Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/Matchmakers-Mare-Hywela-Lyn-ebook/dp/B0DYF6L15C
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Just two more days - tomorrow will be the final day of my book tour. Please visit the sites above and leave a comment if you have a moment. Also, if you're in the UK, don't forget to enter the contest to win the prize package shown below. I'm sorry it's UK only, but the cost of postage abroad these days is really expensive and I'd rather spend it on the prizes themselves. I am feeling generous though :) so I will send a $10 Amazon Gift Card to a randomly chosen international commentor on any of the blogs or Instagrams taking part.
Two more days until publication day and I'm getting excited! I will be doing a blog tour from the 8th May, to celebrate, with some special prizes for a lucky winner. More about that nearer the time though.
May is a lovely time of year, with all the buds on the trees and spring bulbs and flowers bursting into bloom - and some things have been early this year owing to the unusually warm spring. I have some lavender in my garden and it is already full of buds. Lavender plays an important part in my book - the scent surrounds the little cottage and it is connected to the young girl, Rhiannon, who lived there hundreds of years ago.
Available on Amazon and other online stores on 5th May 2025
Less than a week to go until publication day - I'm getting excited!
These little kitties can hardly wait to get their paws on THE MATCHMAKER'S MARE
Since quite a lot of the story is set at a horse training stables, I thought I'd list a few horsy terms for anyone who isn't familiar with them.
COLOURS (They can be a bit confusing)
WHITE - a white horse is technically a grey - evcn if it looks pure white. However, if it has pink skin and pale eyes it's an Albino. All foals born to a grey mare are born bay, chestnut or black. The coat lightens with age and the adult horse or pony can be any shade of grey from white to dark dappled grey.
SKEWBALD - Any colour with white patches, except black.
In America both skewbald and piebald are called 'paints' which I think is a much nice term. Tobiano refers to a 'paint' that looks as if the white paint has been poured over its back, whereas an Overo refers to one that looks as if it's been turned upside down and had white paint poured over!
There are many other colours and variations, and some breeds, like the Suffolk Punch, are always chestnut, and the Exmoor pony, which is always varying shades of brown, black and bay, with a lighter fawn coloured muzzle and fawn patches around the eyes. I hope you found this brief explanation of a few of the colours interesting.
A Fresh Start on the Bridle Path
A
missed path. A lost love. And a second chance to get it right.
James
Charlton may be second-in-command at his father’s lucrative business, but,
according to his parents, he’s just not ‘posh’ enough for the kind of woman
they expect him to marry. When they decide he would be perfect for the
horse-mad daughter of a local earl, James needs to up his game. First step,
learn to ride… But James has never even sat on a horse before.
Dagmar Ingenfeld’s life revolves around horses. She barely has room to breathe,
running the stables on a country estate while desperately trying to help her
mother save her café from foreclosure. When a rich and handsome man from her
past arrives back in her life, she wants him straight back out again. James
Charlton is nothing but bad news. Until he offers her a chance to save the
café.
Only one catch. Dagmar must teach him how to ride – and fast.
As the lessons begin, Dagmar sees a different side to James, and an old flame
is rekindled. But how can their budding romance go anywhere when she’s a stable
girl, and he’s expected to ride into the sunset with the earl’s daughter?
James must decide whether to follow the money or take a chance on Dagmar, and
perhaps, against all odds, discover the true path to happiness.
Purchase
Link - https://mybook.to/freshstartbridlepath
Margaret is
a bestselling Scottish author and chocolate lover who has been writing stories
for over twenty years (possibly more if you count her primary school efforts).
Her early works will never see the light of day and are locked in dusty vaults
on some old floppy disks. But after all those years of practise, Margaret
released her first novel in 2021. It was the first of a ten-book series set on
the gorgeous Scottish Isle of Mull.
Margaret is
also the author of the acclaimed Glenbriar Series, based in the
fictional Scottish town of Glenbriar. This is an ongoing series with more books
coming in 2025.
The stories are unashamedly romantic, but with lots of drama and an eclectic mix of characters. Each book can be read as a standalone, but followers of the series will enjoy catching up with the characters.
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