Love affairs, village rivalries, horses, jealousy and secrets... 'An all-encompassing whirlwind of activity, wit, fun and frolic. I loved it!' JILL MANSELL. 'If it's brilliant country fun you're after, but you can't afford your own horse (or even if you can), read Fiona Walker immediately!' JENNY COLGAN. Glamorous Ronnie Percy has been back home in the Cotswolds for a year. But not everyone has forgiven her for abandoning her family twenty-five years ago. Ronnie's daughter Pax is fighting for custody of her small son as her own marriage disintegrates. Now she is furious to have to spend New Year's Eve waiting to meet some stranger, invited by her mother to help run the family stud farm. The staunchly loyal head groom, Lester, is even more annoyed. Does Ronnie think he's lost his touch? Luca O'Brien, Irish charmer and reputed heart-breaker, is known throughout the countryside as the Horsemaker. But what happened to Luca's beautiful stallion, Beck, now broken and unrideable in the Compton Magna stables? And what is Luca running away from? Passionate, sexy, gripping, and laced with wicked humour, this is bestselling Fiona Walker at her dazzling best.

Love affairs, village rivalries, horses, jealousy and secrets - fans of Fiona Walker's bestselling Hugo and Tash novels will relish this return to her classic territory with a whole new cast of Cotswold characters.

About the Author
Fiona Walker is the author of eighteen novels, from tales of flat-shares and clubbing in nineties London to today's romping, rural romances set amid shires, spires and stiles. In a career spanning over two decades, she's grown up alongside her readers, never losing her wickedly well-observed take on life, lust and the British in love. She lives in Warwickshire, sharing a slice of Shakespeare Country with her partner, their two daughters and a menagerie of animals. fionawalker.com @fionawalkeruk facebook.com/fiona.walker.16568

Reviews
With feisty characters, sexy menfolk, long-buried secrets and a healthy dollop of sauce, this book is a total riot from start to end * Heat *
Filled with intrigue, romance and drama... This is a must-read for cold winter nights by the Aga' * Cotswold Life *
A feel-good romp complete with dashing heroes and engaging heroines. Perfect for some serious but light-hearted escapism * Horse and Countryside *
Fans of the sex-and-horses rural romp will feel right at home with this pleasing doorstep of a novel * Daily Mail *
Fiona Walker is a class act, the best of her genre. Witty, clever, fabulous and fun, she's a natural storyteller with a gift for characterisation and plot, romance and drama... Massively entertaining' -- Santa Montefiore
If you love Jilly Copper, you'll love this -- Jo Thomas
Every Christmas needs a good Jilly Cooper-style romp, and Walker's latest - stuffed full of star-crossed lovers, misunderstandings and horses - more than fits the bill * i newspaper *



Book Information
ISBN 9781784977276
Author Fiona Walker
Format Hardback
Page Count 608
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC