The Mayor's Race (Carolina Callings Book 2)

2025 INCIPERE AWARDS presented by Entrada Publishing*****Bronze Medal Winner in Literary FictionHilton Head was built on sunshine, money, and the kind of handshakes that never make it into the minutes. But when Yvette Tyson walks into City Hall for a job interview and walks out with a vow—I could have your job for this—she doesn’t realize she’s just declared war on the most protected men on the island.Enter Cory Logan. Retired boxer, hometown hero, and a man hungry for a legacy. When the mayor blocks his dream project for reasons that have nothing to do with permits and everything to do with color, Cory makes a reckless decision: back Yvette’s run for mayor. Suddenly the election isn’t about policy. It’s about leverage, secrets, and who gets to write the truth when the headlines hit. In a town where loyalty is bought and reputations are buried, how far will they go to win… and what will Hilton Head do to stop them?