title: Summer with the Carpenter
author: Hall, Ellie
description: She inherited a Bed & Breakfast. He's the contractor hired to fix up the old building. They can't stand each other, but they have to get married or lose the Inn.  Ruby Rossi found an unexpected friend in the late Sandy Leblanc, owner of the Sandy Shore Inn who left it to her after passing away. She's determined to prove herself worthy of the legacy. However, she's not too fond of the carpenter Sandy appointed in her will to do repairs. Trent Cabot was estranged from his grandmother and is shocked when he learns of her passing. Even more surprising is the fact that she left her Inn to a stranger but stipulated he remodel the place. The new owner is as stubborn as she is pretty, but he's not the kind to settle down. However, Sandy's will also requires the two get married by Christmas in July, a major event in the small town, or the Inn would be sold and the money donated to a resort investment firm that threatens Blue Bay Beach. Will Ruby and Trent make the arranged marriage work and get married in time to save the Inn?  This is book 5 in the Blue Bay Beach Reads Romance series. Each story stands alone but reading them in order provides a deeper, richer experience. It is a sweet, small town, clean and wholesome romance, is faith-friendly, and contains a happily ever after.