Mitchell Tucker has come back to the small Texas town of Gila Rock looking for something Julianne Boyce has no intention of giving him: forgiveness.
It’s been eight years since Mitch went to jail for starting a fire that claimed her husband’s life…and longer still since Juli and Mitch fell into a forbidden first love that their feuding families brought to an end. She’s lost too much because of his thoughtlessness to let herself fall under that familiar spell again. But no matter how much she ignores him, Mitch isn’t leaving. Soon he’s helping out at her farm and her new store, trying to make amends, melting the cold shell Juli’s built around her heart.
There’s a world of hurt and mistrust between them—but there’s also one last chance to uncover the truths that might bring them back together once more…
A scandalous homecoming When Amy Layton’s family learned she planned to steal her sister’s fiancé, Amy left home in disgrace. But in 1922, she returns to Powell Springs to escape the violent man she married. Despite the town’s gossip, Amy is determined to rebuild her shattered life with the boardinghouse she inherited…and little else. A terrible secret Deputy sheriff Baxter Duncan senses there’s more to Amy, his new landlady, than the rumors claim. Yet Bax respects her privacy. After all, a painful secret haunts him, too. And now that he’s found a future in Powell Springs, he refuses to let his dark and wretched past destroy everything he’s built. A redemptive journey As Amy struggles to make amends with her family, she finds a kindred spirit in Bax. But just as they begin to trust each other, a new visitor arrives in town—and this person knows enough to ruin them both. After so much pain, can Amy and Bax still fight for their dreams…and win?
Jessica Layton left her Oregon hometown - and her longtime love - for medical school with one thing on her mind: saving lives. Her frontier dreams were filled with more than rural domestic life, even if that life was with the man she was supposed to marry... Now, years later, Cole Braddock is not pleased to see Dr. Jessica Layton back in Powell Springs. He's never forgiven her for choosing her career over him. With his brother fighting in the trenches in France, Cole's busy running the family horse farm and supplying mounts to the Allied forces. He assumes he won't have to see much of his childhood love...but the pull between them only grows stronger. To escape the heartache of seeing Cole again, Jessica vows to keep her visit home as brief as possible. But the influenza epidemic that's been ravaging the world hits Powell Springs hard. With no other doctor available, Jessica stays to treat the victims - and tries to ignore the emotions that surge each time Cole crosses her path. Cole knows that Jess can save their town, but will he let her heal his heart?
A heartbreaking loss In 1918, Susannah Braddock's worst nightmare comes true: her husband, Riley, has been killed in battle in France. Devastated, she turns to her friend and hired hand Tanner Grenfell for support. As time passes and Susannah's grief ebbs, her friendship with Tanner deepens into love and eventually, marriage. But their newfound happiness is short lived... A stranger returns Riley Braddock cannot remember his life before the war. All he knows is the two years he has spent with Véronique, the French woman who rescued him from the battlefield and nursed him back to health. Now the Red Cross is telling him it's time to go home. But where is home? An impossible choice When Riley returns to the Braddock farm, he's greeted by a wife he doesn't remember. And though Susannah recognizes him, Riley has come home a different man. Torn between her love for Tanner and her loyalty to Riley, Susannah must make an impossible choice. The only love she's known...or a future she's always dreamed of.
