Publisher Description
Home is the place to heal, right? At least, that’s what Dillon Michaels is hoping as she leaves her disappointing career and nonstarter love life behind to help her grieving and aging grandfather on his small Oregon farm. The only problem? Her eccentric mother beat her there and has taken over Dillon’s old room. After a few nights sleeping on a sagging sofa, Dillon is ready to give up, until she receives an unlikely gift–her grandfather’s run-down vintage camp trailer, which she quickly resolves to restore with the help of Jordan Atwood, the handsome owner of the local hardware store.
But just when things are finally beginning to run smoothly, Dillon’s noncommittal ex-boyfriend shows up with roses . . . and a ring.
Full of quirky characters, family drama, and sweet romance, The Happy Camper will have you scouring Craigslist for your own diamond-in-the-rough camper to restore and haunting your local hardware store for a handy guy to help your dreams come true.
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The Happy Camper
This was a fun story to read. In one short weekend, Dillon breaks up with her long-time boyfriend and unexpectedly gets fired from her job. She packs everything up and leaves to visit her beloved grandfather. While visiting there, her grandfather gives her a vintage camper to restore. The handsome and single hardware owner, Jordan, becomes interested in Dillon’s project and decides to help her along with the restoration. It isn’t long before they realize they have much more in common besides the camper. But their road to romance has many bumps along the way, and that makes their story an entertaining one to follow. It’s also interesting following Dillon’s progress on restoring the camper. I loved the details that went into it.
Dillon is a likable character. Although she’s very responsible and dedicated to helping her grandfather, when it comes to romance she’s
as insecure as a junior high girl. I liked both Dillon and Jordan, and I think you will, too. There’s a nice emphasis throughout the story on trusting God to show your path in life.
My only complaint about this book is that I thought there needed to be an epilogue to the story. This is a full length novel, but it seemed to come to an abrupt end. If this is the first book of a series, this ending would be fine, but if not, I would have liked a little more closure with some of the other characters.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About Melody Carlson
Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books (with sales around 6.5 million) for teens, women and children. That’s a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a “storyteller.” Her novels range from serious issues like schizophrenia (Finding Alice) to lighter topics like house-flipping (A Mile in My Flip-Flops) but most of the inspiration behind her fiction comes right out of real life. Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, TrueColors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year. She’s won a number of awards (including Romantic Time’s Career Achievement Award, the Rita and the Gold Medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog.