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"A suspenseful first book to the Shannon Sisters trilogy!"
Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted January 15, 2002

This is the first book of C. J. Carmichael's that I've had a chance to read and she's found a new fan in me. This book had all the elements of the things I love to read about: murder, a villain and a second chance to "get it right". Read more...

"Engaging romantic suspense tale"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted January 29, 2002

When his abhorrent stepfather Max Strongman decides to drill for oil on the family ranch in Alberta, Dylan McLean is outraged by the potential environmental harm to the McLean property. Dylan organizes a protest, but a scuffle occurs and an innocent girl is killed. Dylan feels culpable because Read more...

Summary

He's back!

Two years ago, almost everyone in Canmore, Alberta, thought Dylan McLean was responsible for the death of a teenage girl on his father's ranch. Only Cathleen Shannon believed he was innocent.

Then he left her at the altar and fled town. Now Dylan has returned and he wants a second chance--from the townspeople and Cathleen!

Having been jilted on her wedding day, Cathleen is furious when Dylan shows up asking for assistance. But that doesn't mean she wants him paying for a crime he didn't commit. So maybe she will help him clear his name.

A second chance at love, though? That's out of the question. Or is it?