Settle in for an opposites attract, renovation-to-remember from RITA ® award finalist Aurora Re . After years of hustling from one adjunct gig to another, Kathleen Kenney has finally hit the big time. Forget tenure, she’s got a best-selling novel under her belt. That means leaving the campus grind for rural Vermont, fixing up the old farmhouse of her dreams, and writing romance fiction from the comfort and quiet of her new home. She doesn’t believe in the happily-ever-afters they promise, but really, who does? As the youngest member of the Barrow Brothers Construction team, Logan Barrow leaps at the opportunity to take lead on the Kenney job. It’s a chance to prove she can go beyond design and see a project through, from start to finish. Unfortunately, a flirtatious foible puts Kathleen on the defensive and leaves Logan scrambling to be taken seriously. Nothing goes as planned, and their meet-cute is a definite fixer-upper. The renovation gets done because that’s what Barrow Brothers is all about. The hardest job of all, though, will be convincing Kathleen their love is as move-in-ready as her farmhouse.

A sweet and sassy HGTV-inspired romance from the award-winning author of Sweat Equity and Good Bones. Jack Barrow is pretty old fashioned as far as progressive trans guys go. He loves his family, his work, and his quiet life in his hometown of Bedlington, Vermont. Overseeing the electrical upgrade on the historic Hampstead House is all the excitement he’s looking for. As an artist specializing in the preservation and restoration of hand-painted plaster and lathe, Ellie Lancaster plans to showcase her skills on a grand scale at Hampstead House and ensure the original beauty of the house will be enjoyed for generations to come. Jack and Ellie have exactly nothing in common save this job and the bad luck of getting stuck together when a blizzard rolls in. Sparks are flying, and it’s not the faulty wiring. Will close quarters ignite their romance, or will the whole thing go up in flames?