This is the second book in Jemma Spark's Jill Series which is a follow-on from the original Jill books by Ruby Ferguson. Jill Crewe is now living in the Scottish Highlands and is the proud owner of a young horse, Balius. She decides that she would like a second horse, more experienced and ready to begin competing in open classes, as she had had two ponies in her youth, Black Boy and Rapide.

She accepts the offer of a full-time job working in Cornwall. Taking Balius with her, she drives down south. During the journey she stops over at different places meeting some friends and contacts of her step-father, Richard. She begins her position as a private secretary and gets mixed up in various awkward situations.