<p><strong><em>A father with something to hide a jockey with a taste for blackmail a man with an agonising secret . . . and a young woman in love defying them all.</em></strong></p><p>Sophie Dixon is determined to leave her tragic past behind and forge a bright future on her beloved farm. While looking to buy a new horse she is drawn into her neighbour Aaron&#39;s Laidlaw&#39;s orbit despite the bad blood between their families.</p><p>As the racing season unfolds Sophie and Aaron&#39;s feelings for each other deepen. But Aaron is torn haunted by a dark secret he fears can never be forgiven &ndash; especially by Sophie.</p><p>Sophie believes herself strong but the truth behind her mother&#39;s death will test her strength and her love to the limit. She&#39;s been broken once. No one wants to see her broken again. Least of all the man who has grown to love her.</p><p>An emotional small-town romance about love loyalty and forgiveness.</p><p>Originally published in Australia and New Zealand as PROMISES.</p>