One instant of passion...a lifetime of regret. Whit Patterson left the small town of Larkspur, Wyoming-and the tight bonds of his childhood friends, the Sinful Six-when he was accused of causing the horrible accident that left one of their number in a vegetative state. He'd sworn he would never return...until he's handed one last chance to right the wrongs of the past. Finley Fitzpatrick is shocked when Whit rides into town-and she's even more disturbed that the passion they shared hasn't ebbed in the intervening years. But loving Whit was impossible in the past, and it's even more futile now. She's tied to promises made before the accident and her own dreams for a different future. How can she throw all that away for the pleasure to be found in Whit Patterson's arms? Especially since he abandoned her once before...