Swoon-worthy Justin Banks is FINALLY HERE in
RoomHate by Penelope Ward!
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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.
Yesi’s Thoughts
If there was ever a book that had me go through just about every single emotion… shock, sadness, hate, resentment, anger, then more shock, hope, joy, love, tenderness, and more, so much more, then ROOMHATE is that book. WOW. This book… just wow. Penelope Ward brings her A game with this story. It almost felt like two books in one and I loved it!
Childhood friends, Justin and Amelia have not seen each other in years and their time apart has been anything but happy memories. When their lives are thrown back together sparks fly. AND not in a good way. Justin is a grade A jerk, well I had other choice words for him but I’ll keep it clean. LOL! Poor Amelia! I honestly questioned how in the world the author was going to make me fall head over heels in love with him. Not only is he an a-hole, he comes with sweet girlfriend with whom he has off likes to “blow off steam” with… yeah, not a fan there. I struggled a bit with the first half of the book, but I was so invested in the story that I could not and would not put the book down. Regardless of Justin’s behavior, Amelia still tried her best to fix what was once broken without overstepping her boundaries. I loved her courage, her tenacity, and her unwillingness to give Justin the satisfaction of seeing her suffering.
What I like to refer to as “book 2” felt completely different and if I thought I was devouring the first part, this was taken to a whole new level. Justin began to redeem himself and Amelia took a hold of that and went with it. I truly enjoyed their journey to happiness and I as much as I struggled in the beginning I would not have had it any other way. The way Penelope Ward brought Justin and Amelia together, was absolute perfection! Justin stole my heart and erased all doubts that I had. I don’t think I could have loved him any more. I’ll stop here because it would be a total disservice to give anything else away. What I can say is that RoomHate is a must read. You’ll be hooked from the very beginning and you will not story end, ever.
Excerpt
Copyright © 2016 by Penelope Ward
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.
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About the Author
Penelope Ward
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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