Katerina Bauer's goals were etched in stone...teach at the university and take care of her widowed father. The first crack came when her supervisor strongly suggested she leave her home in Germany to spend six months at a California college. The second crack comes when handsome vineyard owner Alessandro Marino and his perfect horse send her tumbling into the trunk of a rental car and a totally unexpected romance. Adventurous Alex Marino thought his course in life was clearly charted. Heir apparent to the Marino Family Vineyard, his future is threatened when younger brother Tony and new wife Wendy return home with a baby to assume their places in the business. When athletically-challenged Kat appears and captures Alex's heart, he learns it's never too late to pursue your dreams. Their lives are a continent and an ocean apart. Kat and Alex's hearts may be joined...but what about their futures?