Book excerpt: Shanncy O'Driscoll has grown up listening to her grandfather tell stories of how he ran in the great Friesian round up. She can dream of nothing else, but doing the same.The race takes place in a harsh unforgiving land, known as the Forgotten Valley. Surviving the thirty-day stay without chasing horses, is deadly. Hundreds flocked to Montgomery County looking to cash in on a rare treasure - a pure bloodline, and the most unique breed of Friesian horses in the world, and the valley.As Shanncy prepares to enter, she gets more that she planned for. The competition grows stiff and deadly.Her biggest rival is a tall dark stranger, McKade, one of the best horse trainers around. Their competitive spirits only drives them closer together, while it seems everyone else is trying to stop them at every turn, even if it means killing them to do it. Whom will win this round up?