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Wade Harrison, a wealthy New Yorker, awakes from transplant surgery and hears his new heart urge him to “hug my boys.” Believing the command is a sign to care for the donor’s sons, he travels to Tribute, Texas. There he meets Dixie McCormick, the mother of the boys, and begins working in her bustling diner. As they grow close, Wade confesses the mysterious connection behind his awakening. Dixie, already attracted to him, must decide whether to embrace a future with Wade amidst her own commitments. Wade, meanwhile, faces a choice between returning to his affluent life in New York or following his heart into a new life and love with Dixie.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Janis Reams Hudson
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