Veena’s review of Love on Lexington Avenue (Central Park Pact, Book 2) by Lauren Layne
Contemporary Romance published by Gallery Books 17 Sep 19

Widowed Claire Hayes decides a makeover is in order, both in her upper East Side brownstone as well as in her vanilla life. This is a fast-paced, laugh-aloud story as readers accompany Claire on her quest.

It’s the vanilla cupcake that starts Claire on a spiral to add more spice into her life, which she interprets as all things pink. Her quest for a remodel of her brownstone brings talented, burned-out designer and contractor Scott Turner into her house and life.  Scott shows up at Claire’s brownstone as a favor to his friend and ends up staying, thanks to Claire.

Claire does not see Scott as anything but her contractor, even though his hunky handsomeness appeals to her.  Claire’s determination to explore life and bring in spice as she’s investigating dating, kissing, and potentially looking for a spicy affair. I know I had a hard time keeping a straight face and oftentimes busted up laughing as I read this book.

Scott and Claire are a slow-burn romance since they’ve both got significant baggage in their pasts, but it all comes together like a charm. Supported by a great cast of characters, I can’t wait to see Audrey find her happily ever after.

Grade: A

Summary:

 

There are no good men left in New York City. At least that’s Claire Hayes’s conviction after finding out her late husband was not the man she thought he was. Determined to rid her home of anything that reminds her of her cheating husband, Claire sets out to redesign her boring, beige Upper East Side brownstone and make it something all her own. But what starts out as a simple renovation becomes a lot more complicated when she meets her bad-tempered contractor Scott Turner.

Scott bluntly makes it known to Claire that he only took on her house for a change of pace from the corporate offices and swanky hotels he’s been building lately, and he doesn’t hesitate to add that he has no patience for a pampered, damaged princess with a penchant for pink. But when long workdays turn into even longer nights, their mutual wariness morphs into something more complicated—a grudging respect, and maybe even attraction…

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