Five months into her new job at the Albuquerque Field office in New Mexico, Zeke is offered a plum assignment to protect the Secretary of Commerce. A close call while on duty triggers a panic attack, which, if reported to her superiors could end her career. The Secretary of Commerce gives Zeke an unexpected guiding hand and an ultimatum about getting the help she needs. Zeke chooses equine therapy, despite her uncertainty toward horses.  

Anne Reynolds struggles with a growing frustration with her job and a fear that she may have inherited her late mother's problem with drinking. Keeping her sobriety is difficult enough with Zeke's support, but with Zeke away on assignment and then her stay at the equine therapy facility —Anne struggles.  
Zeke and Anne are determined to overcome their personal obstacles and take the steps to find that common ground on which to build a life together.