Aly Kingston, sitting in the airport awaiting her flight home to Oklahoma City, spots a familiar face. That impossibly handsome face, tall dark, slim and so sexy, could only be Marshall Wayne. Disbelieving, heart nearly failing at the sight of him after 13 years, Aly would recognize him anywhere. Marshall was the only man she has ever loved and has never forgotten. She knew him and fell in love with him when he was 10 years old and he could not stand her. A skinny kid, Aly was unattractive, and followed him everywhere. She had a crush on him that was not reciprocated. Now she was a gorgeous beauty. Memories return, bringing sadness, remembering when his family was forced to leave, Cedar Hill, his family farm, when her selfish, rich, father, owner of the Kingston Bank foreclosed. No mercy given, he has a secret plan to build homes on the foreclosed property for people who discovered oil and needed homes. Marshall promises to return and get even with Lorne Kingston. He worked with that goal foremost in his thoughts. The time is now and Marshall is ready to settle his vendetta.

Marshall is brilliant and graduated Wharton School of Business. He makes a fortune in banking and selling commodities in New York City. His parents have died and are buried in Claiborne. It is time to return and seek his revenge. He is flying home to Claiborne and has a white, Lincoln car waiting for him just like the one he remembered the Senior Kingston drove.

Marshall does not recognize Aly but is impressed with how lovely she is. Both in First Class on the plane home, he is mesmerized by the elegant, fashionable lady and wonders where she is heading? Aly is secretly keeping her eyes on him and wondering if he is coming back home? Will this be the time for them to be together?

The oil boom has wiped out many of her neighbors in Claiborne, But it did not affect the career direction Aly has chosen. She owns and operates a successful breeding farm of quality horses and purse winning racing stock. She is returning home with two new additions to her stable. She is now owner of what used to be Cedar Hill and has some surprises in store for Marshall. Will they please him and let her into his life?

A sweet story about first love, betrayals, family and second chances. Leila Meecham is one of my favorite authors and everyone of her beautiful books, ROSES, TITANS, SOMERSET, TUMBLEWEEDS, and RYAN'S HOPE, sit proudly on my special shelf for cherished books to be re-read. ALY'S HOUSE now joins this group. I loved the love story of Marshall and Aly as it unfolded and they are truly made for each other. Aly is a delight and makes herself easy to love and she makes him feel like he is home. The secondary characters add a lot of color to this classic love story that you will not be able to put down until the forever together ending. A five star rating and I can't wait for the next one, Ms. Meacham. I am truly a loyal fan!

Book Summary

A tender, classic love story about the power of first love and the promise of a second chance . . .

Aly Kingston has only ever loved one man: Marshall Wayne. But she put all of those childish dreams behind her ages ago when the Waynes left town. Her father's victory at foreclosing on the Wayne family farm, the betrayal written all over Marshall's face-it all still lingers in her mind and in her heart. But now, years later, when he comes back home to Claiborne, Aly realizes so much has changed since Marshall's been away . . . and so much remains the same.

Seeing Aly again surprises Marshall Wayne. Gone is the gangly girl who followed him around. In her place is a beautiful woman with warmth and sensitivity, someone who makes him want to believe in love again. But Marshall is back home for one reason and one reason alone: to get revenge on the man who destroyed his family and to reclaim what rightfully belongs to him.

As the past and the present collide, will Aly lose her heart to the man who's plotting to destroy her family? Or can she show Marshall that love runs deeper than vengeance?