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Rider of the hills
260 pages
A breezy, sun-warmed vintage romance where professional boundaries melt under the pressure of close quarters and rural charm.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage romance feels like stepping into a sun-drenched, pastoral time capsule where the stakes are entirely matters of the heart. The narrative moves at a brisk, comforting clip, wrapping the reader in a breezy atmosphere of rural New Zealand and equestrian daily life. It thrives on the delicious, low-stakes tension of close proximity and hidden motives, balancing lighthearted deception with earnest romantic yearning. The prose is straightforward and warmly descriptive, lingering on the rugged charm of the setting and the heroine's internal flutterings as her professional detachment crumbles. It is a perfect, cozy escape for readers who delight in classic category romances, capable heroines, and the inevitable surrender to stolen kisses amidst the rolling hills.
- Mood
- pastoral
- breezy
- sun-warmed
- romantically tense
- Tone
- earnest
- romantic
- lighthearted
- melodramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- workplace proximity · hidden identities · rural escapism · vulnerability of intimacy
- The writing
- Straightforward and warmly descriptive, focusing heavily on the sensory details of the rural landscape and the heroine's internal flutterings.
- The arc
- Moves from determined professional detachment to the breathless realization of undeniable romantic entanglement.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the comforting, low-stakes drama of vintage category romance set against a picturesque equestrian backdrop.
Content notes
- mild deception
- romantic jealousy
About the book
Maybe the man was just too close for comfort
Lance Winter, New Zealand's polo-playing wizard, didn't give interviews. So ever-resourceful Janie Meredith, writer and talented horsewoman, had arranged to replace Lance's injured pony trainer!
Once she was in the perfect position to investigate the man at close quarters, however, Janie dearly wished she wasn't quite so good at her job. Then she wouldn't have known that Lance's very private life included his neighbor, Penelope.
Well, Janie mused, at least she'd found out but not in time to protect herself from Lance's stolen kisses!
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