Last Call at the Doghouse — Linda Winstead Jones

Armi Sherwood never expected to find herself starting over near her hometown of Mystic Springs, at the age of fifty. Determined to make sure her new life bears no resemblance to the old one, she buys a bar and a motel. Both need work. The old Armi wouldn't have been caught dead in either one. The one thing she doesn't need is a man. She has her new businesses and a couple of truly great friends. It's enough. Unfortunately for Armi, she finds herself at the center of a prophecy that requires her to fight against a rising evil. Her guide as she prepares for this fight is a hunk who all too easily works his way past her no-man-needed rule. Mitch Duncan has secrets of his own, and he's not the only one…