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THE ROOMMATE

Rosie Danan

This debut novel, a romantic comedy, will appeal to fans of Jasmine Guillory and Camille Perry.
Clara Wheaton has spent her life avoiding scandalous behavior, so it seems exceptionally unfair that she somehow finds herself sharing the lease on a West Hollywood bungalow with Josh Connors-- who Cosmopolitan calls "catnip for women." Desperate to hide the humiliating circumstances that led to her sudden cross-country move, all Clara wants is to lie low long enough to throw the Greenwich gossips who hound her infamous family off her trail.

She knows nothing good can come from Googling her new roommate, but in her defense, Clara never expected him to return home so soon after she hit play. The resulting confrontation reveals the one thing Josh and Clara can both agree on: women deserve better sex.

When a powerful producer attempts to strongarm Josh into headlining an unsavory business venture, Josh and Clara decide to create a steamy start-up promoting women's pleasure. The risky idea gambles each of their careers and hinges on one condition: no one can ever know about Clara's involvement.

As they struggle to bring their vision to life, their biggest obstacle becomes their inability to keep their hands off one another. A romantic relationship between them is impossible. Josh refuses to let love mess up another comfortable living situation. Clara won't fall for a man her traditional family could never accept. Good thing engaging in thinly-veiled foreplay with a pleasure professional never got anyone into trouble.

When not writing, Rosie Danan is most often found reading, competing against herself in rounds of Chopped featuring the miscellaneous items in her fridge, or petting other people's dogs. She was a Pitchwars 2018 mentee for NEVER HAVE I EVER (now titled THE ROOMMATE).
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Published 2020-09-15 by Jove

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Rosie Danan not only created characters who you'll think about long after you're finished reading, but she wrote a powerful, feminist book, that makes you laugh as hard as you cheer. The Roommate is sunshine in the form of a book. I can't wait to see what Danan brings us next!

The Roommate is unapologetically sexy as hell. Danan's writing, like her characters, is funny, seductive, and full of heart. You're gonna love this book.

After optioning the screen rights, Greenland and The Night House producer Anton has tapped rising U.S. scribe Meredith Dawson to adapt Rosie Danan's debut novel The Roommate, which has been getting strong notices ahead of general release next month. Read more...

With humor and style reminiscent of Christie Craig or Susan Elizabeth Phillips, newcomer Danan is definitely an author to keep tabs on. Read more...

The Roommate is laugh-out-loud funny, bananas sexy, and deeply romantic. Danan's voice is fresh and sharp, and the romance between Clara and Josh is both sizzling hot and heartwarming. Everything I want in a romance.

The Roommate is both hilarious and earnest, with off-the-charts tension and a sparkling, vibrant voice. Clara and Josh captured my heart from their first interaction. I loved every word of this steamy, empowering romance.

Fresh and different, a special, superbly written slow-burn.

Warmly funny and gorgeously sexy, this porn-star romance is the most wholesome thing I've read in ages. Read more...

A deliciously fresh romance with strong characters and feminist themes. Read more...

Genuinely swoonily romantic.

This delectable rom-com is both red-hot and fiercely feminist. Read more...

What an incredible debut! Danan gives us strangers to annoyed-roommates to kinda-friends to angsty-pining to finally- lovers with humor, wit, and just a hint of pathos. Josh and Clara are easily my favorite 'smash the patriarchy' couple, and The Roommate is easily one of my top romance reads of 2020!

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!

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