If you want to keep a secret in a small town, tell it to the wind. Then again, don't even do that—the wind loves gossip just as much as everyone else. James Hardeman learned that lesson the hard way. The oldest of four, he walked away from his family's business, their expectations, and the girl he could never claim—swearing he'd never set foot in Eads River, Tennessee again. But one fateful call drags him back. And that “everything” he left behind? It includes me. I was finally getting over him, finally burying the memory of our secret, passionate affair, when I literally crash into him. The moment I see his custom suit and sinful smile, I want to fling my frying pan across his face. Before I can even hurl it, he smirks and leans in close. “Looks like you've missed me…” He once promised he'd never come back. I wish he'd kept his word…