Horse barn manager Bronwen Jones is just about at her wits end. The barn is under new ownership that’s glaringly absent, and things are going downhill fast. Now the situation is dire: bills are unpaid, they’re low on feed and hay, and the mountain of manure is the stuff of nightmares.   Which is when he arrives. Ex-show jumper Ian Kingston is an absolutely gorgeous wreck of a man with a deep scowl. He had the career she always dreamed of, until his most recent injury destroyed any hope of professional riding. Now he’s running his sister’s horse barn. But Ian wants nothing to do with the responsibilities for horses, Bronwen, or anything that reminds him of what he’s lost.   Only Bronwen isn’t about to let their resident Mr. Rochester off easy. Not when there are horses that need tending. And when a glorious but skittish stallion arrives, they’re forced to work together—even as attraction crackles between the