A Hometown Boy — Janice Kay Johnson

Why go home?

Prosecutor David Owen has fond memories of growing up in small-town Washington State. But he outgrew that place -- and his family -- long ago and hasn't felt the need to return. Until the day a tragedy shakes the town and calls him back to a community desperate for hope and healing. In the emotional fallout, he never expects to find Acadia Henderson again.

For one teenaged summer they hovered on the edge of a sweet attraction before she moved away. Now as adults, that same attraction is there...only, hotter and way more intense. This seems like the wrong time to find a connection. But it could be the perfect time to move on...with each other.