Melinda Charles has never known an ordinary life. Not before coming to college in a small town, being the smartest most promising student, and especially not after meeting Pete Buchanan--town hero, football star, the southern gentleman of anyone's dreams. 

 

Falling in love with her was easy, getting her to realize she loves him too was not. Beyond that, the struggles of young love and the challenges that came with it were the secrets of her past, just on the horizon threatening her happiness every day. 

 

Despite their barriers they came together until they were forced apart. For fifteen years, Melinda was gone after leaving Pete and he never stopped thinking about her--never stopped loving her. 

 

When fate thrusts them together again, he does not let her back in that easily, but soon enough, the taste of a second chance will prove stronger than the pain of love lost, but never forgotten. 

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She was a rare gem behind the ordinary counter of a gas station. In College Town Waco, she was easily the best thing around. Melinda Charles changed my life as soon as I met her and I knew I would never be the same.