He was supposed to stay buried inside that house forever.
Curtains closed. Rooms locked. Horses sold one by one. A reputed Sztáray family name slowly disappearing from the racing world.
He hasn't opened the curtains in years.
She opens them on her first day.
People in the village say Rezsõ Sztáray lost his mind after his father's death. The estate is rotting. The horses are gone. The once-great Sztáray name survives only in whispers and old race records.
The truth is simpler and worse: he's waiting. For what, even he no longer knows.
Then she arrives.
One day's work as replacement.
That's all she was sent for. But something happens in that stable yard, something no one can explain, and by nightfall, nothing is the same.
She was stubborn, dirt under her nails, no patience for ghosts or ruined noblemen. On her first morning, she walks into the dark house and throws open every curtain.
Nobody has done that in fourteen years.
And somehow, the horse no one can touch lowers his head for her.
Rezsõ sees the fire everyone else overlooked.
Végzetke sees the real man everyone else gave up on.
And between them stands a horse who won't let anyone near him.
Until her.
What begins in the stable yard becomes something dangerous. A slow pull between two opposite sides of class, grief, fire and pride. While the old estate begins to breathe again.
Book One: Flying Chocolate (Flying Csokoládé) is an emotional historical romance novella set in Hungary, where horse racing, a forgotten noble estate, and a fading family legacy shape a slow-burn, age-gap, second-chance romance. This small-town love story weaves together rich Hungarian horse racing traditions, broken families, quiet longing, and old estates, exploring the kind of love that hurts before it heals. A heartfelt journey of hope, enduring love, racing hearts, and promises made beneath the Budapest sky.
About the Dawnside Stories Series
Dawnside Stories is a collection of fifteen standalone works, including novels, novellas, and short story anthologies.
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Book One: Flying Chocolate is a Love, Racing Hearts, and Promise Beneath the Budapest Sky.
