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Better Now Than Forever: A Sapphic Fiction Romance
Char thought she had a perfect life. She was married to a successful surgeon who was kind, committed, and willing to provide Char with anything that made her happy. What made her happy, besides her perfect marriage, was her dressage horse, Mystic, (never mind the cost). And now that a new trainer was moving to Blue Ribbon from Hamburg, Germany, she would have the ability to take her dressage riding to the highest level possible. With everything going so perfectly, Char shouldn’t have had any reason not to be happy. But something had been missing in her relationship with Dr. Kelley, (otherwise known around the hospital as “Dr. Dreamy”), and she couldn’t figure out what it was.
When Char finally met Petra, the new dressage trainer, Char became more than just a little star-struck. She was, quite frankly, infatuated, and wanted to spend every waking second at the barn…and with her. What was going on?
At first, Char thought it was her fascination with the foreign trainer from Germany who was riding at the Olympic level. But when Petra gave Char a good-bye kiss that was more reminiscent of a French kiss than a platonic one, Char was forced to take a look at what was really going on inside her. Char may not have wanted to take a hard look at herself and risk screwing up her near-perfect life, but having Petra so close ultimately forced the issue if Char ever wanted to move forward and find true happiness.
Char was afraid of the answer. What would happen to her and her perfect life? How would she be able to afford her privileged lifestyle and her horse (including the dressage lessons,) that she had grown so accustomed to enjoying?
Perhaps she was simply going through a mid-life crisis or was in awe of the new trainer from Germany. Ultimately, Char knew she must find out. She became more afraid of not knowing, than of what the truth might reveal.
When Char finally met Petra, the new dressage trainer, Char became more than just a little star-struck. She was, quite frankly, infatuated, and wanted to spend every waking second at the barn…and with her. What was going on?
At first, Char thought it was her fascination with the foreign trainer from Germany who was riding at the Olympic level. But when Petra gave Char a good-bye kiss that was more reminiscent of a French kiss than a platonic one, Char was forced to take a look at what was really going on inside her. Char may not have wanted to take a hard look at herself and risk screwing up her near-perfect life, but having Petra so close ultimately forced the issue if Char ever wanted to move forward and find true happiness.
Char was afraid of the answer. What would happen to her and her perfect life? How would she be able to afford her privileged lifestyle and her horse (including the dressage lessons,) that she had grown so accustomed to enjoying?
Perhaps she was simply going through a mid-life crisis or was in awe of the new trainer from Germany. Ultimately, Char knew she must find out. She became more afraid of not knowing, than of what the truth might reveal.
145 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 10, 2022
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March 15, 2023
A little odd and haunting
It was a haunting story that was hard to put down. I needed to know where it was going.
What I would not have needed were the descriptions of man parts and straight sex. Also, it was a bit confusing to have the POV jumping from one character head to the next at what seemed a random.
It was a haunting story that was hard to put down. I needed to know where it was going.
What I would not have needed were the descriptions of man parts and straight sex. Also, it was a bit confusing to have the POV jumping from one character head to the next at what seemed a random.
December 18, 2024
This book was incredibly cute and sweet. The relationship between Petra and Char was a beautiful slow burn that pulled in my heart strings. I loved them so much.
The first third of the book though was a bit slow to start. Very heavy focus on horses which I know nothing about and I feel like you have to be a horse girl to really enjoy that section. Then the romance actually started and the horses took a backseat and acted as the backdrop of the romance which worked incredibly well as someone not into horses.
The prose is a tad bad at times but it's honestly still very good and doesn't harm the reading experience at all. There's also a straight romance in the latter half of the book which got WAYYYY too much screen time. Totally unnecessary IMO cause it's not like any of us care. Ended up skipping those chapters. Wish they spent that time developing Petra and Char's relationship instead. Would've made this so much better.
The first third of the book though was a bit slow to start. Very heavy focus on horses which I know nothing about and I feel like you have to be a horse girl to really enjoy that section. Then the romance actually started and the horses took a backseat and acted as the backdrop of the romance which worked incredibly well as someone not into horses.
The prose is a tad bad at times but it's honestly still very good and doesn't harm the reading experience at all. There's also a straight romance in the latter half of the book which got WAYYYY too much screen time. Totally unnecessary IMO cause it's not like any of us care. Ended up skipping those chapters. Wish they spent that time developing Petra and Char's relationship instead. Would've made this so much better.
December 6, 2024
3,5 Stars
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