Gemma Carrey has just been hired by Black Creek Horse Park as their latest groom.
Gemma has worked at high-end stables before, she knows the drill: the staff only mix with clients on a purely professional basis.
Only, Jace Goodwin, a son of the owners, challenges those rules as he seems to hit on every female groom, especially Gemma. Gemma gets frustrated because unless she wants to lose her dream job, she can't do anything about it.
Other than that, Black Creek is amazing, especially when it comes to the two leading men in her life; Her assigned mount, Crash, and quiet, sensitive Max.
Only thing is, romance between grooms is frowned upon, big time. How long can Gemma and Max get away with it before something catostrophic happens?
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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