Set against the glorious Cotswold countryside and the playgrounds of the world, Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles, Riders, Rivals, Polo, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, Appassionata and Score!, offer an intoxicating blend of skulduggery, swooning romance, sexual adventure and hilarious high jinks. Riders, the first and steamiest in the series, takes the lid off international showjumping, a sport where the brave horses are almost human, but the humans behave like animals.

The brooding hero, gypsy Jake Lovell, under whose magic hands the most difficult horse or woman becomes biddable, is driven to the top by his loathing of the beautiful bounder and darling of the show ring, Rupert Campbell-Black.

Having filched each other's horses, and fought and fornicated their way around the capitals of Europe, the feud between the two men finally erupts with devastating consequences during the Los Angeles Olympics.

'Blockbusting fiction at its best' - Mail on Sunday

'Sex and horses: who could ask for more?' -
Sunday Telegraph

'I defy anyone not to enjoy her book. It is a delight from start to finish' - Daily Mail

‘It's all here: swooning romance, skulduggery in the stables and, yes, bonking; all set in the Cotswold countryside. Tally ho!’ - Elle

‘Riders was the first Jilly Cooper book I read and remains my all time favourite. I was given it as a birthday present and I read it pretty much non-stop until I had finished it. That was it; I was hooked – craving the next book! Since then I have read all her Rutshire delights and have watch the adaptations when they appear. This is a reading must.’
- Sue Osborne

‘Oh my gosh, if only there'd been a Rupert around at the stables where I kept my horses... And as for Jake ... (my favourite character, I'd say). Loads of action in and out of the saddle with orgasms and clear rounds galore, this is a fabulous read that I have returned to again and again and each time it's just the same delicious read. Perfect for anyone who loves both horses and chick-lit. And be honest, who could resist that combination?’
- Sue Cook

‘Riders is a feast of a book – one that I have read and re-read more times than I can remember and I still come back for more. It will make you laugh and cry but, above all, it will keep you riveted from beginning to end. Riders deserves to be deemed a modern classic – my favourite book of all time.’
- Penny Rayner

'I love all of Jilly's books but have the fondest memories of Riders - it was the best book I've ever read.'
- Lisa Callister

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