Aubrey Wynne
Me and my new friend on Pulteney Bridge in Bath, England.
USA Today Bestselling author, Aubrey Wynne is an elementary teacher by trade, champion of children and animals by conscience, and author by night. She resides in the Midwest with her husband, dogs, horses, mule, and barn cats. Obsessions include wine, history, travel, trail riding, and all things Christmas. Her Chicago Christmas series has received the Golden Quill, Aspen Gold, Heart of Excellence, and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and twice nominated as a Rone finalist by InD’tale Magazine.
Aubrey’s first love is medieval romance but after dipping her toe in the Regency period in 2018 with the Wicked Earls’ Club, she was smitten. This inspired her spin-off series Once Upon a Widow. In 2020, she launched the Scottish Regency series A MacNaughton Castle Romance with Dragonblade Novels.
I TRAVEL
I AM A CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN AND ANIMALS
King Henry VIII ready for a joust.
Here are some of my babies:Bunny was my first my horse—a beautiful copper color in the sun. Handsome Jack (isn’t he though?) reminds me of Black Beauty. I read that book a dozen times. Our mule, Thunder, is always ready to take me on a trail riding adventure. My rat terrier, Daisie, is my lap dog and the bane of my husband’s existence. Millie is our perfectly behaved Schnoodle who gets along well with the three barn cats: Peaches, Mickey (Curious George) and Tom. She is camera-shy but I will eventually get a picture of her on here.
Our sweet Bunny (above) moved on to that great pasture in the sky, June of 2014, at the ripe old age of 31. Her career as a jumper, barrel racer, lesson and therapeutic horse will be remembered by many. Our trail rides together were some of the best I ever had. She was my first horse and took such good care of me. We will miss you, Kate Bar Bunny. 
Moonstone Magic aka Handsome Jack is the Black Beauty I wanted since childhood. He is sweet, gorgeous, and everything you would expect in a great trail horse. He is also my equine therapist, and I don’t know what I do without him.
Thunder was my mule until he and my husband bonded. Now they are inseparable. If there is a questionable trail or hill that needs climbing, we put hubby and the mule out front. If they can’t make it, we need to find another way. Thunder is the most affectionate, loving, intelligent, and hard-headed animal we have ever owned.
Daisie is my rescue lapdog. She is a rat terrier/Jack Russell mix who is yappy, dominant but fearful, and a royal PIA. I love her to death. Hubby is always trying to give her away.
Gilly at 10 weeks Gilly all grown up
Gilly is our latest rescue. She came from a hoarding situation in Louisiana but decided she liked the Midwest snow. Hubby called her Raccoon for the first month until all her fur grew back. For me, it was love at first sight when I saw her in that pen. She has taught our grumpy old lady Daisie how to play and is my husband’s faithful running partner.
Various wildlife dropping in for a visit:
Obviously, we live in the country. Below is a view of our neighborhood where I walk daily with our dogs. Our ‘block’ is a two mile hike. A forest preserve is off to the left and corn fields on the right. We have dozens of deer, wild turkey, possum, raccoons, rabbits, foxes, coyotes, and the dreaded skunk.
My apology for not getting a photo of the dueling male skunks under our house. I was in a hurry to get out. It took months for the smell to dissipate.
