Kelly Dawson Author

  Now that Anna’s home, he intends for her to stay. As his. Anna Fletcher grew up at Bracken Ridge, the equestrian centre owned by her parents, and she knew one day it would become hers. Now she’s returned home from university and is ready to begin doing what she loves most — managing the care and training of the horses. Jeremy McCrae has been a part of Bracken Ridge forever, too. And while she was away, he’d been promoted to stable manager. He’s as sinfully sexy as she remembers, but she’s shocked to realise he’s now her boss. Anna hates him being in charge and challenges him at every turn, forcing Jeremy to resort to old fashioned methods to enforce his authority. When circumstances test their friendship and an accident forces them apart, can Jeremy figure out how to show Anna that she's his girl, or is their friendship going to be lost forever? A sweet, spicy friends to lovers contemporary romance set in New Zealand. Note: This book was originally published as Bracken Ri...

Chapter 1    “Shit! Get off me, you heffalump!” Anna grumbled as the big, bay gelding she was brushing shifted his feet and planted his heavy hoof directly on top of her booted foot. “Get off!” she ordered again, shoving the horse with her shoulder until he stepped sideways, freeing her trapped foot. “Damn boy, you weigh a ton,” she muttered, lifting her foot off the ground gingerly, wriggling her toes inside her boots to check that they all still worked. “Now that I’m back for good I’m going to have to get me some steel capped boots.”  Crack! She jumped a mile in the air as a riding crop connected with her butt. Clutching the seat of her jeans with both hands she spun around to face the culprit, and found herself staring into the eyes of none other than Jeremy McCrae.  “Language!” he admonished, a stupid grin on his face. In his right hand was the offending riding crop, and balanced on his left arm was a saddle, blanket and bridle.  “Jeremy!” Anna shrieked, f...