Zeke Tanner was my childhood crush, but over a decade had passed since I'd last seen him. For many years I had done my best to avoid him and the entire Tanner family. The circumstances that caused me to keep my distance were entirely my fault, but the sheer mention of the Tanner family still filled me with waves of dread. Thankfully, Lexington was a large city and I never had to encounter them. That would all change though. One minute I was happily working as a pastry chef and the next I was dealing with an order for the Tanner family. All those feelings of regret came rushing back as I wrote "Happy Birthday Zeke" on the cake. I thought I could simply hide in the back of the bakery and escape an encounter with them. Fortunately for me, things didn't play out like I expected.

If you knew anything about Justin Wilde, you'd know he lived up to his last name. He was the reckless one… the one who went looking for trouble. He had lived in New York for six years, but he recently moved back home to Lexington accompanied by his young daughter and rumors of past trouble. I didn't mind that he had a little girl. As long as he was single, I had hope that he would notice me one day. He had kissed me once years ago, and I remembered it like it was yesterday. I had seen Justin several times since he returned and it seemed as if he had completely forgotten about that kiss. In fact, it was like he actually went out of his way to avoid me. You would think this would dissuade me from liking him. He was the ultimate bad boy and he wasn't interested in me at all. But maybe that was the very thing that made him irresistible.

I honestly thought I was set for life—at least where love was concerned. I was dating the man of my dreams and assumed we would live happily ever after. But then he left me with a broken heart. I was embarrassed and hurt, and picking up the pieces seemed impossible. I hadn't sworn off men completely, but getting into another relationship was something I just didn't care about. For the time being, I was living for myself and for the weekend, and I thought nothing would change that. Then I met Caleb, the son of a preacher. He was not what I expected, but everything I needed.

My brother needed thirty thousand dollars to make an investment that could potentially change everything for him. The problem was, he was still in college and working as a stable hand, so coming up with that kind of money seemed virtually impossible. I was daydreaming of ways to help him while I covered the morning shift at Roxy's coffee shop. Business was slow, so I couldn't help but notice when a handsome stranger walked in. I didn't know it at the time, but he would turn out to be the answer to my brother's prayer. And he might even be the answer to mine.

I didn’t have a rule against kissing a guy while on vacation. That was why I just let it happen with Jordan Tanner. Maybe it was a rash decision since he was my best friend’s brother-in-law, but I could hardly blame myself. He was a basketball star, and he was strikingly handsome, so I did what any woman in my position would have done. I kissed him. It was just a kiss. Sure, it was amazing, but I thought I could leave it at just that. I thought I could go back to my life in Nashville and forget all about him. This is the story of how that didn't happen.

Jude Tanner came from a humble background. He couldn't believe he was now the owner of a Thoroughbred racehorse. He obviously hoped his colt would be a contender on the road to the Kentucky Derby, but it still surprised him when it actually happened. It was surreal that his dreams were coming true. There were only a few more races before the Derby, and if Mister Everything did well, he had a shot. What was even better was that Jude seemed to have found his lady luck. He was smitten with a young woman he met in Louisiana and one hundred percent convinced that she was the one. Until she ghosted him. They were only together during that one weekend—two days spent getting to know each other. And then she was gone. He thought he'd never see her again, but then he found out that patience was the key.

Autumn Rains went to Lexington, Kentucky on a mission. This was no vacation. She had a very specific goal in mind. Autumn had done research and knew who she would encounter on the Tanner Farm. Photographs of the family were accessible on the internet, so she had an idea of what to expect when she arrived. Autumn was already aware that she would be meeting tall, handsome athletes on her trip. But she wasn't the least bit prepared to fall in love with one of them.

The golden boy meets his match in the Tanner Family series finale. Tanner Wilde was just that. Wild. He had been working hard and playing harder for so long that he paid no mind to the long line of heartbroken women he left in his wake. His life seemed full, and he was nowhere near ready to settle down. Jillian Young was just the opposite. She was solid, stable, and content with the quiet life she was building for herself. Everything was coasting along until the night Tanner Wilde showed up on her doorstep. Even though they had been school mates for years, he still had no idea who she was. That was fine with her because she wanted him to get out of her life as quickly as possible. This is the story of how that didn't happen.