Curry James knows how to cope with being left alone.
Still living in the same white farmhouse where she grew up, Curry watched those closest to her leave--her parents by tragic death, her husband to war, and her best friend, Tom, who walked away because he couldn't deal with being left alive.

Then one day, without warning, Tom returns. Curry appears as down-to-earth as she ever was, but her survival has come at a cost and now it's up to Tom to help Curry re-open her heart to life's joy.

AWARDS:

RITA winner, Best Single Title Contemporary

Maggie Award of Excellence, Best Mainstream Romance

Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Contemporary Romance

REVIEWS:

"This book abounds with characters that live and breathe and mesmerize the reader." Romantic Times

..".well-crafted love story that transcends... extremely satisfying... literate, humorous, and insightful... refreshingly original." Christine Vogel, Chicago Sun-Times

HOMETOWN MEMORIES, in order

After All These Years

Don't Forget to Smile

Till the Stars Fall

Again

MEET KATHLEEN GILLES SEIDEL

Award-winning author Kathleen Gilles Seidel still longs for the small Kansas hometown of her birth. To fill that longing, she builds her own small towns, filling their imaginary borders with strong robust characters seeking their own happily-ever-afters. Kathy lives outside of Washington, D.C. She and her late husband have two grown daughters.