Mr. Fixer Upper by Lucy Score
This contemporary romance novel is set around a HGTV-type show called Kings of Construction. Siblings Gannon and Cat are the stars of the show. They work on projects nominated by viewers for people that they feel deserve to have a better place to live than they have now. There are a number of families that are helped each season. The families already own a home, but it doesn't work as well as it could for them. It might need updating due to a change in lifestyle, family circumstances, or physical mobility. They families might be young couples just starting out, empty nesters, or
Paige St. James is the field producer for the show. As the book begins, they are prepping for the second season. Paige is well-liked by her staff, from her executive producer, Eddie Garraza, to camera operators, Tony, Rico, and Louis, to sound mixer Felicia. Management has been playing up a relationship between good-looking Gannon and another reality star, designer Meeghan Traxx. Traxx has a less than stellar reputation for how she treats the staff on her shows, but she is good-looking and sexy. In the first season, an incident led to Paige borrowing clothing from a staffer, from the staffer's daughters gymbag, part of which was a t-shirt with the word Princess on it, and Gannon began using that as a nickname for Paige, which she doesn't appreciate. Paige grew close to Cat, but doesn't feel that Gannon respects the tight timeline of the show and others' responsibilities.
This season Gannon is paying more attention and he begins showing the respect due to the crew. There is a definite attraction between him and Paige and an incident on set where she is injured throws them together more closely. When Gannon suggests a spin-off show to run between seasons, it serves them both for her to produce it.
Paige is working with her friend and roommate on a planned documentary about women in television and how they've fought for their rights. Her work on reality television funds her passion project.
I found the characters had depth, and we saw both professional and personal aspects of their lives. It gave a window into the non-real aspects of reality television and how it manipulates, as well as the more positive side.
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