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Author
Series
Chapel Springs volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Mrs. Simmons offers her ancestral home in a contest, a fledgling chef and a big-hearted contractor think it's the answer to their dreams until she decides they should share the house. With Cole and the foster kids upstairs and PJ and the restaurant below, it's not just the house on the line, it's their hearts. -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Bridal Veil Island volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Audrey Cunningham's father proposes that they move to Bridal Veil Island, where he grew up, she agrees, thinking that it will keep him sober and close to God. But they arrive to find wealthy investors trying to buy up land - including theirs - to build a grand resort on the secluded island. Contractor Marshall Graham can't imagine why the former drinking buddy of his deceased father would call him to Bridal Veil Island to watch over his daughter....
Author
Series
Heartbreaker Bay volume 2
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Willa Davis is wrangling puppies when Keane Winters stalks into her pet shop with frustration in his chocolate-brown eyes and a pink bedazzled cat carrier in his hand. He needs a kitty sitter, stat. But the last thing Willa needs is to rescue a guy who doesn’t even remember her... --Publisher
Author
Series
Fixer-upper mystery volume 4
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Even at Christmastime, Shannon is more spackle than sparkle, which is why she leaps at the chance to transform a grand old Victorian mansion into ten charming apartments for homeless families. Filled with the spirit of the season, all of Lighthouse Cove turns out to help—including her best friends, a troupe of far-from-angelic Santa Claus impersonators, and her father, Jack. But their merriment is soon dashed by a heated scuffle between Jack and...
Author
Series
Fixer-upper mystery volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Contractor and part-time sleuth Shannon Hammer specializes in improving the quirks and flaws of the Victorian homes in Lighthouse Cove, California. After her elderly neighbor Jesse Hennessey fails to make his daily appearance at the local diner, Shannon swings by his place to check on him. Not only does she find Jesse dead--of an apparent heart attack--but she also realizes that his home has been ransacked. Someone suggests that a thief was searching...
Author
Series
Amish candy shop mystery volume 8
Language
English
Description
Bailey King, star of TV's Bailey's Amish Sweets, is building her dream candy factory in Harvest, Ohio. But no sooner is the frame of the new building up than she finds the dead body of a surly contractor who has a long list of enemies--including people in the Amish community. To add to the drama, Bailey is being filmed by a crew for her upcoming show ... When Bailey's TV producer pitched a reality show about building the factory, Bailey was shocked...
Author
Series
Pine Mountain volume 2
Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Big city celebrity chef Carly di Matisse flees to the Blue Ridge Mountains to start a new restaurant but gets more than she bargained for when she meets rugged contractor Jackson Carter.
8) Unwrapped
Author
Series
Hunk for the holidays volume 3
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Stranded in a snowstorm with a hard-bodied stranger who gives her the hottest night of her life--and then leaves--runaway bride Jacqueline Maguire, who has commitment issues, tracks down the confirmed bachelor to his hometown and gives him the biggest Christmas surprise of his life.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kim Walters wants Zane Davidson's help all right. Her family is struggling to rebuild their home after a hurricane, and Zane is a successful contractor. But the fifteen years that have passed since they were high school sweethearts aren't about to magically melt away. Nothing can erase Mr. Walters's clear message: Zane wasn't good enough for his daughter. But now the Walters fortune is gone, and the town is reeling from the recent natural disaster....
Author
Series
Fixer-upper mystery volume 8
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Plagued by strange events at a construction site, including the discovery of a dead body, Shannon wonders if someone wants to stop the renovations on an old asylum and vows to complete the project even if it kills her.
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 1
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
At her newest project, a run-down Pacific Heights mansion, Mel is visited by the ghost of a colleague who recently met a bad end with power tools. Mel hopes that by nailing the killer, she can rid herself of the ghostly presence of the murdered man, and not end up a construction casualty herself.
12) Chasing destiny
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Waiting for Nick: Frederica Kimball had been waiting for the day when Nicholas LeBeck would fall as desperately in love with her as she had always been with him. Nick didn't know what had hit him, sweet, adorable Freddie, whom he'd always loved like a kid sister, was suddenly looking and acting like a sensual woman. The waiting was over, but the wanting had just begun!
Considering Kate: Kate Stanislaski Kimball had come home to begin a new life....
Author
Series
Brides of Blueberry Cove volume 1
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When D.C. lawyer Hannah McCrae heads home for a wedding, she is dragging a lot of baggage along with her--and she does not mean suitcases. Betrayed personally, and humiliated professionally, the last thing she wants is a new man. That's fine with contractor Calder Blue. He and Hannah may be wildly attracted to one another, but all he wants is to build the hotly contested new yacht club and mend a family feud.
14) Secrets of state
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Sam Trainor's career of overseas work coupled with a penchant for being outspoken has left him on the outside of the competitive Washington establishment. Formerly the top South Asia expert in the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Trainor has moved to the private sector...But Sam soon discovers that for all their similarities, the government and their hired contractors have vastly different motives. As he struggles to adjust...
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 5
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Lately, Mel has been worried about finding enough historic renovation work to pay the bills. But while Turner Construction is in need of a project, Mel's boyfriend, Graham, has his hands full managing the reconstruction of an ancient building shipped over from Scotland. With the job plagued by rumors that the stones are cursed, Graham brings in Mel to look for paranormal activity. And while the ghost of a charming Scottish clansman does seem to be...
Author
Series
Haunted home renovation mystery volume 4
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
San Francisco contractor Mel Turner is leading a volunteer home renovation project, and while she expects lots of questions from her inexperienced crew, she can't help asking a few of her own--especially about the haunted house next door, the place local kids call the Murder House. But when volunteers discover a body while cleaning out a shed, questions pile up faster than discarded lumber. Mel notices signs of ghostly activity next door and she wonders:...
Author
Series
Jewell Cove volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Abby Foster is a fish out of water in the Maine coastal town of Jewell Cove. The crumbling Foster estate, left to her by a relative she never even knew, has everyone's eyes on her--an eerie reminder of the long-buried family secrets that have haunted her...forever. Single, stunning, and sometimes too strong-willed for her own good, Abby's plan is to sell the house and hightail it back to Nova Scotia. But another part of her is intrigued by the idea...
18) A lot like love
Author
Series
Blue Moon Bay volume 1
Publisher
Amara, is an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Sarah Lewis inherits a run-down B & B from her late grandmother ... she feels a sense of obligation to her grandmother to get it back to the landmark tourist destination it once was ... even if that means hiring the best contractor for the job, who happens to be her old high school crush ... As they spend more time together ... the spark between them ignites. But will saving the B & B be enough to convince them both to take a second chance at...
Author
Series
Misty Lake volume 2
Publisher
[Margaret Standafor]
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Susan Taylor needs a fresh start. Tired of Chicago and especially of her job at a posh hotel, she figures she's found the perfect solution to her problems in Misty Lake. Converting an abandoned farmhouse into a bed and breakfast means she will finally have the chance to be the one calling the shots. Riley McCabe has his doubts about the project Susan proposes. As a contractor, it's hard to refuse a long-term, good-paying job, but the house has so...
20) You're next
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Mike Wingate was raised in foster care, but is now a happily married man with a young daughter, and his construction company is about to finish a project that will secure a future for them all. But then something from his own past, which he doesn't even remember, comes back to visit terror upon him and his family. Mike turns to Shep, a dangerous man, and Mike's only true friend from his childhood days in foster care. Together they will do whatever...
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