The Christmas Fountain: 9 (Wishful Romance)

Elementary school teacher Mary Alice Reed wanted a nice stable guy to share her happily ever after. When she thought shed found him everyone tried to tell her that the guy she thought was her Mr. Right was really Mr. Somebody Elses. Living with a towns worth of I-told-you-so isnt easy but shes coping. And definitely taking a break from love in order to get past her last disaster to chair her favorite Christmas charity.Trauma surgeon Chad Phillips gave up the intensity and long hours of a big city hospital to move to Wishful. He wants a home and family a town with a slower pace where he can actually build a life. Being one of Wishfuls most eligible bachelors has gotten him a lot of pie and casseroles but it hasnt helped him find that special someone to come home to.When a friends accident lands Mary Alice in his ER Chad finds himself more than intrigued. Part Martha Stewart part Mary Poppins and all Girl Next Door shes exactly what hes been looking for. Volunteering for the Fountain of Hope charity seems like the perfect way to get to know his Christmas crush. But just as he seems to be overcoming Mary Alices once bitten twice shy caution that one tiny thing from his past that he probably should have told her about shows up for a Christmas season visit. Chads gonna have some explaining to do.