it was another good book by Fern MichaelsAbout:When it comes to men, Nealy is very content with her new husband, lawyer Hatch Littletree. When it comes to horses, she is never satisfied. Nobody can measure up to her standards as a trainer, not even her daughter Emmie, who now runs the family's famous stables, Blue Diamond Farms.But returning to Blue Diamond Farms for a family reunion sends Nealy reeling. Emmie has let the farm slide, and she has picked a small, gutsy colt to send to the Derby -- a nice horse, but clearly the wrong one. Suddenly, Nealy is back in the game, ready to prove she's not too old to back a winner -- even if it means taking on another colt as her own personal project. Nealy's determined not to let Emmie's poor judgment undermine the reputation of the business she worked so hard to build. But the damage to her relationship with her daughter may be irreparable, as Emmie fights a secret battle with a crippling illness and fears of losing custody of her child.Now, with the ghosts of the past haunting them both, Emmie and Nealy engage in an unstoppable rivalry, two headstrong women engaged in a battle of wills, each determined to win -- no matter what the dangers, no matter what the cost.
This epic continues in book 3. Nealy continues to be upset with Emmie, movie is made of Nealy and her lofe, Willow pops in and out, Emmie gets very sick and spends a year in rehab where she and her dad reunite, Nealy even runs another Derby, etc, etc, etc.Near the beginning of this book, I did not like Nealy very much. She has become greedy, self-centered, and a control freak. Fortunately, she finds help and comes to understand a lot of things though there continues to be contention between herself and Emmie.If this book had ended with the last chapter, it wouldn't have been too bad; however, there were still too many loose ends and unanswered issues.The Epilogue was very disappointing and left the reader hanging. The only thing it "proved" was what Nealy had continued to say to and about Emmie, and that was already a given.These books are not a fairy-tale romance. They are the problems and frustrations of several generations of people that are not unrealistic in real life..
