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Jackson Wilder was the golden ticket out of Whispering Pines. He had an NFL career and a legacy ahead of him, but the "long distance" promise he made to Nora St. Claire dissolved into unanswered calls and a cold silence six months into college. While Jackson chased glory, Nora fought a quiet battle-finishing vet school with a newborn in her arms, a secret she kept to protect a rising star.
Ten years later, a career-ending injury brings a broken Jackson home to a ruined ranch. He's a stranger in his own house, living down the hall from Jax Reed, the rugged lead hand who's been running the ranch-and dating Nora. But the real shadow in the pines is the nine-year-old boy with Jackson's eyes and a throwing arm that's the talk of the town. Nora has guarded her son for a decade, but as Jackson returns, the silence is finally about to break.
Dedication:
To the decade it took to say, 'I'm sorry' and the moment it took to say 'Dad.'
For Nora and Jackson: high school sweethearts who survived the storm. To the man who guarded the ranch while the star was away, and the son who finally got his teammate. The pines don't forget, and neither does the heart.
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