Hometown Girl by Margaret Watson

Claire Kendall ran away from her small town after high school and never looked back, leaving her sister behind. Now Janice’s sudden death forces Claire to go home. She’s responsible for her sullen nephew, a teen who blames Claire for saving herself and not his mother. Complicating everything is Tucker Hall, the high school football coach who takes Nick under his wing. All Claire wants is to see Monroe in her rearview mirror. But Nick refuses to leave. And Tucker wants to give her a reason to stay. But can Claire get past the pain of her childhood and give Monroe, and Tucker, a chance?