"Sydney Collins left the small Berkshires town of Rose Bend eight years ago, grieving her sister's death and heartbroken over her parents' rejection. But now the rebel is back, newly divorced and pregnant, ready to face her fears and make a home for her child in the caring community she once knew ... Widower and Rose Bend mayor Coltrane Dennison hasn't smiled in ages. Until a chance run-in with Sydney Collins, who's all grown-up and making him want what he knows he can't have"-- Provided by publisher