Compton Magna Series by Fiona Walker

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 village characters. Compton Magna and Nether Bagot sit high on the Fosse Hills to either side of the Gloucestershire/Warwickshire border, just half a mile apart... moreLove 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 village characters. Compton Magna and Nether Bagot sit high on the Fosse Hills to either side of the Gloucestershire/Warwickshire border, just half a mile apart. They form the backdrop to this rich story of old secrets and new rivalries, as glamorous Ronnie Ledwell returns to take up the reins of her father's horse breeding stud farm, years after she scandalised family and friends by eloping with her lover, abandoning both husband and children. News of her return will well and truly set the cat among the pigeons. less

Few women in Compton Magna could fail to notice the arrival of Luca O’Brien. The village stud’s new manager, known internationally as the Horse Maker, brims softly-spoken sex appeal from his wild blonde curls to his leather boot soles. Gossipy riding quartet The Saddle Bags are all smitten; young village mom Carly Turner wants to learn his healing skills; bored horse-wife Monique Austen longs to take him straight to bed... moreFew women in Compton Magna could fail to notice the arrival of Luca O’Brien. The village stud’s new manager, known internationally as the Horse Maker, brims softly-spoken sex appeal from his wild blonde curls to his leather boot soles. Gossipy riding quartet The Saddle Bags are all smitten; young village mom Carly Turner wants to learn his healing skills; bored horse-wife Monique Austen longs to take him straight to bed. Only his old friend Ronnie Percy sees how much Luca’s changed from the rising star she met a decade ago, the golden armor masking deep secrets. Busy juggling old beaus and new strings, she tasks diplomatic daughter Pax to open him up, hoping it will help take her mind off her car crash marriage. But as Pax soon discovers, Luca’s slow smile and sympathetic hands belie a volcanic core. And when his past catches up with him, the heat is on to save the stud. less