HOMETOWN TIES

Published by David C. Cook

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This story is a work of fiction. All characters and events are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is coincidental.

LCCN 2010930102

ISBN 978-1-4347-6495-9

eISBN 978-0-7814-0554-6

© 2010 Melody Carlson

Published in association with the literary agency of Sara A. Fortenberry.

The Team: Don Pape, Erin Healy, Amy Kiechlin, Caitlyn York, Karen Athen

Cover Design: FaceOut Studios, Tim Green

Cover Images: iStockphoto, royalty-free

First Edition 2010