Publisher's Synopsis
What if the things you left behind are better than you remembered, better than you ever imagined?
Thirty years ago LeAnn Kane left the dust and dirt of West Texas behind, vowing never to return. After a successful career with the Chicago Symphony, now she's running back home-running for her life. While hiding from a murderer, the last person she expects to see is her high school sweetheart, her first and only love. His laughter sounds better than any melody she could play on her violin. His smile, as smooth as butter on hot cornbread, melts her insides, tempting her to stay in Texas. But her life is in Chicago-or is it?Donald Howard worked hard to rise above the back-breaking work of the oil fields. The sought-after success hasn't brought happiness or fulfillment. His failed marriage to a Houston socialite didn't help, either. Seeing LeAnn again brings back the raw emotion of his first love, his innocent love, his trusting love, full of fantasies and hopes. After thirty years of telling himself he hated her, his heart betrays him. Or maybe he has betrayed his heart all these years. She's dead set on returning to Chicago. He's going with her-even if it kills him. Young love first love, too young then to know what they had. If they survive the dangers of December, can their love blossom and grow into their forever and ever love? Hang on to your hats for a rollercoaster ride in this contemporary Christian romantic suspense filled with danger, doubt, and deliverance. Connie Leonard lives with her husband Gary, In Texas. They are blessed with two grown children and three grandchildren, who alsolive In Texas. God is so good. He has granted her three major life dreams: to be a wife and mother, to be a teacher, and to be a writer.
