by Sara Gruen
First published 2007
Twenty years after a tragic accident ended her Olympic dreams, Annemarie Zimmer returns to her dying father's New Hampshire horse farm with her troubled teenage daughter. There, she reconnects with the gentle veterinarian she loved as a girl, and encounters a seductive trainer with a gift for working with horses. As Annemarie grapples with her past, she must decide whether to risk her heart again and embrace the possibility of a second chance. At its core, this is a story about grief, resilience, and the power of love to heal even the deepest wounds.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: New Hampshire, Minneapolis
387 pages · Paperback