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Author Patricia Briggs of Benton City injured by horse

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Patricia Briggs at Adventures Underground in Richland in 2014 signing her comic book, Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly. The store’s mascot Charley — an Irish Wolfhound and German Shepherd mix — is featured on a special variant cover of the comic.
Patricia Briggs at Adventures Underground in Richland in 2014 signing her comic book, Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly. The store’s mascot Charley — an Irish Wolfhound and German Shepherd mix — is featured on a special variant cover of the comic. File Tri-City Herald

Best-selling author Patricia Briggs is recovering from a broken jaw after being kicked in the face by one of her yearling fillies, according to her Facebook page.

Briggs, of Benton City, is the author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series about a shape-shifting mechanic.

She arrived home from the hospital Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery. She had three hours of surgery to piece her jaw back together at a Spokane hospital after being airlifted from Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.

Well wishes may be sent to Patricia@hurog.com or to P.O. Box 5394, Benton City, WA 99320.

This story was originally published December 1, 2015 at 8:13 PM with the headline "Author Patricia Briggs of Benton City injured by horse."

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