“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

SAFELY ENSCONCED BACK IN Jo, it was all Riley could do not to hyperventilate. What the hell had she done? In what world was it actually a good idea to face this head on? To invite him to dinner to talk about the past on purpose?


The heat had fried her brain. That was it. She was under the influence of dehydration and the sight of all his muscles in action. Between that and feeling gooey toward him over all the nice things he'd done, she'd suffered a massive lapse in judgment. 


There was no way out of it. You didn't cancel a thank you dinner. Postponement wouldn't help anything. If she never went through with it, she'd look bitchy and ungrateful. Which meant her only possible option to potentially avoid this conversation was distraction. 


She thought of what Autumn had said about Drool Night and picked up the phone. "I need your help."


Autumn was waiting when Riley got back to the duplex. 


Chapter 31