Steeple Hill Love Inspired

This is the seventh book of the McKaslin Clan series but it is the first one in the series that I have read. And although it is a part of the series it very much a stand alone story.
Ava McKaslin was a baker by trade and owned a bakery but she needed some renovations to the place. So she hired Brice Donovan as the contractor. Ava had has such bad luck with men and romance that she was determined that even though she like Brice very much she was not going to fall in love with him~we all know about best laid plans and how they don't work out all the time~but he was falling in love with her. Brice always seemed to be coming to Ava's rescue when one thing or the other went wrong~like her locking her keys in the car frequently.

Blurb~~"Though she wanted a family of her own, love seemed so unreliable to busy bakery owner Ava McKaslin. Baking and honoring her faith were all she had on her life's to-do list. Until she hired Brice Donovan as her contractor. And her best-laid plans flew out the window!

He'd long adored Ava from afar. Now that she needed his help, Brice wanted to show her how joyful life could be when there was love. He--and he hoped, the Lord--had big plans to give this special woman all the happiness she deserved."

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I just finished Close to home.
Theses characters reflect the non likable reality of some women who should face difficult situations like sexual abuse.
I was amazed by the simplicity of this story and it helped me to open my eyes around and learn to read people in pain like Dodie, this way I can help to bring support and Jesus can use me to do so.

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