In the lush, rolling hills of Lone Oaks, Kentucky, the good life is measured in sips of aged bourbon and the thrill of the worldâs most famous horse race: the Kentucky Derby âŠ
When news of her grandfatherâs stroke sends Jo Beth Ellis back to the family farm, she finds it in danger of foreclosure. Lone Oaks Crossing is in rough shape, but Jo has big plansâsheâll use her expertise as a Derby-winning horse trainer to reinvent the property as a healing retreat. But renovating while trying to keep her independent grandfather in check is a huge job for one womanâand even more challenging when she receives her first client, the unruly fourteen-year-old Cheyenne, who is determined to do anything but cooperate. Jo is at the end of her rope when neighbor Brooks Moore offers her a deal she canât possibly refuse âŠ
Jo may have sworn to leave the gambling and vicious competition of horse racing behind her, but training Brooksâs gorgeous thoroughbred is a challenge she canât resist, especially when sulky Cheyenne takes a shine to himâand when Brooks is sinking an outrageous amount of money into rehabbing the farm, and even rolling up his sleeves to help. With a troubled teenâs spirit and her grandfatherâs faith in her on the line, Jo steps into a tentative partnership with the undeniably attractive Brooks. Against all odds, she dreams of winning a trifectaâa champion horse, a happy family, and a forever love.