Merrick, Regina Rudd. Christmas Rewired. Morrilton, AR: Scrivenings Press, 2024.

RenoVations Inc. book 4.

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Summary

In electricity, as in love, opposites attract.

When electrical engineer Trace Reno loses his job during the holidays, he decides it’s time for a change. He hires on with the family contracting firm, RenoVations Inc., as assistant to the licensed electrician, Hannah Buckner.

Hannah is known for her sunny disposition, but lately, she has decided God must have forgotten her as her friends all around her find “the one,” and she hasn’t. When the only man in her life who shows an interest is the grouchy Trace Reno, she tries to be patient, but in her opinion, he’s bossy. And even worse, he knows nothing about construction. She’d rather be single.

Love at first sight for him—pure irritation for her.

A mishap on a last-minute Christmas Eve job gives them the time together Trace craves, and Hannah makes the best of it. Could it be possible that Trace has a gooey center beneath his crusty exterior?

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My Adult Review

When I read a book in the RenoVations Inc series I feel like I am visiting old friends. The characters are memorable and I rarely need a reminder as to what previously happened in the series. 

While many of the characters from previous books are in Christmas Rewired, there are new characters as well. The story in this book focuses on Trace Reno. His father grew up in Clementville, Kentucky but left to raise his children in Indiana. When Trace loses his job in a downsize of his company he decides to follow his parents to Clementville where they recently returned. 

As we have found in the other books in the series there is construction work and mystery. I have enjoyed all the books in this series and always look forward to the next one that Merrick will publish. 

Even though Christmas Rewired is an adult novel, it could find a place in a K-12 Christian school library. It is appropriate for grades 8 and up.

I received a complimentary copy of Christmas Rewired. This is my honest review. 

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