When Dakota and Thea reunite in Hope Springs after a decade apart,
their love might pass the test of time...
No matter how many years Dakota Keller has spent trying, he can't outrun
his past, so when a private investigator tells him his sister needs him,
he travels to the small Texas town of Hope Springs to start a new life
with the support of his siblings. When he arrives to do a routine
construction job at the town's new espresso bar, he's shocked to
discover that the owner is Thea Clark--the girl he couldn't resist in
high school and whose memory kept him sane in prison.
Recovering from an abusive relationship, Thea decides that her past is
off-limits for discussion, even with Dakota. After all, it feels like a
lifetime since she last saw him. But when Dakota's brother's firm is
tapped to renovate the women's shelter Thea runs out of her home, old
feelings quickly reignite. Could a casual affair from high school turn
out to be the one connection neither of them can live without?