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He was the bad boy with the raging heart

The storm brought them together, but will love keep them apart?

He was the bad boy with the raging heart

She was the good girl with the big dreams

Now he is a master stonecutter with a broken marriage and a son he would move heaven and earth to keep safe from harm, while she is a success at everything she touches . . . everything except love

And then, seven years after they said goodbye forever, fate finally found a way to bring them back together and give them one last chance to get it right.

Originally published by Harlequin American Romance

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 1987

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Barbara Bretton

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Barbara Bretton is the USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of more than 40 books. She currently has over ten million copies in print around the world. Her works have been translated into twelve languages in over twenty countries.

Barbara has been featured in articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Romantic Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Herald News, Home News, Somerset Gazette,among others, and has been interviewed by Independent Network News Television, appeared on the Susan Stamberg Show on NPR, and been featured in an interview with Charles Osgood of WCBS, among others.

Her awards include both Reviewer's Choice and Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times; Gold and Silver certificates from Affaire de Coeur; the RWA Region 1 Golden Leaf; and several sales awards from Bookrak. Ms. Bretton was included in a recent edition of Contemporary Authors.

Barbara loves to spend as much time as possible in Maine with her husband, walking the rocky beaches and dreaming up plots for upcoming books.

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February 21, 2026
The cover on my book was different so not sure this is the same one. It was an average easy romance but definitely showed how people try to manipulate each other.
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February 9, 2016
Going Home
256p Mike broke her heart 15 yrs ago, and now a hurricane brought them together . . .
But will love tear them apart? He was the bad boy with the raging heart, and she was the good girl with the big dreams.
Now he is a master stonecutter with a broken marriage and a son he would move heaven and earth to keep safe from harm, while she is a success at everything she touches . . . everything except love
And then, seven years after they said goodbye forever, fate finally found a way to bring them back together and give them one last chance to get it right.
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March 8, 2016
He was the bad boy with the raging heart
She was the good girl with the big dreams

Now he is a master stonecutter with a broken marriage and a son he would move heaven and earth to keep safe from harm, while she is a success at everything she touches . . . everything except love. And then, seven years after they said goodbye forever, fate finally found a way to bring them back together and give them one last chance to get it right.
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January 17, 2015
This is an okay, feel good, light read for me. There was nothing to grasp me by the throat. If you want a good book to read on a weekend by the beach it is alright. Don't get me wrong, too much angst and twisted plot is not altogether good, but how is it, that the 'love' interests of the h & H, ended up in their wedding as main players? Strange.
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June 27, 2015
Sweet story

Finding a long lost love isn't for everyone but it does make a wonderful story when it does happen. That's exactly what this story is but it keeps you guessing till the very end whether or not they will take the chance.
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May 28, 2012
Quick solid read
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January 14, 2013
Amazon Freebie 01/14/2013
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January 29, 2013
It was a cute story, moved very quickly, but did not feel enough of the development of the characters to feel really connected to it.
But worth the read to pass the time
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July 21, 2014
This was an easy book to enjoy. Loved everything about it. Will be reading more of Barbara Bretton's work.
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November 19, 2012
The story was well written and the emotions pulled thebreader into the story.
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April 10, 2013
Okay read never vested in the characters, not enough build up and angst to really pull me on.
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