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Carly Hargrove lives a quiet, contented life: three children, a comfortable home, and a husband who gets home each night—despite his occasional drinking. Events of the past – unresolved memories and forgotten secrets – are tucked behind her mind. When her first love, David Montgomery, comes back to town for his father’s funeral, he seeks closure from the girl he left behind. But Carly’s life is not what she remembers, and David’s attempt to free himself from thoughts of her instead opens a new chapter that ties their fates together in unexpected ways.
First publish date: March 1993
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Georgia Bockoven
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