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Title: Thoroughbreds and Trailer Trash

Subtitle: Second Chance Series, Book 1

Author: Bev Pettersen

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Feisty Jenna Murphy doesn't give a whiff about an animal's pedigree. As the local horse masseuse, she knows she has the magic touch and is keen to help every animal in her small town, including her beloved pony, Peanut. Any extra money earned from her job at the Equine Center is earmarked for her younger sister. At least someone in their family is going to receive a college education.

High-powered businessman Derek Burke's main goal is to fix his new company's financial woes. And the first thing on his agenda is to force employees to only look after thoroughbreds. Working for free on trashy animals is simply not how a business makes money, and he's prepared to run off anyone who doesn't conform, even his attractive but free-spirited horse masseuse. Soon two stubborn people are caught in a battle of wills and there can never be two winners. Or can there?

Members Reviews:

My favorite Bev Pettersen book so far!

I have read all but one of Ms. Pettersen's books and loved them. However, this one is my favorite so far. Jenna is adorable and a breath of fresh air. I loved her down-to-earthiness. Her love interest, Burke, is a mixture of uptight, kind, steely, sexy, hunky, and also adorable in an alpha-male sort of way that makes one's heart pound. The ending of the book had me breathless and, dang, the battery on my Kindle ran out and I had to recharge it. Anyway, I finished the book with my heart in my throat. Kudos to Ms. Pettersen!

Jenna & Derrick Burke

Completely blown away by this story of horses and the people of a small West Virginia town. My favorite scene is sitting on Jenna's porch swing watching the blazing red sunset. I can feel the warmth and slight breeze, taking a deep breath to blow away the stress and see the regal colors across the sky as the day comes to an end. It's a sight that I've seen on vacations, but would love to see day in and day out.

This story includes romance, but it isn't the main focus and the couple doesn't act like horney 14-year old kids. Jenna's relationship with her parents plays a big part in her motivation to remain single. As an adult, she could pick out their good qualities, but growing up, the violence, rage, drunk & disorderly father who stole, was a card shark and lazy doesn't give her the confidence around men she needs. She misses her mom terribly but wishes she had the answers why she stayed with an abusive husband. There had to be more than love, right?

Burke came storming into Jenna's equine facility, well where she worked ready to slash jobs, beautify the area and bring in competent management. It was time to bring the business out of the red and into the black. Another business with great potential, credentialed employees, all the new age equipment to rehab horses and not the freebies the locals were currently getting. Nope, Burke Industries owned and ran the cream of the crop and race horses, Derby winners & thoroughbreds would be the new clients. Mangy ponies and the townsfolk horses (up-to-date on shots or not) would need to go elsewhere or prepare to pay top dollar.

After a day helping the construction crew chop wood, plane it on sight and begin building the new work shed, he called it a day. He still needed to meet with the current manager in the office.