Summer never truly begins until Mary Kay sends her newest beach book out into the world. I was extremely pleased when this ARC showed up on my doorstep and once again Mary Kay doesn't disappoint.
The only disappointment I had with the novel is that Mary Kay writes BIG books and there was no way I could sneak reads of it in at work. 9 or 10 hours a day where I couldn't find out what was happening in Hattie's life!
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Description:
Summer begins with Mary Kay Andrews, in this delightful summer read about flipping houses, and finding true love.
Hattie
Kavanaugh went to work restoring homes for Kavanaugh & Son
Restorations at eighteen, married the boss’s son at twenty, and became a
widow at twenty-five. Now, she’s passionate about her work, but that’s
the only passion in her life. “Never love something that can’t love you
back,” is advice her father-in-law gives her, but Hattie doesn’t follow
it and falls head-over-heels for a money pit of a house. She’s
determined to make it work, but disaster after disaster occurs, and
Hattie’s dream might cost Kavanaugh & Son their livelihood. Hattie
needs money, and fast.
When a slick Hollywood producer shows up
in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, she gets a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity: star in a beach house renovation reality show called The Homewreckers,
cast against a male lead who may be a love interest, or may be the
ultimate antagonist. Soon, there’s more at stake than bad pipes and dry
rot: during the demolition, evidence comes to light that points to the
mysterious disappearance of a young wife and mother years before.
With
a burned out detective investigating the case, an arsonist on the
loose, two men playing with her emotions, and layers upon layers of
vintage wallpaper causing havoc, it's a question of who will flip, who
will flop, and if Hattie will ever get her happily-ever-after.