Riding for Redemption is a great romantic mystery with multiple agendas from all the characters, and no overt plot holes other than occasional "darn it, why don't you just SAY what's on your mind!"
Megan's brother had gone missing three months ago in a jockey school. The "official" story was he disappeared in Mexico and he's suspected of being a trafficker due to his previous rehab attempts. Megan knew his brother was clean. She went undercover herself at the same school. She met Scott Taylor, who was asked to run an "addiction" course at the school and is a former cop. Scott lost his girlfriend to drug addiction, so he hates drugs. Scott believed the story about Megan's brother being a trafficker using the school as cover, as he had no reason to doubt Garrett. Megan was attracted to Scott, and vice versa, and Megan, with different last name and different build, was not immediately recognized. As Megan investigated and found signs that Garrett was involved in something seriously nasty... like association with narcos in Mexico, Scott knew that Megan was hiding something...
There were several "bad timing" moments were characters chose to withhold information due to certain timing issues which only came back to haunt them even worse. And the darkest hour really had me on the edge of my seat. My problem is the epilogue, where Scott decided to make it all up to Megan by doing something in Mexico, and the timing feels a bit wrong. But the mystery onion peel was done very well. All in all I decided a 5 star rating was worth it despite the bad timing issues and the extended grand gesture.
Category: Romantic suspense
Primary Plot: Young woman must go undercover to find her brother, and falls for the guy who can destroy her investigation, but can also protect her
Tropes: disguise, protector, woman in peril, teacher/student, scars
Overall Rating: 5/5
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