Books like Same time next year by Debbie Macomber
James Wilkens, who just ended a relationship with a Manning family member, heads to Las Vegas for New Year's Eve. There he encounters Summer Lawton, a woman still nursing a painful betrayal. James vows that in exactly one year she will have moved on, and they arrange to meet again on the same date in the same city. The reunion, however, evolves into more than a planned date—it culminates in a wedding. The story follows their evolving relationship as it navigates promises, healing, and the promise of a new beginning.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Debbie Macomber
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