Much better than the last romance book I read. It’s a very slow burn but great development of the main character and love interest. The only reason why I have it four stars is that I wished for more heated love scenes.

Full review:

I like MacLeod, but do realize that she writes "clean romances." The main characters have sex, but you didn't read about it in the moment. Mostly fade to black and or they refer to it later and the main character will just say it's great. So, I do like her as a romance read, but dang girl, I would like some visuals.

"The Fixer Upper" follows Alex who is an estate agent. She's in a happy relationship with her long term boyfriend Thomas and ready to take things to the next level. However, Thomas is focused on his career on an artist, and Alex ends up moving in with her best friend. When Alex's best friend obsesses over the across the way neighbors, Alex finds herself getting closer to one of the new neighbors, Callum. With Alex getting to know Callum, she starts to see that there is more to him than meets the eye.

I honestly loved how Alex was developed in this. She took no crap. Once she realized where things were going with her relationship with Thomas she made a decision and stuck to it. She didn't allow her roommate to push her around either.

I also laughed some with one of Alex's clients and their lifestyle (no spoilers).

But all in all this was just a solid slow burn romance that made me happy.