Baddingham has also enticed Cameron Cook, a gorgeous but domineering woman executive, to produce Declan's programme. Living rather too closely across the valley is Rupert Campbell-Black, divorced and as dissolute as ever, and now the Tory Minister for Sport.ĭeclan needs only a few days at Corinium to realise that the Managing Director, Lord Baddingham, is a crook who has recruited him merely to help retain the franchise for Corinium. Into the cut-throat world of Corinium television comes Declan O'Hara, a mega-star of great glamour and integrity. 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. 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. Riders takes the lid off international showjumping, a sport where the brave horses are almost human, but the humans behave like animals. This special 2-for-1 collection features two of these classic titles: Riders and Rivals. Set against the glorious Cotswold countryside and the playgrounds of the world, Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles offer an intoxicating blend of skulduggery, swooning romance, sexual adventure and hilarious high jinks.

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