Izzy Brooks has not always had the easiest life. Her dad died when she was young, and their entire family moved halfway across the country to work a ranch. Strangely, that turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to her.

When she doesn't get into vet school, and her boyfriend's facing charges at work, and her heart horse dies, it feels like her life's falling apart all over again. So when she sees a horse that's about to be put down for poor behavior, she decides to take a gamble. Maybe she can train him into something decent and earn the money she needs to help her boyfriend.

But this stallion isn't just a mess?he acts like he's never even been a horse before. If he wasn't such a stunning sorrel with a perfect mane, tail, and blaze, she'd release him into the wild and walk away. But she knows what it's like to feel like her options are limited. So when no one's looking, she sneaks him into her trailer and runs away, determined to turn this horse's life around and change her own fate at the same time.