Hadrian Hastings, the High Horse Bastard.

Mr. Hot and Cold himself.

From the moment we met, he’s taken issue with me.

I don’t exactly hate him… I mean, I wouldn’t go so far as to kick his crutches out from under him, but if he were on fire, and I had water, I’d drink it.

Working together wasn’t part of the plan.

Naturally, my asshole boss assigned him to act as my editor on the single most important project of my career; the one that’s going to get me out of my work contract and literally ‘save the estate’ that I am trying to organize into a equine therapy center.

So here we are.

Up against a ridiculous deadline.

Butting heads.

Stuck with each other.

Wading through the good, the bad, the ugly and the ridiculously intimate.

And something is beginning to shift between us.

I’m not sure what the hell is happening, or how it fits in with my new badass pirate bitch image…

But holy hell, can the High Horse Bastard kiss.

Warning: Strong language, mature content and sexual situations included.

High Horse Bastard is a steamy adult romance featuring a strong, sexy hero with a disability and an equally strong badass pirate bitch in training. Fans of Flowers From the Storm, England’s Perfect Hero, Me before You and Hart Broken will enjoy this take on the wounded hero romance genre.

High Horse Bastard is for anybody who enjoys:

steamy adult contemporary romance (If you don’t enjoy reading about sex than this book is probably not for you.)
love stories that defy stereotypes
unconventional heroes
strong heroines who are mostly peace, love, and light mixed with a little ‘Go fuck Yourself.’
strong, sexy, damaged heroes and disabled characters
High Horse Bastard is the prequel to the forthcoming No Such Unit series, but can be read as a standalone.

I never read a book from this author before so I do not know her usual writing style but this story felt a little rough around the edges of the plot – so the author might be doing it a favor if it went over a round of editing to make the storyline a little more romantic.

I really loved her approach and the plotline yet it felt as if the actual romance was to cold. There was a spark and attraction but I still needed something that showed warmth.

I assume the problem is the plot as the male is explaining things rather clinical and matter of fact so I guess it is difficult to find the moment where that turns into more and go with that flow – to me it felt like one of those music shows where the host holds his hand above the buzzer willing to push it – yet still waiting for something that never comes.

Really hard to explain – Still make no mistake I really like story and therefore I consider it a 4 star BUT it with some touches and editing it could easy be a 5 star book and walk along some of my favorite stories in this genre (that I like very much and call “wounded warriors&Scarred heroes)