands Horse of the …

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Great interview on SONZA (Spotlight in New Zealand Arts)!

Hello All, Hop on over to SONZA’s site http://sonza.co.nz/book-launch-giveaway-a-long-trail-rolling/ for a Zee’s interview of me and her report on my NZ Book Launch! Enjoy! Regards, Lizzi

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What a book launch!

Hello All! Thank you for coming along to the launch at Smith Flat House in Placerville, CA, on the 14 of January, 2015! A Long Trail Rolling is finally rolling! BUY LINKS:  For those of you who have asked, here are the best buy links! Softcover: CreateSpace Ebooks: Smashwords Ebooks and paper: Amazon We are …

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A Long Trail Rolling is Being Published as We Speak! Cover Reveal, Buy Links and USA Book Launch!

Hello All! A Long Trail Rolling is finally live. BUY LINKS:  For those of you who have asked, here are the best buy links! Softcover: CreateSpace Ebooks: Smashwords Ebooks and paper: Amazon   BOOK LAUNCH: Come along to our USA BOOK LAUNCH of A Long Trail Rolling! 14 January 2015 in Placerville, CA! please RSVP at Eventbrite: https://eventbrite.co.nz/event/15130485690/ Looking forward …

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NaNoWriMo TO START ON SATURDAY!

  If you’ve ever met me in person…..  (grinning sheepishly…), I probably don’t have to tell you how excited I am that NaNoWriMo (nanowrimo.org) starts this Saturday, 1 November. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, which happens every November. I’ve started a Facebook page for those who wish to be in a NaNo group and …

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