No matter how many years Dakota Keller has spent trying, he cant outrun his past, so when a private investigator tells him his sister needs him, he travels to the small Texas town of Hope Springs to start a new life with the support of his siblings. When he arrives to do a routine construction job at the towns new espresso bar, hes shocked to discover that the owner is Thea Clarkthe girl he couldnt resist in high school and whose memory kept him sane in prison. Recovering from an abusive relationship, Thea decides that her past is off-limits for discussion, even with Dakota. After all, it feels like a lifetime since she last saw him. But when Dakotas brothers firm is tapped to renovate the womens shelter Thea runs out of her home, old feelings quickly reignite. Could a casual affair from high school turn out to be the one connection neither of them can live without?
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