Broken Ponies

Sporting Pride #7

by Charity Parkerson

There was a time when Buck planned to marry Sterling. Sterling shattered everything. He doesn’t have any chances left to give.

Sterling grew up on a ranch. Horses are his everything now. As a professional polo player, he has his dream career. But it’s starting to feel like a nightmare, closing in on him. He thinks maybe it’s time to go home. Unfortunately, home is where his heart is, and he can’t take back the way he left things with Buck. It’s a hard choice between facing Buck again or facing his upturned life by going back to work. Both options leave him equally doomed.

Buck has worked the ranch for over a decade. He watched Sterling turn into an amazing horseman. Buck also fell in love so hard it knocked the good sense from him. He knew to the bottom of his soul he would spend his life with Sterling. That is, until Sterling wrecked everything good about them. Now Sterling is back, and the feelings are still there, especially the hatred. Buck is pretty sure loving Sterling again will kill him.

Broken Ponies is the seventh book in Charity Parkerson’s Sporting Pride series. These are sports related romances, following men who find love while navigating high-profile careers. These are best enjoyed when read in order.

Genres: M M Romance

118 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2026

About the author

Charity Parkerson is an award winning and multi-published author with several companies. Born with no filter from her brain to her mouth, she decided to take this odd quirk and insert it in her characters.

*Eight-time winner of Readers' Favorite Awards
*2014 Golden Ankh nominee
*2013 Readers' Favorite Award Winner
*2013 Reviewers' Choice Award Winner
*2012 ARRA Finalist for Favorite Paranormal Romance
*Five-time winner of The Mistress of the Darkpath

**Connect with her online:
Website: charityparkerson.com
Facebook: facebook.com/authorCharityParkerson
facebook.com/TheMenofSin
Twitter: twitter.com/CharityParkerso

Reviews

[Monikat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was a difficult read with many triggers. But still a gritty story I couldn't put down. The pain Buck and Sterling put each other through was devastating and yet they pulled through with a life bond of love. A great book.

[Mandy (MP Book Reviews) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buck once believed he’d spend his life with Sterling, until Sterling’s choices broke his heart. Now Sterling’s polo career is falling apart, and returning home means facing the man he left behind. Buck still feels the love — and the hurt — as strongly as ever, and Sterling’s return forces them both to confront the past. Loving each other again might heal them… or destroy Buck all over again.

I loved this second‑chance romance that hits hard in all the right emotional places. Sterling’s mental health struggles are portrayed with honesty and weight — the pressure of his polo career, the burnout, and the quiet unravelling that finally drives him home all feel painfully real. His return isn’t about rekindling a romance; it’s about survival, healing, and facing the damage he left behind. Buck’s side of the story is just as compelling. He once loved Sterling with everything he had, and the betrayal still sits deep in his bones. Watching him wrestle with old wounds, lingering love, and the fear of being hurt again gives the book its raw emotional tension. Buck wants to believe in a future with Sterling, but trusting him feels like stepping into fire. This was a beautifully written, emotionally layered story about broken hearts, hard truths, and the possibility — however fragile — of finding their way back to each other. This was an MM story with mature content.

[Linz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found it boring and no satisfaction for what happened to Sterling. Really wanted Buck and Tip confronting the coach.