Sabotage

I started Sabotage on a Saturday morning on a beautiful day at the beach. And while I did get some swimming in, the end of every chapter left me hanging and made it difficult for me to put the book down. It was an excellent read from start to finish. I recommend it highly.

Take a totally to-die-for aspiring vet hero, mix together with an Olympic hopeful equestrianne, add a heavy dose of suspense peppererd with murder, attempted murder, false accusations and fea and you have the perfect recipe for a fast-paced, can't-put-down romance.

Set in Virginia against the backdrop of thoroughbreds and Olympic trainers, Wilkerson expertly draws her readers into the story, weaving a nice balance between the genteel world and suspense. And for one who doesn't read suspense, I thoroughly enjoyed this fast-paced story. Novel Journey and I recommend it for a great summer read.

Sabotage centers around a topic I don't know very much about: Horses. But I really appreciate that the story is written with such depth that I learned about the topic without feeling like I was being taught. By the second half of the book, I felt like a horse expert. Emilie Gill struck me as a study in opposites. She was warm and cold; strong and weak; needy and independent...she felt like a combination of the me I show the world and the me I keep hidden--you too, I'd imagine. The love story was surprising. Usually, I expect the woman to be the spiritual one trying to win the man over to Christ. Not so in Emilie's case. She's the one who needs to find truth and Derrick, the handsome groom, is eager to lead her there. The suspense thread is scary and maddening. I can't stand not knowing things. LOL I really, really wanted to find out what happened--that's why I called it a page-turner and it also proves how invested I was in the characters. I highly recommend this book.