The Invisible Roommate
A Novel
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- Pedido anticipado
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- Se espera: 29 sept 2026
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- $249.00
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- Pedido anticipado
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- $249.00
Descripción editorial
The Invisible Man meets Love is Blind in this autumnal love story.
Gerard Wells loves music but hates fame —not ideal when he’s the youngest member of the chart-topping band of brothers, We the Wells. Cracking under the spotlight, Gerard runs away to a small, remote island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. There, he goes by “James” and takes up residence in a crumbling Victorian house on the island’s shrinking shoreline. Little does he know, he’s not the studio apartment’s only inhabitant…
Mysterious and moody Emory Griffin never planned to be a test subject for his own groundbreaking invisibility research. He also never planned on sharing a room with a world-famous pop star, but needs must when you’re an unemployed graduate school drop-out who’s wanted by the local police.
With nowhere else to turn, the unlikely pair agree to be temporary roommates. Their forced proximity and vulnerability lead to an unexpected romantic spark. As Halloween approaches, their secrets and feelings grow harder to keep hidden, testing the strength of their newfound bond. Could this be a love that neither of them saw coming or an experiment set to go horribly wrong?
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A light speculative element animates this effervescent queer romance from Janovsky (One Week to Win the Chocolate Maker), starring two men desperate to escape their lives. Gerard Wells, the youngest of three brothers comprising popular band We the Wells, flees his family when their manager dad informs them they won't be taking the planned hiatus after completing their third album. He runs to tiny Iping Island, Va.; hides his celebrity identity; and rents a room formerly inhabited by a standoffish scientist who disappeared in the middle of a mysterious project. When he notices changes to the apartment each night, he realizes the scientist, Emory Griffin, never left but rather succeeded in his quest to make himself invisible. Emory, on the lam after stealing research supplies from the local health center, brokers an uneasy compromise with Gerard for sharing the space. As Gerard, who is struggling with how to tell his family that he is gay and autistic, and Emory, whose traumatic past in foster care keeps him wary of attachments, confide in each other and build a routine, sparks ignite between the men. Janovsky smoothly develops their mutual attraction (even when Gerard doesn't know what Emory looks like) and delicately handles heavy themes of rejection and familial pressure, all while delivering the tender emotions and humorous hijinks his fans expect. It's a charmer.
