Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, January 4, 2022

Format: ebook

Pages: 320

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

Falling in love is the ultimate payback in this delightful romcom about an interior designer who teams up with a mysterious architect at her firm to get revenge on her ex the only way she knows how: by building a spite house next door

They say living well is the best revenge. But sometimes, spreading the misery seems a whole lot more satisfying. That’s interior designer Dani Porter’s justification for buying the vacant lot next to her ex-fiancé’s house…the house they were supposed to live in together, before he cheated on her with their Realtor. Dani plans to build a vacation rental that will a) mess with his view and his peace of mind and b) prove that Dani is not someone to be stepped on. Welcome to project Spite House.

That plan quickly becomes complicated when Dani is forced to team up with Wyatt Montego, the handsome, haughty architect at her firm, and the only person available to draw up blueprints. Wyatt is terse and stern, the kind of man who eats his sandwich with a knife and fork. But as they spend time together on- and off-site, Dani glimpses something deeper beneath that hard veneer, something surprising, vulnerable, and real. And the closer she gets to her goal, the more she wonders if winning revenge could mean losing something infinitely sweeter…

My Review:

Thanks to @htpbooks for the copy of this book!
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Read if you like: grump/sunshine trope
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After Dani’s engagement ends, she wants to get revenge on her ex. So she buys the lot beside his house to build a vacation rental on. The person who draws up the plans for the house is Wyatt, a handsome architect at the firm Dani works at. Both have sworn off dating for different reasons, but the more they get to know each other they realize they find comfort in each other’s company.
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I loved the concept of getting revenge on an ex! Was a fun start to the story and made Dani reflect on what is worth it in life!
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CW: sexual content, cheating, invisible illness, fire/arson, alcohol use.