Ellen Sanz is angry at the world, and she wants nothing to do with horses. Before her mother's accident, they'd had a great life. Her mother, Linda, was a successful show jumper. Ellen had attended virtual school, and they'd travelled between international horse competitions. Everything had changed when Linda suffered a catastrophic riding accident. Ellen has been her mother's caretaker in the year since. They've been forced to move to Linda's parents' hobby farm in the Maryland countryside.

Here, Ellen finds herself irresistibly drawn to Lemon Meringue, nicknamed Tandy, a show ring sour palomino rescue mare, as well as to Joel, a cute and horse crazy guy.

Can Ellen and Tandy let go of the pain of their pasts to embrace a new life and find that special connection?