⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Yes, this is a delightful rom-com that had me smiling.

BLURB

Grace is on the cusp of completing her studies to become an interior designer. She has big plans for her future, and they include fixing up the cottage her grandmother had left her. Noah and his family are big names in real estate development. He has big plans for the big house he had bought far away from his father’s influence. These plans include the property next door, which happens to be Grace’s cottage.

MY THOUGHTS

Grace and Noah have a super sweet meet-cute, but their interactions soon devolve into a competition when Noah persists on asking Grace to sell her house. Noah has always left the actual development work to other people, so he was bowled over by Grace’s ability to fix anything. Their stubborn confrontations take an unexpected turn when the magazine journalist in charge of writing the feature on Noah’s house suggests that he hire Grace to be his designer. Here their animosity starts to change, and they become closer as they work together and learn more about each other.

Mostly I enjoyed the back-and-forth between Grace and Noah. It was clear from the start that they were attracted to each other and they fought it for as long as they could. They came from completely different worlds and had to fight their way through their insecurities to be together. I really liked Grace and Noah, as individual characters and as a couple. The secondary cast of characters added to the enjoyment of the story.

I can definitely recommend this if you like romantic comedy. The chemistry between Noah and Grace is palpable, but this is a clean romance and we don’t get all the details of what goes on behind the bedroom door.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Contemporary Romance