Friday, March 3, 2017

"Securing the Handyman's Heart" by Katie Clark



About this book:

  “Local cupcake queen Kayla Dobbs is feeling the heat—just as her bakery is finally taking off, her retired parents start pressuring her to move to Florida. Determined to prove her success, she takes on extra work at the bakery and fibs a little about the depth of her love life. When her mother announces an upcoming visit to meet the lucky guy, Kayla makes a pact with her friends to get a proposal from George Marks, town handyman extraordinaire. The problem is, George seems totally indifferent.
  George Marks has enough on his plate with running his business, taking care of an ailing but feisty grandmother, and the possibility of a new business venture on the horizon. But when bumping into Kayla becomes a strangely routine thing, he’s surprised to realize it has also become the highlight of his days. As business spirals out of control and Granny takes a turn for the worse, he’s sure he made one too many commitments.
  With a dash of matchmaking granny and a pinch of secret cupcake recipe, Kayla and George find themselves in one messy kitchen. But will they find themselves in love?”


Series: Book #1 in the “I Do Club” series.  


Spiritual Content- Prayers, talking to God, blessings over food & Thanking God; A couple Scriptures are quoted & mentioned; Church going; Talks about God & praying; Most ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; George isn’t convinced that God cares about his day-to-day tribulations in his life, but starts thinking that maybe He does (and goes back-and-forth on the idea); Many mentions of God; Many mentions of churches, denominations, church going, a pastor, sermons, services, Sunday school classes, church events & a church nursery; Mentions of talks about God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Bibles & books of the Bible; A few mentions of Christians & faiths; A few mentions of a godsend; A mention of a blessing; A couple mentions of divine providence; A mention of a miracle; A mention of a prayer list;
*Note: A mention of money not being their god; A mention of a devilish plan.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘drat’, two ‘crummy’s, two ‘dumb’s, three ‘idiot’s, four forms of ‘screwed up’ and ten ‘stupid’s; Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Mentions of gambling, bets & debts; Mentions of lies, lying & liars; A couple mentions of deaths; A mention of jail;
             *Note: A mention of a Lifetime movie.


Sexual Content- three semi-detailed kisses; Remembering a kiss (barely-above-not-detailed); Noticing & Smelling; Touches, Nearness, Warmth, Butterflies & Blushes (up to semi-detailed); Going on dates; Many talks about & mentions of dating & dates; Mentions of a kiss (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of touches, noticing & smelling (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of wanting to kiss & touch (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of blushes; A few mentions of boyfriends & exes; A couple mentions of a boy crazy girl; A couple mentions of flirting; Love, falling in love & the emotions;
             *Note: A couple mentions of wearing tight pants & trying to get the material out of her rear end; A mention of an outfit flattering a woman’s figure; A mention of a young girl’s figure.

-Kayla Dobbs
-George Marks
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        200 pages

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My personal Rating-
Talk about a sweet book—in more ways than one! This was a light, easy and fun read that I really enjoyed. Kayla & George both had their admiring characters, but also faults that made them realistic and easy to read about. I also liked like Granny and Maxwell. They were both so cute! ;) I so enjoyed this sweet contemporary and I think that cover is perfect for it! It looks like it guarantees a sweet romance story and author Katie Clark sure does give you one! I can’t wait to read the rest in the series as they come out. :)


See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Author for this honest review.

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