One Gold Star — A.C. Wilson

She dreamed of the bright lights of fame as an actress, but Natalie Black found so much more. Wooed and sweet talked by a powerful movie studio owner, she saw her wildest dreams coming true. What she didn't see was a wealthy, predatory man who would turn her world upside down with the flick of a red recording light.

Scared, humiliated and struggling to find her footing, Natalie ends up in a small town…her hometown of Wesley. What she once thought was small and suffocating was to become her safe place to start again. The trouble with secrets and film is that they don't stay in the dark. Suddenly, the elementary teacher is forced to face the facts and the truth just might crumble her safety net.

Brandon Briarton couldn't believe his eyes when his childhood friend comes back to town with no word or warning to precede her. She's even more beautiful and intoxicating that anything he had ever experienced to date. Adding fodder to the kindling, Natalie Black is staying at the Broken Spoke Ranch in his very house! There's no denying that a tornadic storm is brewing between them and it's just a matter of time before all hell breaks loose.

Neither of their lives will ever be the same. Either will the town of Wesley, Nebraska.