Review: Housebroke by Jaci Burton

Housebroke is a charming, lightweight friends-to-lovers romance that is sure to leave readers with a smile on their face. Hazel Bristow is homeless following a traumatic divorce. She has nothing left but for her car, a mattress, one pot and her five foster dogs. Fortunately her good friends give her permission to stay inside their old, slightly run down house, until it is sold. Then the settlement goes through and the new owner picks up the keys. Linc Kennedy is a man who is insanely wealthy and spends his time flipping houses. When he picks up his keys and enters his latest project house, the last thing he expects is a woman and her five foster dogs to be sleeping in there. Fortunately, Linc is a big hearted guy and he finds a way to turn the situation to their advantage and hires Hazel to help him around the house. But what happens when the pair start to fall in love, and it turns out that Line has been keeping a huge secret from Hazel?

This was an entertaining read. The two leads were loveable right from the start and I enjoyed the easy friends to lovers romance. The book has a very easygoing vibe. The situation itself is entertaining. It is clear how it will end, the fun is in the not knowing how the characters will get there. I enjoyed the subplot with Hazel's foster dogs. My only real complaint is that this one doesn't have a great deal of depth to it. The story is fun and so of the characters but I felt that it could have been a bit deeper on occasions and that there was more detail needed. (It is also difficult to understand how Hazel's friends could have forgotten to mention that the new homeowner picked up the keys, and the author missed an opportunity for a bit of good storytelling there.) Overall the story is fun and entertaining throughout, with a lovely happily-ever-after.

Recommended.

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