Handyman's Surprise

An Insta-Love Short Story from the Northwoods

By: Millie Lake

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

He builds structures. She plans perfect endings. Neither expected their carefully constructed worlds to collapse...

Alex Foster has spent years keeping people at arm's length, finding solace in the precise measurements and solid foundations of his work as Wildwood Lodge's master craftsman. His ordered world has no room for messy emotions or unpredictable connections.

Enter Chloe Bennett, the captivating wedding planner whose sunny exterior hides wounds as deep as his own. When she blazes into his workshop with plans to modify his meticulously designed gazebo, she threatens everything he's built—including the walls around his heart.

As they work side by side through storm-soaked nights and star-lit evenings, their chemistry ignites into something neither can deny. But Chloe has built her career on perfect exits, and Alex knows all too well that beautiful things don't last.

When one passionate night changes everything, they must decide: hold onto their safe, separate lives, or risk it all to build something extraordinary together?

From master craftsman to wedding planner, from first kiss to final goodbye, Handyman's Surprise is an emotionally charged romance about two people learning that sometimes the most solid foundations are built on trust, second chances, and the courage to let love in.

A standalone novel in the beloved Wildwood Lodge Storm series, perfect for readers who love their romance with depth, heart, and a touch of sawdust.