THE FIXER UPPER by Mary Kay Andrews

Dempsey Killibrew has worked as a lobbyist for a very short time when a political scandal breaks and she finds herself without a job, broke and homeless.  Her father comes up with the perfect solution, he has just inherited a house in Gurthrie, Georgia, that the lawyer assures him that with a TLC the house will sell for much more than it's current appraisal.  He convinces Dempsey to get out of Washington and head to Georgia to give the house a good cleaning and a little paint and he'd split the profits with her.

Well when Dempsey get to the small town and sees the house she knows it a much bigger job than she ever imagined,  plus she has inherited a 79 year old  "mean old lady" and her dog as part of the deal. She also realizes that small town life is much different from anything she has ever experienced.  Everyone knows everything about everybody. 

She rolls up her sleeves and gets to work trying to return the house to the beautiful home it once was only to have the FBI come calling trying to pin the whole Washington scandal on her.  We see a totally new Dempsey emerge as the story continues.

The was a very enjoyable story as are all of Mary Kay Andrews sagas.  It's the kind of story that even after the last page is read you want to know more, after the crisis is over what happens to all the characters.  You become so involved in the story, the family feels so real.

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