Tacklebox and Chalk Dust
(2025)(The second book in the Spring Creek: Aisles of Love series)
A Story by Tillie Louise
Leo and Emma
Leo is living his dream life in his hometown. He manages meat department of his family’s grocery store, has good friends, and bought a small house right on Spring Creek Lake. Everything changes when he catches Emma, literally. She’s a new teacher in town, and she is extremely prone to trying to hurt herself via her clutzy ways.
Trope List: Curvy, Small Town, Instalove, Teacher
Series Order: Book #2 in Spring Creek: Aisles of Love
Leo
I love life in Spring Creek! I grew up here and my family has owned the local grocery store for almost as long as I can remember. Running the meat department at Larry’s Market has given me more joy than I would have expected, while allowing me to give back to the community in unique ways as well.
Dating in a small town can be tough. So when I catch Emma at work, I’m instantly attracted. We keep running into each other and I think things are going great. However, there’s an ex in the picture who seems to linger. Can I convince Emma I’m the man for her? Does she even want me?
Emma
It took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. But since finishing my teaching degree, I’m super excited to start over by teaching middle school math in Spring Creek, South Dakota. I love the small town atmosphere and that I’ll be able to teach my students for three years in a row.
Dating wasn’t even on my radar when I moved here. I just got out of an unhealthy relationship and I want to focus on myself. However, being the klutz that I am, I find myself needing some assistance on more than one occasion. Leo has been super supportive.
Did I really meet my forever man in small town South Dakota? Can I convince him that I’m completely over my ex?
Welcome to Spring Creek where the kids of Larry’s Market have all grown up and taken over various roles in the business. If you love stories set in small town, rural South Dakota, this is the series for you! Here you get five siblings in Aisles of Love all looking for love and finding it right in their hometown. They are each a great stand-alone read, or enjoy them in order for more Spring Creek goodness mixed in. No cliffhangers and a happily ever after can be found in each story.
Start reading now to see how Leo and Emma’s love story unfolds!
Genre: Literary Fiction
Leo is living his dream life in his hometown. He manages meat department of his family’s grocery store, has good friends, and bought a small house right on Spring Creek Lake. Everything changes when he catches Emma, literally. She’s a new teacher in town, and she is extremely prone to trying to hurt herself via her clutzy ways.
Trope List: Curvy, Small Town, Instalove, Teacher
Series Order: Book #2 in Spring Creek: Aisles of Love
Leo
I love life in Spring Creek! I grew up here and my family has owned the local grocery store for almost as long as I can remember. Running the meat department at Larry’s Market has given me more joy than I would have expected, while allowing me to give back to the community in unique ways as well.
Dating in a small town can be tough. So when I catch Emma at work, I’m instantly attracted. We keep running into each other and I think things are going great. However, there’s an ex in the picture who seems to linger. Can I convince Emma I’m the man for her? Does she even want me?
Emma
It took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. But since finishing my teaching degree, I’m super excited to start over by teaching middle school math in Spring Creek, South Dakota. I love the small town atmosphere and that I’ll be able to teach my students for three years in a row.
Dating wasn’t even on my radar when I moved here. I just got out of an unhealthy relationship and I want to focus on myself. However, being the klutz that I am, I find myself needing some assistance on more than one occasion. Leo has been super supportive.
Did I really meet my forever man in small town South Dakota? Can I convince him that I’m completely over my ex?
Welcome to Spring Creek where the kids of Larry’s Market have all grown up and taken over various roles in the business. If you love stories set in small town, rural South Dakota, this is the series for you! Here you get five siblings in Aisles of Love all looking for love and finding it right in their hometown. They are each a great stand-alone read, or enjoy them in order for more Spring Creek goodness mixed in. No cliffhangers and a happily ever after can be found in each story.
Start reading now to see how Leo and Emma’s love story unfolds!
Genre: Literary Fiction
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