Her professional life would be perfect, if he’d get out of her way.Vanessa Fisher delights in providing the flowers for weddings and other social events. Except when Topher Adams is doing the cake. The man is always rearranging her centerpieces and deriding her job. It’s almost as if he’s doing it just to get under her skin.Topher can get along with everyone—with the notable exception of Vanessa. … notable exception of Vanessa. That woman brings out the worst in him. It wouldn’t be a problem if she wasn’t so good at what she did. As it is, they keep ending up at more and more events together.
Something has to change, and Topher is man enough to take the first step.
When he drops by her shop with a peace offering, he walks in on a tense moment between Vanessa and her mother. Agreeing to be Vanessa’s date at a family dinner is easy. Having her in his debt is just a bonus.
Vanessa realizes spending time with Topher isn’t so bad. Maybe they could continue the charade for a few more weeks.
A fake relationship with Vanessa? What could go wrong?
It’s not like they’re going to fall in love for real . . .
Return to Peacock Hill and reconnect with old friends and make new ones in this clean, Christian contemporary romance full of realistic problems and a journey to lasting love.
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Vanessa and Topher seem to always be at odds with each other. Topher has his own bakery and loves creating his cakes. Vanessa has her own flower shop and does an amazing job not overstaging his cakes when they are working the same wedding. He decides to apologize for his rude behavior towards her and steps into her shop, only to leave with a “date” at her parents house. Lots of relationship angst between Vanessa and her parents. Her brother Jamie, crashes at her place and Topher also has an unexpected roommate, Brian, due to his need for a place to stay. We head to Peacock Hill and see a part of the gang there as well. I absolutely love this series and the characters that we’ve been introduced to. All of them bring their own unique twist to the storylines and Topher and Vanessa are no different. Loved getting to know them, the real them, and seeing more into one of the characters from Peacock Hill. Looking forward to seeing what is next for us in this delightful series.
An advanced copy was provided by the author. A review was not required and all thoughts and opinions are my own.
A sweet romance dealing with hard issues
Vanessa and Topher have been like oil and water, constantly getting on one another’s nerves. Poor Sean (you do remember him from A Heart Redirected, right?), the wedding planner, had his hands full with the two of them, especially as they were both becoming quite popular for weddings. I enjoyed getting to know these two and watching them go from practically sworn enemies to falling in love.
I especially enjoyed the afternoon when Sean and Topher joined the other men linked to Peacock Hill to hang out. Only to find out these more outdoorsy and athletic guys planned on doing archery. Because Sean and Topher are not the outdoorsy and athletic types, the result was less than ideal. Topher’s response was classic, and if it would make any sense out of context, I would quote it in its entirety here!
Elizabeth Maddrey seems never to be afraid of tackling difficult subjects and A Heart Rearranged is no exception. You may recall from my review of A Heart Redirected that there was a discussion about Sean having an offer to coordinate a wedding between two men. Well, they are friends of Topher’s, and their relationship is now in trouble. I appreciated, yet again, the Biblically sound and compassionate way that Topher counseled and prayed for Brian and shared the truth with him as well.
If you enjoy a sweet romance that will make you smile and challenge you to a deeper walk with the Lord, I recommend A Heart Rearranged. If you have not already read the other Peacock Hill stories, I encourage you to read them in order first. Not because this one does not stand alone, it does; however, the stories build on each other and it will greatly enhance your reading experience.
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A Heart Rearranged is a fun, heart warming romance. I love these Peacock Hill books. Vanessa and Topher were great antagonists and fun, interesting characters. This well written romance looks at many kinds of relationships. Vanessa’s with her parents who apparently do not want their adult children to be adults. Will Vanessa and Topher stop arguing long enough to find love. There is an amazing, inspirational, supportive group of friends living and working at Peacock Hill. I think I would like to join that community. I could not stop reading until I reached the end!