"A heartwarming story of coming home."

Miranda James is a small town girl who made it big by doing biography videos of interesting people. Her latest assignment is to interview an old school mate who wrote a best selling novel. She barely remembers Warren Addison but knows that he was one of the smartest boys in the class when they were growing up.

Warren has secretly been in love with Miranda for years and years but she only had eyes for Chad English. Of course, Chad dated someone else named Bernie all through school and finally ended up marrying her. Chad and Miranda have stayed friends all these years much to the chagrin of Bernie. Bernie finally gives Chad an ultimatum and kicks him out of the house.

Miranda breezes into town and is shocked to hear that Chad and Bernie are separated. The problem is that Miranda feels guilty about her feelings for Chad. She'll never let him know that she has secretly loved him all these years.

When Miranda meets Warren again she can't believe how much he was in the background during high school. He's a kind, caring fascinating individual that she'd like to get to know better and does through her video. Miranda's biggest problem is her feelings for Chad. Will she put aside those feelings and see what can happen with Warren or is she in a rut of unrequited love?

This book captured and held my attention from page one. I am hooked on the Superromances these days and C. J. Carmichael is a consummate storyteller. Her stories make you feel as if these are real people and you start to care about how their story will turn out.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted October 29, 2002

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Summary

Miranda James is back in the tiny prairie town of Chatsworth, Saskatchewan, to work on a video biography of reclusive writer Warren Addison. While she's there, she hopes to help her best friend, Chad English, whose wife has kicked him out of the house. But his wife has always been jealous of Chad's relationship with Miranda, so maybe her presence won't really improve the situation. More important, is fixing their marriage what Miranda really wants?

Warren Addison went to school with Miranda and Chad. He knows about Miranda's feelings for her best friend. But Warren has his own ideas about what's best for this woman. He hopes he can convince her before Christmas; before a family is torn apart—and before his heart is broken again.