I chuckled my way through this light-hearted love story.
Nick Pritchett belongs to the Maverick family, and so many
women asked him to do handyman jobs that he started a
service for this work. MAVERICK FOR HIRE is the name of
his
firm.
Cecelia Clifton has been friendly with him for ages
and can't believe he's telling her she should treat
bachelor men like customers. Nick hurriedly explains that
he didn't mean that as badly as it sounds. She should just
do more to attract and please them. Cecelia isn't that
desperate for a man - but all her friends have paired off,
and it's lonely. She works in construction, and steel
toecap boots are her usual footwear. Forget sexy dresses,
she'd freeze, and she doesn't own a lipstick. Why ever
would she not attract men?
I'm used to reading about women in Montana being capable
and independent, but Cecelia is a star example, who enjoys
baking, referees football games and is determined to help
families rebuild their lives following a major flooding
disaster in Rust Creek Falls. Why should she have to work
hard to attract a man? Why shouldn't a man have to work
to
get her? I found myself cheering on the lady as her
carpenter pal Nick gently guides her through the maze of
what men find attractive.
The dates are fun - some set up by Nick - and in a town
where beer and darts suffice for evening entertainment,
Cecelia starts to find out what she's really looking for
in
a man. There are plenty of female visitors in town at
present, but the wiser men know that the city girls
wouldn't stick around in a bitter winter with no shopping.
Nick is a really decent guy, who helps out an elderly
widower just as quickly as a pretty girl, and who appears
too kind-hearted to get rich. He's in big demand though,
so
there is no reason for him to settle with one girl.
I would call MAVERICK FOR HIRE sweet, but it is also an
adult
romance with some modern lessons. Seems roles are firmly
fixed in small towns and anyone who doesn't conform to the
gender expectations is treated with wariness. Leanne
Banks
is showing us that we need to take ownership of our
identity and find the right person, who will treat us with
respect.
MAVERICK FOR HIRE is part of a linked series by
different authors, and if you enjoy this tale you should
look out for The Last Chance Maverick by Christyne Butler.
Nick Pritchett, that hunky blond carpenter from Thunder
Canyon, has been doing his share to put the town back
together after the Great Flood. He's great with a hammer
and
popular with the ladies. Maybe a bit too popular, if you
ask
his best bud, Cecelia Clifton!
Cecelia's come to town looking for L.O.V.E., but according
to Nick, she's been going about it all wrong. He's
convinced
he can help Cecelia meet her match if she follows his
instructions to a T. Trouble is, the only man he finds
good
enough for his childhood pal is…himself! Dear reader, I
always knew romance was brewing underneath their outward
bickering. The question is, can Nick convince sexy Cecelia
2.0 that he's the best man for her?
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