He's always loved her.Dixon Bell has loved Kate Bowdrey for as long as he can remember. Everybody in town knew him as the shy kid who carried around a guitar-and as the guy who disappeared after high school graduation. After thirteen years away-spent nursing a broken heart and becoming a successful songwriter-he's discovered that Kate is available again, so he's coming home to New Skye to make all his dreams come true.But L. T. LaRue-Kate's soon-to-be ex-husband and one of the most powerful men in town-has other plans for Dixon. Dixon just happens to own a beautiful old plantation house, and L.T. wants to use that property for high-priced condos. And he wants Dixon to stay the hell away from Kate. But Dixon's not selling-he has big plans for that house, plans that include Kate and her kids. And he's certainly not giving up the woman he loves. Not again. Not without a fight.