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A Long Trail Rolling, she was Finalist 2013 RWNZ Great Beginnings; Winner 2014 RWNZ Pacific Hearts Award for the unpublished full manuscript; Winner 2015 RWNZ Koru Award for Best First Novel and third in Koru Long Novel section; and finalist in the 2015 Best Indie Book Award.

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#SixSentenceSunday: OAVS #6: Fifty Miles at a Breath

Fifty Miles at a Breath, Book Six of the Once Upon a Vet School series of Contemporary Veterinary Fiction by equine vet turned author Lizzi Tremayne, is my #SixSentenceSunday for the week. And it LAUNCHED YESTERDAY!!! I took a deep breath and let it out slowly, trying to release the tension stacked up from three weeks of …

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HorseandVetBooks.com is Launching, PLEASE COME, this weekend!

HorseandVetBooks.com… it’s on, or will be this weekend! I’ve nearly finished the website, invited twelve horsey authors and veterinary authors (only 3 who have ever done a FB event… including me), and have uploaded the launching book (had to format it still this week) to Amazon… and… today I’ll do the dishes. BUT, it’s going …

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#SixSentenceSunday: OAVS #7: Lena Takes a Foal

Lena Takes a Foal, Book Seven of the Once Upon a Vet School series of Contemporary Veterinary Fiction by equine vet turned author Lizzi Tremayne, is my #SixSentenceSunday for the week. Mickey’s roan ears, silhouetted against the pale green light filtering into the tiny glade, rose higher and higher before me and my heart froze — …

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Wow! Baxter Black’s Answering Questions for the Horseandvetbooks.com Launch!

Baxter Black! In case you haven’t noticed, I’m starting a new website for readers of horse and vet related book. It launches 28 July (29 July in NZ and Aus) with a FB event. You’re all invited. It’s at: https://www.facebook.com/events/470085700100368 I’ll also be releasing Once Upon a Vet School #6: Fifty Miles at a Breath, …

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#SixSentenceSunday: Sea of Green

A Sea of Green Unfolding, Book Three in The Long Trails series of Historical Fiction by equine vet turned author Lizzi Tremayne is my #SixSentenceSunday for the week. Before her on the trail was a pair of bare feet. Big ones. Slowly, blood pounding in her head, she lifted her eyes to meet those of …

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#SixSentenceSunday: Hills of Gold

#SixSentenceSunday again, and this time they are from The Hills of Gold Unchanging, Book Two in The Long Trails series of Historical Fiction by Lizzi Tremayne, equine vet turned author. Blue eyes glittered below brows narrowed with concentration, before her sword returned to action with a vengeance. They circled, dodging and striking in turn. Though …

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FIFTY MILES

Jetpack Back Up–You’ll Receive Notifications Again!

Jetpack, ah Jetpack. When you remove a plugin, thinking you don’t need it… what a mistake that might be! I’ve been posting more regularly than ever before, and no notifications have been going out, so if you want to see what I’ve been sharing with you lately… and you haven’t seen, read on down the …

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history surprises

History Surprises you Sometimes!

History surprises me, anyway. As many of you know, I now live in New Zealand, in a place which once saw copper mining, just up the little one-lane road from me. This road’s very straight and level, compared to most of the ground around here! But why so? When my partner and I were out …

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My WIP Wednesday: Sofia’s Images

My WIP Wednesday is preparing the collateral information for my Bluestocking Belles‘ novella that’s in its third and fourth beta read with other Belles right now! It’s shaping up well. This novella will be released in the Bluestocking Belles’ Holiday Boxed set and six months later, I’m hoping to release the full novel. Can’t wait …

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#SixSentenceSunday: A Long Trail Rolling

Today’s #SixSentenceSunday offering is from A Long Trail Rolling, the first in The Long Trails series of horsey historical fiction by an equine vet turned writer.   Smart. Her lips curved in the hint of a wry grin. The Indians had placed themselves between the trail and the setting sun. Aleksandra couldn’t see her attackers …

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The Great Flood

A Peek Back in Time: The Great Flood of Sacramento

The Great Flood: a peek back in time to Sacramento, California from the end of 1861 through the beginning of 1862 heralded some big changes for the state. The biggest flood in recorded history of California, Oregon, and Nevada started in December 1861 and ran through January 1862. In November 1961, the big rains started-nonstop-with …

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WIP Somewhere Called Home

WIP Wednesday: Somewhere Called Home Prologue

This week my WIP is my VERY SHORT novella (can you hear me screaming from here?) for the Bluestocking Belles’ Christmas Boxed set. I’m editing my contribution, entitled Somewhere Called Home. Actually, I’d appreciate your help! I’m thinking of calling this novella Somewhere Like Home and the full novel later will be called Somewhere Called …

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Long Trail Rolling

Regan Walker, Historical Romance Reviewer, on A Long Trail Rolling

A Long Trail Rolling is the featured review today by Regan Walker on her website today! Regan shares her 4 and 5-star reviews on her HISTORICAL ROMANCE REVIEW with Regan Walker page! Come on by and take a look!   A Long Trail Rolling A Long Trail Rolling is the first book in The Long Trail …

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Summer Romance on Main Street Boxed Set: Preorder Now!

Summer Romance on Main Street available for preorder now! I’m excited to announce the upcoming release of volume 1 of Summer Romance on Main Street, with my novella Once Upon A Vet School #6: Fifty Miles at a Breath as one of six stories of summertime love! It’ll be released on 15 June! USD 99c is terrific …

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