The Roommate
the TikTok sensation and the perfect feel-good sexy romcom
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4.0 • 339 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
'Laugh-out-loud funny, bananas sexy, and deeply romantic' Andie J. Christopher
'This book IS PURE JOY' Christina Lauren
Clara Wheaton is the consummate good girl: over-achieving, well-mannered, utterly predictable. When her childhood crush invites her to move across the country, the offer is too good to resist. Unfortunately, it's also too good to be true.
Suddenly, Clara finds herself sharing a house with a charming stranger. Josh might be a bit too perceptive - not to mention handsome - for comfort, but there's a good chance he and Clara could have survived sharing a summer sublet if she hadn't looked him up on the internet . . .
Once she learns how Josh has made a name for himself, Clara realises living with him might destroy the reputation she's spent years building. But while they may not agree on much, both Josh and Clara believe women deserve better sex. What they decide to do about it will change both of their lives, and if they're lucky, they'll help everyone else get lucky too.
Love for The Roommate:
'Incredible . . . one of my top romance reads of 2020!' Jen Deluca, author of Well Met
'Funny, super steamy and surprisingly tender, The Roommate raises the bar for rom coms in 2020' Evie Dunmore, author of Bringing Down the Duke
'The Roommate is unapologetically sexy as hell. Danan's writing, like her characters, is funny, seductive, and full of heart' Meryl Wilsner, author of Something to Talk About
'A powerful, feminist book, that makes you laugh as hard as you cheer. The Roommate is sunshine in the form of a book' Alexa Martin, author of Snapped
'Warmly funny and gorgeously sexy, this porn-star romance is the most wholesome thing I've read in ages' The New York Times
'Rosie Danan's The Roommate is seriously sexy, seriously smart' Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author
'Wildly original and sexy romance . . . this delectable rom-com is both red-hot and fiercely feminist' Publishers Weekly
'One of the steamiest romances of the year. This is a downright revolutionary story about modern women owning their desire' Popsugar
'Gloriously soft and joyful, a sex positive manifesto inside a deliriously romantic, wickedly shameless love story' Entertainment Weekly
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Rosie Danan’s heartfelt, hilarious and sex-positive debut romance is such a delight. It follows uptight socialite Clara Wheaton, who moves to LA only to find that her roommate has left town and sublet his space to adult film star Josh Darling. Despite having nothing in common, Clara and Josh soon realise they have insane chemistry, although each is afraid to act on it—Josh because he thinks Clara is out of his league, Clara because she knows her wealthy family would never approve of Josh. This steamy read celebrates a woman embracing her sexuality, and we like how Danan treats Josh’s career with respect. The Roommate is an immensely satisfying read with a tender heart.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Danan debuts with this wildly original and sexy romance about an uptight East Coast socialite and the stranger she inadvertently shacks up with. When Clara Wheaton's longtime crush invites her to leave her Manhattan apartment and move in to his spare room in Los Angeles, she impulsively agrees. But then his band heads off on tour and he rents out his own room as well to porn star Josh Darling. Clara, who's always been squeamish about porn and has never had a satisfying sexual relationship, googles Josh, and, naturally, Josh walks in on her watching one of his films. He offers to make up for all the boyfriends who've left her cold by demonstrating his talents in person. Their no-strings-attached encounter simultaneously accelerates and complicates their budding friendship and also inspires a new business venture, with Clara financing and Josh producing videos that fall "somewhere between porn and sex-ed" designed to teach women's partners how to better please them in bed. Meanwhile, Josh's nefarious former employer, Black Hat Studios, works to undermine them. Danan makes this novel premise work with a charming, believable heroine; an offbeat hero with a heart of gold; and snappy, laugh-out-loud prose. Romance fans will especially appreciate that the steamy erotic scenes are used to further character development, rather than just for cheap thrills. This delectable rom-com is both red-hot and fiercely feminist.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
I’m a new reader and could not put this book down. I loved it. So witty, sexy and just loveable. MUST READ!!!!
Poor
Poor chemistry and chapters glitched
Meh
I bought this on a whim but tbh I didn’t enjoy it that much. It’s easy to read but I didn’t particularly enjoy the plot. The chemistry was so so, the characters were okaaaay but the plot was really just… not very good. I wouldn’t really recommend unless you’re really desperate for an easy read.