My reputation at home is a laugh so I go to the place where I'd always been the happiest: Magnolia Grove with my Mimi and Pawpaw.
Little did I know that news of my brief and failed marriage had made it there. I venture to a nearby town for one night of peace. I thought I was emotionally unavailable until a chance encounter with a handsome stranger gives me a night of freedom and fun. No exchanging of names or personal information, and no intention of ever seeing one another again. No matter how incredible our chemistry may be.
But I do see him again—at my Mimi's church.
My stranger is the town's new preacher.
Contains mature themes.