Roomhate (Standard Edition)

RoomHate

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Contemporary Romance / Second-Chance Romance

Book Rating: ⭐ 8.5/10

Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5

Description

Amelia never expected to see Justin Banks again.

Once upon a time, Justin was her childhood best friend—and the boy she loved. But after Amelia broke his heart as a teenager, their friendship fell apart, and they haven't seen each other in years.

Then Amelia's grandmother dies and leaves her half of a beautiful beach house on Aquidneck Island.

The other half?

It belongs to Justin.

Neither of them is willing to give up the house, which means spending the summer living under the same roof. Unfortunately, Justin isn't the sweet boy Amelia remembers. He's grown into a gorgeous, brooding man who makes it very clear that he hasn't forgotten what she did.

And to make their forced reunion even worse, Justin didn't come to the beach house alone.

Living together brings old memories, buried resentment, and unresolved feelings rushing back to the surface. Beneath the arguments and tension, Amelia begins catching glimpses of the best friend she once knew—and realizes their connection never completely disappeared.

There's a thin line between love and hate, and sharing a house with the only man she's ever truly loved is about to make that line dangerously easy to cross.

Angsty, emotional, and steamy, RoomHate is a second-chance romance about childhood best friends, old heartbreak, forced proximity, and discovering that sometimes the person you can't stand is still the person you can't let go.

Tropes / Mood

Childhood Best Friends to Lovers • Second Chance Romance • Friends to Enemies to Lovers • Forced Proximity • Roommates • Shared Beach House • He Hates Her • Unrequited Love • Only One House • Jealousy • Years of History • Summer Romance • Angst • Emotional Romance • Steamy Romance