Before ascending the throne of the Blackburn Empire in Kentucky horse country, they were just Tommy and Fiona, two teenagers from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Young love bloomed during an Irish summer set amidst the rolling green hills and lush pastures of Tipperary County.
Fiona Conlan grew up sheltered by her overbearing parents and vibrating with the need for something more. In the summer of 1978, she found exactly what she needed. Ready to test the boundaries set for her, Fiona trained in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of steeplechase, and in an even more rebellious move, started secretly dating a young and brash American she knew her parents would never approve of.
Too much partying and not enough studying during his sophomore year of college had Tommy Blackburn’s parents desperate to get the future heir of the family business to take life a little more seriously. What better way to do that than to send him to Ireland to work at Glenhaven, a massive thoroughbred and breeding operation run by a family friend. But Tommy’s wild ways followed him across the pond and he couldn’t help but pursue the beautiful redhead with fire in her eyes and a wild spirit just waiting to break free.
Tommy and Fiona fell hard and fast, a secret love built from stolen moments. Rife with drama and disapproval, they overcame it all to set the stage for a new generation of Blackburns to run their American Empire. Their epically romantic journey was anything but easy, but you can’t get to the present without The Past.
The A Blackburn Novel is an opposites attract, long distance love story within the Bluegrass Empires series. All books in the series can be enjoyed as standalones.
Review:
I enjoyed going back in time to know where it all started. Fiona was a sweet young girl with a heart of gold and a head on her shoulders. She didn't do what most girls in her time would and that's listen to what he dad wanted and did everything in life for the family. She was getting forced into something she didn't want and the put the icing on the cake, Tommy, the American man who stole her heart, made her see things clearer.
Tommy was getting in a little trouble and needed to remove himself so his father sent him to Ireland. He helped Fiona's uncle but fell and did it hard. He knew how her father was and also saw the care he lacked in truly loving his child for just being his child and not a way to bring more money into the family.
Fiona and Tommy had a lot to deal with and had a lot of choices to make to stay together. The were many obstacles in the way and how they got through them all made this story even better.
Can they surpass everything and get to the end? Will they be able to get Fiona's father to be just that, a father?
The narrators did a fantastic job and this is a must read/listen!!
Meet Sawyer Bennett:
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.
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