The Homewreckers - Mary Kay Andrews

\n \nSummer begins with Mary Kay Andrews's The Homewreckers, a delightful summer read about flipping houses, and finding true love. \n \nAndrews (The Newcomer) sparkles in this fast-paced tale. Andrews's fans will eat this up. --Publishers Weekly \n \nA fun story with twists and turns that will appeal to romantics and cold-case fans alike. --Kirkus \n \nHattie 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. \n \nWhen 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. \n \nWith 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.\n