After a hard-fought battle to take control of her personal and professional life, mystery writer Lauren Everhart's star is finally rising. She vows never to give up control of anything in her life until she meets her niece's sexy horseback-riding instructor and signs up for her own private lessons, and more.

Riding top horses on the show jumping circuit and igniting a woman's desire are simply games of power, and Marsh Langston is a master player. Only this time, the flame she fans with Lauren Everhart burns too hot and so quickly it threatens to sear through Marsh's impenetrable control.