"I always loved him... ...I thought he loved me... ...that he trusted me... ...that we would always be together. Instead, he broke my heart. So, I ran away from him... It's been 9 years. Why am I back here, to meet him?" 9 years have gone by since Clara Larue left Timberose Hills, turning her back on her parents and escaping her broken heart for life in the big city. With a great job, a condo of her own, and friends who adore her, she should be happy. Should be, but no man could live up to the memories of her first love. Grayson Harris regrets everything. From the moment she walked out that door, storming into the cool February evening, he cursed himself over and over. Larger than life and always doing things with an extravagant air, Clara didn't just leave, she vanished. Gone from his world, Grayson tried to forget and move on but nothing could wipe the memories of her from his heart. When a letter arrives on Clara's doorstep from Grayson, asking her to come back to Timberose, she knew she should resist. So, why did she find herself on a train making her way back home? And was she ready to face her parents again? Or Grayson? What good could come from going back to the place that still held her heart hostage in it's icy February fingers? That Night in the Rose Garden is a childhood friends, high school sweethearts, second chance, HEA story about overcoming grief and financial differences.