Fall for Him
A Novel
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- ¥1,400
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In Fall for Him by Andie Burke, seven-hundred-fifty square feet isn’t enough for the home-renovation-fueled hatred and the building sexual tension.
Dylan Gallagher’s hot neighbor loathed him from the second he moved in, and causing a flood, falling through the floor, and landing directly onto that same neighbor’s bed probably means that’s unlikely to change. The poorly timed “It’s Raining Men” joke didn’t help.
Meanwhile, ER nurse Derek Chang’s life is a literal when-rains-it-pours nightmare. A man he hates dropped into his life along with an astronomically expensive problem originating from Derek’s own apartment’s plumbing. Also, the local HOA tyrant has been sniffing around trying to fine him for his extended, illicit banned breed dog-sitting.
Since Dylan also wants to keep the catastrophe quiet, he offers to fix the damage himself. Dylan’s sure he’s not Derek’s type, so he focuses all his ADHD hyper fixation energy on getting the repair job done as quickly as possible—avoiding doing anything stupid like acting on his very inconvenient crush. Meanwhile Derek tries to ignore that the tattooed nerd sleeping on the couch is surprisingly witty, smart, and kind, despite the long-term grudge Derek’s been holding against him. But will squeezing all their emotional baggage plus a dog into a tiny one-bedroom apartment be a major disaster…or just prove they’re made for each other?
Fall for Him combines banter, hijinks, and heart in a story of finding out what it means to fix things after your life crumbles.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Enemies become lovers thanks to an unusual living situation in this entertaining contemporary from Burke (Fly with Me). ER nurse Derek Chang hated his upstairs neighbor, Dylan Gallagher, before he even moved in, believing Dylan dated and dumped his recently deceased friend and long-time crush, Jake. When Dylan's floor collapses and he literally falls into Derek's bed, it's unlikely to make the situation any better. Both hoping to stay off the homeowners' association's radar, they decide to keep the incident quiet. Dylan will crash with Derek while doing the repairs himself. Dylan, who has ADHD, is "intensely attracted" to Derek but thinks of himself as broken and believes the self-professed "himbo gym rat" will never return his feelings. As these reluctant roommates find common ground, however, desire grows on both sides. Giving in leads to "stupid, lovesick, radiant joy"—but their relationship is tested by trust issues, misunderstandings, and their complicated families. Burke fills both men's lives with enjoyable and quirky supporting characters who help keep the somewhat thin plot moving. This is a delight.
