


Together, the couple begins fixing up homes…before stepping in to help solve the mysterious disappearance of local professor. In the debut, a designer named Avery Baker learns the ins and outs of DIY from handsome handyman Derek Ellis. No relation to my partner Craig, Jennie Bentley’s cozy series boasts a total of 7 books. Taking on the task of conducting her own investigation, Shannon enlists her four best friends, her eccentric father, a couple of nosy neighbors, and an attractive crime writer, all determined to help our heroine clear her good name.Īs of this writing, there are a total of 10 books in the Fixer-Upper Mystery series and a dramatic adaptation for the Hallmark Movies & Mystery channel starring the singer Jewel.įatal Fixer-Upper : A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, book 1 by Jennie Bentley Hammer finds herself the prime murder suspect when Lighthouse Cove’s handsome new police chief learns of the threats she made after the guy got handsy with her. After a bad blind date with a local real estate agent, the guy is found dead in a run-down Victorian that Shannon’s been hired to rehab. While her home renovation and repair business is booming, Shannon’s love life could use a little work. In this New York Times bestselling series, contractor Shannon Hammer lives in the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove, California. While none of the following books includes a queer millennial couple like mine as its main characters, fans of Property Brothers, Inside Out, and my personal HGTV favorite, Rehab Addict (with fellow Detroiter Nicole Curtis), will find something to enjoy in each of these fun cozy mystery series.Ī High-End Finish: A Fixer-Upper Mystery, book 1 by Kate Carlisle

It wasn’t until I’d started the research phase in my writing that I made a discovery: I wasn’t the first author to feature the topic of home renovation in my work.
