Molly McDaniel’s life is falling apart. Between her day job
as a barista, her night job at a call center, and her crushing student loans,
she’s barely getting by. And that dream she has of starting a wedding event
planning business? The dream that led to all those student loan in the first
place? She can feel it slipping farther and farther out of reach every day. So
the absolute last thing she needs is to discover she’s inherited a run-down,
struggling horse barn out of the blue, courtesy of her estranged late aunt.
Molly is so ill-equipped to run the barn, it’s laughable. She certainly doesn’t
have the money, time or knowledge needed to save it, no matter how much faith
everyone who loved her aunt has that she will. But the more Molly gets
involved, the more she starts to wonder: maybe the barn is a blessing in
disguise. If she can sell the land, the profits could be the small-business
seed money miracle she’s been waiting for. So what if she’s starting to love
everyone in the mismatched family she’s found here?
Well, everyone except Shani, the resident farrier and family friend who took
care of Molly’s aunt in her last days. Judgmental, grouchy Shani, who refuses
to give up on the barn; who walks around like she so much better than Molly;
who’s actually really good with the horses…and kind of thoughtful. And
obnoxiously hot. And unfailingly loyal.
Dugan has written another great lesbian romance. Her books are always enjoyable and worth a read.
Dugan, Jennifer. (2024). The Ride of Her Life. New York: Avon Books.
