Readers meet Ronnie Chandler in the first book of The Riverwood Series, Fool Me Once. When Ronnie and her partners at Horse Country Real Estate attract investors to underwrite the creation of Riverwood, an equestrian community in rural Tennessee, that's when things start to heat up. Ronnie's associates are far more than colleagues; they're her support system and her true friends. They always have her back but never more so than when Ronnie's ex-husband, United States senator Evan Parker, arrives in Tennessee and presents her with an unpalatable ultimatum. In A Bitter Wind Blows, the women rely on their deep friendships to sustain them in overcoming the obstacles resulting from the choices they've made. They all have horses and they all ride, discussing and deciding during long hours in the saddle, as Riverwood comes to fruition. And they all fall in love, with romances that develop slowly throughout the story.