The Sport of Baronets is an entertaining novella about the horse racing industry. It is also a romance. This was another kindle book that I downloaded and read over the Christmas period.

This novella focuses on young woman Hannah Chandler and her most recent acquisition.  The champion colt Golden Barb was purchased from a rival family – the Crosbies.  As Hannah approaches Bart Crosby about taking the newly acquired colt home, she is dismayed to find that the handsome young baronet doesn’t take her seriously. It seems she has come to do a job that men should do.

To make matters worse, the horse is stolen whilst Hannah is visiting.  This removes any chance she has of taking him home and showing her father she can help to run the family business.  Hannah battles with the thought that Bart is behind the theft – after all, he has a lot to gain if she cannot acquire the horse that she has purchased.

Hannah and Bart grudgingly work together to solve the mystery before Golden Barb’s next race.  Hannah is amazed to find in this process that she is drawn to Bart.  It seems that the attraction is mutual.

The Sport of Baronets by Theresa Romain

The Sport of Baronets is a fast paced, easy read.  It is a horsey romance that is for adult readers.  Some content would not be suitable for younger readers. The historical focus is an added bonus.

Author: Theresa Romain
Fiction – adult historical romance
In My Library? It is as an eBook.

“How should a man be capable of grooming his own horse, or of furbishing his own spear and helmet, if he allows himself to become unaccustomed to tending even his own person, which is his most treasured belonging?” – Alexander the Great

I got a lot of reading done over December whilst on holidays and am now finally catching up on reviews! Fall for Me by Heather Slade was one such book that I read.

Olivia Fairchild loves her daughter, live music by the band CB Rice as well as horses.  As a single mother with a young adult daughter, she is amazed to find that she catches the eye of the lead singer of her favourite band.  Liv finds her defenses going up.  Why would a talented guitarist and singer with throngs of fans as well as ridiculous good looks be interested in her?

As Ben Rice pursues the single mother, Olivia fights between a desire of allowing herself to fall for the ‘hot guitarist’ and living a life for herself.  As a nineteen year old, she forfeited her dream to be a competitive barrel racer. This was to be beside the man she loved as he worked as an F15 pilot.  In time he lost his life when his plane was shot down. But this was not before Olivia fell pregnant with their child.

Suddenly the dreams of a nineteen year old fell by the way side. Instead, she took on the incredible task of raising a daughter – alone. Fast forward twenty odd years and Liv is at a crossroads of what to do.

Fall for Me by Heather Slade

Fall for Me has a great mixture of music, horses and also romance.  Horses don’t feature highly at the start of the novel. However, this builds as Olivia works to do something for herself.  As she breaks back into the barrel racing world, she finds that the two things she loves – Ben and barrel racing – aren’t conducive to each other.  It seems she could pursue her dream as a barrel racer or follow Ben around as he tours with his increasingly popular band. The choice isn’t an easy one to make.

Author: Heather Slade
Fiction – adult
In My Library? It is as an eBook.