The Do-Over

L.E. Bross

Mar 2016 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

L. E. Bross’s contemporary romance debut is a fun and sexy tale of unlikely lovers struggling to leave the past where it belongs—behind them—and embrace a bright future.

Melanie McAllister’s brand new copy of Home Improvement for Dummies doesn’t even begin to cover the DIY advice she really needs: how to put the pieces of her life back together. Her cheating ex-husband’s insider trading scandal destroyed her family’s multi-million dollar company and left Mel with nothing but the run-down oceanfront cottage she inherited from her parents. Biscay Beach, Maine, seems as good a place to start over as any.

Hot-as-hell carpenter Eli Stuart understands new beginnings. Once a rising star in the art world, the former sculptor has been secretly carving out a new existence in the small coastal town ever since the sheen on his old life turned to rust. He’s willing to bet the feisty brunette in need of major home repairs has never lifted a tool heavier than a nail file—until Mel is racing the clock to make her ramshackle home fit for winter and, facing a near-empty bank account, decides she can do it all herself.

So Eli offers Mel a deal: if she helps him with the renovations, he’ll cut the bill in half. Soon Mel and her damned home improvement book are driving Eli mad with an explosive urge to return to his studio and fire up his torch once more. His new work is crude and raw, and before long, he can’t keep his hands off Mel, either. But a muse from his past could ruin it all for the second time—if Eli and Mel can’t let go of who they used to be and trust their hearts with a do-over.

Ratings and reviews

An awesome read that really proves the past needs to be put and kept in the past and the only way to live is by looking forward. Great writing and characters make this a great read! Melanie McAllister was completely destroyed by her ex husband. Both emotionally and financially. All she really has left in the world is a run down cottage in Biscay Beach. Determined to sell, she knows she needs to get it in better shape to get the money she needs to restart her life in NYC. Eli Stuart may have been a promising new artist at one time but now he's a carpenter in Biscay Beach and perfectly happy.... Well, mostly. Since his old life imploded around him he's been missing his muse and unable to sculpt. That all changes when he meets the feisty owner of a cottage in need of repair. To help her keep costs down he offers a deal, she helps with the repairs and he lowers his labor price. Soon he's wondering is this was the smartest or dumbest thing he's ever done! One good thing though, it seems his muse is back! Definitely a fun read and one I highly recommend.

About the author

L. E. Bross is living her own happily-ever-after in Maine with her husband, two boys, and a houseful of four-legged fur babies. You can find her at LeeBross.com and on Twitter @Lee_Bross. Right Where You Are is the first new adult novel in her Second Chances series.