Twenty eight year old rodeo rider, Marc Ryder (Ryder to her
friends) is fearless. She has no regard for her own safety at all. As long as
she stays on the back of a hyped up, angry bull for the eight seconds it takes
to win the rodeo, that’s really all that matters to her. Unfortunately for her,
her downfall was a bull named Funeral Wagon and she was badly injured. She ends
up back in Cherokee Falls for the first time in twelve years to stay with her
friends Skyler and Tory to recuperate.
Ryder hasn’t had an easy life. Abandoned by her parents to her
uncaring, mentally ill, grandmother, when she was a child, now she can’t
possibly allow anyone to get close to her. She’s a player, the love them and
leave them sort. Until she meets Bridgette. It may just be that Ryder now wants
more than just one night. But will Bridgette allow Ryder to get close to
her?
When artist Bridgette LeRoy meets Ryder, it’s lust at first
sight. It could possibly be more. But when Bridgette finds out what Ryder does
for a living, she tries to avoid her at all costs. Bridgette has avoided people
who take chances with their lives since the untimely death of her brother
Stephan.
Avoiding Ryder isn’t easy when she keeps popping up in odd
places at odd times. Before very long, both Bridgette and Ryder are on a
rollercoaster ride of attraction, lust and complete denial. Something or someone
has to give. What or who will give to allow the two women to love one another?
Things come to a head after Ryder leaves for Dallas to compete
in another rodeo. Bridgette flies out to Dallas. She has to protect her heart
and try to talk Ryder in to giving up bull riding for good. She’s on a race
against time and all odds where every second counts.
I’ve loved all of D. Jackson Leigh’s books and this one, in my
opinion, is her best ever yet. A sweet and tender, hot and sexy romance with
some of my favorite characters from previous books. A real page turner from
beginning to end, from a master storyteller.
The thing I love about DJL’s books is that there is always an
excellent story wrapped around a really true to life romance. I’m always sorry
to reach the end of a DJL book, knowing I’m going to have, what seems to me, a
long wait until the next book. But, all good things are well worth the
wait.
This story is set partly among the horse world, the art world
and bull riding rodeo. From the scenic descriptions it was easy to just lose
myself amongst the characters.
The two main characters, Bridgette and Ryder are so obviously
made for each other, everyone can see it except them. They are both well formed
and multidimensional and interact so well together along with the rest of the
cast of characters. Each of these characters plays their parts to perfection in
furthering the story to it’s most satisfying conclusion.
This will join the rest of D. Jackson Leigh’s books to be
re-read. I hope to see more of these delightful characters among the horse world
very soon.
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