“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 never get tired of this movie," Leandra sighed.


From her position curled up at the end of the sofa, Lexi managed a smile. "You never get tired of Richard Gere."


"Well I do!" she exclaimed, in a dead-on mimic of the heroine's grandmother.


It was an old refrain, one they echoed every time they watched Runaway Bride. 


Her mom hit the stop button as the credits rolled. "You didn't eat much pizza."


"I wasn't that hungry." She'd nibbled her way through a slice and a half, barely able to focus on the movie.


"You seem a little down, mija. What's going on? Did something happen with Zach?"


Not Did you have a fight with Zach, but Did something happen?


How much did her mother know or suspect about how things had gone down all those years ago? Did Lexi really want to peel the scab off that wound to tell her all of it? That sounded about as appealing as being poked in the eye with a stick.


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