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Ride the Blue Riband
Tansy Marlow had barely emerged from the innocence of her girlhood when her father died and left her heiress to all the passions and scandals of his mysterious private life.
Waiting at the grand but forbidding mansion which was now hers, were the beautiful woman who had been her father's mistress, and Dominic Reade, a sinfully handsome man who coldly informed her that she was now responsible for the huge sums her father had lost to him in a reckless gambling venture. But as Tansy's shining hopes turned to fear, she made her first discoveries as a woman. Her blood was suddenly running too warm, her pulse a frantic beat too fast, and it became increasingly evident that this devastatingly attractive stranger had every intention of claiming more from her than her father's debt...of claiming even more than her helplessly enraptured heart....
A new, richly romantic novel set in the England of 1847 with a fascinating background of the caring, training and racing of horses at one of the world's most glamorous tracks.
Waiting at the grand but forbidding mansion which was now hers, were the beautiful woman who had been her father's mistress, and Dominic Reade, a sinfully handsome man who coldly informed her that she was now responsible for the huge sums her father had lost to him in a reckless gambling venture. But as Tansy's shining hopes turned to fear, she made her first discoveries as a woman. Her blood was suddenly running too warm, her pulse a frantic beat too fast, and it became increasingly evident that this devastatingly attractive stranger had every intention of claiming more from her than her father's debt...of claiming even more than her helplessly enraptured heart....
A new, richly romantic novel set in the England of 1847 with a fascinating background of the caring, training and racing of horses at one of the world's most glamorous tracks.
268 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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Rosalind Laker
80 books191 followersA pseudonym used by Barbara Øvstedal.
Barbara Øvstedal was an author previously writing under the pseudonym Barbara Paul and Barbara Douglas. She wrote a few books under this pseudonym but later changed to Rosalind Laker when Barbara Paul gained recognition. Her many books include The Sugar Pavilion and To Dance with Kings.
Barbara Øvstedal was an author previously writing under the pseudonym Barbara Paul and Barbara Douglas. She wrote a few books under this pseudonym but later changed to Rosalind Laker when Barbara Paul gained recognition. Her many books include The Sugar Pavilion and To Dance with Kings.
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May 4, 2011
This was the first Rosalind Laker novel I read, about horse racing in England in 1800s.
August 25, 2024
Having thoroughly enjoyed the Warwyck saga by the same author, this book was somewhat disappointing. It seems that her books have some predictable and at times effectively used traits. Secret love that can result in unhappiness, an h who is strong and overcomes, an H who is passionate about a sport, crowded sporting events, cheating to fix an outcome, a haughty woman who tries to use marriage to a weaker male to achieve her goals. After the deaths of her parents, the h discovers the secret life of her father. He left her a house in his will and also left her a mistress to take care of as well as a half stake in a race horse. The H also owns the horse. The story has a HEA for the h and H.
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