An unlikely friendship...could it become something more? Striking out on her own for the first time, Alison is a barn manager extraordinaire with a reputation for flawless horsemanship. Unfortunately, she might have underestimated the challenges of running a farm on her own. Teaching beginners to ride is the only thing keeping her little stable afloat...but Alison is holding tightly to her dreams. When she agrees to take on a Hollywood has-been in need of cowboy lessons, she only has two goals in earn enough money to keep her fledgling training stable in business, and make the payments on a horse she can’t live without. But Cary Davies, former child-star, brings a sunny, devil-may- care attitude to her strait-laced stable that has Alison equal parts charmed and confused. And as she finds herself growing closer to both Cary and the heart horse she’s bet everything on, Alison finds herself facing the past that has made her who she is today, in hopes of finding a fulfilling tomorrow. This friends-to-lovers romance is a poignant and big-hearted journey for a horsewoman searching for meaning, filled with summer evening rides, break-of-dawn farm chores, and the thrill of training and showing horses. Ocala Horse Girls is a bestselling, award-winning romance/women's fiction series featuring women chasing their dreams and finding love in the Horse Capital of the World, Ocala, Florida. Written with adults in mind, these books are thoughtfully created to be appropriate for young adult readers as well, making them ideal for horse lovers of all ages. The content is sweet, clean, and extremely horsey! The Ocala Horse Girls series is part of Natalie Keller Reinert's Florida Equestrians Collection and includes characters and settings also found in Briar Hill Farm, The Eventing Series, Show Barn Blues, and more.