The Barn Raising — Camryn Rhys

Childhood sweethearts Lori and Cal reunite after years of hurt and disappointment, but it's on less than good terms.

Alora 'Lori' Metcalf doesn't want to reignite anything with Cal Fortiss. When she returns to her hometown to run a barn raising, she doesn't expect to see her old high school boyfriend. Or to still find him so appealing. The intensity that still lingers between them frightens her, and when Cal awakens more than just nostalgia in her heart, she knows it will risk more than just her employment.

Cal has spent twenty years getting over Lori, but even his hard-won cynicism can't keep his desire at bay, especially when he sees her trotting out of his son's coffee shop in a snug business skirt. But Lori isn't interested in rehashing the past, and he's willing to let her have her way.

Can they put old grudges behind them and act on a passion they shared once, years ago, but long buried? Or will they choose to remain haunted by what could have been?