I shouldn’t have been out in that storm.

I knew it the second my feet hit the ground, and my flip-flops slid in the mud.

Unfortunately, I had no idea what in the world I was doing. Not with my kids, or the three horses in my barn…and definitely not in the small, country town we’d recently moved to.

Being told all these facts, while being reluctantly rescued by my brand-new neighbor didn’t help matters either.

Arrogant, bossy, and rude—and okay, impossibly sexy— Reid was easily the most infuriating person I’d ever met. I had zero plans to ever speak to the recluse again after that night.

Unfortunately, he happened to be the only local horse instructor and the only hope I had at getting my kids in a saddle.

Desperation had me creating an alliance with him.

Envy had me craving the connection he built with them.

Distracted by his gentle touches, and his smooth smiles, I missed how close his demons danced to my ghosts.

While I was slowly letting him into my heart, I didn’t even realize he’d already stolen it once before.

*This is a complete standalone book, with no cliffhanger and no cheating.*