Running from danger, caught by love. With her life at risk, Sarah Cooper hangs up her ballet shoes and flees her glamorous career in San Diego. She assumes a new identity and takes refuge at a horse ranch in rural Maryland. Mucking stalls is a far cry from center stage, and the ranch's so-called "horse whisperer" is the complete opposite of the men she's used to. He's stubborn, sullen, and sexy. Unfortunately, he's also suspicious. Of her. Bruce Murphy trusts his horses, and since the new ranch hand showed up, they've been skittish. Sarah's trouble, and Bruce wants her gone before he loses anyone else he cares about. She challenges him until he can't decide if he should kiss or shake her. But the more time they spend together, the more he sees the truth: Sarah isn't trouble, she's in trouble. Bruce protects his heart as tightly as Sarah guards her secrets, but they each have something the other needs-Sarah needs Bruce to help her stay alive and Bruce needs Sarah to help him learn to live again.