Bittersweet Creek

Description:

Returning to her hometown after ten years to finalize her divorce, Romy Satterfield must contend with her long-abandoned feelings for her former flame, Julian McElroy. For over a century the Satterfield and McElroy farms have been separated by a narrow creek and a whole lot of bad blood. The worst crime is to fall in love with the enemy. On the night Romy Satterfield and Julian McElroy were secretly married by a justice of the peace, Julian stood Romy up. Ten years later Romy is poised to marry the scion of one of Nashville's most powerful families. First she has to return home to Ellery to help her injured father-- and to finalize her divorce. In spite of her efforts, she's missed Julian. But though she suspects there's more to that long-ago night than Julian ever revealed, the truth will either drive her away for good, or reveal what is truly worth fighting for....

subjects: Family secrets,  Elopement,  Man-woman relationships,  Families,  Vendetta,  First loves,  Fiction,  Secrecy,  Teenage marriage,  City and town life,  Fiction, romance, general,  Southern states, fiction,  Large type books,  FICTION / General