Can't Get You Out Of My Mind — Shirley Larson

Samantha Black is a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Her father is the town drunk. She spends all her time with her friend, Tate Kincaid. As she grows older, she realizes she loves him. He sees her as his really good friend, but choses another girl to be his girlfriend. Tate Kincaid marries the wrong woman. Now that he is an adult and free, he realizes Samantha has always been his true love. But he has hurt her. She's built her own life two thousand miles away and has an adopted son to consider. Can he convince Samantha to forgive him and love him as she once did?