Books like Lightning Storm by Anne McAllister

Summer lightning -- that described Jake Torey had fallen in love with him as a teenager, but he'd regarded her as a child. Singed by the experience she met and married another man. Now, seven years later, she'd returned to California as a widow and met Jake Brosnan again. He still had that same effect -- slashing into her life like lightning, igniting passions she'd thought were dead. But was there any future in loving him? Was it love Jake wanted or just a good time with no commitments? The story is set in a small town where the characters' pasts and the present are woven together, creating a tale of love, redemption, and the unpredictable nature of relationships. It explores themes of second chances, the power of love, and the struggle to make the right choice in the face of temptation and the allure of new relationships.

First publish date: 1985