When Abbie Dawson returns home after a five-years absence, her painful past comes walking through the library door reminding her of the magic she and Caleb once shared. But, Caleb has moved on and is happily dating another woman and Abbie might have stayed away too long. Caleb can’t have Abbie, he never could. The guilt of loving his brother’s girlfriend carved a hole in his soul. He spent years trying to forget her, but that doesn’t stop his heart from remembering and replaying all the ways she loved him. How could Abbie be his soulmate when fate has done nothing but drive them apart?
This second book in this series is a such a sweet tale of finding lost love the hard way. Abbie comes back to Greyson after being gone for 4 years and is the new librarian. She starts her new job just in time to meet the new contractors for the library remodel. Caleb is in charge of the library construction and remodel and continually fights his feelings for the new librarian in town. Only she is not new to him, he has dreamt of Abbie for years. Abbie and Caleb try to find love outside of each other, but have to work so hard to NOT fall in love with each other that it seems almost like punishment. Abbie must come to grips with her devastating loss of Jess as Caleb tries desperately to fall in love with another. I wanted to knock them upside the head a time or two, but thankfully, Jess did that for me!
It's not often that a happily ever after book moves me to tears but this one certainly did. You must read the other book first to truly feel the emotional depth of this story. I'll never look at those more-than-real dreams the same way again.