Wallflower Blooming: 1 (Cambria)

Val Shakely is a list-maker. Daily routine. Check. Calm quiet (but successful) business. Check. No drama. No excitement. Some might call it boring but its precisely the way Val likes it. She loves her hometown of Cambria nestled in the mountains of Colorado and runs a fruitful PR firm. And thats more than enough for Val. So what if she doesnt have a social life? Then her cousin Gwen decides to take on the local political bully the Mayor in head-to-head combat for the Mayoral seat and Val takes her company reluctantly and against her better judgment into the fray. The minute Val takes on Gwens campaign the safe world that she has carefully constructed begins to unravel. She feels the pressure of the campaign and the personal attacks by Gwens opponent. And as if that wasnt complicated enough Val finds herself falling in love. Vals desire to stay on the sidelines is put to the test and shes forced to reexamine the life shes built as she trudges toward a new and more exciting future.