Fixer Upper

by Malena Lott

What would you give up to get the life of your dreams?“When a power-hungry politician’s wife leaves her glamorous but shallow marriage, hightails it for her childhood home and trades in her perfectly tailored suits for zebra-print cowboy boots and a pink tool belt, you can bet things get dusty, and dicey. Fixer Upper is a sassy, fun read that proves going home can sometimes be the smartest thing a broken-hearted woman can do.” -Beth Hoffman, bestselling author of Saving CeeCee HoneycuttSo this is what the last straw looks like. Macy Baxter hightails it to the heartland to heal her broken heart and search for the answers to fixing her life and saving her family's vineyard, Dust Bowl Winery. With the hot pink tool belt her daddy gave her for her 35th birthday, Macy starts turning her life around, one makeover project at a time. Thanks to the presence other high school boyfriend-turned-carpenter and the computer nerd-turned-millionaire who hires her to turn the abandoned Art Deco hospital into a modern home, Macy finds it's not too late for romance or a career of her own. But will her absence make her husband's heart grow fonder? Will she cast a vote for the posh life or the pastures? An uplifting story of girl power, power tools and getting the life you love.More praise for Malena "Satisfying and uplifting" - Publishers Weekly"Delightfully affirming" - Booklist"A quick-witted page turner" - The Oklahoman

Genres: Romance

245 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 27, 2010

About the author

Malena Lott is an award-winning writer and the author of four women's fiction novels: Dating da Vinci, Fixer Upper, The Stork Reality (re-released in 2012 with an updated storyline) and her fall 2012 release Something New. Her popular beach novellas Life's a Beach and The Last Resort are available as ebook only. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, three kids, and two shih-tzus. She owns a branding firm, Athena Institute and also writes YA and fantasy/paranormal under the pen name Lena Brown. Her stories were featured in the anthologies, Prom Dates to Die For and Something Wicked.
Connect with her on Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram @malenalott and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/malenalottbooks. Visit her website at www.malenalott.com.

Reviews

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this one 4 stars because it was written by an Alpha Chi Omega (like me!) :) and it was a total easy read. Total chick-lit when I needed something less depressing than all the books I had read before.

[Rose Grabowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Macy is married to a politician. Her husband is married to his career. After one too many disappointments from him she takes the children and goes to her childhood home to help her mother with her business. Her husband and is team try to put a spin on it because they don't want her leaving to hurt him politically. We follow her from her life as a trophy wife with 900-dollar shoes to a home restorer with a pink tool belt. This was a good story but could have used a little editing.

[Arla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can you take back your life, relive your dreams, and begin anew? Life doesn't have a "do over" button but you certainly are allowed a reset. If you can be be honest about who you are and what you really want out of life, if you can accept the pain of a unfulfilled dreams, and move on from a fractured past, you can embrace the joy of new beginnings. The message is strong, if not subtle, and the plot is plausible. The characters are at times stock, a little too plastic and one dimensional but they serve the theme of transformation well. There is the additional theme of "girl power' - which I find some what awkward, given that all the female characters keep seeking relationships with men. Do these male-female relationships fulfill a longing or complete the woman? The final confrontation towards the end of the book has some insightful dialogue and caps the storyline well. The book is not a page turner, nor a tear jerker. It is inspirational.

[Roberta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Macy is married to a politician. Her husband is more concerned about his career than his marriage. when he misses Macy's 35th birthday, she's had enough and takes off for home to help her mom with the family vineyard and hardware store. Her husband is mortified because what will happen to his career and is going to try and put a political spin and helping his wonderful wife blah blah blah.

Macy realizes that no matter how many times she tries to get her husband to lover her and not the job she can't. So she throws herself into the work of the family business and naturally she meets and old friend and starts to fall in love.

this book was really good and for me a quick read (1 day). give romance a try - you'll enjoy it.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I finished it bc I started it. Was VERY disjointed and zero character development. Seemed incredibly unrealistic as well. Could have been a great story about independence but was just fair. Good for beach, I'd say.

[Jana · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet story of awakening.

[Carol N · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice piece of escape reading - marriage and what it is and isn't.

[Bernie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fixer Upper review

Fixer Upper is a cute book written by author Malena Lott. It has a good combination of humor and drama.

[Kitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pros and cons...

I loved the book, couldn't put it down. I think these characters will stick with me.
Cons...too many typos and mistakes, as an English teacher it was distracting.

[Darla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved it!!!!