Come the Spring (Clayborne Brothers) is yet another beautiful and touching love story by Julie Garwood. Cole Clayborne has just been given the title of U S Marshal. He is tricked into this title and badge business by Sheriff Marshall Daniel Ryan, for his own selfish motives. Sheriff still has the memories of his wife and daughter's murder haunting him every day and he needs Cole's help to chase the culprits. A robbery is committed at the Rockford Falls bank, with only one witness surviving. Cole and Daniel aren't sure who the witness is, but they have a list of three women who were there at the bank that afternoon- Rebecca James, Jessica Summers and Grace Winthrop. Cole and Daniel have a huge task at hand now, to safeguard and protect the three women, solve the robbery case and track down the murderers behind the deaths of Daniel's family. Though Daniel is recovering from his hurtful past, meeting a beautiful woman who is the only witness to the crime may be able put an end to his haunting memories. Pocket Books published the new edition of Come the Spring (Clayborne Brothers) in 1998. It is available in paperback format.