Book Review: Her Handyman by Carolyn Faulkner

Can he mend her heart?

Forty-two-year-old Dina has been a widow for a few years, but as far as her heart is concerned, she lost her husband only a few days ago. Her sister knows that if she doesn’t do something drastic, Dina is going to end up spending the rest of her days alone, and that would just compound the tragedies in her life.

So her bratty younger sister decides to do something about that – especially since the small motel her sister and brother-in-law ran together desperately needs a handyman. After all, this is the perfect example of killing two birds with one stone.

Enter Garrett, who is just about the furthest thing from your typical Mr. Fixit as any one man can be. But he’s tall and muscular and gorgeous – and about seven years younger than Dina, none of which are things that endear him to her.

But as soon as he lays eyes on her, Garrett knows Dina is the woman for him. Unfortunately, convincing her of that isn’t going to be easy.

Publisher's Note: This steamy contemporary romance contains power exchange scenes.

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My Review:

This is a beautiful story about finding love again after a tragic loss. After Dina’s husband died, she shut down all the parts of her life that weren’t necessary for basic survival. Her sister schemes to bring her back amongst the living by hiring Garrett to be Dina’s “personal” handyman. At first, Garrett doesn’t seem to know what kind of circus he’s just landed in. But there’s just something about his haunted employer that calls out to him. Unfortunately, he’s facing an uphill battle fighting the ghost of her lost love. My favorite thing about this story is the age of the heroine. I adore the fact that she’s past that first blush of youth and has some experience behind her. It broke my heart to see how much Dina still mourned her husband’s death. I was glad to see she had her sister to keep encouraging her to get out and “live”. I also loved seeing the care and attention Garrett treated her with as he very gently broke through her defences.

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.