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Sebastian Ritscher
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ROOMIES

Christina Lauren

From subway to Broadway to happily ever after. Modern love in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been so compulsively readable as in New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren’s (Beautiful Bastard, Dating You / Hating You) new romance.
Marriages of convenience are so…inconvenient.

Rescued by Calvin McLoughlin from a would-be subway attacker, Holland Bakker pays the brilliant musician back by pulling some of her errand-girl strings and getting him an audition with a bigtime musical director. When the tryout goes better than even Holland could have imagined, Calvin is set for a great entry into Broadway—until he admits his student visa has expired and he’s in the country illegally.

Holland impulsively offers to wed the Irishman to keep him in New York, her growing infatuation a secret only to him. As their relationship evolves from awkward roommates to besotted lovers, Calvin becomes the darling of Broadway. In the middle of the theatrics and the acting-not-acting, what will it take for Holland and Calvin to realize that they both stopped pretending a long time ago?
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Published 2017-12-05 by Gallery

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Published 2017-12-05 by Gallery

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Buzzfeed.com recently included the book in their Ultimate Book Gifts Guide! Read more...

Lauren (Dating You/Hating You, 2017) brings her characteristic charm to the story. Holland's tale is more than an unrequited crush; it's about self-expectations, problematic friendships, unconventional family, and the strange power of love.

The descriptions and imagery, especially of New York City and Calvin's music, are fresh and sensual, and the lyrical language creates atmosphere that sets this novel apart from others of the genre. Lauren's standalone brims with authentic characters and a captivating plot. Read more...

UK: Piatkus/Little Brown ; Portuguese/B: Universo ; French: Hugo & Cie ; Dutch: Xander Uitgevers

Roomies is one of iBooks Australia/New Zealand's Next Big 50!

Promotion video the authors did for ROOMIES Read more...

People Magazine featured ROOMIES by Christina Lauren in the December 11th issue. - "Delightful."

Romance as Resistance: How the happily-ever-after genre is taking on Trump. Read more...

Variety exclusively announced the film adaptation of ROOMIES by Christina Lauren on May 3! Andy Fickman (Kevin Can Wait, She's The Man) and Jenna Dewan have teamed up to produce the film through Dewan's company, Everheart Productions. Read more...

ROOMIES by Christina Lauren was reviewed on NPR.org on December 12th! - "The great writing and well-turned plot twists kept me hooked. This contemporary romance doesn't disappoint." Read more...

A modern twist on an otherwise familiar tale...The characters are engaging ,and the story is so intriguing that readers will find it hard to step away.

The queens of contemporary romance.

Christina Lauren's modern tale of a heroine's search for real meaning in her life will make readers sigh, laugh and cheer. Holland is a young woman whose talents and strength are obvious to everyone except herself, and watching her come into her own is a delight.