A very light but entertaining read - would be interested to read more in the series I think. A perfect holiday read.

If you enjoy small town romance with a wholesome style then this will be right up your street. It’s a smile as you read book, calming on the nerves and with a good story.

Hilarious, funny and witty, this is the story to revoke the pure pleasantness of reading.

Al Richardson is counting the days to his peaceful retirement, but leave it to his spitfire of a wife to plan some action! Millie is set to offer Al some activity and work (he has a stroke alarm a few years before and she is not going let him to suffer that again anytime soon!), so she plans to buy a big fixer-upper building and to change it into a bed&breakfast. Crestfallen Al hopes that this will not work - but it seems it will :)
The peaceful city is to enter the whirlwind, too - a debate over the painting the water tower is swiftly progressing towards a fight.
A shy new veterinarian Sarah will finally meet another interesting man other than her Daddy.

This lovely mix contains all the longtime-married couple love and antics and all the smalltown quirks, smelly dogs, pettiness and goodwill, love young and older, soda fountains and warm charm.
I would visit there in a whim!
This one is a pure love.

Good little book. First book by author I have read. Look forward to reading more from her.

Goose Creek, Kentucky is a small town, quirky little place that is dying. There are no new businesses, not a lot of young people and a lot of curmudgeons living the busybody life. Millie and Al are looking forward to retirement. Millie works at the local veterinary office as a receptionist and Al works out of town in Frankfort. The characters they work with add to the humor, drama and romance of the story. Millie wants to buy the Updyke House, a large, rundown home to turn into a bed and breakfast, Al just wants to retire to a quiet life. Who would win this battle of wills? When the town council sends out an RFB to find someone to paint the water tower, the town has a crisis. Two sides emerge in the issue --- should they hire locally and keep the money in Goose Creek, or should they hire from outside the town and bring in new blood? There is also a new Vet in town who is not well received by the residents. Will she be able to make a go of her new business in this quaint village? A homey feel, quirky characters, and just a plain feel-good story that is sometimes laugh-out-loud funny and then very poignant. The characters are wonderful. There are many eccentric, quirky ones to balance out the main characters. It is old school in the sense that there is some prejudice against females (not a lot) and Millie uses her feminine side to get Al to do what she wants but it is not too bad. This was an enjoyable read and I am looking forward to the next one in the series by Virginia Smith. If you are looking for a novel with some good clean fun, then pick this one up.