Sunshine On Main Street

by Avery Quinn

She's a city girl with a broken career. He's a small town handyman with a broken heart. In Willow Creek, every repair comes with a price. Ellie Harper is a tired realist. After ten years of climbing the corporate ladder in Chicago, she's been knocked off the top rung and sent spiralling back to her hometown with nothing but a box of office supplies and a Silver Mazda that's seen better days. She wants a quick fix and an even quicker exit. But the universe, and her car's alternator has other plans.

Caleb Turner is a handyman in every sense of the word. He fixes the town's pipes, it's porches, and it's problems but he keeps his own life behind a stone wall of grumpy efficiency. When his high school sweetheart rolls back into town needing a repair he's not ready to give, he offers her a Small Town Trade; he'll fix her car, but only if she stays long enough to save the town's darling Spring Festival.

As the Canary Yellow bunting goes up, the walls come down. Between late night logistics and rain soaked gazebo repairs, Ellie and Caleb realize that while the city broke her, the valley might be the only place sturdy enough to hold her together. But when the car is finally fixed and the road is open, will Ellie follow her head back into the city or will she follow the man who's been holding the lantern for her all along?

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Expected publication September 20, 2026