Once upon a time, a woman was courted by two men - but she could marry only one. So Tory Bradbury chose the safe man, the steady man. She bade goodbye to the man who made her pulse pound and her breath unsteady. And then discovered that nothing in life was ever certain .... Now a widow, Tory never expected to see her first love again. Then Adam Reed, the dangerously sexy bachelor she'd been so afraid to give her heart to all those years ago, came back. Adam claimed he'd come home only to make her smile again, but Tory saw something in his dark eyes that promised more. Could it be the rugged bachelor was ready to be a groom-- and she was the bride he was waiting for?