Book excerpt: Myth meets twenty-first century. Where unscrupulous land developers in Palm Beach County–one of the most prestigious equine communities in the country–have promised millions to investors, only one man stands between them and their goals. James Doyle is a mysterious character with unnatural powers who runs an adolescent equestrian rehab and training facility. His holdings lie in the developers' path, and he means to stop them. Deanna Gaynor is a single mom and a writer for a local magazine investigating him. She finds herself torn between choosing to expose his secret past and a possible land fraud or guarding the hidden realities of his existence. James might be the only person who could save her teenage daughter from an emotional meltdown.