Sole Responsibilities — Judith Post

Whenever Gino puts new soles on a person's shoes, his Emerald Hills' magic seeps into his work, and the person finds a new way to make life more stable. When Evelyn walks into Gino's Shoe Gallery, Gino's immediately attracted to her, but his father taught him never to mix flirting with business, and even though he owns and runs the shoe shop now, he knows that's a good rule. Then he notices how haggard Evelyn's sandals are, and he realizes that she must be struggling with money. But when he throws in a pair of free flipflops, his magic doesn't work. Did he lose his gift when he took in his dead brother's little girl, using up all his good karma? Or does Fate have a surprise for Gino that he doesn't see coming?