Mitchell Tucker is back looking for something Julianne Boyce has no intention of giving him: forgiveness. It's been eight years since Mitch went to jail for starting a fire that claimed her husband's life and longer still since Juli and Mitch fell into a forbidden first love that their feuding families brought to an end. She's lost too much to let herself fall under that familiar spell again. But no matter how much she ignores him, Mitch isn't leaving. Soon he's helping out at her farm and her store, trying to make amends, melting the shell Juli's built around her heart. There's a world of hurt between them-but there's also a chance to uncover the truths that might bring them back together.