Linnea Bryan returns to her mother’s hometown and begins to ask questions about her family’s past. Her handsome, enigmatic neighbor, Marsh Austin, is deeply suspicious of her decision to stay in Austin’s Crossing and renovate her grandfather’s house. Marsh, a cop injured in the line of duty, runs the local store, raises sled dogs, and cares for an elderly aunt and his much younger sister. He doesn’t have time for love… Contemporary Romance by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by Bantam Loveswept