“Failure” has never been a part of Norah Burke’s vocabulary, so it comes as quite a shock when she gets fired from the marketing firm where she's built her career after threatening to blow the whistle on some shady business practices. Licking her wounds, she heads South for a little home-grown comfort.

Cam Crawford is a man who values tradition, preservation, and the love of a good woman. He’s not about to let a big box warehouse store capitalize on his hometown's economic downturn. He'll raise hell if he has to in order to stop them from destroying what he holds dear.

This unlikely pair just might be the perfect allies—in war and out. But will this city girl's bigger-picture perspective go with this small-town boy's "keep it as it is" attitude? And even if they can send the suits packing, can she really give up her corner office and power lunches for the corner booth at the local diner?

Wishful Romance is created by Kait Nolan, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

Wishful Romance

"WELCOME TO STARBUCKS. WHAT can I get you?"


Norah looked at the barista who'd served her coffee almost every day of her last two years at Helios and waited a few moments for recognition to click. She tried a smile, "I guess it's been a while, hasn't it, Amos?"


Other than a faint twitch of his pierced eyebrow, his expression didn't change. He didn't remember her. Didn't even make an effort to fake it. 


She thought of Cassie and the Daily Grind and felt a wave of brutal homesickness for Wishful wash over her. That made her think of Cam and wonder how long he was going to stay mad at her for bolting. 


"Sorry. I'll have a venti Veranda blend." Still rattled from the meeting with her attorney, she added a cheese danish. She took both to a table for two and sat, back to the door. Probably she wouldn't run into anyone from Helios while she was here, except for the one person she was expecting, but she didn't exactly want to advertise her presence. 


Chapter 19