His small-town sweetheart

Sinopse

"Twenty years ago, Nicole Baxter left the only home she knew--and the boy who shared all her secrets. Now, with nowhere else to go, she's back in Tawnee Valley to figure out her next move--and cry on her old friend Sam Ward's shoulder. Except the gentle dreamer has become a brooding loner who's gearing up to sell the place he loves most. When Nikki moved away, Sam lost the best friend he ever had. The beautiful, elegant woman who comes home is a world away from the tomboy with pigtails and skinned knees. And he's no longer the dreamy kid who believes in happy endings. Until Nikki starts to convince him they share the same dream: a future together right here in their own backyard ..."--Page 4 of cover.