~*SYNOPSIS*~
From New York Times
Bestselling Author, Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.
Sharing a summer house with a hot-as-hell roommate should be
a dream come true, right?
Not when it’s Justin…the only person I’d ever loved…who now
hates me.
When my grandmother died and left me half of the house on
Aquidneck Island, there was a catch: the other half would go to the boy she
helped raise.
The same boy who turned into the teenager whose heart I
broke years ago.
The same teenager who’s now a man with a hard body and a
hardass personality to match.
I hadn’t seen him in years, and now we’re living together
because neither one of us is willing to give up the house.
The worst part? He didn’t come alone.
I’d soon realize there’s a thin line between love and hate.
I could see through that smug smile. Beneath it all…the boy is still there. So
is our connection.
The problem is…now that I can’t have Justin, I’ve never
wanted him more.
Author's
note – RoomHate is a full-length standalone
novel. Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for
readers under the age of 18.
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~*EXCERPT*~
His eyes darted to the side, and he noticed me standing there. We just stared at each other. It was ironic, but the only times I could ever feel the remnants of our old connection were in fleeting moments of silent eye contact. Sometimes moments of silence spoke the loudest.
I left him alone again, making my
way back down the hall and into the restaurant to tend to the customers I’d
been ignoring.
Things really started to get busy.
Without Jade working tonight, we were short-staffed, and I was having a hard
time keeping up with the orders. Sandy’s had indoor and outdoor seating.
Normally, I would only be working one section, but tonight I was going back and
forth between the two.
It was nice out, so I knew they
would have Justin performing outside. I kept glancing over to the small stage
to see if he was there. It was past eight, and he hadn’t made an appearance
yet.
Sometime close to eight-thirty, I
was in the middle of serving a large party of ten when I first heard it: the
chilling sound of a soulful voice that was not familiar in the least. He gave
no introduction. No warning. He just started to sing out the first few words,
followed by the strum of his guitar. The song that Justin had chosen to start
with was a cover of Ain’t No Sunshine
by Bill Withers.
The entire room soon quieted down,
and all eyes were on the stunning blond male specimen with the spotlight shining
down on him. Despite the fact that I was carrying a large round tray of dirty
dishes, I couldn’t move. The vibration of his thick, smoky singing voice had
completely paralyzed me, penetrating my body and soul.
Aside from the lone teardrop that
fell the night he lost it on me during steak dinner, I hadn’t shed any more
tears—until now. It was all too much. Hearing how different his voice sounded,
how he’d trained it over the years, was a wake-up call as to how much I had
missed. All of the hours of practice that must have gone into honing that
beautiful voice, and I wasn’t there for any of it. The guilt, the emotions, the
reality of a decade gone…everything started to pummel me at once. Not to
mention the song—about a girl leaving. It probably had nothing to do with me,
but in my mind, it sure as hell felt like it did.
~*REVIEW BY VANESSA*~
I had a hard time rating this book because
reading the first part of the book was a little tough. I was having a hard time
connecting with the characters and it seemed a little rushed. But once you get
past the first couple chapters and into part two of the book it really picks up
and I enjoyed the book which was why I gave it the leaves I did. I can’t
explain too much of the book only because some key twist in the book lead to
make one incredible build up but I will say what I can. I do recommend this book
so if you can definitely get your hands on this!! Amelia and Justin were the
friends at first; having met because of Amelia’s Nanas house being right next
door to his family. Growing up Amelia’s Nana raise not just her but him as well
and as they got older it was harder and harder for Justin to hide how much he
loved Amelia. When a huge secret is revealed, fifteen year old Amelia runs away
to live with her father and in doing so ends up breaking Justin’s heart. When
Amelia’s Nana passes away years later she finds out that the house her Nana
raised them in was going to be split half to her and half to Justin. The two
ended on bad terms and hadn’t spoken to one another in a long time and on their
first encounter Justin is mean and spiteful while she just takes his angry and
snippy comments in stride. Amelia just got out of a relationship with a
cheating boyfriend and doesn’t need the instant attraction to Justin; to make
matters a little worse Justin brought his girlfriend, Jade, to the house to
stay. Amelia and Jade become somewhat friends and one night when Jade gets a
call to go back to New York, Justin gets sick and Amelia steps in to take care
of him. As much as Justin tries to continue to hate Amelia he knows he can’t
and they slowly start to become friends again despite their mutual attraction
to one another. When Justin and Jade go to leave, Amelia finds out some life
changing information; with their new found friendship Justin is hesitant to
leave but Amelia knows that if he stays and doesn’t go away, their attraction
will hurt people they love. Flash forward some odd months and the two end up
right back at the beach house again both single trying to fight the attraction
because neither wants to lose the other but both can’t seem to stay away. Life
gets in the way at the worst time but will these two prevail and come out
together finally after all these years or will the cards never be in their
favor?
~*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*~
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street
Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and
spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a
more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old
girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode
Island.
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