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…