Each with a hidden past, the key to their connection unknown to them at the beginning is in their love of horses, even if for Jake that love died many years ago. Stephany and Jake’s lives clash in an accidental encounter after a fight at his casino. Neither of them were looking for a relationship let alone love and as their stories unfold they are equally shocked by the similarities in the devastating pasts that they have each left behind. However, Stephany’s secrets are exposed to Jake while she is left very much in the dark about the mystery around the man she has found herself drawn to.