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Mallory Martin left her marriage and her unfulfilling job to move back to her hometown of Hillspring Arkansas and start a horse rescue Its everything shes been missing with paddocks of happy horses and one very quirky donkey But when her cantankerous neighbor and longtime critic Albert Cunningham is found murdered in his fancy show barn Mallory becomes suspect number one Since Sheriff Grady Sullivan is ignoring all good sense and focusing only on Mallory she decides to take matters into her own hands Aided by her best friend Lanie and rescue volunteer Tanner Mallory races headlong into the investigation in search of the real killer But horses and murder arent the only things on her mind when she meets Alberts handsome son Braydon Sparks fly and soon shes got a new boyfriend But theres a case to be solved and she redoubles her efforts to learn the truth The suspects mount quickly Theres Alberts girlfriend Kathleen who was on the farm when he was murdered organic farmer Heather Rogers who accused Albert of contaminating her creek and Philip Atwood whod been trying for a rightofway across Alberts farm None of the evidence is holding up though and Mallory learns that shell need to take the reins on this investigation if shes going to clear her own name