Author: Ruby
Lang
Series:
Uptown, #3 *easily read as a standalone
Length:
approx. 47,000 words
Genre:
Contemporary Romance; Romantic Comedy
Imprint:
Carina Press
On-Sale:
February 10, 2020
Format &
Price: eBook $3.99
ISBN: 9781488055164
ROOMMATE WANTED to share a gorgeous sun-filled apartment in Central Harlem.
Must love cats. No ex-husbands or wives need apply.
Seventeen years ago, different dreams pulled Simon
Mizrahi and Lana Kai apart. But when Lana takes a position as a chef back in
Manhattan, her apartment search puts her right in her ex-husband’s path. Music
teacher Simon is also hunting for a new place to live, and when Lana proposes
they be platonic roomies, well…it’s not the worst idea he’s ever heard.
A sunny uptown two-bedroom sounds far more appealing than
the cramped, noisy space where he’s currently struggling to work. Still, Simon
has seen firsthand that Lana’s a flight risk, so he agrees on a trial basis.
Three months. With strict boundaries.
Living together again feels wonderfully nostalgic, but
when the ex-couple’s lingering feelings rise to the surface, the rules go out
the window.
Of course, chemistry was never their problem. But while
Simon’s career feels back on solid footing, Lana is still sorting out what she
wants. With their trial period soon coming to an end, they’ll have to decide if
their living arrangement was merely a sexy trip down memory lane or a reunion
meant to last.
My thoughts:
House Rules is a quick second chance romance that follows Simon and Lana who reconnect after 17 years of divorce. Time and reflection have brought on change in both of their lives. SBut slowly, they begin to realize that the feelings they had so long ago for each other never really died. The story takes place over a few months as this couple slowly falls back in love. The story also deals with learning how to put the past behind you and look toward a new future. Even though it may be scary as change often is for some. I did enjoy this sweet second chance romance. It is part of a series, but works very well as a stand alone.
Enjoy this excerpt:
She kissed him as they traveled uptown, under the too-bright
lights of the rattling, rumbling 2 train, her hands stealing up past the thick
collar of this coat, to his warm neck, to his hair.
“We’re disgracing ourselves,” Simon murmured, even as he nipped
her earlobe and his fingers found the zip of her jacket and pulled it down.
“Making out on the train, like teenagers.”
He watched the progress of the zipper avidly, as if it would
reveal more than her scarf, her sweater, more layers and layers of clothing, as
if he could see down to her skin. Then he tipped his tongue up to catch her
again in a lush kiss.
She pushed her breast, or the area of her clothing that covered
it, shamelessly into his hand, and he gave a muffled gasp that only made her
wilder. The train seat felt too smooth and unsatisfying against her restless
thighs.
Every stop on the walk home was marked by where they paused to
kiss, where Simon pushed her up against a wall, and she ground her hips against
his. A car slowed once and honked while they were pressed on the brick beside a
beauty salon. Its headlights illuminated their desperate bodies, causing Lana
to bury her head in the front of Simon’s coat. Simon laughed softly, an edge of
incredulity in the sound.
“We should get back.”
“Yes.”
They hurried now, swinging around the corner and down the block,
through the gate and up, up the stairs, the thumping of their footsteps loud
and urgent. Lana couldn’t help blushing at how impatient their running sounded.
She and Simon burst in the door and into their dark hallway. Before the door fully
closed, they’d fallen on each other, tripping in their haste to kick off shoes
and unzip and unbutton each other, to unwind. It was as if they expected
someone would stop them, someone wise and mature who’d tell them to think this
through. But of course, they were the adults here, they were the ones in
charge.
The fact that
this was a bad idea only made Lana want it more.
Copyright ©
2020 by Mindy Hung
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Author Bio
Ruby Lang is the author of the
acclaimed Practice Perfect series. She is pint-sized, prim, and bespectacled.
Her alter ego, Mindy Hung, wrote about
romance novels (among other things) for The Toast. Her work has also
appeared in The New York Times, The Walrus, Bitch, and
other fine venues. She enjoys running (slowly), reading (quickly), and ice
cream (at any speed). She lives in New York with a small child and a medium-sized husband.
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