Healing, like love, takes time . . .
For Noah Mabry, itโs easier sometimes to relate to the dogs
and horses he trains than to other people. Ever since his
marriage became a casualty of the war in Afghanistanโtorn
apart by the PTSD he brought back with himโhe prefers to be
on his own. At the Bar C Ranch, where he works with a crew
of fellow military vets, his gentle patience helps tame even
the rowdiest mustangโbut heโs about to meet a woman who
needs a healing touch heโs not sure he can give.
Dair Wilson, a half-Comanche ex-Marine who lost a foot to an
IED, has been hired on to assist Noah, but her deepest
wounds arenโt visible. Growing up in an abusive home, she
learned not to trust men, even ones who seem nothing but
kind. After a wild horse sends her sprawling, the attentive
care she receives from the Bar C familyโand especially from
Noahโis enough to convince her sheโs found a place she can
finally breathe easy. But one angry, damaged man poses a
threat not only to Dair and Noah, but to everyone whoโs
built a new home at the Bar C . . .