Silks And Sins

Silks and Sins

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Sin with Me

As a romance, the book f Two sisters who appear to be in their twenties, Jackie and Geri O'Keane, inherit a family riding stable in Ireland when their father dies. As a romance, the book follows a familiar trajectory: Jackie and Val's developing intimacy founders on an emotional hurdle that the characters must overcome before no spoilers here, surely reuniting. Thus, two plot lines intertwine: Val links the two by contributing to the stable's web site launch and by providing Jackie with the impetus to compete in well-publicized "best-dressed" competitions at a variety of race courses.

Jackie, in turn, becomes involved in the life of the racing yard for which Val serves as both principal jockey and "lad," or groom. Silks and Sins is a gentle story populated by gentle, sensible characters with whom I thoroughly enjoyed spending time. Part of my enjoyment came from learning about the horse world in Ireland; O'Beara's matter-of-fact depiction of a young jockey's working life alongside her portrait of the day-to-day obstacles faced by young women in modern Ireland breathe life into the familiar romance framework.

She doesn't glamorize either racing or running a riding stable, showing each as places where people work hard and struggle to keep up the discipline and integrity essential to success. But I also enjoyed the realistic, quietly engaging plot lines.

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Geri's efforts to modernize the stable kept me thinking about what I'd do with such a challenge. Jackie and Val's inevitable crisis isn't melodramatic or contrived; it presents them with a serious challenge that they must work to resolve. Their reactions are natural and true to the characters. There are not a lot of surprises, but none are really needed.

I found myself quite caught up in these people's understated lives. In other words, you probably won't stay up until four in the morning to finish this book, and if you're not a romance fan I'm not , you may resist the predictability underlying but in this case not defining the main plot line. But the compensating strengths of the story are such that I think many readers, like me, will look forward to re-entering O'Beara's world each day.

My only thought for O'Beara: The two woman depicted look like Queen Elizabeth's aunts, not at all like the stylish young entrepreneurs I took Jackie and Geri to be! Of course, I've never been to the races in Ireland, more's the pity.

Silks and Sins | Randi Alexander | NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author

So I'm open to correction by those in the know. Aug 11, Joanie Chevalier rated it liked it. There are two adult daughters who are somewhat floundering about when their dad dies and leaves them the somewhat neglected horse stables. They need to figure out how to make money while the stables are in probate so they put their thinking caps on and modernize it. One of the sisters, Jackie meets a handsome jockey and they find themselves in a racy relationship a few paragraphs of sexual situations-which totally surprised me.

I don't know why, maybe because the cover of the book looks a little "fuddy-duddy" but when I say "racy" I mean "racy!

In the meantime, her sister, Geri has her own tentative growing relationship with a married man who is involved in a divorce. Almost a fairy tale ending. Nov 28, D. Richards rated it liked it Recommends it for: This is a well-written, pleasant, easy reading novel on the adult woman's theme "looking for true love when hope is thin" that ends well for two sisters who each finds her man.

Sex scenes were a little racy, but no sins were committed. Especially recommended for readers into horses, riding stables, and the racing world. The storyline demands that more alluring women be placed on the cover. Jackie rated it it was ok Sep 28, Claudia Ivanjack rated it liked it Mar 31, Sara Caudell rated it liked it Dec 04, Sarah Caudell rated it really liked it Jan 03, Amanda rated it really liked it Jul 13, Margaret Moloney rated it liked it Oct 12, Caren rated it liked it Jun 14, Karen Bird rated it liked it Jun 01, Elizabeth rated it really liked it Dec 30, Fatima Bicha rated it liked it Mar 18, Karen Bird rated it really liked it Jun 02, Donna rated it liked it Mar 20, BookFlirt added it Aug 30, Mia marked it as to-read Sep 21, Naomi marked it as to-read Sep 22, Sherri marked it as to-read Oct 21, Kate Bauer marked it as to-read Nov 28, Lori Voigt marked it as to-read Dec 16, Sweetpea marked it as to-read Dec 22, Sarah marked it as to-read Jan 19, Monika marked it as to-read Jan 26, Carol Mallory marked it as to-read Feb 17, Zachary Harless marked it as to-read Mar 15, Alyssa Edmonds marked it as to-read May 25, Mister marked it as to-read Jun 08, Stephanie marked it as to-read Jun 10, Annie marked it as to-read Jun 11, L marked it as to-read Jun 26, Linda Cullen marked it as to-read Jul 13, Clayton marked it as to-read Aug 12, Diana marked it as to-read Aug 14, Nicole Donze marked it as to-read Aug 15, She doesn't glamorize either racing or running a riding stable, showing each as places where people work hard and struggle to keep up the discipline and integrity essential to success.

But I also enjoyed the realistic, quietly engaging plot lines. Geri's efforts to modernize the stable kept me thinking about what I'd do with such a challenge. Jackie and Val's inevitable crisis isn't melodramatic or contrived; it presents them with a serious challenge that they must work to resolve. Their reactions are natural and true to the characters.

There are not a lot of surprises, but none are really needed. I found myself quite caught up in these people's understated lives. In other words, you probably won't stay up until four in the morning to finish this book, and if you're not a romance fan I'm not , you may resist the predictability underlying but in this case not defining the main plot line.

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But the compensating strengths of the story are such that I think many readers, like me, will look forward to re-entering O'Beara's world each day. My only thought for O'Beara: The two woman depicted look like Queen Elizabeth's aunts, not at all like the stylish young entrepreneurs I took Jackie and Geri to be!

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