Marriage at a Price is Miranda Lee’s 40th novel. Courtney Cross is the independent, spirited owner of the Crosswinds horse stud farm. But after her mother’s death, she finds she is deep in debt and may lose the farm unless she finds a silent business partner. When investment broker, Jack Falconer, says he knows just the man, Courtney isn’t expecting the deal that is offered. Sparks fly between Courtney and Jack, with each determined to get their own way. The legacy that Courtney has from her single mother, Hilary, is not just the Crosswinds stud, but her independence and her opinion of men, however flawed that may have been. Another great Aussie romance with a few hot sex scenes. ( )

After the death of her mother, Courtney Cross found out that her mother had done some creative financial accounting and at the time of her death left Crosswinds (a breeding ranch in Australia) in debt of about 3 million dollars. Looking through several option and not really liking any of them, Courtney made her way to Sydney for a horse race in the hopes of finding a wealthy businessman willing to become a silent partner by investing in the only way of life she had ever known. Coming off of a bad break up, Jack Falconer could barely face the woman that had broken his heart. After meeting Courtney at the horse races, he had a new goal in life, if only Courtney would agree to it.

Nothing out of the ordinary here, a typical Harlequin presents. Fun and fast, good characters but not enough time to really get in to deep with them. Kind of predictable but just enough humor to make me laugh every once in a while. As usual, the drama wouldn’t be there at all if people would just talk more, but that is romance novels for you. Still a good escape into Australia and horse breeding. ( )