“You’re beautiful… I know you’ve heard that before, how beautiful you are. Because it’s true.” He lowers his head, placing a single kiss on the flat divot at the center of my chest. “But your heart is the most beautiful thing about you, Sade.”

Lease on Love was a truly adorable roommates-to-lovers romance between two people with traumatic pasts. I loved the help and healing they brought to each other and the personal development they made amidst the romance storyline. The slow burn was just that - slooowwww - including finger locking as a stage of physical affection. But it was perfection and made absolute sense with Sadie and Jack’s story, and their relationship was realistic, sweet, and steamy. The friend group that acts as chosen family was wonderful, the banter and nicknames were fantastic, and I loved the roomie and job situations. The one thing I thought could use more development was Sadie’s abusive background causing her to lack self confidence and be self-deprecating. It could’ve been helpful to give more context to her calling herself “selfish” all the time. Regardless, really enjoyed this book! Highly recommend.

Thanks to Putnam Books for the ARC!