Steadfast

She's the only one, who ever loved him-and the only one, he can never have.

Jude lost everything one spring day when he crashed his car into an apple tree on the side of the road. A man is dead, and there's no way he can ever right that wrong. He'd steer clear of Colebury, Vermont forever if he could. But, an ex-con in recovery for his drug addiction can't find a job just anywhere.

Sophie Haines is, stunned by his reappearance. After a three-year absence, the man who killed her brother and broke her heart is suddenly everywhere she turns. It's hard not to stare at how much he's changed. The bad boy, who used to love her didn't have big biceps and sun-kissed hair. And, he'd never volunteer in the church kitchen.

No one wants to see Sophie and Jude back together, least of all Sophie's police chief father. But, it's a small town. And, forbidden love is, a law unto itself.