Welcome to Sweetbranch, Alabama. Folks are friendly, children are safe, and down-home hospitality abounds. Once in a while, though, things are not quite what they seem...
Valentines are for saps! And don't you forget it, fourteen-year-old Carson Delaney told herself. Then Tony de Fuentes gave her a chocolate heart--and she knew she'd never forget him! Even so, when she returned to Sweetbranch ten years later to make a home for her little sister, Tony was the last person she expected to see. Or wanted to. He knew a little too much about her life in San Francisco; too much about the person she used to be. Now she just wanted a new start, a family, a chance to make amends. And damn it all, she still wanted Tony.
Carson and immigrant Tony met while they both were street kids in Cal. He often made her repeat stories of the home she hated. Ten years later she goes home to make a home for the sister she had to leave behind. She's surprised to find Tony now living in her home town and re-opening the local Drive-In Movie. Different story line. I like this one a lot.