“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

SUNDAY WAS CHAD'S DAY to make up for the hours he'd taken off to help with Mary Alice's class earlier in the week. He'd barely been home two minutes before the bell rang, signaling her arrival. Maybe they'd call in an order to Dinner Belles before they got going on decorating his tree. He tugged open the door and stared at the bright green casserole carrier and pie Mary Alice was holding. She had one of those reusable fabric grocery bags thrown over one shoulder. It was bulging.


"Well, you had to work half the day, so I thought you could do with some home-cooked sustenance to fuel the tree trimming."


"Poppyseed chicken - my grandmother's recipe - and pecan pie. Which is superior to PEE-CAN pie." She winked at him as she stepped into the house.


Chapter 135