On a whim, Renee Stockton accepts a teaching position in the West, tossing her life into a labyrinth of confusion. Unexpectedly, her usual composed state of mind struggles when emotional turmoil awakens within her on the night she is introduced to Sam Sanford, the rancher from Spring Valley, Nevada. Sam's attraction is an unsettling encounter, considering the engagement ring on her left hand belongs to another man back home in Tennessee. Throughout the months that follow, Renee experiences an incredible, perplexing new reality of sensations, friendships, adventures, desert sage and bristlecone pines. Is her diamond a strong enough reminder of her conviction to return to the lush green hills of Tennessee? Will she be able to use it as her safety device against the electrifying magnetism pulling her toward a romantic diversion? Renee's family expectations and limited teaching contract may force her to choose soon, else risk losing everything. This book is out of print and no longer available.
I write historical western romances under Judy Baker, and you will find all my contemporary novels under Anna Sugg.
I'm a southerner at heart and a westerner wannabe. Coming from Tennessee, I moved to the west to teach school and fell in love with the state of Nevada. Its desert colors, smell of wet sage after a rain, and the intriguing stories around ghost towns captured my heart. I'm a coffee drinker, love chocolate, hot weather, and sitting on the beach, staring at the ocean waves rolling in.