"When Susan Richards agrees to give a home to one of the abused horses just taken in by the local Animal Rescue Centre, a new chapter opens in her turbulent life. She lost her mother at the age of five and was raised by uncaring relatives; married unhappily and divorced, she'd become an alcoholic. Now, at forty-three she finds herself living with just horses for company: the diva-like Georgia, boyish Tempo and hopeless romantic, Hotshot. Then, when Susan takes home a skeletal mare called Lay Me Down, a relationship begins that will change her view of the world."--Publisher description.