North Carolina's a long, long way from Texas, but horse trainer Kip Lorimer needs to get out of town fast, because the woman who long ago destroyed his last remnants of trust has just caught up with him.again.Special-ed teacher Sheridan Cross has trust issues of her own, so when Kip shows up with a horse to donate to the family's equine therapy program, she can't help but be suspicious. A cowboy a thousand miles from home and living out of a horse trailer? What's wrong with this picture?When Sheridan's mother offers Kip a job as barn manager, Sheridan decides she'd better stick close enough to keep an eye on things, never expecting she'll soon have eyes only for the handsome cowboy. Can they trust their hearts and find true love, or will their troubled pasts come crashing down on their dreams?.