Three and a half stars.

Amee is a divorce lawyer and is herself a divorced mother of two daughters. Shortly after her divorce her husband drove drunk and killed a man, now he's in prison. Now she feels like she is carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. Matters peak when she collects her car from the mechanic at the end of the day only to find the cupcakes she was supposed to give to her daughter's ballet camp are sitting on the passenger seat where she left them first thing in the morning.

Ben is the young, ripped mechanic who fixed Amee's car, he also ate one of the cupcakes - hey they looked amazing and Fridays are his cheat day when he can eat carbs. Amee can't believe this gorgeous guy is so kind, cares for his nephew, listens so well and sympathises with her, so much so that she nicknames him a unicorn (trust me that gets old really fast) and Ben nicknames her cupcake.

But aside from rampant lust can there be anything real between them given their age, income, professional and educational differences? Ben doesn't want this to be just a one-night stand, he's over that, he's looking for a wife and a family and he won't settle for less so he refuses to give into their animal attraction, forcing Amee to woo him.

This was a cute romantic comedy. There was a little too much repetition of unicorn and cupcake for my tastes and most of the female characters seemed a little overdrawn, too loud, too potty-mouthed, failing at life. Now while it's refreshing to have a wealthy successful professional career woman who is also a successful mother be the heroine in a novel, it did feel like she was the one who did everything wrong and Ben was (I'm gonna go there) the Unicorn that could do nothing wrong. It seems like sometimes women just don't want other women to have it all. Anyway, it's way early in the morning and this is straying wilding off-topic.

The star of this book is the cutest moppet ever, Amee's youngest daughter Shae, she deserves a star all to herself, with a vocabulary beyond her years and her huge collection of dolls she is a delight on the page.

If you love an opposites attract, tables are turned romance then this is the one for you.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Meet single mom Amee and her two adorable daughter.
Then add in her sister and her ex-husband.
Then there is Ben. Ben lives with his uncle, his cousin and her son.

These two meet when Amee is late to pick up her car from being fixed. Practically love at first sight. I really enjoyed how Amee was an older lady.
Loved this one!
Such a sweet story!

Such a good book and interesting storyline and complicated relationships. I had a hard time putting the book down to see how it would all play out!

I loved this book! This was my experience with this author but definitely won’t be my last. Amee and Ben, 2 imperfect people that were really perfect for each other. Unfortunately they are both their own worst enemies AND both have some heavy baggage.
There are a few things that I didn’t like about the book but the things that I loved totally make up for those tenfold. For example, Amee has 2 daughters, Carly and Shae. That darn Shae is glitter personified!!
And Ben is sweet and honorable. Aimee’s sister Jude is another favorite character of mine.
This is a must read!!! I can’t wait to dive into more books from this author!

3.5 stars.
The characters in “Love Repaired”, by Deana Birch, have substance, aren’t stereotypical and are refreshingly different from the regular protagonists in romance novels.
Ben is a fabulous Beta hero, strong, sweet, dimpled, a hot mechanic struggling with economical problems and eager for affection. He’s a darling both with the heroine and with little people. It’s great to have a hero with issues about self-confidence and self-worth. The fact that he’s the one with reservations about instant sex makes him even more attractive.
Amee is a take no prisoners lawyer with a potty mouth. Her family is interesting and well developed, the issues involving her ex-husband realistic and well handled.
Ben and Amee’s relationship isn’t easy but I loved watch them working through their problems and hurdles.
I thought the story dragged a bit and there were too much sex scenes, but I found it really enjoyable.

I was disappointed with this book. From the beginning the “f” word usage was over the top and unnecessary. The main female character was shallow and very self-serving. The descriptive sex scenes are annoying and superfluous, although without them the book would have been very short. I cannot recommend this book.

I absolutely loved this book. Amee and Ben are adorable, and their story is so much more complex than I was anticipating. Amee is a hot-shot lawyer dealing with divorce, single parenthood, and feeling like she’s enough. Ben’s a mechanic dealing with family drama, some growing pains, and also feeling like he’s enough. Together, they bring a lot of complications to the table - but love always finds a way, as they say.

I think I loved this story so much because Amee reminds me of me. While I’m not a hot shot lawyer, I’m a single mom who is currently less than a year out from her own divorce. I could relate to Amee’s struggle of balancing life, work, kids, and dating. I could relate to her emotional struggles, her feelings of inadequacy, but also bucking up and getting it done when something needed to get done. I enjoyed her character and seeing her grow into the woman she could always be.

Ben is one of my favorite leading men that I’ve read this year. He’s kind, sensitive, stubborn, loyal, and super hot. He wants - and deserves - more, and the book equally focuses on both Amee’s growth as well as his. Ben’s story nearly breaks my heart at some points, but I was glad to get so much of his own story in this book. I think Deana did a great job of sharing both stories and twisting them together into this book.

Overall, I very much enjoyed this book and all of the characters in it. I couldn’t put it down.

I was provided an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

A light-hearted read perfect for the beach! Amee had a whole lot of cheekiness going on and I loved it! Her strong character was much needed for this plotline. I can't wait to see what else is in store with Ms. Birch's future work!

*ARC courtesy of the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I want to express a thank you to the valued author, the publisher who took a chance on the author, and Netgalley for providing a copy.*

Amee, a divorce attorney is trying to make her own way in life. A divorced mother of two, with her ex husband in jail, Amee finally decides it is time she was happy. Cue Ben, her mechanic. They get together and things get serious.

Will the couple be able to make things work? Amee is older than Ben and is more financially stable. On top of that, Amee's ex-husband is released from prison and Ben is kicked out of his house and needs to find somewhere new to stay.

This book was okay though I didn't really feel like I connected with either Amee or Ben. The way Amee spoke was brash, perhaps a bit too much. It was a quick read though and you knew there would be a happy ending.

I enjoyed this very much! Amee is a single mom (as I have been, and she is very believable to me) and meets cute-but-young mechanic Ben who I adored. I appreciated Amee wasn't squeaky-clean and dull--her vibrancy was unmistakable and her quirks reminded me of some of my favorite girlfriends (who yes, also have potty mouths, and that doesn't bother me in the slightest). Ben was magical and darling and not without flaws, so I was ready for the HEA that they all ended up getting. Loved it, and love Deana Birch's voice! Will be looking for more from her!

Love Repaired by Deana Birch is the story of Amee Benton, divorce attorney, who also has an ex-husband of her own. When she meets mechanic Ben Mathis after being late to pick up her car from being service, she finds herself interested, despite being weary of dating a younger man when she has two daughters of her own. Despite the complicated family situations on both sides, Ben and Amee decided to give their relationship a shot.

I thought this book was pretty middle of the road. I didn’t find any of the characters particularly compelling. Amee and Ben’s relationship had a lot of issues that were never really resolved and the way the children were mixed into it all left me with a weird feeling. The way that the characters spoke didn’t really strike me as believable either. The story had a cute premise and there were opportunities for it to be a compelling story, but it didn’t really execute for me. It was a pretty quick read though.

ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for honest and thoughtful review.

A wonderful book with a great heroine and hero. The hero, Ben, is such a sweetheart or unicorn as our heroine calls him. He's sweet, thoughtful, and nearly perfect. Our heroine is winning at her professional life but her personal life is really a train wreck. But, man she is trying to reclaim some normalcy and Ben is just the guy to tag along on this journey of hers. The story has a lot of threads but life is messy and I appreciated how the author weaved everything together. Highly recommend.

Cute book, well written, I liked Ben. Amee was a little much, and when they say she has a potty mouth believe it. Too much so at times. There was a lot going on in this book, I think it could have been better with a little less.




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I really enjoyed this book. It was very well written and had great wittiness. My favorite characters were Jude and Shae, and of course, Ben. Thank you to netgalley for the ARC.

3 stars
This book was cute, but it ha a whole lot of plot lines going on that seemed not needed. Exs, jail time, cousin drama, and that was to name a few. I thought the story could have been a little better with a lot less.

Stupid cute story of a what if kinda love. What if we forget about what makes us different? What if we just try it? Very good book.