"Horse Play" by AngelGoddess1981

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After the debacle that was her relationship with Mike Newton Bella Swan decided never to date someone she works with again. That is, until Edward Cullen comes along and turns her world upside down. A handsome bronze-haired adonis who looks hot by simply carrying a bale of hay from one barn to another, he seems to be from a completely different world. In fact, his crooked smile is so mesmerizing that Bella, an experienced and prize-winning rider, is completely captivated, loses her balance and falls from the horse, landing hard on her side - twice! Grumbling and determined to neither look or talk to the (cocky) guy her father Charlie employed to help them run their ranch again, Bella retreats to the beautiful house she lives in. After the death of her grandparents a couple of years ago, their successful horse ranch was given to Bella's father. Planning to once literally take over the reins and become the boss of the beautiful piece of land she grew up on, the 25-year old young woman studied business and put all her love and strength into helping at the ranch wherever help was needed. And now, that sexy looking devil comes along and makes her lose focus! Glad to finally be alone for a moment, Bella goes straight to the bathroom to take a much needed shower and tend to her nasty bruises. She is utterly unprepared for what awaits her behind the door: a completely naked, breathtakingly beautiful and muscular Edward...

Embarrassed Bella runs out of the bathroom (but not before taking a thorough look at everything Edward has to offer) and takes a deep breath. After she's over the initial shock, she gets extremely angry when Charlie tells her that, from now, Edward would live with her in the big house. And even though Bella shows both men the cold shoulder and seems to be more than upset, she is secretly excited to have that hot piece of men sleeping just across the floor from her. It doesn't take long for Bella to realize that he is far from being the arrogant dick she thought he was. Instead, the young man is friendly, an amazing rider, smart, funny, and, immensely interested in Bella and her well being. After she once again falls from the horse, the pain is so unbearable that Edward takes her to his father Carlisle. He diagnoses a couple of cracked ribs and orders Bella to stay in bed for two to three weeks. Almost unable to move, she relies heavily on Edward and can't seem to ignore her growing feelings for him anymore. Edward also cares about her deeply but asks her to take things slow. Instead of jumping each other's bones the first chance they get, they both want to get to know each other a little bit better. That, and Edward is still not entirely over the heartbreak he suffered from his previous relationship...

AngelGoddess1981 is a wonderful author whose stories always contain tons of hot lemons, a little bit of angst, lots of sweet romance, and a bit of drama! And Horse Play is no exception to that! Even though Bella tries to deny her feelings for Edward in the beginning it doesn't take long for her to eventually give in. And how could she not? Edward is everything a woman could hope for in a man: he's intelligent, funny, incredibly sexy (especially on a horse), very romantic (their first date is simply perfect), and, most importantly, he worships the ground Bella walks on. Hearing why his past relationship ended is both heartbreaking and infuriating but the showdown between Bella and Kate (Edward's ex) really makes up for it! Horse Play is mostly written from Bella's POV but from time to time, we get a glimpse into Edward's head as well. The story lacks typos and grammatical mistakes and is therefore very easy to read. However, it also includes many scenes that are neither needed by the reader to follow the character's actions nor move they the plot along. Thae result is that the storyline only progresses slowly and the fic is very long. You’ll definitely need a while to finish it but the magical moments between Edward and Bella are really worth it!

Horse Play consists of 38 chapters and is rated M for lemons and language.

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