“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

CAM STABBED his shovel into the pile of mulch and flung it into the newly planted bed before turning to Steve. "Yeah?"


Cam looked reflexively at the horizon, registering the bleed of colors and the fading light. His crew should've knocked off half an hour ago.


"Yeah. Sorry about that. I wasn't watching the time. Y'all go ahead and take the gear back to the nursery, check in with Violet. I just wanna finish up mulching this bed."


"You want us to help?" Dewey offered. "You'd finish quicker." 


That was exactly what he didn't want. "No. I've got this. Y'all have families and dinner to get on home to. I'll see you tomorrow."


His crew exchanged looks but did as they were told. Fifteen minutes later, Cam was alone with the mulch and the lowering sun. 


Chapter 20