Husband Wanted

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Pub Date 21 Aug 2015 | Archive Date 31 Aug 2020

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Rylee Phillips learned the hard way that you need to live each day to the fullest.  That’s why she came back home to turn the inheritance of her aunt’s old homestead into a bed & breakfast.  The townsfolk think she’s crazy to take on the task, and maybe she is, but at least she’s smart enough to know she needs help...and the clever ad she places in the local paper is sure to get attention.
 
A devastating loss has left Wyatt Grayson lost.  Selling his business, he takes off cross country to see if he can outrun the nightmares and find…something.  When an amusing ad for skills he hasn't put to use in a long time catches his eye, he jumps at the unexpected opportunity. He plans to work for a few weeks, keeping his hands busy and biding his time; what he doesn’t expect is his new boss showing him how to live again.

Rylee Phillips learned the hard way that you need to live each day to the fullest. That’s why she came back home to turn the inheritance of her aunt’s old homestead into a bed & breakfast. The...


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Delightful, lovely, eye-opening story to remind us how much we all must live and love life. A feel good book.

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A sweet story, that kept me reading without putting it down for long. Rylee, a young woman, has moved back to her small town Texas area, after she inherits her aunt's old farmhouse. She left an ex-fiance and a busy life in California to come back. She is bubbly and positive about life, and basically draws people up. In walks Wyatt, who answers her ad for a handyman, to fix up the house. She wants to open it up as a B&B, but needs help with the major projects. Wyatt has had his heart broken, after his wife died from cancer, and he left his home in Oklahoma, and is aimlessly wandering, and fits right in. I like them together, and their interaction is fun. Naturally they have to come to grips about their pasts, and work through, but of course there will be a HEA. I highly enjoyed this book and happily give it a 5 star rating. Good read and author.

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This was a cute story. I would look for more from this author.

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Husband WaNted is well written. Great plot and characters. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romance

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Unique take on dealing with health issues. In this case, the author tackles the good, bad, and ugly world of cancer. Kylee deals with the aftermath of her brush with death due to breast cancer while Wyatt deals with his own difficulties after the loss of his wife from cancer. These two hurting souls need each other more than they know. But only by being willing to open their hearts will their struggles be worth it all.

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Rylee Phillips is back home in Timber Creek, Texas. Once she found out she inherited her Aunt Thelma’s home. It was the sign she needed. She had been homesick especially after the breakup with her ex-Brian.
She needed control back in her life and coming home to claim her new home was it. She is going to turn it into a B & B (Bed & Breakfast.) Everyone thinks she’s as crazy as the aunt that gave her the house. But she has a dream and she would do anything to make it work.
Her first step is she needed help but she had none. She needed someone who was handy with tools, she had none. So, she took out a “Husband wanted ad.” Her brother the sheriff was not happy about it at all. He about had a heart attack. Tried to tell her how dangerous it could be for a woman to put an add out like that. But she didn’t care she knew it would work. It just had too.
Luckily, it did. Only one person applied. He seemed to know what he was talking about. So, she hired him on the spot. Really two things made the choice for her. One the neighbor next door has been bugging to buy the ranch first from her aunt and now her. She said, No just like her aunt. Two, no one else had applied. So, by default, he got the job. Not only that he was handsome too. But the great smile and laughter he gave off didn’t reach his eyes. For there was a sadness of some kind that he was hiding.
But weren’t they all including her. You see eight years ago her life was very different. She lived through the worst experience of her life. Cancer. For just that moment when she heard the doctor say that word, her world stopped moving. The room faded away except for her and her doctor as he told her she had it.
Yet, light years later she’s living life now wide open. The last four years after a breakup. The man couldn’t love all of her. So, she walked away at a time when her aunt said in her will I give you my farm and a bit of money. Now her dream is a B & B.
So, the morning arrived to hire someone and only one person arrived. It happened to be the man who has a chest made of bricks that her short stature runs into as she’s fleeing her home for her life. You see, she and the stray she named “Cat” to not get to attached. They heard a noise coming from the fireplace as they bent down to investigate something came flying out at her and was chasing her. As she runs out screaming into the arms of Wyatt Grayson.
He asks if she would like him to investigate she nods but can’t seem to move out of fear. He picks her up and sets her down out of the way. She’s so small she’s as lite as air. When he returns, he is holding the culprit. It turns out to be a baby owl who is now injured after running into a lamp. She hires him and says she’ll be back that she needs to take the owl to her sister-in-law at the vet’s office.
He says he’ll drive so they can talk about the job. She feels nothing but good vibes about him but finds it odd he’s not so concerned about his pay. He right away likes Rylee and for the first time in two years, he finds himself laughing to himself since his wife died of cancer. Especially, as he hears her recount her experience of the killer baby owl.

This was a cute story of a lost love, sorrowful loss, love, pain, and healing. Yet, one of hope, strength, and a fight for survival. How we can’t always handle out fears alone sometimes we need love to guide us. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.

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This is the first book I have read by this author and I enjoyed it.I liked both Wyatt and Rylee they were both great characters who you cannot help but like and root for.A perfect read for a lazy weekend it was well written and pulled me right in.I am looking forward to reading more from this author in the future

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Great read. The author wrote a story that was interesting and moved at a pace that kept me engaged. The characters were easy to invest in.

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Loved it. I was immediately caught up in Rylee's life. Many amusing moments and a few heart-breaking ones. A delightful romance, which I devoured in one day. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley. I will be looking for more from this author, including under her other name.

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Rylee catches Wyatt's eye with her ad for a "husband wanted" who can help her fix up her old house and make it into a bed and breakfast. He is running from heartache and Rylee makes him feel like life is worth living again. That is until he learns something about her that forces him to face his biggest fear head on.

I truly enjoyed this book. It was a nice love story with just a little bit of conflict, but not filled with endless angst. The characters were real and people I could see myself being friends with.

My thanks to Wild Rose Press and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book and give my unbiased opinion on it. I recommend and hope to read more books by this author in the future.

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Husband Wanted Ad posted by the sister of a local sheriff did not set well! Rylee was about to get an earful from her brother, but when someone applied for the position he was out there in a flash to see what she had gotten herself into!,
Oh, my but this lady is causing a ruckus, but Wyatt is more than happy to help out by coming to her aid because he needs a major distraction in his life right now. He is wanting to find his way back out of a dark hole and wants to work hard and if this lady has the opportunity for him then he is her guy.
Rylee and Wyatt are about to set off some major drama in this particular part of the country and more than one person is going to be fit to be tied about this pair working on this house and property!

The author has done a wonderful job in keeping the readers focused on the issues of the characters and the flow of the book just glides right along! I love how the characters grow and develop together and not independently.
I definitely would recommend this book to anyone to read.

Thank you to the authors and publishers who work diligently for us the readers.

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions.

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Husband Wanted by T. D. Jones

Rylee Philips learned the hard way that you need to live each day to the fullest. That’s why she came back home to turn the inheritance off her aunt’s old homestead into a bed & breakfast.

This was a well-written plot with lifelike characters. It included grief that turned into a love story and how to live again. Enjoyed it very much. Couldn’t put it down.

Thanks to Net Galley for sending me. An advanced reader’s copy for review.

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