Miranda and Starlight, her horse, are pitted against the clock in an effort to save Mr. Taylor and the Sahdy Hills Horse Ranch from financial ruin.

Ten-year-old Miranda Stevens is sent to live with her grandparents and when she accepts a dare, the consequences begin a chain of events that tests her courage and spawns some unexpected friendships.

Ten-year-old Miranda Stevens's adventures with the injured two-year-old stallion, Starlight, continue as she and the horse are both called upon to exhibit loyalty, courage, and endurance when a madman seeks revenge against the two of them.

Miranda Stevens and her horse Starlight take a pack trip into the Rocky Mountains, a fire, trouble at the races, and other breath-taking adventures.

Miranda Stevens a teenager devoted to horses her all her days in Montana, discovers there is much more to life than just her horse, but nothing more important than having her black stallion, Stalight safe at home.

Another story about "Miranda Stevens and her horse, Starlight, the black stallion she loves and wants to own. Now, at age twelve Miranda and her friends learn new lessons from life's twists and turns."--Cover back.