Ticket To Romance

Third Place, Aspen Gold 2000-Best Single Title Romance! When divorced real estate agent Veronica Dowling returns to her Florida hometown to start her life over, she holds a secret even she doesn't know. Finally independent, the last thing she wants is to rekindle a romance with the man she ran from ten years ago. Former bad boy Julian Jefferson is now a respected cop. He has no intention of renewing a relationship with the woman who broke his heart in high school. But love soon rekindles in the small town—until he helps her uncover a secret that almost tears them apart again.