"Dear Mit," his letter began, and Marilyn Pearson was transported instantly back to childhood, when Colly Rankin had been her very best friend, sharing secrets and daring her to do wild things. They'd lost touch after college, but now he was coming back—and he wanted to see her again. It took a dozen letters back and forth before they found a date, but as their notes to each other recalled the past, both were filled with a delicious apprehension over renewing old ties. When they met they knew their youthful feelings had deepened to passion and could no longer be denied. But making room in their lives for new love was tougher than they'd ever imagined. Was the key to happily ever after under their old pear tree?