First love…First heartbreak… So real…and never forgotten. For five years, she carried the shame of rejection in her hometown, until she was given a chance to leave and start over. A place where no one knew her, where everything would be different—except for the hole in her heart. Would she ever get past the pain and disgrace? After six years in a new town, she finally found happiness and had a grasp on a bright future—until her father’s illness summoned her back to the home she had left behind. With renewed courage, she is sure that nothing and no one from the past can hurt her again. She is about to marry a man who adores her, and a house waiting for her to move in and care for. Dreams of a lifetime are unfolding in front of her… Then he steps from the shadows and calls her name, turning her world upside down in an instant. Her heartache returns, leaving her more miserable and confused than ever before.