Twenty years ago, Meredith Parker Banning left her hometown of Stony Creek, Montana, vowing never to return. She recently receives an invitation to her twenty-year class reunion which she has no intention of attending until an unexpected family crisis calls her back to Stony Creek.
Since Meredith is back in town, and against her better judgment, she goes to the reunion which forces her to deal with old demons from her past. During the gathering, she nervously faces Dakota Morgan, who has loved her since she was a teenager, evoking a flood of emotions in Meredith that she had not expected.
The purpose of Meredith's visit was to make peace with her ailing, abusive mother, but she arrived too late. Meredith is stunned when she learns what her mother has bequeathed to her, leaving her to make life-changing decisions that will affect her and others. The story is fast-paced with twists and turns and unexpected outcomes.
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Thirty-eight-year old Meredith Parker Banning slipped through the side door of the gymnasium. Hoping to remain unnoticed, she stood with her back against the wall until her eyes became accustomed to the dimly lit room. Stand by Your Man was blasting over the sound system.
Butterflies had taken up residence in her stomach and were dancing to the beat of the music. Beads of perspiration dampened her armpits. Her knees threatened to buckle and for a fleeting moment she was afraid she might pass out.
"Come on Meredith," she chastised herself. "You've been waiting twenty years for this night."
I loved him. At age twelve he touched my heart with his music. At age twenty he captured my heart when our eyes met as he sat on a stage and sang Four months later, he fractured my heart with his refusal to allow us to stay together. At age seventy
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