Ride for the Roses

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Summary: In the Winner's Circle
Review: As Renoir painted romance and light into his works of art, Christina Kingston has given her readers a similar gift. Using romance, action and a dash of mystery she has woven a wonderful love story with "Ride for the Roses." The word electricity comes to mind when we meet Harry and Reggie, Christina Kingston's two dynamite main characters. Lord Taskford makes a suburb hero, devilishly handsome. A leader of men and a lover of women, he is a composite of Tom Cruise, Sean Connery and my husband. Together with his lady-love, the beautiful, intelligent, capable Regina Landry we are off and running in a delightful story we will read again and again. The hero and heroine are surrounded by a lovable assortment of supporting characters that are so well written they deserve to have their own stories told in future books. The sensitivity Christina Kingston uses dealing with newly orphaned children, in "Ride for the Roses" adds another layer of feeling to her story, helping to create a beautiful rich tapestry for her readers. Christina Kingston has also done her homework in the research department, cleverly giving us an accurate account of thoroughbred bloodlines and how they came into being. Christina Kingston, a very talented writer, has got it all. She writes with the clarity of Willa Cather, adds a dash of mystery, ala Agatha Christie, and action, and romance that is pure Christina Kingston. My crystal ball tells me that there is a bright new star on the literary horizon, and her name is Christina Kingston. Bravo Christina.

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Summary: Ride for the Roses is extraordinary!
Review: Christina Kingston's "Ride for the Roses" pulled me into the story at the start and never let go. Regina is the kind of heroine who inspires even modern-day women to be all they can be, and the hero, Taskford, is the kind of lovable rake whose habits regarding the women in his life just beg to be broken. If you love tales of adventure, romance, and riding hell-bent across the country estates of fascinating Lords and Ladies, this book is for you!

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Summary: Ride for the Roses is extraordinary!
Review: Christina Kingston's "Ride for the Roses" pulled me into the story at the start and never let go. Regina is the kind of heroine who inspires even modern-day women to be all they can be, and the hero, Taskford, is the kind of lovable rake whose habits regarding the women in his life just beg to be broken. If you love tales of adventure, romance, and riding hell-bent across the country estates of fascinating Lords and Ladies, this book is for you!

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Summary: An Enjoyable Book
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. I usually like books with a few more love scenes in them, i.e. Stephanie Laurens. This book however was well written, the characters well developed. Taskford and Regina were definitely meant to be together. It was nice to see friends go to such lengths to save Taskford and make him see Regina was meant to be his wife. I look forward to reading about the remaining Lucky Seven. I definitely recommend this book.

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Summary: An Enjoyable Book
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. I usually like books with a few more love scenes in them, i.e. Stephanie Laurens. This book however was well written, the characters well developed. Taskford and Regina were definitely meant to be together. It was nice to see friends go to such lengths to save Taskford and make him see Regina was meant to be his wife. I look forward to reading about the remaining Lucky Seven. I definitely recommend this book.

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Summary: An Excellent Read
Review: I picked this book up last week based on the good reviews I had read. I was very pleased. The characters were believable and entertaining, and made it hard to put the book down. I look forward to Ms.Kingston's future efforts.

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Summary: very good
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Sometimes books dealing with racing can bore me, but not this one. I especially liked the secondary characters and hope books will be written about each of them. I would like to see a book about Smythe, a nice man who is neither fit nor handsome.

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Summary: An Excellent Read
Review: It's wonderful to find a book you can't put down, and this is definitely in that category. Regina is determined to gain the guardianship of her niece and nephew. Harry, known as Hard-hearted Harry is the new Earl of Taskford. Now they are neighbors and racing competitors. While Regina works to defeat her cousin Jasper's attempts to become the children's guardian, Harry entertains his friends and works on seducing Regina. This wonderful cast of characters is a delight and I hope we will meet Harry's friends in future books.

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Summary: One for the Keeper shelf
Review: It's wonderful to find a book you can't put down, and this is definitely in that category. Regina is determined to gain the guardianship of her niece and nephew. Harry, known as Hard-hearted Harry is the new Earl of Taskford. Now they are neighbors and racing competitors. While Regina works to defeat her cousin Jasper's attempts to become the children's guardian, Harry entertains his friends and works on seducing Regina. This wonderful cast of characters is a delight and I hope we will meet Harry's friends in future books.

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Summary: A nice surprise...
Review: Regina Landry, a widow, finds herself heading home after her brother and his wife are killed in a coaching accident. Once there, she deals with a spiteful cousin who wants her brother's children's inheritance for his gambling debts and is bent on making sure she doesn't get custody of her niece and nephew. She also runs into a handsome man with a mysterious past by the name of Harry Wainwright, the Earl of Taskford. Regina finds herself a willing victim of the Earl's lust and desires. The Earl finds himself the victim of a man seeking fame he perversely thinks he deserves and feels it can only happen when the Earl dead. Desire isn't the only thing Regina and Harry share; their love of horses leads them to a race and a passionate bet.

Readers can expect to find a wonderful regency full of mystery, humor and desire in "Ride for the Roses." Christina Kingston has given her readers a romance that will sweep them away to another place and time until they turn the last page. I was impressed with the secondary characters and enjoyed the humor of Harry Wainwright's pals. The out come of the story itself was a pleasant surprise.