ONEOFTHENEWYORKTIMES’BESTROMANCESOFTHEYEAR!“Martin’sproseisalivewire:Therearelittleshocksofpleasureoneverypage.“--NewYorkTimesTworivalcandidatesforahomeowner’sassociationpresidencyareabouttofindouthowdirtysuburbanitesfightinthissteamynewromanticcomedyfromAlexaMartin.Afteryearsofhustling,CollinsCarterhasfinallymadeit...backtoherparents’house.Betweentendingtothecompostwithhernewlyretireddadandrunningintoherhighschoolnemesisattheonlydecentcoffeeshopintown,Collinsrealizesthissubdivisionfromhellshesworeshe’dneverreturntoisherrockbottom.Thenthehomeowner’sassociationcomplaintarrived.NathanielAdamsalwaysdreamedofanice,quietlifeinhissuburbanhometown.Oratleastthat’swhathethoughtuntilCollinsmovedbackandsenthisquaint,organizedlifeintoatailspin.HethoughtCollinswasinfuriatingtenyearsago,butwhensheannouncesshe’srunningagainsthimforHOApresident,allbetsareoff.Fromsecretboardmeetingstovicioussmearcampaignswhisperedoverbackyardfences,CollinsandNatesinktolevelstheirsleepysuburbhasneverseenbefore.Butashateturnsintolust,thesetwoenemiesareforcedtoreckonwiththefeelingsthey’veignoredforyears.Ifonlytherewerebylawsforreallife.
