Kenzie Cane's second year at college ends with her landing the perfect summer job at the Bellmeade horse farm rehabilitating abused horses--the perfect escape from her mother's depression and her harrowing relationship with her father. However, Kenzie has her own limitations--her heart is physically weak. So, when the stable's owners assign her the charming stable hand Austin to help her with heavy lifting, Kenzie knows she should be grateful, and as they work together they grow closer. Then some of Austin's own secrets come to light and test the defenses Kenzie has put over her heart.