Sandra Brown has won over fans and critics throughoutthe world with more than fifty New York Timesbestselling novels. Her early works were hailed byRendezvous magazine as stories with "larger than lifeheroes and heroines [who] make you believe all thewarm, wonderful, wild things in life." Here isthe unforgettable story of a woman who returns toher small hometown in the South - and findsthat the sins of her past are right where she left them.

Never. Sunny Chandler always said she'd never goback to the tiny town where she grew up. It was justthree years ago that she was at the center of a notoriousscandal - and the good folks of Latham Green,Louisiana, made it clear they'd never let her forget it.So Sunny packed up and headed for New Orleans, andnow she wouldn't give up city life for the world. Butwhen she's invited to her best friend's wedding, Sunnyhas no choice but to go home. And with her returncome the whispers...the looks...the rumors she triedto escape. It doesn't take Sunny long to see thatLatham Green has nothing new to offer. Exceptmaybe Ty Beaumont.The moment Ty and Sunny first meet at a party, he cansee she's no ordinary woman. With her dazzling hair,and eyes the color of gold, she's a flesh-and-bloodfantasy - and Ty vows he'll have her in his bed beforethe week is out. Yet even when he turns on his southerncharm, Sunny makes it clear she's not interested.Sure, a night with Ty would be wilder than BourbonStreet at Mardi Gras. But Sunny's not in town tobecome some good ol' boy's latest conquest, no matterhow sexy he is. Little does she know thatTyisn't used to taking no for an answer - and he isn'tabout to start now.

Soon what began as an innocent flirtation becomesa tantalizingly slow, skillfully deliberate, andoverwhelmingly seductive pursuit that even Sunnyfinds hard to resist. But resist him she will. ForSunny is harboring an agonizing secret - the painfultruth of why she left Latham Green the way she did.What she really needs now is a friend - and that's whenshe discovers there may be more to Ty Beaumontthan meets the eye. Despite his roguish facade, Sunnycomes to see he has a heart of gold. Still, she doesn'tknow if she can trust another person with her secretheartbreak - not even the one man who maybe able to heal it.