Erin Ryder

Let the reader be forewarned! Erin Ryder is not a child's fantasy of a girl and her horse. It is a brutal tale. The Errand Riders of Catalina are sworn to deliver the mail or die in the attempt. Many are the young women who fulfill that oath to a tragic end. Serving in the midst of open hostilities and political intrigue, Erin is likely to become one of them, if she is ever permitted to lay aside the pitchfork and climb into the saddle. In a feudal society, peasants seldom attain the heights to which they aspire. In Erin's case, neither class bigotry nor armed opposition can dissuade an earnest heart. Bitterness can. Erin's hatred for the "Brat King" and her abusive coworkers poisons every relationship. A secret crush remains secret. A willing friend is not thanked. Hunted by foreign leaders and betrayed by her own, Erin will die a lonely death, unless....