What do you think?
Rate this book
Mr. Fix It
Jenni’s home improvement plans have turned into a disaster. The only bright spot in her day is watching her handyman neighbor Rick as he helps out around the neighborhood. Jenni has need of his capable hands in more ways than one, but she refuses to become just another notch on his toolbox.
Rick is entranced by his standoffish neighbor. He has no time for the neighborhood women who throw themselves at him, but he intends to get into Jenni’s house, bed and heart if it’s the last thing he does.
Rick is entranced by his standoffish neighbor. He has no time for the neighborhood women who throw themselves at him, but he intends to get into Jenni’s house, bed and heart if it’s the last thing he does.
ebook
First published September 27, 2013
5 people want to read
About the author
Emily Cale
26 books25 followersEmily Cale writes erotic romances in the contemporary, paranormal, and western genres.
Emily started writing in elementary school and continued through high school. Much to her family's dismay, she decided to go to college to major in creative writing. Years later, she would come to appreciate the scars she earned in that program and start writing again.
Emily currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband in a house that their cat grudgingly shares with them. When not writing or reading, she can found curled up on the couch watching a movie.
Emily started writing in elementary school and continued through high school. Much to her family's dismay, she decided to go to college to major in creative writing. Years later, she would come to appreciate the scars she earned in that program and start writing again.
Emily currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband in a house that their cat grudgingly shares with them. When not writing or reading, she can found curled up on the couch watching a movie.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
December 28, 2015
Review copy provided by publisher
Why I Read this Book: The handyman neighbor setup sounded interesting.
What I Liked: Mr. Fix It had a cute premise, and that’s about all it had going for me.
What I Didn’t Like: I wasn’t too fond of Rick. He had a bit of an ego and some of the narration from his point of view made him out as an ass. Him never ‘getting tired of hearing “you’re right”’. ‘Rather be kissing her than listening to her talk’. “Didn’t do too shabby of a job either if I do say so myself.” Even Jenni thought that he didn’t need his ego stroked any more.
Rick seemed to think he and Jenni were compatible after spending an afternoon with her. I wouldn’t say they were compatible, not after them knowing each other a day. An attraction, sure. But I wasn’t feeling much chemistry between the two.
Now here’s the thing with novellas: they’re good for a short story but not to seal the deal on a romance less than a couple days old. I wouldn’t say that Mr. Fix It had a HEA because it didn’t. It was more of a HFN. But when Jenni has fallen for Rick, ‘fallen farther than ever before’, after only meeting her neighbor the day before, well, it doesn’t work for me. And truth be told, I wouldn’t be surprised if this couple didn’t make it past a couple of months. It felt more like a sexual relationship than anything deeper.
Overall Impression: I am all for a HFN ending but I can’t grasp a character falling for someone after just meeting them for the first time the day before.
Why I Read this Book: The handyman neighbor setup sounded interesting.
What I Liked: Mr. Fix It had a cute premise, and that’s about all it had going for me.
What I Didn’t Like: I wasn’t too fond of Rick. He had a bit of an ego and some of the narration from his point of view made him out as an ass. Him never ‘getting tired of hearing “you’re right”’. ‘Rather be kissing her than listening to her talk’. “Didn’t do too shabby of a job either if I do say so myself.” Even Jenni thought that he didn’t need his ego stroked any more.
Rick seemed to think he and Jenni were compatible after spending an afternoon with her. I wouldn’t say they were compatible, not after them knowing each other a day. An attraction, sure. But I wasn’t feeling much chemistry between the two.
Now here’s the thing with novellas: they’re good for a short story but not to seal the deal on a romance less than a couple days old. I wouldn’t say that Mr. Fix It had a HEA because it didn’t. It was more of a HFN. But when Jenni has fallen for Rick, ‘fallen farther than ever before’, after only meeting her neighbor the day before, well, it doesn’t work for me. And truth be told, I wouldn’t be surprised if this couple didn’t make it past a couple of months. It felt more like a sexual relationship than anything deeper.
Overall Impression: I am all for a HFN ending but I can’t grasp a character falling for someone after just meeting them for the first time the day before.
April 29, 2016
Jenni has had her eye on her next door neighbor, Rick, for months. When he offers to help her with some home renovations she is leery of accepting his offer. While she has been watching him he has been helping all the women in the neighborhood and she is afraid that he might only be after one thing.
As with most quickies there wasn’t a deep plot to this story but it was enjoyable all the same. The characters were nicely developed and the writing was very nice. I liked how they didn’t just jump straight into sex. They talked and got to know each other a bit before their relationship progressed. It was nice too how they have been neighbor’s so while they didn’t really know each other, they knew of each other so they weren’t exactly starting from scratch.
It was great to see a male lead that wanted a relationship and didn’t have any commitment issues or hang ups. He was really the driving force of them getting together since Jenni is sure that he doesn’t want to be in a relationship. Overall I enjoyed my first read by Cale and I would like to read more from her
As with most quickies there wasn’t a deep plot to this story but it was enjoyable all the same. The characters were nicely developed and the writing was very nice. I liked how they didn’t just jump straight into sex. They talked and got to know each other a bit before their relationship progressed. It was nice too how they have been neighbor’s so while they didn’t really know each other, they knew of each other so they weren’t exactly starting from scratch.
It was great to see a male lead that wanted a relationship and didn’t have any commitment issues or hang ups. He was really the driving force of them getting together since Jenni is sure that he doesn’t want to be in a relationship. Overall I enjoyed my first read by Cale and I would like to read more from her
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews