He came looking for her forgiveness, but he wasn't leaving without her love. . . . Patrick Sutton had taught her how it felt to ache for something she could never have, but Bailey Kincaid figured she'd finally gotten the man out of her system! When he showed up to inspect the project she was building, she discovered he owned the place--and could still seduce her senses with a glance. Insisting they'd never been strangers, he made her reckless and wild to be his, but could the sorrow that haunted their nights finally be put to rest? In a memorable novel that celebrates the great gift of second chances, Laura Taylor offers a tumultuous and tender story of fated lovers who discover that the past is truly just prologue! For years he'd silenced temptation and kept his longing a secret unshared, but now that he was free to claim her soul, would she brand him hers for always?