In the debut novel by Grace Helena Walz, Magnolia "Mack" Bishop is Southern by Design as she navigates Bishop Builds, her home preservation design firm in Charleston, South Carolina. Mack’s marriage is in a state of dissolution after her husband sent a body part photo of himself to another woman.
Though Mack’s firm
misses out on a prestigious fellowship for historic preservation, she does
secure a new design job thanks to her mother Magnolia Sr., a force to be
reckoned with as she has always tried to control Mack’s life including pushing
for a match with the husband Mack is now divorcing. Better than the design
project is the opportunity it presents for a shot at a home improvement TV
show, something Magnolia Sr. has no control over whatsoever, though she would like
to be a co-host.
Her love life might
be looking up as Mack takes a chance on an old love who returns to Charleston
when she is in the thick of designing a wide Georgian mansion with a double
porch. If left to romance on her own terms instead of a push from her mother,
Mack would have married Lincoln Kelly 15 years ago before he left Charleston
for a career in New York City. He is back in town with a young son, and Mack
has some big decisions to make.
This contemporary
romance comes out February 11, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Grace
Helena Walz received a master’s in social work at the
University of Houston and worked with children in foster care, as a medical
social worker, and in a mental health capacity. She resides outside of
Atlanta with her family.
My review will be posted on Goodreads
starting January 3, 2025.
I would like to thank Harper
Muse, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus LLC, and
NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in return for an objective review. I
received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review
are completely my own.
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