After a devastating marriage, Raylene Hammond's best friends, the Sweet Magnolias, shielded her from the world. But when she met sheriff's deputy Carter Rollins, her haven no longer felt so safe. Carter understood why Raylene shut herself out. But with two kid sisters to raise, he was reluctant to devote time to this woman who's stolen his heart. Because even though Raylene knows he is a man worth loving, she may never be strong enough to accept what he's offering.