Belated Bride — Charlotte Hughes

He wouldn't let her deny what they'd once shared....

Heartbreak and lies had driven Lucy Odum from her small town, a newborn in her arms -- and only a photo of her fiance to remember him by. But when she returned several years later, she discovered a shocking truth: Scott Bufford was alive! Shaken by what he'd thought was her betrayal, unwilling to pretend that he didn't hunger for her still, could Scott convince Lucy that the future still held wondrous possibilities for marriage?

In a wonderful story of love postponed but never silenced, Charlotte Hughes blends her trademark warmth and high spirits with feisty tenderness and the sizzling sexiness of passion reborn. Coming home was never easy, especially when shadows and secrets had denied sweet destiny, but will admitting the dream make it real?