The Secret Heiress

Bethany Campbell is a good writer. Here I have the feeling she is reviewing a lot of material from previous stories. We know that Andrew has come to run for the Presidency of the International Thoroughbred Racing Federation. One night he meets Marie, a waitress, in one of the fine restaurants in Austrailia. As she leaves one of the young men of the restaurant tries to bother her. But Andrew steps in to save her. Marie's mother Colette is in the hospital very ill. Before she dies she tells Marie she has kept a letter for Marie to read. It will tell about her heritage. When Colette dies Marie calls Reynard, Marie's uncle to tell him about Colette. He tells her to come to Hunter Valley where he works and knows Louisa Fairchild who is a Grandmother to Marie. Louisa does not know this but will find out later in the story. Andrew is also in Hunter valley visiting his cousin and meets Marie once again. He falls in love with her. It becomes hard fighting organized crime that has come into the Racing Federation. Here we will see how Andrew solves the problem with organized crime and wins becoming the President of the Racing Federation. How Marie finds how much her Grandmother loves her. Once again a lot of review in this book. You will enjoy reading the last book of the series.

Andrew Preston travels to Australia to drum up support there in his race to become president of the International Thoroughbred Racing Federation. However, he runs into some trouble down under that derails his campaign. At the same time he also meets waitress Marie Lafayette whom he is attracted to. He is stunned when their relationship becomes an issue in the election as his opponent indirectly uses her working class background as a means to paint Andrew negatively. Andrew worries about Marie's safety as he believes his adversary is willing to do anything, including harming an innocent waitress, to become the next president. However, she has a secret too as her mom on her deathbed revealed that Marie might be the missing heiress to Fairchild Acres THE SECRET HEIRESS is an intriguing thriller in which the romance plays second fiddle to the tense suspense. Andrew and Marie are a wonderful pairing of opposites as he is a sophisticated affluent male and she is a naive working class female. The two prime subplots (his campaign and her secret) come together nicely enhanced by the romance between them as Bethany Campbell provides a strong Thoroughbred Legacy tale. Harriet Klausner