The Racing Heir's Rival Bride
(2026)(Book 11 in the Brides of Miss Mabel's Registry series)
A novel by London James
Marlena Howard has an eye for horses nobody in Kentucky racing seems willing to trust. That didn’t stop her from staking everything on her horse Daphne and turning her into a contender capable of beating some of the best horses in the state. Marlena doesn’t need a husband. She needs the racing world to stop treating her like a nobody and a chance to build the breeding program she’s dreamed of.
Henry Pollard has no time for courting, not with his father watching from New York and expecting him to make the Pollard name matter in the heart of Kentucky racing. Henry has the money, the pedigree, and High Command, a colt good enough to carry Pollard Racing all the way to Churchill Downs. What he needs, he decides, is a practical marriage to a poised woman who can help him navigate the social obligations surrounding a prominent racing family while he concentrates on winning.
Neither expects Miss Mabel Blessington to pair them with the rival already standing between them and everything they want, or for every race to draw them closer and every victory to make it harder to remember whether they’re supposed to be falling in love or trying to beat each other to the finish line.
When Henry’s father arrives determined to control both his son and the Pollard campaign, Henry and Marlena may have to decide whether winning means crossing the finish line first… or finally choosing a life that belongs to them.
Can two racing rivals stop keeping score long enough to see what Miss Mabel saw in them all along?They ask for quiet, obedient brides. Mabel sends them the ones with fire.
Full of laugh-out-loud banter, heartfelt faith, and sweet frontier romance, The Brides of Miss Mabel’s Registry is a series of wholesome, charming love stories where opposites attract, sparks fly, and happily ever after comes with a few unexpected detours.
Genre: Inspirational
Henry Pollard has no time for courting, not with his father watching from New York and expecting him to make the Pollard name matter in the heart of Kentucky racing. Henry has the money, the pedigree, and High Command, a colt good enough to carry Pollard Racing all the way to Churchill Downs. What he needs, he decides, is a practical marriage to a poised woman who can help him navigate the social obligations surrounding a prominent racing family while he concentrates on winning.
Neither expects Miss Mabel Blessington to pair them with the rival already standing between them and everything they want, or for every race to draw them closer and every victory to make it harder to remember whether they’re supposed to be falling in love or trying to beat each other to the finish line.
When Henry’s father arrives determined to control both his son and the Pollard campaign, Henry and Marlena may have to decide whether winning means crossing the finish line first… or finally choosing a life that belongs to them.
Can two racing rivals stop keeping score long enough to see what Miss Mabel saw in them all along?They ask for quiet, obedient brides. Mabel sends them the ones with fire.
Full of laugh-out-loud banter, heartfelt faith, and sweet frontier romance, The Brides of Miss Mabel’s Registry is a series of wholesome, charming love stories where opposites attract, sparks fly, and happily ever after comes with a few unexpected detours.
Genre: Inspirational