Perhaps they had been too young to marry. Certainly Kristin hadn't been ready for the rigors of being a football player's wife, of facing the constant fear of crippling injury. Under such stress, their marriage had broken--and her heart with it.

Now Wyatt was back. He had retired from the game to run his successful chain of sporting-goods stores, but he was as driven to succeed as ever. And one of his goals was to recapture Kristin's love and rebuild the dream of a future that he'd shared with her so long ago.