Best-selling author Brenda Joyce wrote 54 romance novels in 26 years, and now she's focused on living life instead of writing about it. That life involves two passions — the reining horses in her Story Book Stables and her bridegroom, whom she met in the reining-horse world and married in February. The storyline of her own life has brought Joyce to Oklahoma City this week for three of her horses to participate in National Reining Horse Association Futurity events at the state fairgrounds. At this writing, her 3-year-old, Shine Plum Shine, had tied for the highest score in the First Go of his level and was warming up to compete in his second semifinal round. Joyce sits forward on the cowhide couch in her corporate-partner stall area in the Super Barn, surrounded by wall-size photos of her pedigreed champions, Star Spangled Whiz and Wimpys High Bid.Read more on NewsOK.com