Vet Dean Conlon has been building a wall around his heart after a painful betrayal he suffered 8 years ago. Until Scott Whittaker came in front of his door, asking for help for his mare, and everything changes. It's a contemporary romance with a touch of suspense. I enjoy the two characters very much. I like reading how Dean's wall slowly crumbles with the intense attraction he feels for Scott. I really, really on the verge of my patience waiting for the "I love you" to be declared *grin*. Which is a good thing. Nothing annoys me the most that throwing those words very early in a book and then what I get only continuous romp in the sheet.