Anya Keating loves her job as PA to Macdara Fitzgerald, owner of the stunning Lismore estate and its string of racehorses. Macdara is an indulgent and generous employer and Anya has grown very fond of him. But when he rashly proposes marriage, their friendship - as well as her position - is threatened, and Anya is torn between her loyalty to Macdara and her feelins for his grandson, handsome horse trainer Fergal.