When interior designer David Snyder buys a beautiful century-old house in eastern Washington, he is reeling with heartbreak and looking for somewhere to put down roots. Unfortunately his new home comes with a laundry list of problems: electrical, plumbing, heating… things David knows nothing about. When his mother offers him the business card of a local handyman, David pictures an overweight, balding man in his fifties. But Jackson Henry couldn’t be further from that stereotype.

Dark-haired, muscular, and handsome, Jackson left a large construction firm in Seattle to take care of his sick mother. However, his hometown still has an active “good old boy” network, and finding employment in construction is almost impossible for an openly gay man. Determined to persevere, Jackson takes odd jobs as a handyman. He’s exactly what David needs—in more ways than one.

David isn’t ready for his attraction to Jackson, not considering the way his last relationship ended. But as the two men get to know each other, it becomes clear that the heart often knows best, and it rewards those willing to listen.

This was well written story and I liked both of the main characters.  I felt the romance between the two men became serious rather quickly.  It wasn’t quite insta-love but it was close.  Despite the quick emotional connection they weren’t physical until later in the book.  That part was a slow burn.  The relationship between them was sweet and I liked the two of them together.  Despite the drama going on in the story with David’s ex, David and Jackson had no drama or angst between them and came across and mature and reasonable adults.  There are host of side characters and they were all interesting and added to the plot.  It seemed like the author may be setting this up to be a series with Jackson and David’s friends.  That would be a good thing I think.  They were all quite entertaining.

While I enjoyed this I wasn’t wow’d by it.  The plot itself was kind of average and didn’t stand out.  I’ve read similar stories a bunch of times before.  Overall though I would recommend this book.  This isn’t my favorite of this author’s but it’s still a good solid read and the actually writing/story telling is well done.

Cover by Anne Cain:  I like the cover a lot and I think it is really good representation of both of the MC’s and the plot of the story.  It fits the book perfectly.

ebook, 244 pages
Expected publication: September 21st 2016 by Dreamspinner Press
ISBN139781634777285
Edition LanguageEnglish