Shop On The Corner

Sometimes life’s unexpected hardships force you to consider drastic changes you’d never have dreamed of but lead in time to some sweet and unexpected joys.Laura O’Dell’s life lately has been full of nothing but problems. Her father has died, she’s lost her home, and now the family business she owns and loves is being taken by imminent domain to make way for a widened road. On top of it all, her sister and boyfriend came for a visit at Christmas and have stayed on and on, freeloading on her good nature. Maybe as Lillian advises, it’s time to seek a big life change as far away from Amory, Mississippi as possible.When Mitchell Quinlan dropped by a new business in Waynesville, NC, to welcome the owner and put in a word for employment for some friends, he was unprepared for the jolt of unexpected feelings that hit him in meeting Laura O’Dell. As a sensible businessman, he’d thought that sort of attraction a figment or books or movies. Yet, as he gets to know Laura, he learns she is holding a lot of secrets and not open to share them with him. PRAISE FOR LIN STEPP AND HER MOUNTAIN BOOKS'Lin Stepp’s newest book ... is a sweet, heartwarming story that is difficult to put down once you start it. Even the secondary characters will steal your heart as you follow the heroine’s touching journey from heartbreak to healing.' - Joan Medlicott, USA Today Bestselling author of The Ladies of Covington series'This warm-hearted novel ... will make readers eager for more of Lin Stepp’s -endearing stories. A richly satisfying novel of love, family, and friendship.' - Deborah Smith, New York Times Bestselling author'I’ve finally come across someone that believes in all the things that I do.... Dr. Lin Stepp, I salute you.'- Dolly Parton'Another warm, clean romance with Appalachian flare and small-town charm.' -AC, Reading Lark Reviews