For single mom and ex-jockey Alexis Marsden, years of hard work are finally paying off. She has a solid nine-to-five job, her independence, and an avocation she loves—exercising horses. But she still can't give her ten-year-old son everything he needs, especially a father.

Dutiful. Loyal. Honorable. Workaholic banker Jackson Breckinridge has spent his life meeting his parents' expectations and protecting his younger brother, the reckless kid who'd fathered a child, then abandoned him. Jack also has a secret dream: to bring back the glory days of Breckinridge Station, the family's fabled horse farm. Does he dare to disappoint his family?

With his brother dead, Jack is determined protect his family's honor by offering a marriage of convenience to the boy's mother, a woman he's secretly loved since their school-days. Being both mom and dad to her son is difficult, but is Alex willing to give up her hard-won independence for his sake? And what is Jack willing to do to win the heart of this spirited Kentucky woman?

Bluegrass Reunion Series: contemporary romances about second chances set in the Bluegrass of Kentucky that can be read as standalone novels with happily ever after endings and no cliffhangers.