The Roommate (Shameless)

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Change always comes with a closing cost,” Naomi said. “But it’s still worth trying. Not because the odds are particularly good, mind you, but considering the alternative. There’s value in the struggle. Value in touching the raw and bloody parts of our souls, opening them up to the sunlight, and hoping they heal.” 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.

Change always comes with a closing cost. But it's still worth trying. Not because the odds are particularly good, mind you, but considering the alternative. There's value in the struggle. Value in touching the raw and bloody parts of our souls, opening them up to the sunlight, and hoping they heal.” More on sex positivity, The Roommate never shied away from the idea that partners should achieve equal importance when it comes to sexual pleasure, and more importantly the idea of the female gaze and pleasure in the adult entertainment industry.Fun Fact: this was the first book I read on my new Kindle Paperwhite. Yes, I caved in and finally bought one, but that’s another story for another time. 😏 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

Clara’s Ending: I loved Clara’s character. She was enduring and a little clueless, but she learned. Or at least that’s what we were told. The ending just rubbed me the wrong way because we had been dragged along with Clara’s familial baggage and her unease with Josh and her family. When it came to it, it was just ignored. Like we got a HEA in LA, but where I really wanted to see was home in NY. I wanted to watch Clara actually stand up for her new life and Josh in front of the people she was so scared of. But no. Nuanced, funny, super steamy and surprisingly tender, The Roommate raises the bar for rom coms in 2020 – a smashing debut, and I can’t wait for more by Rosie Danan!” —Evie Dunmore, author of Bringing Down the Duke

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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 I moved out here because I’m pushing thirty and I’ve spent my entire life in the cocoon of academia, avoiding the real world.”

And this is why I love forced cohabitation because there’s always tension and mutual pining between the characters. Not gonna lie, the last book I read also had forced cohabitation 😜 Sex Positivity and Consent 💑 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 . . .

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When not working on her next book, Rosie enjoys jogging slowly to fast music, petting other people’s dogs, and competing against herself in rounds of Chopped using the miscellaneous ingredients occupying her fridge. This isn’t the first time I read a book where the heroine is a “prude” and naive (not the first time I read a book with a main character who’s a sex worker either 👀) when it comes to sex, but I think that The Roommate will be a memorable one for me because the author was able to convey self-exploration in a really positive and healthy light. Fresh and different, a special, superbly written slow-burn.” —Sarah Hogle, author of You Deserve Each Other One of the steamiest romances of the year. This is a downright revolutionary story about modern women owning their desire‘ Popsugar The chemistry between them was so electrifying and sizzling hot, that sometimes I feel like I’m literally present in the room with them. I have to admit I found myself anticipating their steamy scenes because it’s that effective!