I was so excited to dig into this book! Who doesn't like getting revenge on an ex? This was my first Sonia Hartl book and I have to say I really enjoyed it. It is a quick, fun read!

This romance had such a fresh concept with feminist vibes and the dreamiest hero. I loved Brinkley's sass and Mark's nerdiness, and their chemistry was perfectly rendered. Hartl's humorous writing also really puts the com in rom-com--I laughed aloud so many times while reading! As a big fan of her YA romances, I was delighted by this first foray into adult romance and hope she writes many more.

Heartbreak for Hire, by Sonia Hartl, is a very unique, steamy, rom-com that I thoroughly enjoyed. The premise is completely unique and the story was fun and thought-provoking too.

Brinkley by day is a mild-mannered administrative assistant for an insurance firm. At least that’s what her family thinks. Her real job is a Heartbreaker for the Heartbreak for Hire, a firm that specializes in revenge for jilted lovers, frenemies, and long-suffering co-workers. Brinkley is very good at her job, and the money she makes will help her open up an art gallery, her real passion. But, what is keeping her from moving forward with the gallery?

When she meets Mark, who is one of her marks, for the first time, she throws her rules out the window and is actually attracted to this man. Then, when her employer decides to add men to her group, Brinkley and the three other Heartbreakers rebel.

This book was very entertaining. I like that the author highlighted many of the issues that women face in the workplace. I thought the characters, especially Brinkley were very well developed. Brinkley has her reasons for wanting to do these revenge tasks but does eventually realize that revenge is not a quick fix like it seems at first, and revenge can only make you feel better for a small amount of time, and it takes work to actually make yourself a better person.

This is a fast-paced book that had me turning the pages to find out what happens next. It is quite a steamy book also, with lots of passion between Brinkley and Mark as their story progresses.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I enjoyed this romance between Brinkley and Mark. Their shared humor and arguments about silly things like animals wearing clothing were adorable. I really loved the friendship between Brinkley and the other Heartbreak for Hire women, especially her best friend Emma. Their friendship was really about supporting and lifting each other up. I also felt a lot of empathy for Brinkley’s character related to her relationship with her mom and her previous boyfriend.

I understood that her past experiences and what she saw at her job led her to think poorly of men in general. However, it felt like the negativity was all she could see at times and it made some portions of the book feel a bit repetitive to me. I could see a lot of people really enjoying this book given the connection between the main characters, Brinkley’s humor, and several of the twists that pop up along the way.

Great character development and a fresh premise are to be found in Hartl's novel. If revenge take downs are of interest this book will find its readers.

I enjoyed the premise of this book with the heartbreak for hire idea, even though the whole thing is pretty far-fetched. I was willing to suspend disbelief for promise of a fun rom-com. What the company does for revenge sometimes goes beyond what would allow you to consider the characters likeable. If the jobs were along the lines of the first one in the book (getting a guy to admit on tape that he scammed a woman so she could sue him), it would feel a bit less unethical. This is somewhat addressed with Brinkley’s realization about Margo and her sometimes feelings of guilt. I enjoyed the chemistry between the main characters, but didn’t love that they get so graphically physical almost immediately. Just because Brinkley hasn’t been on a date in two years doesn’t mean she is going to disregard her “morals and ethics” because she “hasn’t has a man’s hands on her” in a while..
Some of the ethical problems with H2H are kind of explained by showing the owner of the company’s manipulation of the recently abused/mistreated women she’s hired-convincing them they’re doing good when they’re at their lowest. That helps keep Brinkley likeable as you feel she’s just taken time to realize her abusive, manipulative ex-boyfriend broke her down enough to fall for it. It was difficult to find Brinkley very relatable as she’s obviously very beautiful (which is one thing that makes her good at her H2H job) and an (extremely talented) artist…..just not my preferred type of rom-com heroine. But I suppose that it only makes sense considering her love interest is a modelesque guy with a PhD.
Overall, I found the writing very enjoyable and would consider reading something else written by this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for allowing me access to this eARC for an honest review!

Funny, modern, and heartfelt. I absolutely loved this book! As a woman who has had her heart broken more than once, this one spoke to me. I loved reading about the different hilarious situations Brinkley put herself into to embarrassing egotistical men. It was such an interesting idea to hire other women to get revenge on the men who hurt or cheated on you. Brinkley also does a lot of growing in the book realizing that her views on revenge might not be the most reasonable. I also enjoyed her love interest. He was funny and it was easy to see why she fell for him.

Overall it was a fun read with steamy love scenes and so many hilarious moments! I recommend this book to anyone who knows what it's like to want revenge and loves an unexpected romance.

Thank you Galley Books and Netgalley for an ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This book was steamy and I wasn't expecting it because I thought it would just be a fluffy rom-com story. This story actually made me laugh and I fell in love with the characters. But the chemistry between Brinkley and Mark was kinda eh besides all the steamy scenes. This book definitely had a enemies to lovers flair which I love and it kept me reading each page waiting and wondering what is going to happen. The beginning was a tad slow but then it picked up.

Pleasantly surprised! This is billed as a rom com, but there’s a lot more to the story, and it’s a steamy one! Read this for the elevator scene alone! Wowza.

Brinkley’s job as a professional “heartbreaker” kind of exacerbates her disdain for men as a result of her jerk ex. When she unexpectedly has feelings for Mark, one of her targets, she’s taken aback. And when he shows up later as an employee of her firm, she’s angry. Her antics to get back at him and make him quit are childish, but kind of hilarious and he is always a good sport about it.

There are definitely some twists and turns in this that are unexpected. But most unexpected is how awful Brinkley’s mom is to her and how disconnected she is from the needs of her daughter. More than once I wanted to smack her.

The chemistry between Mark and Brinkley is sizzling! And both are not as simple as they seem, and they are both deserving of a second chance at getting what they really want out of life. It is interesting how they both grow into their real selves as a result of playing these ridiculous characters.

I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley and Gallery Books and these are my honest opinions.

Gifted digital ARC from the publisher and NetGalley.

Loved the book. Love the name Brinkley, which made me think of Christie Brinkley, the famous model/ artist. Loved the witty banter between Brinkley and Mark. Most of the characters are likable. However, I was surprised that Brinkley did not do a background check on Bridget.

Synopsis:

Brinkley is working for H4H, Heartbreak for Hire, an all women business. They deal with different types of malevolent men, including those with Egos. Brinkley's department is dealing with the Egos. She was in a degrading relationship with Aiden, who belittled her at every opportunity. After the breakup, she is hired by Margo and she gets her power back. She learns a lot about herself during the two years of working for H4H.

Mark is one of her targets. Brinkley was hired by a mean girl to take down Mark. To her surprise, Margo decides to hire male heartbreakers, including Mark.

Heartbreak for Hire follows Brinkley, a previously heartbroken woman, who is now a for-hire heartbreaker. (Say that 5 times fast) Unlucky for her, she finds herself wildly attracted to one of her targets, Mark, and breaks the most important rule- NEVER catch feelings for a target. Things really start to derail when her employer decides to bring on male heartbreakers and Brinkley's trainee is none other than her previous target, Mark.

Heartbreak for Hire is like Failure to Launch meets John Tucker Must Die and I'm absolutely here for it. 

 Our love interest is a nerdy academic type, which is exactly my cup of tea. There's a scene in the book that takes place at a bull-riding bar that had me laughing out loud during my break at work. Overall, this was a fun, quick rom-com with plenty of steam.

Quite a lackluster book in general, but I don't be too harsh because its Ms. Hartl's first book. The character chemistry was so quaint and empty that I really could not be invested in the book. The premise was brilliant, but it wasn't executed well.

Her family thinks Brinkley works as an administrative assistant at an insurance agency. In truth, she’s a professional heartbreaker for Heartbreak for Hire. The past two years have allowed her to bring men down a notch and save up for her dream of opening an art gallery. When her boss decides to add male heartbreakers to the all-female business, Brinkley is not happy. And she definitely did not expect to see a former target turn into her new coworker. Mark never seemed like the typical target and the more Brinkley gets to know him, she thinks that maybe he didn’t deserve to be a target in the first place.

This was a very well written book. All the various storylines and details of the plot fit together well. It wasn’t too much and everything flowed into each other seamlessly. I very much enjoyed the characters as well. Brinkley and Mark were great. They had a balance of sweet, smart, and spicy. Their physical chemistry was very apparent, but it wasn’t all that they had. They shared other moments that made me smile and swoon. And the secondary characters, I would totally read books about the other 3 women who worked at Heartbreak for Hire.

I really enjoyed this book. I was leery about the ethics/morals of breaking people down for a living, but I like that the author acknowledges that the women doing it don’t always feel great about it. This book is a little steamy and has some sexual content that is quite descriptive, but there wasn’t a lot of that.

If you enjoy a well written story that meshes romance, great characters, and encouraging goals and dreams, then this book might be for you.

Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read and review this book. The opinions are all my own.

This story had such a cute ending. It started a bit slow for me. To be clear it was only the first chapter I found slow after that the story had nice a nice pace. The premise of the book is a business that take down men who take advantage of other women.

The story follows Brinkley as she grows out of the role as a heartbreaker. She was bitter after a very bad relationship and the job was a bit like therapy. Then one of her targets is not be the ego she expects. She finds that she isn't playing a character with Mark but is opening up and telling him about herself something she hasn't done since her break-up. As Mark and Brinkley get to know each other Brinkley's need to follow her dreams and not let the past control her present grow.

I liked how the story progressed and the characters changed. However, there were some aspects of the business of Heartbreak for Hire that I just didn't understand or really think were realistic and my questions weren't answered. This was a very solid read and I really enjoyed every minute with the characters. It wasn't a perfect read for me. I will recommend Heartbreak for Hire to other readers of contemporary romance and those who like a good you got what you deserved story.

This was a great read! The concept was so intriguing and it played out well. The characters were lovable and they had great chemistry! It was very spicy and fun! It was very fast paced and a great story.

Heartbreak for Hire was a fun book with a story that seemed to move along quickly, giving you little time to get bored with it, however, it did seem to end a bit sooner than I expected without detailing how things turned out for the characters. I felt it needed maybe another chapter or two to tie up some loose ends.

The characters all played well against each other and were likable. The chemistry between main characters Brinkley and Mark was definitely sexy and steamy. I was a bit put off by the revenge of the story, how you go to such lengths to ruin a person and family.

The writing, which was clear and precise included plenty of humor, which I enjoy in a book, and I found myself laughing out loud over several of the scenes. And of course, it being a Rom-Com there was romance. Along with the romance were several detailed sex scenes, they were quick and short, but they were there.

Overall, I enjoyed Heartbreak For Hire, and def would recommend it to my fellow Rom-COm lovers.

Thank you Netgalley for this free ARC for an exchange for an honest review.

Cute read and funny. I highly suggest it if you want a light fun read.

Heartbreak for Hire was pure fun without the purity if that’s possible. Lighthearted and funny with sexy times to earn the steamy badge, I loved the characters and their adventures. I’ll be looking for more by Sonia Hartl right away!

Heartbreak for Hire, based on the cover and blurb, is marketed as a workplace-enemies-to-lovers rom-com....and it is, but also ends up being so much more than that.

Brinkley works for a company that takes "revenge" on men who behave badly. Brinkley works in the Ego department, meaning she creates schemes to humiliate/ruin the lives of men who take advantage of women/employees because they think they're all that. At the beginning of the book, this business seemed kind of okay? Her first encounter in the book is supposed to be just a case of hooking a man at a bar and then loudly turning him down (so humiliation among several people). But by the end of the book, the schemes she's doing are literally ruining people's lives. Luckily, Brinkley takes a journey through the book of realizing that the job she has (and her employer) isn't the greatest (if she was still a big fan of her job at the end of this book, I don't think I would rate it as highly).

Anyway, on to the romance part. I loved both Brinkley and Mark. Brinkley is relatively relatable and Mark is flawed enough to be human (but still maintain his classic hero status). The banter between them is delightful. The chemistry is amazing. (There are a few short, steamy sex scenes so if that bothers you, it's easy to skip those chapters)..

Overall, this was a highly enjoyable, fun read and I'm looking forward to pickup up more books by the author.

Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book drew me in from the start, I knocked this book out in just a few sittings and I absolutely loved it. The characters were funny and the plot was well developed. I did think that there were a few things that were a little too over done, like when she met Marks mom and sister then ran out, I think that this type of scene is over done in the rom-com community. I did love the plot twist at the end of the book, it gave the story a good change in direction. Overall, this is a well written book and I would recommend it to YA readers.