Dempsey Jo Killebrew thought she had it all. She's employed as a lobbyist for a powerful Washington D.C. public relations firm with an attractive older man as her boss. However, she believes her greatest achievement is her independence from her flaky mother and perfection-driven father. It all disappears in the blink of an eye when the FBI announces its investigation of criminal bribery involving the firm and a congressman. The FBI snatches Dempsey's files and whisks her computer away. Dempsey finds herself fired and on the defensive. She flees D.C. and accepts her father's offer to rehab and flip a home in Guthrie, Georgia, that he recently inherited.

Guthrie sounds like the perfect place to lick her wounds and restore some sanity into her life. Then Dempsey gets a look at Birdsong, the family homestead. Once upon a time, Birdsong was a stately Southern mansion; now it's a crumbly pink wreck, inside and out. With her usual single-minded determination, Dempsey tackles the project. Hindering her progress is a distant relative who claims squatter rights. Dempsey cannot throw the mean-spirited old lady out on the street. Being a talented lobbyist, Dempsey will use her charm and personality to eject the lady. She is not successful. Help does arrive in an assortment of town characters, especially one cute country lawyer.

Slowly Guthrie's Southern charm works, leaving Dempsey looking forward to a future, but first she needs to gather her courage and clear her name. With the FBI's aid, Dempsey will nail her scum-sucking boss to the wall.

Once again, Ms. Andrews creates a warm and touching story laced with her signature humor. She uses that humor to balance the hardships Dempsey endures and eventually triumphs over. THE FIXER UPPER is a heartwarming, entertaining read that is sure to delight.