num_pages: 384
description: In New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryans bold new novel Evangeline Austen returns to her familys sprawling Napa Valley ranch determined to rebuild her life and expose the shocking truth about the past.Shes not the nave girl she used to be After serving time for a crime she didnt commit Evangeline returns home to a cold welcome. Her mother blames her for her fathers death and her brothers want her out of their way. When Evangeline learns shes solely responsible for their failing ranchputting her familys future squarely on her shouldersshell have to find a creative way to save their home before they lose it all.Shell have her reckoning...Her only ally: the cop who sent her away. Chris Chambers is positive she went to prison to protect someone else. He strikes a deal: help him track down the real criminals in exchange for clearing her name. But the closer Evangeline and Chris get to exposing the truthand to each otherthe deeper Evangeline is drawn into a dangerous sting that could finally bring her justiceor put her dreams on hold permanently.Shell fight for the life she always wantedEveryones lives moved on while Evangelines stood still. Now she has a chance to rebuild her family ranch her life and expose the people who put her away so she can become the woman she was always meant to be. 
language: English
title: The Me I Used to Be
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks