Girls and Their Horses

Newly rich, Heather Parker moves her family to Southern California so her younger daughter, Maple, can ride at the exclusive Rancho Santa Fe Equestrian Center. Once there, Heather meets a group of “Barn Moms” who drink wine, push their daughters to succeed, and pursue an opulent lifestyle. Soon, the Parker family is entwined in the messy lives of all who work at the ranch. With the pressure on, no one can escape the lies and lethal happenings. Mean Girls meets Dance Moms in this glittering novel about competitive horseback-riding. Helen Laser’s narration perfectly balances Heather’s nouveau riche mentality and the Barn Moms’ cattiness, subtly hinting at the rot under the glitz and glamour. Told from various characters’ perspectives and jumping from when the Parker family first arrives to the police interviews after a dead body is found, this novel will have listeners wondering just how deadly, twisted, and secretive this world can be.