November Homecoming: A Yearly, Texas Romance (The Yearly, Texas Romance Series Book 1)

by Bokerah Brumley

“You look familiar, Miss Martin. Have we met before?” Her mouth twisted. “Oh, I’m sure. My mother is Cynthia Martin.” That can’t be right. He should have recognized her right away. Three full seconds ticked by before he choked out, “Rebecca?” “Do I know you?” Her gaze narrowed, and she tilted her head, appraising him. He turned away. He should have known. She didn’t recognize him, and he hadn’t recognized her name when she’d made the estimate appointment. Never in a million years had he expected his Rebecca Martin to show back up in town. The truth of it cut, but he shrugged away the pain. She’d been the fireworks in his life—the kind of girl that lived by the seat of her pants and rode around Yearly on the handlebars of his bicycle. She’d been into dirt and trees and outside and everything good. Yet their relationship hadn’t ended well. He’d demanded she conform to his idea of a future, and she had refused. He hadn’t known how to put himself back together when she up and left. Then that pain paled compared to when Abigail died. Rebecca had been his first love, and Abigail had taught him the depths of what love could be. Both of them had found a way to leave. Yet now Rebecca had come back. The ramifications of her being in Yearly…