Natasha Baldwin and Antonio Hayes were high school sweethearts with every intent to tie the knot after college. They say that distance makes the heart grow fonder. But in Natasha’s case, Antonio’s distant college attendance just bred insecurities. And with that, led Natasha to end her relationship with Antonio.

A number of years have passed since the breakup. And although Natasha’s passion and degree were in interior design, Natasha became a successful realtor in her hometown. Little did Natasha know that her life would eventually intersect with Antonio’s on a collaborative construction project. A project that would be a boon for her interior design skills. But would the past breakup with Antonio affect everything that she’s worked so hard for?

A Perfect Pairing was a wonderful second chance at romance novel since it also incorporated family, friendships, and more. There’s a little heat in the romance aspect, but nothing really steamy or outwardly explicit.

Unlike other second chance romance novels, there wasn’t the back and forth make up, breakup, and make up which was a relief. I didn’t get any whiplash from reading this novel. Whew!

There are quite a number of characters, and I think that it helped that I read Lister’s prior novel, A Table for Two, since there were a several carryovers. But, Lister manages to flesh out her characters in a way that makes for easy identification, regardless.

Entertaining, engaging, and fun, A Perfect Pairing concluded with a perfect ending. Five Stars. As an added bonus (like Lister’s prior novel,) there are a couple of recipes at the end.

I received a DRC from Forever (GCP.) The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.