Breaking the Reins
Release Date: 08/19/13
Summary from Goodreads:
Horses,
mansions, tea parties, and lies are twenty-year-old Hannah Taylor’s life. To
others, her family and her relationship with Eric is perfect. But she knows the
truth. She lives it.After a fire takes her grandma's life and kills her horse, Hannah's immaculate life spirals out of control. Her father disapproves of her decision to run her grandma’s ranch instead of focusing solely on learning the family business; Animal Control brings her Argus, a mistreated horse that she can't turn away even though she's not ready for another horse; and her boyfriend, Eric Bennett, a world famous polo player, becomes possessive and authoritarian. Despite her best efforts to disguise it, Hannah grows wary of him.
Then, Leonardo Fernandes struts onto the polo scene. A cocky rookie with a messy life of his own, he’s drawn to Hannah and isn’t afraid of showing it, even when Eric makes it clear she is his and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep it that way. Hannah suffers for Eric’s jealousy. The abuse only gets worse when Leo steals the title of best polo player in the world from Eric.
But the title isn’t enough for Leo. He wants Hannah too, and she can’t deny her attraction to him either. Somehow, she must find a way to break free from abusive Eric before he breaks every bone in her body.
**New Adult Contemporary Romance Novel**
Excerpt;
After greeting
Blaire and Andrea, who I wasn’t too close with, we ordered tea as
the conversation continued. They talked about shoes and the latest
Roberto Cavalli creations. I spoke a bit here and there, though I
would have preferred talking about Country Outfitter instead.
Suddenly, the subject changed to trips. Carmel, Aspen, Paris, Rome,
and other fancy places.
And I was bored.
My gaze drifted
from side to side, and I noticed Sandra had left, but I wasn’t
really looking for anything.
Until I found
him.
The first thought
on my mind was, what the heck was he doing here? The second, damn, he
looked good. The third, I shouldn’t be thinking that.
Dressed
completely inappropriate for a polo club—in jeans, a blue T-shirt,
and cowboy boots—Leo walked up the path to the right of the tennis
courts, flanked by three guys and a girl. They talked animatedly,
smiling and touching each other’s arms or shoulders occasionally. A
few feet behind them, a couple holding hands followed. By their
similarities, I would bet they were all related.
The girls kept
talking and giggling about whatever, but their voices were a buzz in
my ears as I strained to catch anything, any word, from Leo and the
ones with them. They were too distant, and even the few words I heard
were spoken in fast Portuguese.
A few steps from
the main house, Leo looked at the courts, following the game closest
to him for a couple of seconds, before his gaze continued on.
Until he found
me.
His eyes wide,
Leo stopped in his tracks, and the guy behind him bumped into him.
“Hey,” the
guy said, taking off his baseball cap and sunglasses. He looked
familiar, somehow.
“Why is that
guy staring at our table?” Megan asked, giggling.
I averted my eyes
and pretended I didn’t know what she was talking about.
“What guy?”
Blaire asked, turning in her chair. “Oh, he’s cute. All four of
them are.”
“Look at them,”
Andrea said. I didn’t, but from her eyes, I noticed they were
moving again. “They must be the team playing against the Knight
House.”
I knew Eric was
going to play against an international team, but in all his dealings
with France, it never occurred to me the team could be from somewhere
else.
Could it be? Eric
playing against Leo? And why did I care? Leo was nobody.
“Oh yeah,”
Megan said. “Ohmygosh, I’ve seen one of them here before. He was
an exchange player, with a team from Florida.”
Really? So that
was why one of them looked familiar. Or it could be because they all
looked like each other, and I’d taken my time observing Leo the
other day. The urge to peek in his direction was strong, but I
avoided it at all costs.
“True,”
Blaire said with a big smile. “What’s his name again? Oh, Ricardo
Fernandes. He was swoon worthy. I bet he still is.”
The girls
giggled, and I forced a smile so they didn’t notice how disturbed I
was.
“Maybe we
should go welcome them to the club,” Megan suggested, wiggling her
eyebrows. Then she patted my hand. “Lucky you. Practically married
to a gorgeous man while we have to chase potential dates around
here.”
I was
lucky, wasn’t I? Eric was handsome, educated, generous, kind, and a
great polo player. He was a little too jealous for my taste, but I
reminded myself that was because he loved me so much. What else could
I need?
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Praise for Breaking the Reins:
“Breaking The Reins by Juliana Haygert is a
real treasure. It’s a sexy, heartbreaking and romantic ride you won’t want to
miss.” —Sawyer Bennett, USA
Today Bestselling author of Off Side, Off Limits, Off
the Record, and Off Course.
“A breath of fresh air in the New Adult market.
Juliana Haygert’s new contemporary novel is one not to be missed!” —Magan Vernon, international
bestselling author of The Only Exception
“A swoonworthy love interest and a fantastic
backdrop make Breaking the Reins a New Adult read you don’t want to miss!”
—Alyssa Rose Ivy, bestselling
author of The Crescent Chronicles, Clayton Falls Series,
and The Hazards of Skinny Dipping.
About the Author:
New
Adult author and contributor at NA Alley blog.
While Juliana Haygert dreams of being Wonder Woman, Buffy, or a blood elf
shadow priest, she settles for the less exciting—but equally gratifying—life of
a wife, mother, and author. Thousands of miles away from her former home in
Brazil, she now resides in Connecticut and spends her days writing about
kick-ass heroines and the heroes who drive them crazy.
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