Grace Archer and her daughter Frankie have been in hiding for the last 8 years on an Alabama horse farm. Grace is a single mom who is an exceptional horse trainer and some say has the ability to talk to horses. Frankie is an eight year old prodigy with a love of horses all her own.

Grace is an ex CIA agent who has been in hiding from and mid-eastern mad man named Marvot because he needs her help to tame "the pair" and recover a buried treasure. When Marvot locates Grace in Alabama she and Frankie's lives are turned upside down again. Marvot will do anything and kill anyone who gets in his way including Frankie.

The CIA refuses to help Grace relocate again -- they want to use her and Frankie as bait to trap Marvot. Jake Kilmer arrives and offers his help to protect them and Grace has no choice but to accept his help. However, because Jake trained Grace as an agent and they became lovers and now she doesn't know if she can trust him again.

This book started off with a bang, literally and never slowed down. This is one of the best books I have read by Ms. Johansen. The villain is evil, the sexual tension is electrifying and the suspense is riveting. The book is well worth the read.