Equine vet Monty Bridger’s first glimpse of farrier Zinnia Harrison throws him for a loop. Her hour-glass figure and laughing green eyes inspire fantasies that heat his blood. But she has a five-year-old boy. Ghosts from his past make him afraid to commit, especially with a vulnerable child in the mix.

Monty’s hot gaze stirs a fire in Zinnia that she quickly douses. Her ex left when Tex was a baby and she’s laser focused on raising her kid. Good thing Monty’s interest cooled when he learned about Tex, but why is he still giving her that look? Maybe she’s not the only one fighting this insane chemistry. Worse yet, her son has developed a case of hero worship.

They’re fenced in by fear. Can love open the gate?