The Roommate Pact: A Novel

by Allison Ashley

Overview

All of the fun, none of the heartache...as long as they stick to the agreement.

The proposition is simple: if ER nurse Claire Harper and her roommate, firefighter Graham Scott, are still single by the time they're forty, they'll take the proverbial plunge together...as friends with benefits. Maybe it's the wine, but in the moment, Claire figures the pact is a safe-enough deal, considering she hasn't had much luck in love and he's in no rush to settle down. Like, at all. Besides, there's no way she could ever really fall for Graham and his thrill-seeking ways. Not after what happened to her father...

Just as things begin to heat up way before the proposed deadline, Graham's injured in a serious rock climbing accident--and he needs Claire's help to heal. She'll do whatever it takes to nurse him back to health...even if it means moving in to Graham's bed and putting up with his little dog, who hates her. But with this no-strings arrangement taking a complicated turn, keeping "for now" from turning into "forever" isn't as easy as they'd planned.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778334248
Publisher:	MIRA Books
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	63,249
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Allison Ashley is a science geek who enjoys coffee, craft beer, baking, and love stories. When she's not working at her day job as a clinical oncology pharmacist, she pens contemporary romances, usually with a medical twist. She lives in Oklahoma with her family and beloved rescue dog.

Editorial Reviews

06/19/2023

Ashley’s banter-filled standalone sequel to Would You Rather puts a cute spin on the friends-with-benefits trope. Emergency room nurse Claire Harper, 31, comes home every day exhausted but happy from her 12-hour shift. Life with her two roommates, grad student Reagan and fireman Graham, is good, though she wishes she were in a relationship. Wine glass in hand, Claire muses about the dearth of datable guys, leading her into a pact with Graham that they’ll hook up at 40 if nothing better turns up, just to satisfy their sex drives. Adrenaline junkie Graham is in no rush for a relationship himself, preferring camping, climbing, and mountain biking to checking in with a significant other at home. Then a climbing accident leaves Graham seriously banged up and, as Claire helps nurse him back to health, they realize just how much they already mean to each other. But will either be brave enough to make their feelings known? Claire and Graham’s chemistry jumps off the page, and Ashley surrounds them with charming friends (including some familiar faces for series fans), family, and a tiny dog named Gertrude. Friends-to-lovers fans are sure to be pleased. Agent: Kimberly Lionetti, BookEnds. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

"Claire and Graham’s chemistry jumps off the page...Friends-to-lovers fans are sure to be pleased." —Publishers Weekly

“Fun and sexy, heartfelt and touching, and the chemistry is out of this world.” —One Book More

“Allison Ashley’s signature wit and charm shine through every page of The Roommate Pact. Graham and Claire’s journey had me laughing, crying, and literally hand-on-heart swooning.” —Ava Wilder, author of How to Fake It in Hollywood


“Deliciously sexy with undeniable heart, The Roommate Pact is a friends-to-lovers story you can't help but fall for.” —B.K. Borison, author of Lovelight Farms

"The Roommate Pact gave me a literal heartache and this book secures Allison's title of Writer of All the Best Kisses. Anyone who wants to swoon needs to read this book!" —Falon Ballard, author of Just My Type

“The Roommate Pact is a hilarious, steamy, and breezy read that I couldn't put down. The banter is like watching a great Nora Ephron-style romcom unfold, and I absolutely adored Claire and Graham's journey from roommates to lovers.” —Erin La Rosa, author of For Butter or Worse


“The Roommate Pact gives us two leads who discover that love doesn’t always follow the rules, and when something feels so right in so many ways—that's because it is. Nobody hits the delicious balance between playful and sexy quite like Allison Ashley.” —Jen Devon, author of Bend Toward the Sun

"Allison Ashley masterfully blends the heartfelt tenderness of friends-turned-lovers with delicious sexual tension, resulting in an all-consuming story about two people who are so perfectly unaware of how perfect they are for each other." —Jenny L. Howe, author of The Make-Up Test

“With on-point banter, and off the charts sexual tension, The Roommate Pact gave me all the feels! A fabulous friends-to-lovers rom-com!” —Farah Heron, author of Kamila Knows Best and Accidentally Engaged

“Allison Ashley crafts a heart-melting and swoony story in The Roommate Pact. This frenemies-to-lovers romance is filled with first-rate banter and yummy tension. It will make your heart sing.” —Sarah Smith, author of Faker and Simmer Down

“With delicious forced proximity and care-taking tension, grin-inducing banter, and her signature sizzling kisses, Allison Ashley proves once again why her name belongs among the shelf space of the Contemporary Romance giants.” —Torie Jean, author of Finding Gene Kelly

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