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Sam Johnson is a horse trainer by profession. Following a freak accident with a wild horse that leaves him wounded physically and emotionally, Sam leaves his ranch in Nevada to stay with his great grandparents up in Sonoma, California, wine country. His great grandfather slowly begins to engage him with horses again, but it's an uphill battle and one that Sam isn't sure he wants to fight. He meets Ellie Lombardi, who's got trouble of her own.

Meg Johnson lives a good life in San Francisco as a chef in a great restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf. After attending the double wedding of her beloved brothers in Nevada, she envies their happiness. Meg decides to open her heart to a relationship and meets two unique men who both would like to win her hand. They go about it in very different ways, which complicates her life to no end. She chooses one, upsetting the other. As her career advances, her love life goes into a tailspin. Meg must find resources deep within to chart her own course and decide what's right for her.

Rancher Pax Walker thought he'd just skate through life without any more romantic entanglements, but not so fast...said five year-old daughter Polly. She wanted a mother and decided that her lovely teacher, Miss Reed, would do nicely. Katherine Reed knew from her high school days that Pax Walker was the man of her dreams, but he seemed to look everywhere but in her direction. She just wasn't the type to attract a fabulous guy like Pax. That plus her insecurity about a failed marriage keep her from moving forward.

When horse trainer Colt Johnson strikes out on his own, he leaves Nevada for northern California and meets pretty Mandy Evans, a children's counselor. He's never met a horse he couldn't tame, and she's able to help children most at risk. Their work is similar which is part of their instant attraction. They find love riding in the hills by Donner Lake and Soda Springs, but when problems such as meddling relatives and former lovers come calling, that love is threatened before it has a chance to shine.

Ordinary turns magical as Natalie and Wes weave a spell around each other. With fishing in the stream behind her cabin, cooking together, and discovering other common ground, two lonely people become a little less lonely. The world seems brighter and maybe a future is even possible. Enter parents, job complications, and a conniving former lover to insert turmoil into their charming world. Will Wes become alarmed when the amnesia finally lifts and he has to face the life he left behind? Will that life include Natalie?

Teacher Lily Cable moves from San Francisco to a small town in rural Nevada to rebuild her life after a catastrophic divorce. She meets local rancher Sandy Johnson, a recent widower. His son is in her class and after a few random meetings, they begin a relationship. Old family secrets throw their fragile love in jeopardy and they both need to rethink the next step.