Tales from Jackson, IL: Bring on the Dancing Horses

It is just before Christmas break in Jackson, but the supernatural does not rest. The Jackson Public School Football team is headed to the playoffs. Star players and the team co-Captains (despite only being Juniors), Andy Thompson and Valentino "Val" Moreno, promise to take the team all the way to state. But a freak snow storm, and even freakier hoof prints spell more than trouble; they are an old curse coming home.I have been waiting for a good adventure to feature my "it" couple, Andy and Rowan. I have talked a little bit about them already, and they have been in the background. Andy Thompson is the son of the "first family" of Jackson. His father owns the local stables and horse track, where horse racing is held every weekend over the summer. Andy's father worked to bring betting to the track and turned his already rich family even richer. Rowan is the sweet horse girl who was all awkward knees and elbows and braces in Junior High and came back gorgeous in High School. Yes. I am…