Holland Bakker, 25, lives in the Big Apple, and works for
her successful Uncle Robert at a theatre
on Broadway where his smash musical is sold out every night.
She takes photographs and sells t-shirts in the lobby of
the theatre. A college graduate with two degrees, Holland,
not able to find employment in the literary field is
currently biding her time unsure of what she wants in her
future. Her pretty apartment is subsidized by Uncle Robert
and his husband, Uncle Jeff, who is in finance. Her uncles
are a mix of parents, fun, and best friends to Holland and
she would do anything to repay them for their kindness and
love for her.
For months she has had a crush on a uber-handsome young man
who plays guitar at the 52nd street subway station. His
music captivates Holland and so does he. Green eyes, dark
hair, and lips made for kissing (that he keeps smooth by
applying lip balm from a tube he keeps in his pocket). How
does she know this? She secretly stands where he can not
see her, as she watches him. She calls this subway busker
Jack and dreams about him at night. Too shy, however, to
talk to him, she drops a dollar into his open guitar case
and moves on.
One night, as she drops her donation into his case, he
smiles and says, "Thank you very much." He has an Irish
accent and his eyes meeting hers are mesmerizing. Holland
blurts out, "Ilovreyourmusicsomuch." Calvin is his name and
when he asks her name, she replies, "Holland, like the
province in the Netherlands." With that sterling
conversation Holland continues on her way. She just missed
a train and is alone with a drunk who comes after her for
her cell phone. He pushes her onto the track. When she
wakes up in the hospital, she hears that Calvin called the
police, leaving the scene immediately. I wonder why, she
thought?
Their friendship begins slowly. When Holland learns the top
violinist is leaving the play, she knows Calvin could fill
this spot and brings her uncle to hear Calvin at the subway
station. Immediately Robert knows Calvin is the creative
artist he has been searching for and sets up an audition.
After the audition, Robert offers Calvin the job knowing
together they will improve the success of his musical. Only
one thing is wrong. Calvin is not a legal citizen of the
U.S.A. A graduate of Julliard, Calvin has remained in this
country for four years and until he obtains a green card, he
can
not accept any work. Knowing the only way he could achieve
this is to marry an American. Holland proposes marriage and
he accepts. Now the fun really starts and the pages fly by.
ROOMIES hit the right notes for me. Calvin and Holland's
story is special and is a really feel good romance. With
music, Manhattan, Broadway, and such lovable characters, I
"tink" this is definitely five stars! I love the writing
team of Christina Lauren. Their writing is always
magical, filled with humor and a nice sprinkling of sex. I
always fall in love with the leading man and in this case
"hottie" Calvin McLoughlin stole my heart with his Irish
brogue, his charming manner with Holland and the caring he
showed in presenting the darling little gifts he found for
her. He was slow and steady and won the race! Helping
Holland find her passion and telling her to go for it was
wonderful. Together they found they have the forever
together kind of love that is the icing on the cake for me.
ROOMIES is one book I could not put down and read it from
cover to cover. I "tink" it is my favorite from CL, but
then, I always say that. Bravo, I want more!
From subway to Broadway to happily ever after. Modern love
in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been
so compulsively readable as in New York Times and #1
international bestselling author Christina Lauren’s
(Beautiful Bastard, Dating You / Hating You) new romance.
Marriages of convenience are so...inconvenient.
For months Holland Bakker has invented excuses to descend
into the subway station near her apartment, drawn to the
captivating music performed by her street musician crush.
Lacking the nerve to actually talk to the gorgeous
stranger, fate steps in one night in the form of a drunken
attacker. Calvin Mcloughlin rescues her, but quickly
disappears when the police start asking questions.
Using the only resource she has to pay the brilliant
musician back, Holland gets Calvin an audition with her
uncle, Broadway’s hottest musical director. When the tryout
goes better than even Holland could have imagined, Calvin is
set for a great entry into Broadway—until his reason for
disappearing earlier becomes clear: he’s in the country
illegally, his student visa having expired years ago.
Seeing that her uncle needs Calvin as much as Calvin needs
him, a wild idea takes hold of her. Impulsively, she marries
the Irishman, her infatuation a secret only to him. As their
relationship evolves and Calvin becomes the darling of
Broadway—in the middle of the theatrics and the
acting-not-acting—will Holland and Calvin to realize that
they both stopped pretending a long time ago?
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