A CONARD COUNTY COURTSHIP

A reluctant homecoming gives one woman a fresh start in this engaging romance from the New York Times?bestselling author. Vanessa Welling never planned to leave home . . . until her family fled in shame in the wake of the financial catastrophe that shattered their town?and her father's will to live. If it weren't for the wreck of a house she just inherited, Vanessa wouldn't have come back, either. And attractive contractor Tim Dawson and his young son are making it even harder to put the Wyoming town behind her once and for all. Tim has heard the stories. But Vanessa did nothing wrong and shouldn't spend the rest of her life paying the price. Can't she see the positive effect she's having on the single father and his son? That they have the right stuff to build a future? And Conard County is the perfect place to start over . . . Praise for the novels of Rachel Lee "A page-turner full of mystery and suspense, keeping the reader engaged every step of the way." ? Fresh Fiction "While the relationship-building excels, it is the heroine's strength in the face of such personal adversities that is the real scene-stealer." ? RT Book Reviews "[Rachel Lee]'s deft use of dialogue to make her stories convincing works as well with conspiracy theories as with contemporary romances." ? Publishers Weekly