Photo Chute - Vicki Tharp

A picture is worth a thousand words.

To a stalker, it speaks volumes.

Barrel racer Cora Hayes lives life without apology. After missing the top spot at the end of the year’s standings, she’s doubled down on her career.

And her fun.

After a pregnancy scare, she’s ready to get back in the saddle again…so to speak. Her preacher father calls her morals loose, she prefers uninhibited.

City boy Ian Murphy barely knows dirt from dung, but to win a coveted photojournalism slot, he must infiltrate the close-knit cowboy community.

Thankfully, Cora has offered to show him the ropes…and the whips and spurs.

But Ian doesn’t start things he can’t finish. If he gets the assignment, he’s gone. To his dismay, Cora refuses to hear the word ‘no.’

When a quick snap of the shutter turns one of Cora’s secret admirers into a full-fledged stalker, Ian’s torn between doing his job and protecting Cora.

Will the clock run out on their budding love?

Or will finding the stalker be a race to the finish line?