IF THEIR MARRIAGE IS OVER...

When her workaholic husband forgets their anniversary, it's the last straw for Annie Burton. As the wife of Wild Rose, Iowa's busy sheriff-and mother to their four children-she's lost sight of her own goals. Yet even as she finds career fulfillment at last, she can't help remembering another cherished-and now seemingly impossible-dream: that she and Sam would live happily ever after...

...WHY ARE THEY BACK IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS?

Sam intends to keep a close eye on his family, and that means staying in the house he still considers home-regardless of whether Annie wants him there. Sam's sleepless nights on the couch give him plenty of time to think about what he's about to lose-and to yearn for the wife he still loves with all his heart. But now that Annie has a life of her own, can he possibly convince her to give him a second chance?