A Lady's Luck

Ken Casper

Silhouette Special Edition, Sep 2008, $4.99

ISBN: 9780373199259 

Quest Stables still reels from the breeding scandal involving their Kentucky Derby champion.  Widower head trainer Brent Preston wonders who is trying to destroy his family’s thoroughbred operations.  When he finds a tentative clue, he decides to go sleuthing.

After he informs everyone he is going on vacation to get away from the pressure of the sandal, Brent flies to England.  However, his clue fails to pan out until he meets schoolteacher Lady Devon Hunter.  He courts her hoping she will be the avenue to her brother Nolan, who is somehow involved in the States’ racing disgrace.  To his shock, Brent falls in love and Nolan reciprocates.  However her former spouse refuses to believe they are finished and her sibling wants the Yank to go home before he learns more about his role in the scandal.

This Silhouette Thoroughbred Legacy entry moves the overarching plot forward as Brent investigates by following a lead to England only to find love with the sister of his suspect.  The story line is fast-paced with an amateur sleuth feel to it; however that also leads to asking why Brent did not hire a local professional private investigator; his reasoning seems off kilter.  Fans will enjoy this fun love crossing the Atlantic even as Devon does not come across as a villainess; the romantic suspense crowd will insist Ken Casper missed an opportunity while the purebred romance reader will say tally ho well done Mr. Casper.

Harriet Klausner