Enjoy this clean, small town romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.<br /><br />Years ago love blossomed on a ranch in Montana and then college and life pushed Renee and Hank to go their separate ways. Twenty years later they&rsquo;re both back where they fell in love but reality is like a spring frost and is a long-distance relationship their only option for their second chance?<br /><br />Renee Mitchell has returned to the small town of River Junction in Montana to take over her family&rsquo;s orchard. With big dreams for the future, she plants a large parcel of land with new apple trees. No sooner is the job done, when a herd of cattle from the neighboring ranch breaks through a fence line and creates mulch from the tiny saplings. With a streak of stubbornness as wide as the Colorado River, Renee&rsquo;s determined to be a success. Even when her first love shows up with the offer to pay for replacement trees and lend muscle to replant.<br /><br />Hank Shepard left River Junction at eighteen and, except for losing his chance with Renee Mitchell, he&rsquo;s lived life with zero regrets. He takes a short-term leave of absence from his law practice, returning to his family ranch to help his dad get back on his feet. The last thing he expects while he&rsquo;s there is to reconnect with the woman he let get away. But wayward Shephard Ranch cattle bring him full circle back to Renee.<br /><br />Hank is determined to make amends for the destruction to her orchard and for how they left things almost twenty years ago. It doesn&rsquo;t take long for Renee and Hank to rediscover their long dormant feeling are like the orchard after the long winter, ready to flourish.<br /><br />When it&rsquo;s time for Hank to return to his law practice, will they be able to make a long-distance relationship work? Or, is the difference between city life and big sky country too much to overcome?<br /><br />Apple Blossoms in Montana is novella in the Cowboys of River Junction Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!