Wish on the Moon — Kari Sutherland

Years ago, Laura Sanders's father had forced her to choose between his dreams and her own. She'd mustered the courage to bid her hometown--and her father--a painful farewell, and was told never to return. Now a widowed mother, she'd come to terms with the estrangement . . . but had never stopped wishing things had been different.

Then Mitch Riley showed up. Laura's father lay ill, and Mitch meant to bring Laura home to make amends. He'd heard stories about the selfish free spirit who'd caused her father such heartache, but Laura Sanders bore little resemblance to the woman Mitch had imagined. He glimpsed warmth and vulnerability in her, but he couldn't get involved. Soon she'd be gone again, and this time, he was determined she wouldn't leave any shattered hearts behind . . . including his own.