It Happened in Nashville, Book 2
From the publisher:
From the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Temporary Roomie—a witty and relatable romantic comedy about finding joy in the unexpected, with a never-before-seen chapter.
No one said fair trade needed to be “fair.”As the owner of Honeysuckle Salon, Jessie Barnes usually has everything managed and on track, but now in her third trimester of an unexpected pregnancy, she feels a bit lost and increasingly desperate after faulty plumbing floods her apartment. Unfortunately, her knight in shining armor is actually Dr. Drew Marshall, her best friend’s brother, and also the man she chewed out not too long ago for being a chauvinistic dirtbag.
Every moment Drew’s had to prove her wrong since then has failed, so Jessie’s opinion of him hasn’t improved. That remains the case when he agrees to let her stay with him during renovations, under one condition: she pretends to be his girlfriend for upcoming work festivities. For the sake of her brother, Jessie is willing to make the tough situation work, and giving Drew a taste of his own medicine sounds . . . intriguing.
But when their rivalry sparks a deeper connection, Jessie’s future gets even more unclear—and with a baby on the way, she’ll have to make a decision soon.
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My deep dive into all books by Sarah Adams led me here, and I listened to the audiobook. I think the author has improved over the years as her newer books seem better plotted and better written to me. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this rom-com.
Jessie is entering her third trimester of pregnancy. The baby daddy dumped her when he found out she was pregnant, so she is leery of any new relationship for sure. When her house suffers a major disaster, she is forced to move out while repairs are done. She moves in with her best friend, but that becomes a real hardship as her little boy is not allowing Jessie to get the rest she needs. Her friend offers up her brother’s house as a refuge. He’s a family doctor – OB/GYN – and his roommate recently moved out so he has the space. Jessie takes one look at him and decides the only way to deal with this super hot doctor is to just hate him on sight.
Drew is happy to help out his sister’s friend, but when Jessie’s grandfather is coming to visit, she asks him to pretend to be her boyfriend. Unfortunately, he has a tough, all night long delivery, and oversleeps, forgetting about Jessie. But she is never going to let him forget that he let her down, even though her grandfather canceled and he wasn’t even needed.
The biggest problem I had with this book was how immature Jessie was. I understand she’d had a lot of trauma in her life, which is slowly explained, but her behavior was better suited to a young teenager than a grown woman on the verge of becoming a mother. Eventually, she accepts that Drew is as kind and nice as he is good-looking, and they find their happy ending. I liked this well enough to search out the first book in this series, The Off-Limits Rule, review to follow.
5/2024 Stacy Alesi, AKA the BookBitch
THE TEMPORARY ROOMIE by Sarah Adams. Dell (November 5, 2024)*. ISBN: 978-0593500767. 336p.
*The paperback isn’t coming out until November, but the ebook and audiobook are available now. I got the audiobook through Hoopla from my public library.
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