The Hometown Hero Returns — Beth Kery

At eighteen, Marianna Itani thought she'd found the man of her dreams in Marc Kavanaugh, the quintessential boy-next-door. That perfect romance flew to pieces when an unspeakable tragedy tore them apart. Yet when Marc appeared in her life fifteen years later, the sparks that flew were as explosive as the day they first met.

Now their reignited passion was changing their lives in more ways than one: Mari was pregnant! She was set on putting the pain of the past behind her -- not reopening scars that had never truly healed. And their baby might bring these star-crossed lovers back together -- forever!