By Kelly Bridgewater
A gifted trainer in a
time women are not allowed to race, Nora Fenton prefers horses to men. They're
easier to handle, they're more reliable, and they never tell her what to do.
After her father's passing, Nora is determined to save her struggling horse
farm, starting with entering her prize colt into the harness races at the 1905
Mississippi Fair. If she wins, she may have a chance at independence. But when
a stranger arrives and starts asking disconcerting questions, she suspects he
may have other motives than unseating her in the training job that is rightfully
hers.
Silas Cavallero will
do whatever it takes to solve the mystery of his father's death--even if it
means training an unwieldy colt for Nora, who wants nothing more than to see
him gone. But when mysterious accidents threaten their safety and circumstances
shrouded in secrets begin unlocking clues to his past, Silas will have to
decide if the truth is worth risking ruining everything for the feisty woman
he's come to admire.
My
Thoughts:
The
Secrets of Emberwild by
Stephenia H. McGee is about a horse farm in the early twentieth century. This
is my first introduction to Stephenia H. McGee’s writing style. With a
predictable heroine, Nora Fenton does not want to sit around and keep house,
like her status dictates to her. She wants to spend time training and being
around her horse, Arrow, much to her mother’s dismay. The plot was not that
interesting. I figured out the whole plot and the ending before twenty percent
in the novel. There is a little bit of mystery of someone being wronged in the
past, but right away of seeing the hero, I knew how the plot was going to tie
all together. The plot issue could be because I enjoy stories with tons of
action, and this story definitely does not have this. If readers are fans of
gentle moving stories with plenty of downtime, then this might be the right
book for you.
I received a
complimentary copy of The Secrets of Emberwild by Stephenia H. McGee
from Barbour Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Purchase The Secret of Emberwild
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