Wednesday, 5 March 2025

A Fresh Start on the Bridle Path
(The Glenbriar Series Book 12)

Blog tour header for A Fresh Start on the Bridle Path showing tour dates 2nd - 6th March 2025

Written by Margaret Amatt


A lovely
happy-ending
story
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐


Published by    Leannan Press (28 Feb. 2025)
Genre Romance
Pages 310
ASIN B0DK78F2RZ
ISBN-101914575369
ISBN-13978-1914575365
2025 Blog Tour #4

Today I'm taking part in a blog tour organised by Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for Margaret Amatt's twelfth book in her Glenbriar Series, A Fresh Start on the Bridle Path. I begin as always by thanking Rachel for the invitation to join the blog tour and Ms Amatt for a free digital copy of her latest novel to review.
Full tour banner showing participating bloggers and tour dates 2nd - 6th March 2025

Book cover for the novel A Fresh Start on the Bridle Path by Margaret Amatt

The blurb:

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.


Contemporary Fiction    Romance   


My thoughts:

Having read Mix-Up Under the Mistletoe a few months ago, I was pleased to be offered the chance to review another book in the wonderful Glenbriar series.

A Fresh Start on the Bridle Path is a heart-warming story about an accomplished horsewoman and stable manager, who vastly under values herself, discovering there is more to life than horses.

I thought the writing style flowed well and I quickly became engrossed in this novel. I found Dagmar to be a sympathetic character; one I championed throughout the story to find love but more importantly to recognise her own self-worth. James is also a strong and very likeable character who reconnects with Dagmar whilst being pushed by his parents into presenting himself as a suitable husband for Victoria, the daughter of an earl, for the sake of their business.

This is a lovely stand-alone story that I very much enjoyed and I think it will appeal to readers, particularly those who enjoy contemporary romances.






Author Bio – Margaret Amatt
publicity shot of author Margaret Amatt

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 2024 and 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.


Other stories I've read by Margaret Amatt






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