Renovating Elara
Aurora North
Elara James is a woman who loves a spreadsheet. As a high-strung project manager fresh out of a divorce, she has a buy a dilapidated Victorian in the tiny coastal town of Briarwood, Maine, renovate it, sell it for a profit, and prove she can build a life on her own terms.
There’s just one problem. The house is a disaster, and the only contractor available is Sam Keller.
Sam is everything Elara isn’ stoic, calloused, and ruggedly capable. She’s also a local who has seen plenty of tourists come and go, and she has a strict rule against getting attached to "summer people." But as Sam strips the house down to its studs, she starts to dismantle Elara’s defenses too.
Encouraged by a meddling local knitting circle (who are far more interested in sex than stitching), Elara embarks on a journey of self-discovery that goes far beyond drywall. She makes a list of everything she missed out on in her marriage—risky encounters, loss of control, and genuine pleasure. But as she checks off the boxes, she realizes the one thing she truly wants isn’t on the list.
It’s the woman standing in her kitchen with sawdust in her hair, fixing the sink without being asked.
Renovating Elara is a steamy, emotional contemporary romance about starting over, the intimacy of being known, and finding out that the best things in life can’t be project-managed. Perfect for fans of the grumpy/sunshine trope and "love through acts of service."
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