The Roosevelt Book 1
Samhain Publishing
April 2015
On Sale: April 7, 2015
Featuring: Emmet Washington; Jeremey Samson
268 pages ISBN: 1619225204 EAN: 9781619225206 Kindle: B00NW6FYLY e-Book Add to Wish List
High school graduate Jeremey Samson is looking forward to
burying his head under the covers and sleeping until it’s
time to leave for college. Then a tornado named Emmet
Washington enters his life. The double major in math and
computer science is handsome, forward, wicked smart,
interested in dating Jeremey—and he’s autistic.
But Jeremey doesn’t judge him for that. He’s too busy
judging himself, as are his parents, who don’t believe in
things like clinical depression. When his untreated
illness
reaches a critical breaking point, Emmet is the white
knight
who rescues him and brings him along as a roommate to The
Roosevelt, a quirky new assisted living facility nearby.
As Jeremey finds his feet at The Roosevelt, Emmet slowly
begins to believe he can be loved for the man he is behind
the autism. But before he can trust enough to fall head
over
heels, he must trust his own conviction that friendship is
a
healing force, and love can overcome any obstacle.
Warning: Contains characters obsessed with trains and
counting, positive representations of autism and mental
illness, a very dark moment, and Elwood Blues.