What happens when a manic-optimist event planner hires the town’s most stubbornly gruff contractor? A grumpy-sunshine renovation that might just tear down all our walls.
Molly
I just bet my entire life savings—and my four best friends’ money—on a rotting Victorian mansion. We are turning the Everhart Estate into Juniper Springs’ premier wedding venue, even if the sagging front porch actively wants me dead. I have color-coded spreadsheets, a tight Labor Day deadline, and a desperate need to prove I’m not a failure after a career-ending disaster in Chicago.
But the only certified structural contractor in town is Jack Sullivan. He is a walking wall of flannel who communicates entirely in blunt force trauma and refuses to see my vision. I need his calloused hands to pass the municipal inspection, even if his constant brooding drives me crazy.
Jack
I like rules, load-bearing walls, and predictable physics. Molly Anderson, on the other hand, is a walking construction zone of a human being. She wears canvas sneakers to a demolition site and thinks sheer enthusiasm can somehow fix termite damage.
I promised myself I would never get tangled up in another messy renovation with a woman who will inevitably leave when the dust settles. But every time she smiles through the chaos, my carefully constructed defenses crack. I try to maintain strict professional boundaries, but she is completely dismantling my willpower.
When the budget zeroes out and the autumn storms hit, they must decide if building a life together is worth the messy, chaotic risk.
The Fixer-Upper Fiasco is a dual-POV sweet cozy contemporary small town romcom with a guaranteed happily ever after! Perfect for fans of Melanie Jacobson!
Read if you love:
Grumpy-sunshineSmall town romanceForced proximity (workplace)Found family & strong female friendshipsRenovation romanceClosed doorCozy stories
