Winning Ways: equestrian romantic suspense
11/29/09 Cleveland Examiner. Toni Leland's main character in Winning Ways seems to have it all. Liz Barnett owns some of thebest Arabian Horses in the industry and has just accepted an invitation from a retiring Californiaveterinarian to join his practice. However, she quickly finds out the hard way that it isn't just herhorses that are being judged. She must also work to prove herself, not only in the show industry,but also her new job. Working hard to rise above unexpected hurdles and prejudice, Liz, who seemsdetermined to be independent, finds a surprising ally and friend.Winning Ways brings together an unlikely pair that soon come to realize they have more in commonthan they ever could have foreseen. This novel is filled with beautiful Arabian Horses, deviouscharacters who will do anything to get what they want, and a romance seemingly doomed from thestart. Leland has readers despising a character in one chapter and sympathetic to their plight in thenext. Readers of Leland's Winning Ways will be reminded that people are not always what theyseem. Some people carry their hearts on their shirt sleeves while others will shield themselvesbehind a facade in order to keep relationships at arms length.I thoroughly enjoyed Winning Ways, and would certainly recommend it to another horse lover.Leland's knowledge of so many different facets of the horse industry make the novel a believableand enjoyable read from start to finish. --Ashley Rodenmeyer, Cleveland Examiner