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Melody Coleman has always carried the dust of her Wyoming hometown, along with bittersweet memories. After her husband's suicide, she returns to her rural roots to mourn her mother’s passing. Now widowed and pregnant, Melody finds herself drawn back into a decade‑old romance with charismatic cowboy Buck Foster. As they share a threadbare ranch house and revisit old memories, Buck, too, must contend with past heartbreak and the lingering spark of first love. Together they search for forgiveness—both from each other and from their faith—while the past threatens to overtake their future.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Cathleen Connors
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