Publisher's Synopsis
If you love horses and Irish love stories - then you'll love Warrior Spirit! Major 'player', Blackie O'Brien, is trying to change his 'bad boy' ways. He's had lots of time to think about it while recuperating from a near-fatal accident. But this was no 'accident'. It was orchestrated by his ruthless ex-agent, Mickey Reegan. It seems the luck o' the Irish has deserted Blackie once and for all. And Blackie's no ordinary Irishman. This lusty young man is the direct descendent of Brian Boru, the most influential High King of Ireland. He's Irish, he's hot, he's a champion ex-steeplechase jockey and he's lonely. He needs a second chance. In enters the beautiful Meg when she brings her horses to his Virginia farm. Their sexual chemistry is immediate! His sordid past keeps popping up to ruin things between them. Blackie's convinced Meg will give up on him but she believes in him and knows someday soon, he'll get it right. Warrior Spirit chronicles Blackie's journey from the green valleys of Ireland to the privileged horse country of Middleburg, Virginia. Blackie is desperately trying to find a new career with horses and Meg is helping him. But his family has other plans for him. They believe he's driven by the spirit of an ancient Irish warrior and demand he take his rightful place in Ireland's political leadership. From fighting off alcoholic temptations, thwarting an attempted rape of Meg, and stopping thugs trying to take his life, Blackie leaps over one hurdle after another. Will Blackie ultimately find the future he's meant to have with the love of a good woman? Will Blackie get a second chance to turn his life around? This series is the saga of the royal O'Briens from Killarney, Ireland and their reluctant "prince," Blackie.