Olive Kentworth has spent her life hiding her interest in architecture, even though she pores over architectural books and sketches buildings. When she accepts a job on a home expansion, it's only because her cousin Amos agrees to pose as the builder. To further hide her involvement, Olive takes a position as a nanny--not knowing that she'll be working for her idol, Joplin's leading architect, widower Maxfield Scott.
Maxfield is intrigued by his new nanny--she makes his home and his life bearable again. His work, on the other hand, is a disaster. An untrained builder is remodeling a completed project of his. What's worse, Maxfield's current client wants changes to his plans because of that builder's work.
As the architectural one-upmanship heats up, Olive's involvement becomes harder to hide. Will the relationship between her and Maxfield survive, or will they both miss out on building something for their future?
My thoughts:
It’s always fun to reconnect
with the Kentworth family, they are bright, talented and a few have a few
quirks. This is the story of Olive
Kentworth, one of the less quirky, characters and one with the biggest
secrets. Olive has a strong interest in
architecture which is an unobtainable goal given the time period, she isn’t about
to let any obstacles stand in her way as she pursues her dreams, even if it
means having cousin Amos pretend to be the builder of a home expansion job she
accepts.
There are several funny and
clever parts to this story, especially when Olive agrees to be a nanny to the
children of Maxwell Scott, an actual and well-known architect. Between caring for the children and sneaking
peaks at the plethora of reading she finds in Maxwells office, she is learning
quite a lot. I loved seeing the change
in both characters as well as catching up the characters I have grown so fond of
in this trilogy. I love these
authors work which is why I highly recommend reading this series.
I received a complimentary
copy of this book. Opinions are my own.
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