Elsie Norwood knows these irrefutable truths: Rescue horses are her calling. Her best friend, Lucas, is her ride or die. And she needs to get over this years-long crush on said best friend’s older sister. Brooke doesn’t even live here anymore. Until tragedy lands her on Elsie’s front porch. Brooke Paulson always knew she wanted out of this small town where she never fit in. She made it to LA to live out her dreams, only to return home to pick up the pieces after her brother’s death. Now she’s raising a niece she barely knows while butting heads with her late brother’s best friend, the cowgirl who owns the horse farm next door. Until Elsie’s compassion cracks Brooke’s protective shell. They’re both struggling to help the heartbroken teen while navigating their own grief and tiptoeing around their feelings for each other. But if Elsie and Brooke want to find out what lies ahead, one of them has to take the reins.