<p><strong style="color: rgba(13, 13, 13, 1)">A HIGH-STAKES GAME OF MURDER AND ESPIONAGE, WHERE LOVE AND LOYALTY ARE TESTED AT EVERY TURN.</strong></p><p><strong style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">&nbsp;</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Mark Spicer, a renowned thoroughbred trainer, meets a chilling end at his own gala, victim of a sinister plot. As the investigation unfolds, Deputy Luke Ryder, posing as a stable hand, navigates the dangerous currents of illicit drug trade and unbridled ambition. Entrusted with unraveling the truth, Luke's quest is complicated by his attraction to the enigmatic Carmen, Spicer's widow, whose own secrets threaten to unravel the fabric of their burgeoning affair.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Amidst the opulent backdrop of horse racing and the shadowy corridors of drug cartels, Luke's mission pits him against a network of corruption extending far beyond Kentucky's rolling hills. With each step closer to justice, Luke and Carmen find themselves ensnared in a deadly cat-and-mouse game, where the stakes are life and death.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">&nbsp;</span></p><p><em>Will Deputy Ryder uncover the truth before it's too late, or will the shadows of deceit claim their next victim?</em></p>