Pre-order: The Renovation on Hollyhock Hill: Autumn Lake Romance 4 (Ebook)

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Miss Sunshine meets Mr. Grumpy in this heartwarming story of renovation, redemption, and second chances.

Candy Needham has rebuilt her life from the ground up after a devastating TV scandal nearly destroyed her career. Now establishing her own renovation business in Autumn Lake, she's determined to prove she's more than just a pretty face with a toolbelt. The lakeside house on Hollyhock Hill is the perfect showcase project... until she finds a brooding squatter claiming ownership.

Jonathan Burkhardt has spent the last several months doing penance on the Appalachian Trail, carrying his father's ashes and his own heavy guilt. He wants nothing more than peace and quiet to figure out his next steps. The house his estranged aunt offers him—his father's childhood home—seems like the perfect refuge... until he's awakened by a tiny blonde wielding a great big hammer and threatening to call the police.

Maeve Lewis, Jonathan's aunt and Candy's benefactor, considers the mix-up providential, and comes up with a less than ideal solution. Forced to work together on the renovation, Candy's sunshine optimism clashes with Jonathan's thundercloud pessimism at every turn. As walls come down in the old house, so do the barriers around their hearts, but their unresolved histories threaten to derail not just the renovation, but any chance of a future together.

The Renovation on Hollyhock Hill: Autumn Lake Romance Book 4 is a touching story about honoring the past while building a future, finding strength in vulnerability, and discovering that sometimes the most beautiful transformations require tearing everything down to the studs first. With her trademark warmth and wisdom, Becky Doughty crafts another heartfelt story about healing, hope, and the transformative power of love.