“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

IF THERE WERE MORE appealing scents to start the morning than bacon and coffee, Trey didn't know what they were. The lure of both drew him through the door of Dinner Belles. Even at eight-thirty, the diner was doing brisk business, with three-quarters of the tables still full of patrons nursing plates of pancakes, eggs, sausage, and grits. He could feel his arteries clogging from the smell alone and made a mental note to add a couple of miles to his run tomorrow. Seeing no sign of Sandy, he made a beeline for a booth just being cleared. 


After she'd called the water and light department, their tête-à-tête to brainstorm wedding venues - and their unexpected reunion - had been put on hold. They'd had just enough time to inhale the dinner she'd prepared before she had to go in to meet with her people. Hence this morning's breakfast meeting.


The petite brunette, whose name tag read Hannah, shot a sunny smile in his direction. "I'll be out of your way in a jiff."


Chapter 121