Another small-town gem from bestselling and award winning author, Lydia Michaels! Patrick fell for Julie in kindergarten, when she shared her snack with him. As her childhood best friend, he adored and protected her for years, until she gave her heart to someone else. Loving Julie meant letting her choose her own path, so he did the gentlemanly thing and bowed out of her life. But after years of living away from Jasper Falls, it’s finally time to return home for his brother’s wedding, and neither time nor distance have changed Patrick’s feelings for his first love. Julie’s secrets are about to be exposed when she returns to her hometown alone. Patrick is ready to hang his heart on the line and prove himself the best man, but the clock is ticking and he only has a short time. Is it ever too late for a first love?