FREE e-book of MATTY AND THE MOONLIGHT HORSE until 5th December!

From 1st December until 5th, you can download MATTY AND THE MOONLIGHT HORSE for free! This was a lot of fun to write, and all my royalties from the Matty trilogy are donated to Redwings Horse Sanctuary.  So if you enjoy your free read, I do hope you will want to buy Matty and the Problem Ponies and Matty and the Racehorse Rescue, knowing that your purchase is helping horses in need. 

Also see:

https://janeayres.blogspot.com/2017/05/redwings-and-matty-pony-book-series.html

Redwings and the Matty Pony Book Series

As a supporter of the equine charity Redwings, I felt honoured to be informed that my Matty Horse and Pony Series now features on their website here - https://www.redwings.org.uk/our-partners - along with other supporters and partners.

I donate ALL my royalties from the 3 books in the series to Redwings and am proud to do what I can to help horses and ponies in need. The Matty books are fun, fast reads for pony mad children, teens and adults! And they were the first ever of my pony books to be available in digital form for e-readers.

You might also like to check out my 2012 interview with the Redwings Fundraising Manager here:
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/interview-with-gemma-carnell.html

Matty and the Problem Ponies FREE today and tomorrow

Matty and the Problem Ponies will be FREE to download today and tomorrow. Click here if you want to try it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Matty-Problem-Ponies-Adventures-ebook/dp/B0094KJEVI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1348333984&sr=8-2

Normally £2.68 (with all royalties going to Redwings Horse Sanctuary), the story already has 5 star reviews.

Some of the comments from Amazon reviewers:

"This fantastic story, (the second book within a trilogy) that is dedicated to Redwings Horse Sanctuary was a gripping read that all pony-mad children & older equestrian enthusiasts like myself will love........Full of drama and suspense this book has you sat on the edge of your seat throughout as you immerse yourself in Matty and her adventures with two very special ponies; Snowstorm and Comfort.....If you love horses and ponies then regardless of age I would highly recommend this brilliant story, which certainly left me wanting to read more!! "

"A nice pony story for horsey mad girls (even adults)!"

Related post: http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/horse-book-reviews-matty-and-moonlight.html

Amazon rankings: Matty Horse and Pony series in top 50!

Utterly astounded!

Just been browsing on Amazon and under the category Horses and Ponies for kindle, my Matty series is in the top 50 in terms of popularity!  Matty and the Moonlight Horse is at 41, Matty and the Problem Ponies at 45 and Matty and the Racehorse Rescue at 48.

I now have to think of ways to improve my marketing to get them even higher up the ranks, especially as all the royalties are going to Redwings Horse Sanctuary.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me achieve this.

Great Books for Horse Lovers

Thank you to Vanessa Wright and Pegasus for featuring my Matty books on their lovely site Great Books for Horse Lovers. Click on the link to read it and to view some great videos from Redwings.

http://www.greatbooksforhorselovers.com/2012/12/buy-pony-e-book-help-horse-this-holiday.html

Vanessa is an award-winning teacher, author, and creator of the internationally touring library exhibit, The Literary Horse: When Legends Come to Life.

As karma would have it, we both have a story in the wonderful Why We Ride: Women Writers on the Horses in the Their Lives (Seal Press, 2010) which chronicles the many ways in which horses accompany women on their life's journey. The book is edited by Verna Dreisbach with a foreword by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jane Smiley.  

Your Horse - thank you!

Thanks to the lovely people at Your Horse magazine for kindly posting info about my Matty books on their website.  See link below:

http://www.yourhorse.co.uk/Your-Horse-News/Search-Results/General-news/Dec-12/10-Dec-Kindle-Horse-Stories-for-Redwings/

Related posts:
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/matty-horse-and-pony-adventures-on.html

Guest Post: Eleanor McFarlane and Chester

Hearing from your readers is the best feeling, especially if they enjoy your stories, so today I'm so pleased to introduce guest blogger and pony enthusiast,  Eleanor McFarlane. 

"I have read all of Jane Ayres' books, and thoroughly enjoyed each one. I don't have a favourite, but I really enjoyed Dark Horses and Matty and the Problem Ponies. I would give all of Jane's books 10 out of 10. Zephyr of Wild Horse Island was also amazing.  This is my pony Chester. He is 11 years old and 12h 2. Chester is a perfect pony, like Snowstorm in the Matty books."

Thank you so much Eleanor - Chester is absolutely gorgeous and this is a wonderful photo!

Related posts:

http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/matty-horse-and-pony-adventures-on.html

Matty cover designs on The Book Designer

The cover designs for my 3 Matty titles are featured on Joel Friedlander's site The Book Designer, with Joel's comments.  Do take a look - and there are some wonderful cover designs included in the list.

http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2012/11/e-book-cover-design-awards-october-2012/#more-25006

Related posts:
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/matty-horse-and-pony-adventures-on.html

THANK YOU to wonderful bloggers

A big thank you today to the wonderful Patsy Collins who has very kindly posted info on the Matty books on her brilliant blog Words about Writing and Writing about Words.  

The link is here
http://patsy-collins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/horsing-about.html?showComment=1352151293878#c2642837203874434199


Thanks also to the lovely Jaye Nolan for including info on the Rochester Lit Fest site. http://rochesterlitfest.com/2012/10/29/new-pony-trilogy-to-benefit-horse-sanctuary/


Related posts:
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/matty-horse-and-pony-adventures-on.html

Matty and the Problem Ponies is FREE between 7th-11th November

Just giving a heads-up that Matty and the Problem Ponies is FREE to download from 7th-11th November. 

Aimed at children, teenagers and nostalgic older readers, Matty and the Problem Ponies is the second story in a exciting trilogy. 

Matty has a new pony. 

Sweet. Placid. 100% in every way. 

Well, at least that’s what the ad said. 

Luckily, Matty likes a challenge. Which is just as well, because this will be a holiday to remember….

Now that fun-loving Matty and her intrepid teenage friends Spike, Gina and Ronnie have got a pony to share they no longer have to call themselves the Ponyless Club! The gang look forward to meeting a new member when Matty’s glamorous penfriend, Silke, comes to stay for the holidays.

Unfortunately Silke isn’t quite what Matty had expected and seems more interested in Mark, Matty’s boyfriend, than the horses and ponies! It takes a lot of Matty’s time to keep an eye on her, when what she really wants to do is help the others with Comfort, their new pony, who is not quite as perfect as they were led to believe. In fact, Comfort is turning out to be more of a problem pony and Matty’s hopes of competing in the local show look increasingly unlikely.

But little does Matty know that a twist of fate will bring her back into contact with Snowstorm, the beautiful pony that she loved and lost - and this time, Matty isn't going to lose her again. Even though getting Snowstorm back seems like an impossible dream.

Available from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.co.uk


All profits from sales of these books are going to Redwings Horse Sanctuary
                   
http://www.redwings.org.uk/

Matty Stories Price Reduction for Christmas

STOP PRESS: ALL 3 Matty books are now available at the reduced price of £2.98 until 2013 to encourage pre-Christmas sales.  

ALL OF MY ROYALTIES ARE BEING DONATED TO THE FABULOUS REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY.  

My blog featured on Digital Books Today

I am thrilled that my post about using a kindle has been reposted on the brilliant website Digital Books Today.  
You can find it here http://digitalbooktoday.com/2012/09/23/lighting-my-fire/

Matty Horse and Pony Adventures on kindle!

I have previously posted about my Matty series shortly being available as e-books and you can now buy them from Amazon.  Click on the links on the sidebar. 


I am donating 100% of my royalties for all three books to the Redwings Horse Sanctuary http://www.redwings.org.uk/


Originally published in 1998, the first book, Matty and the Moonlight Horse was translated into Swedish, Norwegian, German and Finnish, and was later available in the USA, in paperback.   The second in the series, Matty and the Problem Ponies, was similarly published in 2000.  Matty and the Racehorse Rescue was published in 2002 and translated into German, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish.  This is the first time it has been available in the English language, and the kindle versions are the first time readers have been able to buy all three books in the UK. They are aimed at pony-mad pre-teen and teenage girls and are drawn from some of my own experiences.  

The series starts with Matty and the Moonlight Horse.  Thirteen year old Matty and her fun-loving pony mad friends Ronnie, Spike and Gina work hard at the local stables, mucking out, sweeping the yard and grooming the ponies, hoping that Miss Pugh, the world’s worst riding instructor, will allow them a few rides.

Then impulsive Matty sneaks a ride on Snowstorm, a stunning new pony who she instantly falls in love with, much to the fury of his owner, Mark, and his domineering father. Matty wonders if she will ever get a pony of her own – especially one like Snowstorm.

So the teenage girls come up with a plan – to work even harder, pool their savings and earnings and buy a horse together.

One night, when they miss the last bus home from the cinema, they take a short cut through the graveyard, which they soon regret – until, at the stroke of midnight, they have an unexpected encounter with a mysterious dark bay horse.....


The mystery, action and adventure continues in Matty and the Problem Ponies and there is more drama and danger in the thrilling final story of the trilogy, Matty and the Racehorse Rescue, also available from Amazon on kindle.

Related posts:
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/guest-post-eleanor-mcfarlane-and-chester.html
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/interview-with-gemma-carnell.html