“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

"I HAVE THE PRETTIEST, saddest eyes he's ever seen? I mean, what the heck am I supposed to say to that?" Tara demanded.


Daniel, the other barista on duty, listened with rapt attention. "Did he touch you as he said it?"


She pretended she had to think about it, though the gesture was burned into her brain. "He tucked my hair behind my ear."


"That's so romantic," he sighed, absently placing the pre-filled coffee filter into the waiting container.


He unfolded the next filter and held it waiting for the fresh ground beans Tara was scooping. "Honey, you are sad."


"Seriously? Is this what people see when they look at me?" More importantly, is this what her brother and sister saw? The last thing she wanted was for either of them to feel like she resented them for what she had to give up to take care of them.


Chapter 113