Never Date a Roommate by Paula Ottoni

Never Date a Roommate

A Spicy Forced Proximity Rivals to Lovers Romance

Paula Ottoni

Harlequin · Print & ebook · July 23, 2024

A hilarious, heartwarming romance from celebrated Brazilian author Paula Ottoni about finding happiness in unexpected places—maybe even in your very own apartment… To find true happiness, they’ll have to fake it first.

Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
A warm, spicy romance where fake dating, career ambition, and roommate proximity collide.
Themes
Career ambition, Trust and second chances, Cultural exploration
Pacing
Fast

Nearest books

Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genres: Fake-Dating Romance, Romantic Comedy and Contemporary Romance.

  1. Only Lovers in the BuildingNadine Gonzalez61% match
  2. The Fiance DilemmaElena Armas66% match
  3. Just Our LuckEmma Ladji, Teddy Hamilton63% match
  4. The Wedding EngagementZoe Allison62% match
  5. The Ride of Her LifeJennifer Dugan, Lindsey Dorcus58% match
  6. Zora Books Her Happy Ever AfterTaj McCoy60% match
  7. The Build-a-boyfriend ProjectMason Deaver58% match
  8. Written in the StarsAlexandria Bellefleur68% match

For younger readers: The Romance Rivalry, Fake Skating, The Boyfriend Launcher

Start with three books, and this one can be the first.

Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.

Start with this book

About this book

A hilarious, heartwarming romance from celebrated Brazilian author Paula Ottoni about finding happiness in unexpected places—maybe even in your very own apartment… To find true happiness, they’ll have to fake it first. Sol Carvalho desperately wants to get ahead in her career—and where better to do that than Copenhagen, the happiest city on earth?

Continue reading

But there’s more to this place than cozy sweaters and hot cocoa; there’s a rich, vibrant culture the Brazilian game developer is eager to drink in. Especially since her boss wants to hand a promotion to someone who’s ready to put down roots in Denmark—which means having a steady place to live and an even steadier significant other. And Sol, unfortunately, has neither. Unless she can convince Viking look-alike Erik Storm to be her roommate…and maybe even her fake boyfriend? But Erik lost everything the last time he got involved with a roommate, including the app he’d developed. Convincing him to take a risk on her is a big ask, but Sol is up for the challenge. As long as she can ignore how he fills a room with that broad chest and somehow makes stoic brooding look sexy. Instead, she’ll win him over with the end goal: her promotion will bring down their mutual tech nemesis. Before long, though, the lines between what’s fake and what’s real blur. And when their ruse reaches its boiling point, they’ll both have to decide: Should they trust their hearts to a roommate this time? Never Date a Roommate is a spicy, fast-paced romance you can read in one sitting.

Roommate Chemistry

A warm, spicy romance where fake dating, career ambition, and roommate proximity collide.

Come here for

  • Copenhagen ambition, roommate tension, and a fake relationship
  • A tech-world rivalry threaded through romantic complications

Expect

  • Fast-paced warmth and humor
  • A spicy rivals-to-lovers spark

Where it sits

Fake-Dating Romance91%
Contemporary Romance51%
Romantic Comedy48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Funny Fiction
  • Contemporary Romance
  • Multicultural & Interracial Romance
  • Romantic Comedy
Show all 8 publisher categories
  • Workplace Romance
  • International Romance
  • Fake-Dating Romance
  • Women's Fiction
Authors
Paula Ottoni
Publisher
Harlequin
Published
July 23, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Career ambition · Trust and second chances · Cultural exploration
Reading lane
Funny Fiction