When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Or is it? Ayla has to defend her castle and her people all on her own, with nobody to help her but a dark warrior she hates with all her heart.

"Maybe it's just something that will take time to heal. But I think that even with all the time in the world, there will be no healing." Northern Cross is more than just a horse and everyone who watches his elegant dressage patterns, hasty jumping courses, and incredible endurance over cross country knows it. After a rough start in life, he was taken under the wing of Caroline Brown, and if anybody can see his potential, it's her. So she's determined to show the world that even a rescue can go far.