natalie
Keller
Reinert
natalie
Keller
reinert
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Writing Your Favorite Worlds
Natalie Keller Reinert is a novelist, lifelong equestrian, and creative entrepreneur known for her vivid, emotionally honest storytelling. Her work spans multiple series and stand-alone novels, many of which are rooted in the horse world—though her stories always reach far beyond the barn. Her work has been featured in People, Variety, Equus, Sidelines, and more — and her acclaimed “Ocala-verse” is now headed to the screen.
A Voice as Distinct as Her Stories
Natalie’s journey as a writer began in childhood, with a typewriter and a dream. Now, with more than 30 titles in print and a devoted readership spanning generations, Natalie has carved a niche all her own. Her writing is grounded in lived experience — whether galloping across training tracks or navigating reinvention after personal upheaval — and resonates with women and girls seeking bold, relatable fiction.
Natalie’s books are praised for their strong female leads, thoughtful character arcs, and immersive settings.
I'm Natalie, and I'm so glad you're here...
"We packed our things into our horse trailer and went to New York to start over again. We didn’t have any furniture. That was when I finished my first novel, The Head and Not the Heart. I decided to self-publish it because we needed money—and it changed my life."
- NATALIE IN HER FEATURE WITH PEOPLE
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Step into stories that feel like coming home. With characters you’ll root for and places you’ll never want to leave, Natalie Keller Reinert’s series offer heartfelt, honest fiction grounded in the rhythms of horse life—and the quiet, everyday courage it takes to keep going. Whether you're discovering her world for the first time or returning to beloved favorites, there’s a story waiting for you.
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The Eventing Series
Start here if you love layered family dynamics, healing journeys, and a slow burn with heart.
This fan-favorite series follows the intertwined lives of equestrians in Ocala, Florida—a place where ambitions run high and heartbreaks run deep. Start with Ambition, then follow the characters through their personal and professional challenges across several novels.
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Ambition
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the library
Step into stories that feel like coming home. With characters you’ll root for and places you’ll never want to leave, Natalie Keller Reinert’s series offer heartfelt, honest fiction grounded in the rhythms of horse life—and the quiet, everyday courage it takes to keep going. Whether you're discovering her world for the first time or returning to beloved favorites, there’s a story waiting for you.
Discover the Series
The Ocala Horse Girl Series
Start here if you are looking for your next feel-good summer beach read.
The Ocala Horse Girls: three friends making their way in the Horse Capital of the World. From racehorses to show horses, they’re making their dreams come true — and finding love along the way.
read first:
The Project Horse
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the library
Step into stories that feel like coming home. With characters you’ll root for and places you’ll never want to leave, Natalie Keller Reinert’s series offer heartfelt, honest fiction grounded in the rhythms of horse life—and the quiet, everyday courage it takes to keep going. Whether you're discovering her world for the first time or returning to beloved favorites, there’s a story waiting for you.
Discover the Series
The Alex & Alexander Series
Start here if you want a front-row seat to the world of Thoroughbred racing.
A beloved five-book series chronicling the adventures of an unlikely couple, bound by their love of Thoroughbreds, and featuring two top award finishers for the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, one of the country’s richest literary prizes.
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Runaway Alex
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From The Writer’s Desk
"I've known I would be a writer since I learned my letters, and started writing horse books while in elementary school. Writing stories is my way of answering the questions I have about the world, or at least working through its endless problems on my own terms.
"I self-published my first novella, 'The Head and Not The Heart,' in 2011, while I was trying to understand my own obsession with horses and the potential for self-destruction that seems to be a part of so many equestrians' journeys. Readers found my work and asked for more, I kept writing, and here we are: I'm a full-time novelist with more than thirty books in print."
