Renovating Becky Miller by Sharon Hinck

Book 2 of Becky Miller

Summary: 

Becky Miller's Guide to Home Repair

• Budget the gross national product of a small country--then double it. 
  
• Never, even invite your mother-in-law to stay with you during a remodel. 
  
• Figure out how to heat the living room before inviting your Bible study group over.
  
• Stock up on Tylenol and chocolate and sandbags. 
  
• Hire a professional to fix the plumbing.
  
• Sometimes renovation is an inside job. 

In addition to being a young mom, Becky Miller is a daydreamer. most recently, she's been envisioning herself in the happy endings she sees during her weekly movie nights with husband Kevin. But her real life feels more like a broken filmstrip, spinning out of control!

When Becky and her family purchase a rundown farmhouse, she pictures a slower, simpler lifestyle in the pastoral countryside. Of course, it doesn't quite work out like she imagined . . .

Opening Lines: 

The pulsing siren of a French police car shattered my ability to reason. Pure instinct took over. I had to get away.

With a sharp crank of my steering wheel, I reversed into a spin, nearly impaling a bus with my mini Cooper. Gears ground as I tore away down the narrow streets of Paris...

..."Dust swirled as the minivan skidded to a sudden stop. "Mommy!" Kelsey screamed from the backseat. 

My fingers loosened their death grip on the wheel. "Sorry, honey. There was a squirrel."