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A woman burned by love. A man who has lost his way.Betsy Callaway hasn't been the most upstanding person in Cripple Creek. Her first love married, leaving her jaded...and she has now passed the acceptable age for marriage. Sent to be a governess in Denver, her plans are derailed when the stagecoach is met with bandits. In the midst of the chaos, she is reunited with a man she knew as a boy. And the barbs come out.Nikolai "Nick" Hammond left Cripple Creek to pursue his own dreams, but something about Betsy calls to his heart and draws him back home. The antics that ensue between the pair and the obstacles they face--including their own stubbornness and becoming entangled in a bank robbery--threaten to keep them on separate paths, but their draw to each other pushes them together.Will the prodigal find home welcoming? Can Betsy hope for real redemption?Recommended Reading Order:Hope in Cripple CreekChristmas in Cripple CreekFaith in Cripple CreekLove in Cripple CreekPrequels, to be read in any orderLeaving WaverlyLeaving Stoneybrook