Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin #bookreview #romance #contemporary #humor #chicklit

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Title: Next-Door Nemesis

Author: Alexa Martin

Publisher: Berkley

Publication Date: November 14, 2023

Page Count:  367

My rating: 4 stars

About the book:

Two rival candidates for a homeowner’s association presidency are about to find out how dirty suburbanites fight in this steamy new romantic comedy from Alexa Martin.

After years of hustling, Collins Carter has finally made it…back to her parents’ house. Between tending to the compost with her newly retired dad and running into her high school nemesis at the only decent coffee shop in town, Collins realizes this subdivision from hell she swore she’d never return to is her rock bottom.

Then the homeowner’s association complaint arrived.

Nathaniel Adams always dreamed of a nice, quiet life in his suburban hometown. Or at least that’s what he thought until Collins moved back and sent his quaint, organized life into a tailspin. He thought Collins was infuriating ten years ago, but when she announces she’s running against him for HOA president, all bets are off.

From secret board meetings to vicious smear campaigns whispered over backyard fences, Collins and Nate sink to levels their sleepy suburb has never seen before. But as hate turns into lust, these two enemies are forced to reckon with the feelings they’ve ignored for years. If only there were bylaws for real life.

Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin is a contemporary romantic comedy novel. The story in Next-Door Nemesis is one that uses the old enemies to lovers trope with the characters having an past together in high school.

After high school Collins Carter fled her small town and headed off to L.A. to try to make it on her own. Now Collins unfortunately has made it all the way back to her parents house finding herself unemployed. The last person Collins wanted to run into was Nathaniel Adams, her old high school nemesis, after returning.

Nathaniel is now a member of the H.O.A. in Collins parent’s neighborhood and also becoming a huge thorn in her side. Spouting out H.O.A. rules left and right Nathaniel keeps up the old feud leading Collins to decide the only way to defeat him is to take his spot on the H.O.A.

Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin is one of those books that kept the pages turning just to see what silly thing would happen next, forget the romance! Kidding, the romance does come along in it’s time and I was rooting for the couple between the laughs too. My only niggle on this one is it’s kind of an odd scenario to run for an spot in a homeowner’s association without being the actual homeowner but I was willing to forgive that one and just enjoy the ride for four stars!

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

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About the author:

Alexa Martin is a writer and stay at home mom. She lives in Colorado with her husband, a former NFL player who now coaches at the high school where they met, their four children, and a German Shepherd. When she’s not telling her kids to put their shoes on…again, you can find her catching up with her latest book boyfriend or on Pinterest pinning meals she’ll probably never make. The Playbook series was inspired by the eight years she spent as an NFL wife.