When Philadelphian Elizabeth Temple arrives in a small, Southern town to teach first grade in 1948, she hopes to slide unnoticed into a spinster's existence, believing herself unfit for any companion. She doesn't count on falling for handsome Jake Ryan, a World War II veteran tainted by a scandalous divorce now struggling to raise his young son alone. Despite an undeniable chemistry, the road to romance is strewn with roadblocks and detours. Between the personal secret that has a devastating grip on Elizabeth, and Jake's temperamental, soon-to-be-ex-wife, what looks like a 'sure thing' could easily slip away.
M.K. Chester is an award-winning, multi-published romance author who likes complex characters, off-beat eras, and happy endings. She's a member of Romance Writers of America and its awesome Nashville chapter, Music City Romance Writers. In her other lives, she is a college paper-pusher and history professor, wife and mom, and the owner of two beastly Scottish Terriers, Stewie and Angus.
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