Finders keepers

I really enjoyed this small-town story about an antiques-store owner and the man who inherits her best friend's dilapidated Victorian. His idea is to raze it and build an office; hers is to preserve it as the former home of the city's founder. The inevitable clash isn't as unfriendly as you might think, though there are some sparks involved!

I loved how much the characters' Christian values played into and affected their daily lives and the small-town feel was perfect. It was also fun to read a “contemporary” firmly set in 1999: no cell phones, no computers, and kids playing outside like they were when I was growing up. And the romance was authentic and not all goo goo over body parts, as well as being a part of daily life rather than being the only thing the characters focused on.