Kentucky Rich, Fern Michaels
Kentucky Rich, Fern Michaels
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Kentucky Rich

Author: Fern Michaels

Narrator: Susie Berneis

Unabridged: 11 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017


Synopsis

Josh Coleman left SunStar, the thoroughbred horse farm he'd built from nothing, unfinished when he took to his deathbed. But his family's unfinished business cannot be ignored now that his long-lost daughter has come back to settle an old score. No longer resembling the teenage waif who slipped away in the middle of the night with her illegitimate child thirty years ago, Nealy is rich, sophisticated, and renowned in the racing world-a woman to be reckoned with-and her shocking return changes everything for her two brothers, her daughter, and all the Thorntons and Colemans connected to SunStar. Surpassing herself once again, Fern Michaels ushers in an extraordinary new trilogy with this stunning novel that is as rich and lush as Kentucky bluegrass country itself.

About Fern Michaels

Self-described as someone who can scribble notes and tell great stories, author Fern Michaels, aka Mary Ruth Kuczkir, is a very prolific writer having written 147 books, with 90 being on the New York Times best sellers list. She was born in Pennsylvania, coming into this world as "a dinky little thing", as her father called her. She spent the early part of her adult life becoming a wife and mother of five children. After her children were grown, she separated from her husband, who was a very negative person, and began putting pen to paper to begin her writing career. She had always loved books, and writing one seemed to be the best chance for her to make her own way through the rest of her life. Her first manuscript was not published, but the second attempt was, and so began her illustrious career.

Her successful career allowed her to put all five children through college, on her own, which she claims is one of her most proud accomplishments. She says that when all is considered, family is the most important thing. Fern also bought a beautiful old (300 year old) plantation in South Carolina, where she still lives today. Her grandmother gave her very sage advice many years ago, which she lives by today.......when God is good to you, you have to give back. She developed the Fern Michaels Foundation which grants four scholarships to deserving students. She also opened a pre-school and day care center for single moms who are having a hard time supporting their family.

The quote that best describes is a Dutch saying.......If you can't whistle on your way to work, you don't belong in that job. She follows by saying, "I whistle all day long".


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ashley on August 18, 2018

I was really enjoying this and it was on its way to being a 4 star read but about three quarters of the way through, things went downhill fast. All the additional family drama was just too much and Nealy became such an unlikeable character so quickly. I so enjoyed the beginning of her story and seei......more

Goodreads review by Lori on November 23, 2020

Well. The best I can say is that there were horses in this story; Not much was realistic about the horse aspect. The book started off heavy in the drama department and carried along until the ridiculous horse chatter bogged down in the addition of the Texas family. It left off in a pleasent scene se......more

Goodreads review by Virginia on October 28, 2016

I did not realize that this book was the first in a triology when I started it. Now I am not sure if I will actively seek the remaining two books or just let fate take its course. If I happen upon the other two, I will read them, but if I don't come across them, it will not be a huge loss. I am not a......more

Goodreads review by Christy on March 22, 2022

It's been awhile since I read this book but I remember it was a ok book.......more

Goodreads review by Donna on January 30, 2025

Good Plot - Poorly Edited I liked the premise of this book, but there were too many missteps. Fern Michaels should invest in a good developmental editor. There is too much narrative, too many long-winded conversations with no movements or body expressions, or pauses of any kind, and too many repeats......more