The American Roommate Experiment: fun, romantic and heartwarming

The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas is the sequel to The Spanish Love Deception. Rosie Graham has a problem, make that “problems”. She quits her high paying job as an engineer to focus on her romance writing career. Her first book was a success and now the deadline for her second book is just weeks away and she has writer’s block. Then the ceiling of her New York apartment falls down around her. She simply packs up and heads to her best friend’s empty apartment. Lina is on her honeymoon and probably wouldn’t mind if Rosie crashes there. What Rosie doesn’t know is that Lind has promised the apartment to Lucas Martin, her visiting cousin from Spain. They come to an agreement to share the apartment. When Rosie confesses her writer’s block, Lucas offers to take her on a series of experimental dates meant to fuel her muse. What does she have to lose? Lucas’s stay has an end date and her deadline is looming.

I enjoyed The Spanish Love Deception so much that when I saw Ms. Armas had written a sequel, I grabbed it. The American Roommate Experiment is the same slow-burn, steamy and swoon-worthy romantic comedy as its predecessor. On the About the Author page, Ms. Armas states she hopes to “make your heart skip a beat or two, your palms a little sweaty, and your cheeks flush in that rosy pink that makes other people want to peek at the page you are reading.” And boy does she succeed! Wow! This story has it all. There are sexy flirting moments. Moments with deep hurt, heart and healing. And moments that would make any reader sigh. I loved Rosie. I loved Lucas. And I loved them together. I smiled. I laughed. I sighed and I even blushed. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this story! I highly recommend The American Roommate Experiment. Although it is not necessary to enjoy this book, I also recommend The Spanish Love Deception. 

The American Roommate Experiment is available in paperback, eBook and audiobook

The Spanish Love Deception: an enemies to lovers romantic comedy

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas is an enemies to lovers romantic comedy. Catalina Martin had made a horrible mistake. In order to get her mother off her back, she claims she has a boyfriend. And now the family, and her ex and his fiancée, is expecting him to be there. Now she desperately needs to find a date, a man to pretend to be her boyfriend, for her sister’s wedding. She has four weeks to find someone who is willing to join her in Spain and take part in this deception. With the clock ticking, not just any man will do because her family won’t be easy to fool. Her tall, handsome and condescending colleague, Aaron Blackford, offers to be that boyfriend. There’s no way she would be able to pretend with someone who aggravates her. When she realizes she has no choice, she reluctantly agrees. Soon she will see a side of Aaron she hasn’t seen before. Will her hate blossom into love? 

This book caught my eye at a store’s display for Hispanic Heritage Month and I love a good enemies-to-lovers romance. The beginning is a bit slow as Catalina refuses and fights against Aaron being her date but Aaron is persistent. He shows her that he is her best and only option. Once they arrive in Spain and the charade begins, the story heats up and the fun begins. I laughed. I cried. I sighed at the very romantic and heartfelt moments between Catalina and Aaron. They were great laugh out loud moments with Catalina’s family and sweet, touching moments with her parents. I enjoyed that their “happily ever after” took more effort as they returned home and to the real world. While Catalina is very stubborn, I loved that Aaron took his time and he was my favorite character. I closed the book with great satisfaction that it was well worth it. It is a sweet, funny and sexy story. I highly recommend The Spanish Love Deception! 

The Spanish Love Deception is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook