A specialized placement schedule and self-imposed vow of celibacy keeps ER nurse, Gina Montgomery, from getting too close to anyone. Music is her only solace and release from a past laced with abuse. But when that music draws the attention of a handsome bareback rider, her chosen solitary life—not to mention her vow—gets tested to the limits.
Holt Reynolds let his younger sister down when she needed him most. With the similarities to his sister far too evident in Gina, he can’t get the woman out of his head, or her poignant music out of his heart. But how can he find a way to free her bridled heart before the past resurfaces to destroy their one chance at happiness?
Praise
Ms. Jager wrote a very in depth and sensitive story. She touched on a hard topic and I think she did an excellent job. Gina is a resilient woman who learns to love and trust again with Holt. Holt is a good man who learns to forgive himself and to help heal a broken woman in Gina. I loved that Holt was so tender with Gina, and patient. True love from the sadness of life. I also was touched with the fact that Holt and Gina both gave back to the community. This was just such a touching book for me. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Paty Jager takes on the hefty task of telling the tale of a broken ER nurse and the bareback rider who heals her heart. BRIDLED HEART sings to the romantic soul like a country ballad: a little sad, a little hopeful and always, always about love.
This romance manages to be both sweet and sexy but not in an obvious way. Holt's courtship of the wary Gina speaks of his genuine affection for her. What starts as fascination and infatuation grows into heated romance. Like the gentle breaking of a skittish mare, Holt manages to convince Gina his intentions are honest and true and watching the pair fall in love is quite touching. The growth and development of the secondary characters adds to the storyline as much as the small mystery of who is stalking Gina and why.
A highly enjoyable read, BRIDLED HEART takes the reader on a true journey through the healing process of victims of abuse. With a clever storyline, solid characters and well-written dialogue, Paty Jager's love story will leave the reader sighing and wishing for more.
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“Why do you help with this event?” He laced his
fingers together resting his hands on the table in front of him. His
coffee-colored gaze held admiration.
She
dropped her gaze and picked at her napkin. His interest was flattering, and he
hadn’t attended the event just to inflate his image. If that had been his
agenda, he would have stayed to be photographed with the person who purchased
his art. She peered into his smiling
face. He waited so patiently for her to answer.
By this time most men would have given up on her and moved on to someone
else. She searched his eyes. He seemed genuinely interested.
She
took a deep breath and hoped she wasn’t going to regret divulging more. “I see
so many children in the ER rooms who…” she turned her head and chewed on her
cuticle. When they arrived needing her care, she put aside her emotions and did
the job, but afterward, she always broke down. How could a parent do that to a
child? She knew how it felt to grow up feeling different.
He placed
a hand over the one on the table. “It’s okay, you don’t have to tell me. I can
see their plight affects you.” He squeezed her hand. “I could tell when you
were playing the piano your heart is filled with sorrow.”
She
stared into his eyes. The sincerity of his words and the acceptance of her
pain, even though he thought it was all for others made her want to weep. She
hadn’t had anyone care about her in so long, she didn’t know how to act.
Jerking her hand out from under his, she stood. “I
have to go.”
“Wait.” He
snagged her hand as she grabbed her coat from the back of her chair. “Do you
have a phone number?”
