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After a fateful car accident, former NFL quarterback Gabe Holbrook finds himself back in Dundee, the small town where he grew up, but the people he once knew now see him as a bitter stranger. Though he is focused on recovering, the fallout from the accident leaves a lasting wound. Hannah Price, who was driving the car, survived with minor injuries but carries the heavy burden of guilt, unsure if she can ever forgive herself for the tragedy.
Their paths cross again when Hannah becomes the coach of Gabe’s older son’s football team, leading to a complicated and tender romance that gnaws at both of them. The story follows their struggle to reconcile a past mistake with the possibility of a shared future.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Brenda Novak
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