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Fixer Upper: A Small Town Second Chance Romance
Iris Patel didn't think inheriting a mansion meant getting stuck upside-down in a window while a grumpy contractor watched. But that's what happens when you trade designing for the wealthy to creating spaces for your community.
Now she's covered in paint, learning that beautiful doesn't have to be expensive, and falling for Rowan Brennan—the builder who creates magic with reclaimed wood and believes her vision can transform their town.
As the community center takes shape and her heart opens, Iris has to decide if she's ready to build something lasting with a man who sees the home she's always been searching for.
Tropes: Forced Proximity • Grumpy/Sunshine • Wounded Hero • Opposites Attract • Romantic Comedy • Enemies to Lovers
Now she's covered in paint, learning that beautiful doesn't have to be expensive, and falling for Rowan Brennan—the builder who creates magic with reclaimed wood and believes her vision can transform their town.
As the community center takes shape and her heart opens, Iris has to decide if she's ready to build something lasting with a man who sees the home she's always been searching for.
Tropes: Forced Proximity • Grumpy/Sunshine • Wounded Hero • Opposites Attract • Romantic Comedy • Enemies to Lovers
105 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 8, 2026
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January 18, 2026
Fixer Upper by Shayla Sullivan is a warm, witty romance about second chances, community roots, and discovering that home isn’t about perfection—it’s about who you build it with.
Iris Patel’s life takes a sharp (and hilarious) turn when she inherits a mansion and promptly finds herself literally upside-down in a window, observed by the grumpiest contractor imaginable. Once a designer for the ultra-wealthy, Iris has traded glossy showpieces for something that actually matters: creating spaces that serve her community. That choice puts her knee-deep in paint, dust, and self-discovery—and directly in the path of Rowan Brennan.
Rowan is all rough edges and reclaimed wood, a wounded hero who believes beauty comes from purpose, not price tags. Where Iris brings vision and optimism, Rowan brings practicality, skill, and a quiet faith in her that she’s not sure she deserves yet. Their grumpy/sunshine dynamic crackles with banter, resistance, and that slow, delicious realization that opposites don’t just attract—they balance.
What makes Fixer Upper shine is how love grows alongside the project itself. As the community center takes shape, so do Iris’s roots and Rowan’s guarded heart. Forced proximity turns enemies into allies, allies into something softer, and eventually into something lasting. The romance is layered with humor, heart, and a genuine sense of place that makes the town feel just as important as the couple.
This story is comforting without being predictable, funny without being shallow, and romantic in a way that feels earned. If you love grumpy builders, sunshine heroines, meaningful renovation stories, and romances that prove home is built—not inherited—Fixer Upper is an absolute delight.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Iris Patel’s life takes a sharp (and hilarious) turn when she inherits a mansion and promptly finds herself literally upside-down in a window, observed by the grumpiest contractor imaginable. Once a designer for the ultra-wealthy, Iris has traded glossy showpieces for something that actually matters: creating spaces that serve her community. That choice puts her knee-deep in paint, dust, and self-discovery—and directly in the path of Rowan Brennan.
Rowan is all rough edges and reclaimed wood, a wounded hero who believes beauty comes from purpose, not price tags. Where Iris brings vision and optimism, Rowan brings practicality, skill, and a quiet faith in her that she’s not sure she deserves yet. Their grumpy/sunshine dynamic crackles with banter, resistance, and that slow, delicious realization that opposites don’t just attract—they balance.
What makes Fixer Upper shine is how love grows alongside the project itself. As the community center takes shape, so do Iris’s roots and Rowan’s guarded heart. Forced proximity turns enemies into allies, allies into something softer, and eventually into something lasting. The romance is layered with humor, heart, and a genuine sense of place that makes the town feel just as important as the couple.
This story is comforting without being predictable, funny without being shallow, and romantic in a way that feels earned. If you love grumpy builders, sunshine heroines, meaningful renovation stories, and romances that prove home is built—not inherited—Fixer Upper is an absolute delight.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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