Kentucky Flame (Bluegrass Reunion Series, Book Three)
Horse trainer Jake Hendricks arrives to take charge of Royalty Farm from his one-time mentor. After the main barn goes up in flames, Jake must do everything he can to save the farm, which is already under financial pressure from a greedy local real estate developer.
After gathering the courage to leave an abusive marriage, horse trainer Melody O'Shea returns to Royalty Farm when her father needs her help. Coming home to the famed American Saddlebred farm is bittersweet because it is also the home of her daughter, the secret child she gave up for a private adoption.
Mel doesn't count on Jake being there. The man left her nine years earlier not knowing she was carrying his baby. Forced to work with Jake to save her daughter's home and heritage, Mel grapples with the mistakes of her past and her love for a man who once rejected her, but who she never forgot. When danger escalates, Mel's life is in jeopardy and she must work with Jake to solve the mystery that threatens her safety and the safety of the daughter they both love.