After the Rain — Karen White

In the stunning first novel Falling Home, Karen White introduced readers to the magic of small-town Walton, Georgia, and a charming cast of characters who captured our hearts. Who can resist a return trip...especially when love is about to transform the lives of two very special people?
When photographer Suzanne Paris lands in Walton, Georgia, she's pretty sure she's never seen a town so small--or quite so disquieting. It's a far cry from the life she left behind--and Joe Warner is nothing like any man she's known in the past. He's the mayor, in the first place, and in the second...he has six children. Hardly a picture-perfect boyfriend for a woman who's on the run and can't stick around. But something about Joe's slow Southern warmth lights up Suzanne in places that have been cold for far too long--and tempts her to look at life through a whole new lens...

Even in a dinky place like Walton, the mayor has big work to do--and very little time for anything resembling a relationship, especially with a pretty out-of-towner who seems to be keeping secrets. But even if Suzanne isn't exactly the ideal choice for a new romance, Joe can't help but wonder if the way she smiles at him means that he's made a dent in the sturdy wall around her heart...and he begins to believe that there really is sunshine...