Jenna Murphy, a dedicated horse masseuse, relies on her job and street smarts to support what's most important...her younger sister. But when the Thoroughbred Wellness Center experiences a hostile takeover headed by a charming but ruthless corporate shark, both her heart and career are in jeopardy.

Her dreams of stardom are complicated by a hot wrangler…and a ruthless murderer. Winner 2013 Reader Views Reviewers' Choice Award Winner Aspen Gold Readers' Choice Winner NEC-RWA Reader's Choice Bean Pot Award CRW Award of Excellence Finalist Write Touch Readers' Award Finalist Heart of Excellence Readers' Choice Finalist Emily Murphy isn’t afraid to swap her fancy wardrobe for a borrowed pair of barn boots. Working on the set of a Kentucky movie might be just the ticket to landing a real acting job and proving to her sister she can accomplish something worthwhile. Dan Barrett knows a lot about hard work and even more about horses. And while he’s drawn by Emily’s beauty and pluck, he wants a stay-at-home ranch girl. But fighting their attraction is difficult, and soon they both realize that what they thought they wanted isn’t what they really need. Unfortunately, Dan isn’t the only person watching Emily. And the other one is a ruthless killer determined to keep an old secret buried.

She vowed never to return. He swore he'd never ask her. Cassie Edwards fled her family's small horse farm when the man she loved married another woman. But now her ailing grandfather needs her help and she's not going to stay away another minute. It doesn't matter that the all-powerful Sutherland family controls the local polo industry where she once worked, or that they can make life very difficult for an old girlfriend. Besides, after all this time, Alex Sutherland is just a friend. Maybe. Wealthy Alex Sutherland has given up all his passions. Except for his daughter. And if sacrificing everything that ever made him happy will keep her safe, it's a price he's always been willing to pay. But Cassie still holds his heart, and when her return sparks a vengeful ex-wife's wrath, will their second chance at love turn lethal?