The Wrong Woman at Table Nine

She went to the right restaurant, found table nine, and sat down with the completely wrong man.

Mara Whitfield has learned not to expect much from blind dates. But when her sister tells her to look for table nine and a man in a navy sweater, Mara reluctantly shows up—and somehow spends three wonderful hours laughing, talking, and sharing dessert with a stranger she thinks she was meant to meet.

There’s just one tiny problem.

He isn’t her date.

The next morning, Mara discovers that the real Adam had been waiting at another table. The charming mystery man from table nine had been expecting someone else too—and neither of them even thought to ask the other’s name.

Surely that should be the end of it.

Instead, Mara walks into an important meeting at Willow House, the beloved historic inn she is fighting to save, and discovers that the man from table nine is Grant Ellis—the consultant hired to evaluate whether the inn has a future.

Now Mara and Grant have thirty days to work side by side.

And Grant has one very sensible rule: while he is evaluating Willow House, they cannot date. No conflicts of interest. No questionable decisions. No accidental second dates.

Absolutely professional.

Completely professional.

Which would be much easier if they didn’t already like each other.

Between a meddling sister, a judgmental bookstore cat, church suppers, cinnamon rolls, stubborn spreadsheets, small-town gossip, and a historic inn worth fighting for, Mara and Grant begin to discover that some of life’s best gifts arrive in ways no one could have planned.

And maybe sitting at the wrong table wasn’t the disaster it appeared to be.

Maybe grace was waiting there all along.

The Wrong Woman at Table Nine is a warm, funny, faith-filled clean Christian romantic comedy about unexpected love, trusting God when plans go sideways, finding the courage to let life change, and discovering that the wrong seat can sometimes lead to exactly the right person.

Perfect for readers who love clean romance, mistaken-identity meet-cutes, slow-burn chemistry, witty banter, cozy bookstores, small-town community, naturally woven Christian faith, meddling family, lovable side characters, and a satisfying happily-ever-after.