Hope — Peggy McKenzie

Sometimes things aren't what they seem at first glance. Hope Anderson has been in love with Creede's bad boy since the first moment she laid eyes on the handsome charmer. And now, he's given her every indication he's going to propose. So what's the problem? Only that he confessed in front of the whole town that he cheated with his best friend's wife and that he's the reason she and her newborn son are dead. Hope loves Billy in spite of his obvious flaws, but can she ever trust him to be her devoted husband or forgive him for betraying his friend?Billy Buchanan knows what people think about him. He can see it in their faces. And yet, he would do everything all over again to keep his best friend from knowing the ugly truth about what really happened that day. But now the only other person who knows the bitter truth is back in town and hellbent to cause trouble. When Billy warns his no-good jailbird brother to leave town, Bobby sets his sights on his little brother's girl.Will Billy be able to protect his friend and win the woman he loves, or will he be forced to choose between his best friend's happiness and his own?