What do you think?
Rate this book
Band of Brothers #0.5
Un impitoyable séducteur (Azur)
Contrainte de se rendre en Argentine pour travailler dans le haras du puissant Nero Caracas, Bella n’a qu’une idée en tête : mener à bien sa mission et regagner au plus vite l’Angleterre. Là, elle pourra continuer à accomplir la tâche qu’elle s’est fixée : rétablir l’honneur de son père en se consacrant corps et âme à son travail. Aussi est-il hors de question qu’elle se laisse distraire par le charme ténébreux et viril de Nero, et par les trésors de séduction que ce dernier déploie bientôt pour la faire succomber au désir qui crépite entre eux…
135 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
10 people are currently reading
122 people want to read
About the author
Susan Stephens
737 books133 followersUSA TODAY best-selling author Susan Stephens' books have captivated readers worldwide with over 11 million copies sold. Her work crosses cultures and continents, having been translated into 26 languages and reaching readers in 109 countries. This year marks a milestone as Susan's 100th book is slated for publication.
NEW SERIES!
ACOSTAS RAW Ranchers, rodeo and passion
1. BEAU
2. COLT
3. BLAKE
4. CHRISTMAS WITH ANGEL
BLOOD AND THUNDER
1. ALEXEI
2. DANTE
3. DIEGO
4. CESAR
5. CONNOR .
- BOX SET books. 1-4
6. ELIJAH Coming soon
NEW SERIES!
ACOSTAS RAW Ranchers, rodeo and passion
1. BEAU
2. COLT
3. BLAKE
4. CHRISTMAS WITH ANGEL
BLOOD AND THUNDER
1. ALEXEI
2. DANTE
3. DIEGO
4. CESAR
5. CONNOR .
- BOX SET books. 1-4
6. ELIJAH Coming soon
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 21 of 21 reviews
October 22, 2023
3/5⭐
“ No había acento más sexy que el argentino, decidió mientras aceleraba el paso. Por muy recatada que intentara ser, no podía resistirse al encanto y la pasión que se respiraban en Buenos Aires.”
🏇Leído en un fin de semana que había elecciones nacionales para elegir nuevo presidente y necesitaba una novela con la que me divirtiera.
🏇Vaia, vaia, vaia🤣. La autora hace un exhaustiva descripción del protagonista argentino, no deja de recalcar sus atributos masculinos, digamos un macho alfa contemporáneo y me trajo recuerdos de las novelas románticas HISTÓRICAS de los años 80. No sé cómo decirlo pero a ojos de autoras extranjeras, el hombre latino es…un salvaje atractivo, cosa que la autora no deja de repetirlo.
🏇 “El jinete argentino” es una precuela (a mi entender) de la saga “Juego Argentino” (que iré leyendo obviamente) que incluye los títulos: Una vida licenciosa, Soledad amarga, Recuerdos de verano, Ciego deseo y Un hombre rebelde cuya autora es británica
🏇Él, Nero Caracas; creo que se equivocó con la elección del nombre y del apellido porque no suena a nuestras tierras, sino que Caracas es la capital de Venezuela; Pero bueno, es el indiscutible rey del polo apodado el Asesino. Ella, Isabella Wheeler, conocida como la Doncella de Hielo, inglesa y trabaja como adiestradora de caballos, pasión heredada de su padre, fallecido entrenador de caballos, y ha decidido limpiar con el legado de mala reputación de éste, mostrándose distante de todas las personas.
🏇Él es uno de los mejores jugadores de Polo y tiene sobre sus espaldas una inmensa fortuna y una habilidad sin par en el terreno del juego, conoce a los caballos mejor que nadie. A tal punto que con un simple chasquido de sus dedos puede acabar con la carrera de Bella sino accede a la propuesta del Príncipe de Windsor: viajar a la Argentina como representante de él con Misty, la mejor yegua y por supuesto, Nero con su sangre “criolla”, latina, quiere lo que se propone y no sólo al mejor caballo del mundo. Bella se opondrá pero con el gaucho 🤣Caracas (🤦🏻♀️no pega chicas, no suena bonito “el gaucho Caracas”NOP😵) no se juega. “–Has de saber que nunca rechazo un desafío.” “–Me conmueve tu inocencia, Bella... No tengo escrúpulos en lo que se refiere al juego.”
Volviendo al príncipe, sospecho que se basa en Harry que es al que más le gusta el polo. No es nombrado en la novela. La cuestión es que la autora hace viajar a Nero y a Bella a nuestras tierras argentinas.
🏇Tengo que decir que si la autora investigó fue lo básico porque menciona la Villa 31 (no conozco Buenos Aires), brevemente Nero le cuenta sobre el obelisco y la construcción de la embajada francesa. Ahora, hay “errores” como ser: NADIE llama “rancho” ni estancias, sino CAMPO, pero la autora y el personaje son ingleses y recordando mis básicas clases de inglés, sí, a lo que nosotros llamamos “campo” los extranjeros le llaman “rancho”, se lo perdono; Bailar el tango no es un requisito (Yo no sé bailarlo) y así… unos cuantos más. Incluso no me quedó claro la cría de “ponis”. Los ponis son petisos, no sirven para jugar al polo, de modo que buscando en internet encontré que sería el “Polo poni”, como se le conoce en inglés, Poni Polo, en español, o Polo Argentino, es un híbrido creado para ser veloz en distancias cortas, pero a la vez, con el temperamento ideal para seguir los mandos del jinete. El origen de la raza Polo Pony como tal, ocurre con la cruza de caballos mestizos de campo cruzados con caballos Pura Sangre. Acá la autora no es muy clara.
🏇Pero quiero centrarme en la descripción que hace del personaje argentino que me hizo recordar a Jacob Von Plessen, el ex marido de una famosa argentina (y él está bueno🤣) sin antes decir que solo hay una escena de sexo y pasando la mitad del libro. No puedo negar que, obvio, me enamoré de la descripción de Nero, increíblemente atractivo, sexy, oscuro (que pienso se refiere al color de su piel. ja! 😏pensé que se convertiría en el lobizón) sus hombros de herrero, sus poderosas manos, sus ojos negros y su barba incipiente. “Ataviado con su impecable traje en el más refinado de los escenarios, Nero Caracas parecía un ángel oscuro y peligroso.” Y así podría seguir. Ni hablar de ésta escena: “El Asesino parecía invencible al salir al campo, con su bronceado rostro sereno e imperturbable bajo el casco. Sujetaba ligeramente las riendas, pero en sus poderosos músculos se advertía el absoluto control que ejercía sobre la montura.” 🤤 Solo tiene un defecto: no toma mate😶.
🏇En fin. Si sienten curiosidad leanla. Como argentina me gusta, más allá de los horrores de errores, leer autoras extranjeras que se inspiran en nuestros hombres argentinos.
“ No había acento más sexy que el argentino, decidió mientras aceleraba el paso. Por muy recatada que intentara ser, no podía resistirse al encanto y la pasión que se respiraban en Buenos Aires.”
🏇Leído en un fin de semana que había elecciones nacionales para elegir nuevo presidente y necesitaba una novela con la que me divirtiera.
🏇Vaia, vaia, vaia🤣. La autora hace un exhaustiva descripción del protagonista argentino, no deja de recalcar sus atributos masculinos, digamos un macho alfa contemporáneo y me trajo recuerdos de las novelas románticas HISTÓRICAS de los años 80. No sé cómo decirlo pero a ojos de autoras extranjeras, el hombre latino es…un salvaje atractivo, cosa que la autora no deja de repetirlo.
🏇 “El jinete argentino” es una precuela (a mi entender) de la saga “Juego Argentino” (que iré leyendo obviamente) que incluye los títulos: Una vida licenciosa, Soledad amarga, Recuerdos de verano, Ciego deseo y Un hombre rebelde cuya autora es británica
🏇Él, Nero Caracas; creo que se equivocó con la elección del nombre y del apellido porque no suena a nuestras tierras, sino que Caracas es la capital de Venezuela; Pero bueno, es el indiscutible rey del polo apodado el Asesino. Ella, Isabella Wheeler, conocida como la Doncella de Hielo, inglesa y trabaja como adiestradora de caballos, pasión heredada de su padre, fallecido entrenador de caballos, y ha decidido limpiar con el legado de mala reputación de éste, mostrándose distante de todas las personas.
🏇Él es uno de los mejores jugadores de Polo y tiene sobre sus espaldas una inmensa fortuna y una habilidad sin par en el terreno del juego, conoce a los caballos mejor que nadie. A tal punto que con un simple chasquido de sus dedos puede acabar con la carrera de Bella sino accede a la propuesta del Príncipe de Windsor: viajar a la Argentina como representante de él con Misty, la mejor yegua y por supuesto, Nero con su sangre “criolla”, latina, quiere lo que se propone y no sólo al mejor caballo del mundo. Bella se opondrá pero con el gaucho 🤣Caracas (🤦🏻♀️no pega chicas, no suena bonito “el gaucho Caracas”NOP😵) no se juega. “–Has de saber que nunca rechazo un desafío.” “–Me conmueve tu inocencia, Bella... No tengo escrúpulos en lo que se refiere al juego.”
Volviendo al príncipe, sospecho que se basa en Harry que es al que más le gusta el polo. No es nombrado en la novela. La cuestión es que la autora hace viajar a Nero y a Bella a nuestras tierras argentinas.
🏇Tengo que decir que si la autora investigó fue lo básico porque menciona la Villa 31 (no conozco Buenos Aires), brevemente Nero le cuenta sobre el obelisco y la construcción de la embajada francesa. Ahora, hay “errores” como ser: NADIE llama “rancho” ni estancias, sino CAMPO, pero la autora y el personaje son ingleses y recordando mis básicas clases de inglés, sí, a lo que nosotros llamamos “campo” los extranjeros le llaman “rancho”, se lo perdono; Bailar el tango no es un requisito (Yo no sé bailarlo) y así… unos cuantos más. Incluso no me quedó claro la cría de “ponis”. Los ponis son petisos, no sirven para jugar al polo, de modo que buscando en internet encontré que sería el “Polo poni”, como se le conoce en inglés, Poni Polo, en español, o Polo Argentino, es un híbrido creado para ser veloz en distancias cortas, pero a la vez, con el temperamento ideal para seguir los mandos del jinete. El origen de la raza Polo Pony como tal, ocurre con la cruza de caballos mestizos de campo cruzados con caballos Pura Sangre. Acá la autora no es muy clara.
🏇Pero quiero centrarme en la descripción que hace del personaje argentino que me hizo recordar a Jacob Von Plessen, el ex marido de una famosa argentina (y él está bueno🤣) sin antes decir que solo hay una escena de sexo y pasando la mitad del libro. No puedo negar que, obvio, me enamoré de la descripción de Nero, increíblemente atractivo, sexy, oscuro (que pienso se refiere al color de su piel. ja! 😏pensé que se convertiría en el lobizón) sus hombros de herrero, sus poderosas manos, sus ojos negros y su barba incipiente. “Ataviado con su impecable traje en el más refinado de los escenarios, Nero Caracas parecía un ángel oscuro y peligroso.” Y así podría seguir. Ni hablar de ésta escena: “El Asesino parecía invencible al salir al campo, con su bronceado rostro sereno e imperturbable bajo el casco. Sujetaba ligeramente las riendas, pero en sus poderosos músculos se advertía el absoluto control que ejercía sobre la montura.” 🤤 Solo tiene un defecto: no toma mate😶.
🏇En fin. Si sienten curiosidad leanla. Como argentina me gusta, más allá de los horrores de errores, leer autoras extranjeras que se inspiran en nuestros hombres argentinos.
May 26, 2016
He leído otras novelas con protagonistas argentinos y me gustaron mucho por ser muy fieles a nuestras costumbres, como con Abby Green.
Desafortunadamente, este no es el caso. Esta novelita tiene demasiados errores con respecto a mi país y eso hace que piense que la autora se leyó Wikipedia, le contaron que un amigo de un amigo de un amigo viajó a Argentina y se creyó con la autoridad suficiente como para escribir una sarta de boludec3s que me dejaron "No ahora, por favor" xD.
"Empezaba a pensar que bailar el tango era un requisito para ser argentina". WTF. Sí, supongo que bailar el tango, jugar como Maradona, hablar con acento che visste lo que es sheimi dorna papáa y tener navidades calurosas son casi imprescindibles para ser todo un argentino. El dulce de leche, un papa argentino, alpargatas, soda y alfajoreee'
Sale el protagonista con nombre de brasileiro "Nero Caracas" y sigue la eterna expresión de "flores, fumaste flores" durante todo el libro. Hay fans de Adolfito Cambiasso chillando como locas, sí, claro.
Después, para seguir con esta porquería, la heroína es una dama de Hielo, la Ice-Queen bailando en media hora como una tanguera vieja, que comete el horror, la barbaridad de decir una de mis frases más odiadas en romántica: "Soy virgen pero no lo soy". No hay problema si no lo sos, total nadie te quiere, pero por lo menos sé sincera, ptm. Y así por el Negro Caracas, pierde sus inhibiciones y AGH, novelita del carajo xD.
"Vio la llanura y las montañas en el horizonte", mirá vos: camino hasta el horizonte y llego a la Cordillera de los Andes, no sabía, tantos años mirando pasto y vacas cuando podría haber hecho diez cuadras y tocaba las montañas. Qué idiota.
Desafortunadamente, este no es el caso. Esta novelita tiene demasiados errores con respecto a mi país y eso hace que piense que la autora se leyó Wikipedia, le contaron que un amigo de un amigo de un amigo viajó a Argentina y se creyó con la autoridad suficiente como para escribir una sarta de boludec3s que me dejaron "No ahora, por favor" xD.
"Empezaba a pensar que bailar el tango era un requisito para ser argentina". WTF. Sí, supongo que bailar el tango, jugar como Maradona, hablar con acento che visste lo que es sheimi dorna papáa y tener navidades calurosas son casi imprescindibles para ser todo un argentino. El dulce de leche, un papa argentino, alpargatas, soda y alfajoreee'
Sale el protagonista con nombre de brasileiro "Nero Caracas" y sigue la eterna expresión de "flores, fumaste flores" durante todo el libro. Hay fans de Adolfito Cambiasso chillando como locas, sí, claro.
Después, para seguir con esta porquería, la heroína es una dama de Hielo, la Ice-Queen bailando en media hora como una tanguera vieja, que comete el horror, la barbaridad de decir una de mis frases más odiadas en romántica: "Soy virgen pero no lo soy". No hay problema si no lo sos, total nadie te quiere, pero por lo menos sé sincera, ptm. Y así por el Negro Caracas, pierde sus inhibiciones y AGH, novelita del carajo xD.
"Vio la llanura y las montañas en el horizonte", mirá vos: camino hasta el horizonte y llego a la Cordillera de los Andes, no sabía, tantos años mirando pasto y vacas cuando podría haber hecho diez cuadras y tocaba las montañas. Qué idiota.
January 15, 2020
Protagonistas: Nero & Isabella
Profesiones: Jugador de Polo & Adiestradora de Caballos
Paises: Londres & Argentina
Profesiones: Jugador de Polo & Adiestradora de Caballos
Paises: Londres & Argentina
Read
April 19, 2015Generally I only write about a book when it´s really worth it. When I gave them 4 or 5 stars. This books deserves none. Zero. So then, why I´m writting now 3 AM in the morning? Because I´m pissed! Because I´m argentinean, I´m from Buenos Aires, I´d been in polo matches, I know polo players, I spend some time in "estancias" (nobody calls them that way!!!) and I think I´ve enough backround to make a review straigthing some things. These is for the writter if she looks at reviews, and readers who wants an honest opinion.
First of all, when you write a book about a sport and/or country you have to make homework. You can´t make so many mistakes. A few ones are always allowed, we are all human. But this is a sloppy work.
A polo player in Argentina is not a national heroe, that´s only applies to a very few soccer players like Maradona. Polo players are not so well known around the country, it´s still an elite sport, although thanks to new generations is opening the horizon to reach more people. They don´t firm autographs like rockstars. When they dress for riding they used tight white jeans, not breaches (they would have a fit otherwise), and brown boots. never in a million years black ones! It´s a tradition born of the fact that the black leather mark stains on white jeans, because is a contact sport. Sure you can find some players really really wealthy but not at all millionaires with private jets (in plural) helicopters and towns. Stick cheeks are for soccer, not polo. Polo is more a family sport event. Certainly you would find girls hanging out, as well as boys because as I already said is a family sport, where people dress well enough if it´s happening in Palermo or another club, but surely nobody wears heels in an "estancia" match (again is not the proper word, we just say campo). NERO it´s not an argentinian name AT ALL, CARACAS is Venezuela capital city, not an argentinian last name. Men don´t use the world "chica" as girl, instead they maybe would say "nena" but I doubt it, because is not really a polish word. Women has nothing to do training polo ponies, that´s the players jobs, the employees from the player who are men and called petiseros, and some low handicap players, who also train horses for sale them afterwards. Women have their horses and matches for sure, but they don´t train horses for others, because it´s a chauvinist sport and you need really stamina for that. We have great amazones but in other horse sport disciplines. So, a "Nero" never would have a Bella taking care for his horses at the palenque, that´s the petiseros or grooms work. It´s insane to think that you have a doctor and a nurse as staff in an "Estancia". By the way, they don´t get named after the family name, traditionally they have saint´s names, or geographical names or whatever, and there, yes, can appear that beloved word...estancia...like "Estancia San Antonio" for example, but if you go there you just say "I´m going to San Antonio, or I´m going al campo". A gaucho it´s most a romantic way of calling a man who works really hard in the country (peon), an employee, and I really doubt that they know how to speak in english. If you drive from Ezeiza International Airport to the city, you´re going to reach the city in about only an hour. You can´t see from that highway the villa 31, and if you miraculous do, then you´re going to see the french embassy first and the obelisk at last. Porteños doesn´t dance tango in every corner. You´re going to find them dancing in San Telmo Fair, on weekends and if you´re lucky enough, walking through tourist points during weekends. "Criolla ponies" doesn´t exist, we have Criollos, and they are horses for farming and leisure riding not for playing polo. For that sport we have the best Polo Ponies in the world, so is highly improbable that a millionaire polo player with the best polo ponies in the world will offer whatever it takes for an english mare. We export polo ponies to the world, not otherwise around. Oh, and if you´re lucky enough to go to la pampa you are a superheroe with x vision if you can see mountains with snow peaks! La Pampa is flat, reaaaally flat. And the next mountain you have are Los Andes, far away, really far away, you need two days travelling by car, not horses, to get there. Yes Buenos Aires is or was often called the new Paris, yes we eat empanadas, we have milongas also (but not with checkered tableclothes like italians!). Yes is warm in Christmas time, and we have people named as María, Concepción (less), Ignacio, and Nacho that by the way is Ignacio´s nickname.
First of all, when you write a book about a sport and/or country you have to make homework. You can´t make so many mistakes. A few ones are always allowed, we are all human. But this is a sloppy work.
A polo player in Argentina is not a national heroe, that´s only applies to a very few soccer players like Maradona. Polo players are not so well known around the country, it´s still an elite sport, although thanks to new generations is opening the horizon to reach more people. They don´t firm autographs like rockstars. When they dress for riding they used tight white jeans, not breaches (they would have a fit otherwise), and brown boots. never in a million years black ones! It´s a tradition born of the fact that the black leather mark stains on white jeans, because is a contact sport. Sure you can find some players really really wealthy but not at all millionaires with private jets (in plural) helicopters and towns. Stick cheeks are for soccer, not polo. Polo is more a family sport event. Certainly you would find girls hanging out, as well as boys because as I already said is a family sport, where people dress well enough if it´s happening in Palermo or another club, but surely nobody wears heels in an "estancia" match (again is not the proper word, we just say campo). NERO it´s not an argentinian name AT ALL, CARACAS is Venezuela capital city, not an argentinian last name. Men don´t use the world "chica" as girl, instead they maybe would say "nena" but I doubt it, because is not really a polish word. Women has nothing to do training polo ponies, that´s the players jobs, the employees from the player who are men and called petiseros, and some low handicap players, who also train horses for sale them afterwards. Women have their horses and matches for sure, but they don´t train horses for others, because it´s a chauvinist sport and you need really stamina for that. We have great amazones but in other horse sport disciplines. So, a "Nero" never would have a Bella taking care for his horses at the palenque, that´s the petiseros or grooms work. It´s insane to think that you have a doctor and a nurse as staff in an "Estancia". By the way, they don´t get named after the family name, traditionally they have saint´s names, or geographical names or whatever, and there, yes, can appear that beloved word...estancia...like "Estancia San Antonio" for example, but if you go there you just say "I´m going to San Antonio, or I´m going al campo". A gaucho it´s most a romantic way of calling a man who works really hard in the country (peon), an employee, and I really doubt that they know how to speak in english. If you drive from Ezeiza International Airport to the city, you´re going to reach the city in about only an hour. You can´t see from that highway the villa 31, and if you miraculous do, then you´re going to see the french embassy first and the obelisk at last. Porteños doesn´t dance tango in every corner. You´re going to find them dancing in San Telmo Fair, on weekends and if you´re lucky enough, walking through tourist points during weekends. "Criolla ponies" doesn´t exist, we have Criollos, and they are horses for farming and leisure riding not for playing polo. For that sport we have the best Polo Ponies in the world, so is highly improbable that a millionaire polo player with the best polo ponies in the world will offer whatever it takes for an english mare. We export polo ponies to the world, not otherwise around. Oh, and if you´re lucky enough to go to la pampa you are a superheroe with x vision if you can see mountains with snow peaks! La Pampa is flat, reaaaally flat. And the next mountain you have are Los Andes, far away, really far away, you need two days travelling by car, not horses, to get there. Yes Buenos Aires is or was often called the new Paris, yes we eat empanadas, we have milongas also (but not with checkered tableclothes like italians!). Yes is warm in Christmas time, and we have people named as María, Concepción (less), Ignacio, and Nacho that by the way is Ignacio´s nickname.
January 1, 2019
I can't lie this book is quite possibly one of the cheesiest HPlandia books in the history of the genre. Our broody polo playing H who likes to get his own way and the poor h with the best horse in the polo universe but is dirt poor paying off her dads debts.
What I know about polo I could probably write on the back of a stamp and my education came from pretty woman and Jilly Cooper books voraciously read in my formative teen years. However I also know its the sport of Royals and of course they have to pop up in this novel. One has to suspect the "Prince" I imagine is loosely based on either Wills or Harry and at a guess I'd say Harry as he was more into the polo than big brother. I really can't imagine that when this novel was written he'd be ordering grooms to different countries for several months for his charitable foundation when he was busy on active duty in the army and training to fly Apache helicopters but hey ho lets continue.
Off we go to Argentina because anyone can take over the running of her busy stud farm and hes off to create a lets teach riding horses school for troubled youngsters on his estancia similar to one the h created in the UK and all the while hes trying to get her best polo pony off her. Romance and riding happens, the school is a success but the H gets cold feet and ships the h back off to England cos he can tell she loves him. She leaves him with her very best pony as a token of her love because that's what you do when you're flat broke trying to save your farm and livelihood.
Back to rainy England we go and our h is the top dog groom for the Prince's polo match he she does some good avoidance for a week and he brings her pony back (though still ends up riding it because its raining). Apparently the best polo player in the world needs the best pony. If this is the case I want to see a 8 way fight to the death between the Acosta Brothers, their Brazilian cousin, the Acosta sister's American polo playing hubby and our H for the privilege of the pony. Weapons of choice include mallets and horse shoes.
Also just once I'd like to see England not get trounced by a South American Polo Team!
What I know about polo I could probably write on the back of a stamp and my education came from pretty woman and Jilly Cooper books voraciously read in my formative teen years. However I also know its the sport of Royals and of course they have to pop up in this novel. One has to suspect the "Prince" I imagine is loosely based on either Wills or Harry and at a guess I'd say Harry as he was more into the polo than big brother. I really can't imagine that when this novel was written he'd be ordering grooms to different countries for several months for his charitable foundation when he was busy on active duty in the army and training to fly Apache helicopters but hey ho lets continue.
Off we go to Argentina because anyone can take over the running of her busy stud farm and hes off to create a lets teach riding horses school for troubled youngsters on his estancia similar to one the h created in the UK and all the while hes trying to get her best polo pony off her. Romance and riding happens, the school is a success but the H gets cold feet and ships the h back off to England cos he can tell she loves him. She leaves him with her very best pony as a token of her love because that's what you do when you're flat broke trying to save your farm and livelihood.
Back to rainy England we go and our h is the top dog groom for the Prince's polo match he she does some good avoidance for a week and he brings her pony back (though still ends up riding it because its raining). Apparently the best polo player in the world needs the best pony. If this is the case I want to see a 8 way fight to the death between the Acosta Brothers, their Brazilian cousin, the Acosta sister's American polo playing hubby and our H for the privilege of the pony. Weapons of choice include mallets and horse shoes.
Also just once I'd like to see England not get trounced by a South American Polo Team!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 14, 2011
The heroine Bella works as a trainer for the British Polo team as well as running a scheme for disadvantage children at her stables. She works extremely hard and is known as an ice maiden in her social circle but she doesn't mind as she works hard to escape her past. When she meets the hero Nero, she is immediately on the defence, Nero is considered the worlds best polo player and she knows he wants to buy the pony she has bred. Nero has heard good things about Bella's stables as well as her ice maiden reputation. He knows that he wants to do business with her and after meeting her he desires her. Bella reluctantly agrees to help set up a riding scheme at Nero's estancia and travels with him to Argentina. There, they both work well alongside each other and get to know one another, however their desire is never far away even if it seems impossible for them to become involved.
This is an OK book but I found it a little up and down, and I never seemed to be really interested in the story. Both the hero and heroine had issues about relationships but they were not fully explained or grounded and introduced a little too late. I couldn't really warm to either character, and their relationship didn't feel real. I actually think there was more focus on polo ponies than there was on the relationship.
The story is OK, a little boring but quick and easy to read.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
This is an OK book but I found it a little up and down, and I never seemed to be really interested in the story. Both the hero and heroine had issues about relationships but they were not fully explained or grounded and introduced a little too late. I couldn't really warm to either character, and their relationship didn't feel real. I actually think there was more focus on polo ponies than there was on the relationship.
The story is OK, a little boring but quick and easy to read.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
January 1, 2014
Magistral inicio de la serie Juego Argentino donde la cultura y la indiosncracia del país gaucho está en todo su esplendor...
February 14, 2024
Isabella Wheeler es una adiestradora de caballos muy centrada, dedicada por entero a su profesión. Cuando se ve cara a cara con Nero Caracas, el atractivo jugador de polo argentino, Bella tendrá que tomar decisiones no tan solo en lo laboral, sino también en su vida personal.
La historia comienza con buen pie y una química abrasadora entre los protagonistas y aunque eso haya declinado un poco a través de todo el libro, fue entretenido y con un bonito final.
📖: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🔥: ⭐️⭐️
La historia comienza con buen pie y una química abrasadora entre los protagonistas y aunque eso haya declinado un poco a través de todo el libro, fue entretenido y con un bonito final.
📖: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🔥: ⭐️⭐️
October 26, 2012
Book Blurb:
What Nero wants, Nero gets – doesn’t he? Reigning polo champion Nero Caracas bows to no man…and certainly not to women! With red-hot Latin blood coursing through his veins, what he wants he gets… Bella Wheeler has followed in the footsteps of her horse-trainer father – though determined to eclipse his disreputable legacy, she remains professionally distant from everyone! This aloof beauty has two things Nero wants – the best horse in the world…and a body as pure and untouched as her snow-white ice maiden’s reputation!
I adore Argentinean heroes. The dark, sexy, gorgeous rich and oh my…polo players, even better….
This is the 1st book in Susan Stephens’s (who just happens to be one of my favorite Mills & Boon authors) Band of Brothers series and we meet one of the Caracas brothers, Nero, a world famous polo champion on a trip to England to buy horses for his stables in Argentina.
He knows that Bella Wheeler is the best horse-trainer in England and he persuades her to travel to his home and set up a riding school for disadvantage kids.
The detailed descriptions of the polo world are amazingly well written that you can almost feel the excitement and glamour as it is so often portrayed by the media.
Bella is one of those heroines that I can’t make up my mind about. I like her independence, her stamina, her love for what she has always wanted to do – work with horses and be a great trainer. Yes, she’s has issues from her childhood but why does she have to hold it all inside?
The chemistry between the two was missing a bit in my opinion. Perhaps because it just took sooooooooooo long for them to actually get together. This is after all a romance tale and for them to actually just “do” it ONCE in the whole book……now don’t get me wrong…the one sex scene is pretty hot but why just one????
I enjoyed the story but it’s not one of my favorites.
I like family sagas so I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
What Nero wants, Nero gets – doesn’t he? Reigning polo champion Nero Caracas bows to no man…and certainly not to women! With red-hot Latin blood coursing through his veins, what he wants he gets… Bella Wheeler has followed in the footsteps of her horse-trainer father – though determined to eclipse his disreputable legacy, she remains professionally distant from everyone! This aloof beauty has two things Nero wants – the best horse in the world…and a body as pure and untouched as her snow-white ice maiden’s reputation!
I adore Argentinean heroes. The dark, sexy, gorgeous rich and oh my…polo players, even better….
This is the 1st book in Susan Stephens’s (who just happens to be one of my favorite Mills & Boon authors) Band of Brothers series and we meet one of the Caracas brothers, Nero, a world famous polo champion on a trip to England to buy horses for his stables in Argentina.
He knows that Bella Wheeler is the best horse-trainer in England and he persuades her to travel to his home and set up a riding school for disadvantage kids.
The detailed descriptions of the polo world are amazingly well written that you can almost feel the excitement and glamour as it is so often portrayed by the media.
Bella is one of those heroines that I can’t make up my mind about. I like her independence, her stamina, her love for what she has always wanted to do – work with horses and be a great trainer. Yes, she’s has issues from her childhood but why does she have to hold it all inside?
The chemistry between the two was missing a bit in my opinion. Perhaps because it just took sooooooooooo long for them to actually get together. This is after all a romance tale and for them to actually just “do” it ONCE in the whole book……now don’t get me wrong…the one sex scene is pretty hot but why just one????
I enjoyed the story but it’s not one of my favorites.
I like family sagas so I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
March 1, 2012
I LOVED IT!!!!! lol the characters, the plot, the drama, the HEAT, and the tango..........all absolutely fabulous!!!!! I loved this book! LOVED IT!!! Something else that made it so excellent was all the detail and inforrmation the author put into both characters careers. Horses are and will always be my favorite animal ever!!!!! And I have always considered the tango to be one of the most beautiful, passionate, and sexiest dances of all time. The sex scene, though it took a little while to get to it and there was sadly only one, was definitely worth the wait lol ;) it was seriously HOT!!!!! Haha all in all this book was wonderful and I definitely recommend it :)
November 25, 2015
LA PERFEZIONE DI UN INCONTRO di SUSAN STEPHENS
Il campione di polo Nero Caracas non è abituato a chiedere il permesso. Di fronte a lui ogni porta si spalanca e, grazie al suo bollente sangue latino, ottiene sempre quello che desidera.
Isabella Wheeler ha seguito le orme paterne diventando allenatrice di cavalli, e la sua indole la spinge a tenere sempre un solido distacco professionale da chiunque le si avvicini. Per questo, tutti la considerano una donna di ghiaccio.
Bella, però, possiede due cose che Nero vuole: il miglior cavallo del mondo, e un corpo che non passa certo inosservato.
Il campione di polo Nero Caracas non è abituato a chiedere il permesso. Di fronte a lui ogni porta si spalanca e, grazie al suo bollente sangue latino, ottiene sempre quello che desidera.
Isabella Wheeler ha seguito le orme paterne diventando allenatrice di cavalli, e la sua indole la spinge a tenere sempre un solido distacco professionale da chiunque le si avvicini. Per questo, tutti la considerano una donna di ghiaccio.
Bella, però, possiede due cose che Nero vuole: il miglior cavallo del mondo, e un corpo che non passa certo inosservato.
June 3, 2021
What Nero wants, Nero gets—doesn't he?
Reigning polo champion Nero Caracas bows to no man…and certainly not to women! With red-hot Latin blood coursing through his veins, what he wants he gets…
Bella Wheeler has followed in the footsteps of her horse-trainer father—though, determined to eclipse his disreputable legacy, she remains professionally distant from everyone! This aloof beauty has two things Nero wants—the best horse in the world…and a body as pure and untouched as her snow-white ice maiden's reputation!
Reigning polo champion Nero Caracas bows to no man…and certainly not to women! With red-hot Latin blood coursing through his veins, what he wants he gets…
Bella Wheeler has followed in the footsteps of her horse-trainer father—though, determined to eclipse his disreputable legacy, she remains professionally distant from everyone! This aloof beauty has two things Nero wants—the best horse in the world…and a body as pure and untouched as her snow-white ice maiden's reputation!
August 3, 2011
Wonderful info on polo horses. Makes you want to watch a match, but this is suppose to be a love story.
I swear, I have read this before. I know the scene where Nero rides in to save her during the match I have read the same thing in another book. I never could understand either one's reluctance. Why did Nero keep backing off, and the explaination for Bella just didn't make sense.
Overall the story is ok, but it really left me flat.
I swear, I have read this before. I know the scene where Nero rides in to save her during the match I have read the same thing in another book. I never could understand either one's reluctance. Why did Nero keep backing off, and the explaination for Bella just didn't make sense.
Overall the story is ok, but it really left me flat.
September 4, 2011
In a word, sucked. I have read literally thousands of these books (3-5 books per month, 12 months/yr, 25 yrs) and this one goes to the bottom. The heroine is stiff, unhappy... I couldn't see any decent guy putting up with her whiny complaints & martyrdom let alone a suppossedly wealthy, good looking, personable guy.
I couldn't finish the book it was so bad. I deleted it from my Kindle.
I couldn't finish the book it was so bad. I deleted it from my Kindle.
August 9, 2011
i enjoyed this book by s stephens much more than her last few works. it had more of a plot and understandable characters
August 9, 2011
Wonderful romance.
Read
September 11, 2011could have been better
February 8, 2013
review soon to come
March 3, 2014
This is not my typical type of book, I didn't think, but it was a nice change a quick read. A romance.
October 9, 2016
I really liked this book couldn't put it down
March 30, 2019
Davvero molto carino e divertente una lettura poco impegnativa.
Displaying 1 - 21 of 21 reviews