Bev Pettersen > Quotes

“Difficult trainers were the ones most willing to take a chance with a green jockey, and Bill Chandler was a prince compared to Otto Laing.”
― Bev Pettersen, Jockeys and Jewels

“You okay? the voice above her repeated.
Julie squeezed her eyes shut, unable to answer the man's simple question. Was she okay? No, not really.”
― Bev Pettersen, Jockeys and Jewels

“He didn’t even look at Lizzie, just stared at Emily, his cold blue eyes filled with such contempt she feared she might cry.”
― Bev Pettersen, Studs and Stilettos

“The mouth-watering smell of bacon wafted from the dining tent.”
― Bev Pettersen, Studs and Stilettos

“she’d wanted to crawl beneath a rock.”
― Bev Pettersen, Studs and Stilettos

“But even at the lowest level, I think the trainers worry as much, and the horses want to win as much, and the workers love them every bit as much.”
― Bev Pettersen, Racetrack Romance Box Set

“The last time he’d seen her so vulnerable was when her husband had been blindsided at a traffic light. He rose to his feet and wrapped her in a reassuring hug. “It’ll take more than a trigger-happy punk to kill me,” he said. “And the headaches are fading.”
― Bev Pettersen, Horses and Heroin

“everything was ready now.”
― Bev Pettersen, A PONY FOR CHRISTMAS: A Montana Holiday Novella

“Always leave the other guys believing they had negotiated the better deal. And let them feel their support was essential.”
― Bev Pettersen, Thoroughbreds and Trailer Trash

“Your father is in England. Remember? You gave him tickets to the Cheltenham Gold Cup.”
― Bev Pettersen, Horses and Heroin