“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

BY THE TIME CHAD made it to the community center, he was a little bit late. He'd gotten hung up waiting on a patient's test results, not wanting to leave until he could explain what they meant. With no idea how many people to expect, he went straight to the gym, but it was full of rec league basketball and evening walkers on the upstairs track. Back down the hall, he peered through the tiny windows of the doors on each room, finally seeing Mary Alice through the third one he checked.  He stepped inside and all heads swiveled in his direction.


At the front of the room, Mary Alice's baby blue eyes widened. "Chad." Was she surprised because she hadn't believed him when he said he wanted to volunteer or because she thought he'd blown it off?


After a moment's hesitation, she gestured toward the dozen or so assembled people.  "Thanks for coming.  Have a seat."


Chapter 132