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Leigh Meredith’s pampered, self-indulgent life as an advertising executive in Manhattan comes to a screeching halt on Christmas Eve. After being dumped by her boyfriend of three years, Leigh realizes that her whole life has been filled with hollow, meaningless things – including her relationship with her boyfriend. It had been convenient, but not particularly fulfilling – just like her career.
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On the spur of the moment, feeling as if she may lose herself if she doesn’t do something fast, Leigh takes a leave of absence from her high-powered well-paying job to leave the big city and journey into the country. After finding a place to live, Leigh takes a job at a newspaper, and comes into contact with Bibs, who is trying to sell a thoroughbred horse. After having a look at the one-eyed, abandoned horse, she falls in love and decides to rescue the poor creature. But, is she rescuing Silver Dreams, or is the horse saving her from a life of boredom and ennui?
When she discovers that her beloved pet can run like the wind, she enlists the help of a very reluctant trainer. Whit Riley is embittered and an alcoholic to boot; he wants no part of ever training a horse again. When Leigh begins to badger him to try, they butt heads and sparks fly.
Could Silver Dreams be the catalyst that they both need to pull themselves out of a personal crisis? Can the dream of racing a handicapped thoroughbred bring these two lost and lonely people together? Author Sondra Rice Newman answers those questions as she takes you on a romp through the world of Thoroughbred racing in her newest story: SILVER DREAMS.
Newman’s tale SILVER DREAMS melds together the story of two people brought together by fate and a shared dream, and the high-stakes world of Thoroughbred racing. With characters that grow with the storyline, and a believable plot, SILVER DREAMS takes readers into the world of racing and shows that sometimes taking a chance on love, and throwing caution to the wind, is worth it.
Reviewed by Janean Nusz
for The Road to Romance
March 29, 2006
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