Nathaniel would be very surprised if he knew why Rosalind Agate was really helping his family in their quest for a Derby victory. But Nathaniel's skills are tested when his stable of trained Thoroughbreds become suspiciously ill just before the Epsom Derby, and he begins to suspect his father's new secretary is not as innocent as she seems. He can broker a deal with anyone from a turf-mad English noble to an Irish horse breeder. Talented but troubled, the Chandler family seems cursed by bad luck-and so Nathaniel Chandler has learned to trade on his charm. After the Derby, she and Nathaniel must return to the old roles that entrap them.In Book One of Romance of the Turf, a refreshing new Regency series from rising star Theresa Romain, a mystery demanding to be solved brings unlikely allies together in more ways than one. But even as Rosalind tastes pleasure for the first time, the end of the road beckons.
With travel comes adventure-and a blossoming romance that turns passionate. With her own secret reasons for taking a post with the Chandler family, Rosalind joins Nathaniel on the road. She hides scars from a childhood accident that changed the course of her life-but the benefactor who once saved her now brings danger. His father agrees on the condition that his dependable new secretary, Rosalind Agate, makes the journey as well.Ī female secretary is a bit of a scandal, but there’s no denying that Rosalind is clever and adept.
When an opportunity arises to lead a string of Thoroughbreds south from Newmarket for the Epsom Derby, Nathaniel jumps at the chance to prove his worth. Though the family fortunes depend on Nathaniel’s expertise throughout the Regency horse-racing world, a troubled past has broken the trust between father and son. Nathaniel Chandler is handsome and charming-and according to his father, that’s about all.
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