Peter Woodruff – författare

One photograph. One crime boss. One woman running for her life.Jill Hathaway never expected her camera to capture a murder.As a freelance equestrian photographer, forty-five-year-old Jill finds purpose in documenting the elegance of dressage competition. But when her lens accidentally records a deadly secret at a Wisconsin show, three dangerous strangers come demanding her film—not realising her equipment is digital.Within hours, Jill's world implodes. A championship rider dies mysteriously. Her beloved niece is brutally murdered. Her home is burned to the ground. Framed for arson and hunted by a ruthless crime syndicate that leaves no witnesses alive, Jill has no choice but to disappear.Hidden in the remote Wisconsin north woods with only a state detective to protect her, Jill must survive long enough for justice to catch up with a man who believes himself untouchable. But as autumn closes in and the noose tightens, she discovers that staying alive may require trusting the most unlikely of allies.In the refined world of competitive dressage, beauty masks danger—and one wrong move means death.

Living history through the eyes of a young German girl. Based on a true story.Like many little girls, Helga Reiter dreams of horses. More than anything, the six-year-old wants to learn to ride and become a great equestrian. But, in 1941, the world is at war...Having overrun much Europe and North Africa, Germany's glorious military has no spare horses for frivolous childhood dreams. Stubborn as any good German shoulder, Helga, contrives several ill-fated attempts to ride. By late 1944, Helga has no choice but to forgo her dream and face a terrible reality. Her country is losing the war. As Germany is crushed between the Soviet and Allied advance, the Reiter family struggles to survive one day at a time.