Cole Covington returns to Wilmington, North Carolina after being critically injured serving in the service in Iraq. The IED literally blew two of his comrades apart in front of his eyes. After months of recuperating with severe injuries and burns, he is finally released to his beachfront home originally owned by his very rich parents, but now his. His dysfunctional family, loss of his older brother Dean and forcing away his true love ten years ago was his reason for joining the service. There had to be salvation in running away from all the misery, guilt and sadness.

Once Cole is back home, someone needs to pull him from his funk and give him a reason to live again while dealing with his PTSD. Because of his mother's part in his disastrous separation from the woman he loved, he refuses to forgive and forget and will not allow his parents to visit. His domineering mother forced Cole to give up the maid's daughter, Mia Galdon, with the threat she would ruin all chances of Mia entering any college and would also see that her Down's syndrome sister, Ginny, would be removed from her care. Ginny is the only person Mia loves except for Cole. If only she had known why he sternly sent her away with harsh words after making love to her. As a last resort his sister Lacey is begging Mia to come care for Cole and save him from himself. Mia has been laid off from her job and can't meet the payments at Ginny's school.

Now a nurse, Mia accepts the position in exchange for the promise Ginny's school will be paid for her. With hard and fast rules without any leniency, Mia manages to get Cole back on his feet and leaving his PTSD behind, but not before they realize their feelings haven't changed in ten years. As time nears for her to walk away again, Cole receives a visit by his domineering mother and his father bringing things to an end. How are these two ever to find that all-consuming love and future together again when Mia is forever threatened with the loss of Ginny?

Reading this heartbreaking and emotional story of a young love lost but never forgotten will definitely take more than a box of Kleenex to get through. A completely nostalgic tale of a once in a lifetime love is a read I will not forget for a long time to come. RETURN TO ME is a truly wonderful read that will strike the heart of anyone who picks this book up. If I could have stopped the crying throughout I might have been able to finish it faster! Kelly Moran is a truly gifted author who really knows how to get to the heart of the reader. I can't wait to read the next book in this Covington Cove series.