Name: Blades of Bluegrass
ISBN: 9781635556377

D. Jackson Leigh

A US Army occupational therapist must rehab a bitter veteran who is a ticking political time bomb the military is desperate to disarm.

Blades of Bluegrass

Megan Cooper

I'm always going to pick up the latest book by D Jackson Leigh - she's one of my go to authors. 

In Blades of Bluegrass, Captain Britt Story has returned home to her grandfather's farm after losing both her arm and her faith in the chain of command in Afghanistan. Thanks to her Senator father and a rather skeevy General she's fast tracked for a experimental prosthesis in a bid to keep her silence on what happened overseas. Enter Lieutenant Teddy Alexander, physical and occupational therapist who lost her wife in Afghanistan 5 years ago, who has been tasked with helping Britt's recovery. As this is a D. Jackson Leigh novel the farm is a horse breeding farm and there's a fair bit of equine throughout the story.

You'd think from the description this would be an angsty read but Jackson Leigh doesn't delve too deeply into the past tragedies - they impact the characters and their actions, but they aren't overwrought storylines that overwhelm the broader plot. It's a delicate balance to keep the budding romance light and positive when there are such serious issues that they are both dealing with. I do wish a bit more time had been spent on the military plot - it seemed a bit rushed at the end as things were wrapping up into the HEA. 

There's a nice romance developed between Britt and Teddy - a slow burn as they build their trust. Even thought I didn't get a strong sense of chemistry at the beginning, both characters were engaging and the chemistry popped once things started moving in a more romantic direction. 

As always - I enjoy Jackson Leigh's novels. She writes well, has characters you can't help but like and , of course, her novels are usually set in horse country. With a slightly more serious subplot the book had a bit more gravity and seriousness than some of her other books but it is balances well with the romance. Recommended

Blades of Bluegrass

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