From USA Today Bestselling author Melissa Belle comes a steamy, roommates-to-lovers romance.I need a safe place to crash for the summer. Only one problem—this place comes with a roommate. A sexy, chiseled, Italian chef roommate… something that isn’t going to flame out in one night.
Then beautiful and brilliant Shohanna becomes my roommate. Our chemistry is scorching, and no matter how much I try to ignore the flames, the fire between us grows bigger.
My summer just got a hell of a lot more interesting. Because now I have to prove—to a woman who trusts no one—that every man who came before was an appetizer, and I’m the full course meal to make her mouth water, her heart melt, and her legs shake.
Shohanna
I want Diego. I never want any man, not after the last one burned my heart black. But I want Diego.
And when we end up being roomies for the summer, I can barely keep my hands off of him. So what do I do when it’s too hot in the kitchen to ignore the heat?
A summer fling is not what I want. I want to heal from the devil in my past, focus on my job, and stop the nightmares.
So a summer fling is not on my list of goals.
But maybe it’s just what I need…
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He wants to heat up the kitchen with his new roommate
Boston Roomie is the fourth book in the Boston Boys series. It is the first book I have read by Melissa Belle so I was not sure what to expect. The book sat for a long while before I picked it up and cracked it open. Once I started reading I found I was quite enjoying the story of Diego and Shohanna. This is a nicely written book with an entertaining story-line and a couple well developed characters.
This may be the first book I have read by the author but it will not be the last.
I received a copy of this book for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
He’s A H€LL O’ A S€X¥ Dish… HER “Boston Roomie!”
She NEEDED a SAFE Haven…
Especially, after the Abuse She suffered through with Her Ex Husband!
Now… She just wants a quiet place to Heal…
WHO knew it’d come with a Full-Course Meal wait’n to be DeVoured…
And that it’d come in the form of Her “Boston Roomie,”
Who’s patient & caring…
But He’s also a Chef & a S¡πFULL TR€@T!
Who’s just wait’n to share equally in some Licks, Nibbles, & Tastes,
As the “Boston Roomie” Helps Her get OVER Her Past,
To cook UP SomeThing Lasting!
I was granted an ARC of Melissa Belle’s “Boston Roomie (Boston Boys Book 4)” via B00|{$P®0UT. I recommend this book to others based upon its own recommendations. All opinions expressed within this review are uniquely my own & freely given!
Until next time… Happy Reading!
I can’t help but to fall in love with each of the Boston Boys as the author writes them. I’ve had a crush on Deigo since we met him so many books ago. But, he has matured since then and has become a hot and sexy Italian chef. He’s renting this palatial home for the summer, but he needs a roommate.
When Shohanna walks into his life, needing a place to rent, Diego doesn’t like the idea. He feels the attraction, but he’s already had on relationship crash and burn. But there’s something about her that makes him consider whether there could be anything, maybe a summer fling, or if a roommate is all he’ll find.
Shohanna is a strong woman who managed to escape a volatile relationship and simply wants to start over. Trust is something she doesn’t have a lot of, and whether she can trust Diego will be the hardest decision she might have to make. But when her past catches up to her, will she have Diego’s help, or will she be standing alone?
This story is hot and steamy and not just in the kitchen. Diego has a heart of gold, and Shohanna is a strong woman on her own. It’s so sweet and heart rending to watch the two find their way through this relationship. I just want more of these Boston Boys.
What captivated me is the story of healing and growth after such horrific abuse. Being a survivor myself the story spoke to my soul. Breaking a cycle which many woman find themselves in, sometimes more than once is hard to overcome and I loved that Sho found her way to trust and love again. Diego is patient and understanding, strong and just a wonderful character, wish I had met someone like that in my life. I just loved this story.
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The good character and storyline development had me hooked from the very beginning and the interaction and the chemistry between Diego and Shohanna kept me turning the pages until the very end!
I have not read a bad book from this author yet and this book is no exception! The great plot and character development kept me so engaged throughout the entire book that I had a very hard time putting this book down until the very last page was turned!
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I again didn’t notice that this was fourth in series and I felt like I was missing out and I the story was heartbreakin at times so I didn’t want to read the previous stories not because it wasn’t a good story because it was but because I wanted something upbeat after.
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Diego steams up the kitchen.
Shoshanna meets Diego at their mutual friends wedding. She sure notices him. But she’s been burned before.
Diego has also been burned before. He’s a chef and knows how to steam it up. And when they become roommates for the summer, you know they can’t keep their hands off each other.
Can they overcome their pasts hurts to try with each other?
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Great story and fast and easy read. Johanna and Diego both have baggage but they also have an undeniable attraction to each other. Can they help each other? Realistic story with real life characters. We get the highs and lows, emotional angst and watch them overcome all for each other. Part of a series but it’s a stand-alone. I haven’t read the other books yet and don’t feel I’ve missed anything important. This was good enough that I will go back and read the other books in the series. (I voluntarily reviewed an ARC).
Great book about where boy meets girl, girl and boy flirt but don’t get to know each other until later on. Good thing they have mutual friends that can help them both out. Shohanna needs a place to crash for the Summer and Diego happens to have the room. Enjoyed reading about the two of them.
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This is my first story in the series from this author and I really liked it. These are real characters with real problems. I didn’t feel like I missed anything not having read the previous stories in the series. I loved the characters so much I have to go back and read the rest of the books in the series.
Shohanna is admiring the usher as his friends are getting married. She had only seen the back side of him so far, but he amazing. When he turned and she could see his face, she was doubly impressed. Too bad she’s neither young nor naïve now or she would have been all over him at the reception. But she’s through with men – she’s already been burned.
When they get to the luxury hotel, Diego Lanno heads for the kitchen. Bucca’s Ristorante is catering the meal, so he wants to check with his uncle to see that he has everything under control. Unfortunately, he got so lost that it was easier to go outside and re-enter from the lobby! Through the glass, he sees the woman from the church who got a frightened look when someone bumped into her. He tried to go after her as she fled, but someone blocked his path – his ex, and he had to tread carefully or she would make a scene and his newlywed friends didn’t deserve that.
Two months later, Shohanna again read the Tarot cards Cali had given her at the wedding and taught her how to use for her own readings. They were amazingly accurate except for one thing. Every single time she asked about her destiny for the upcoming summer, she got the Romance & Love card! Not even remotely possible! No dating, no men, never again! For this summer, Shohanna was going to be working in Boston, but she didn’t want to sign a lease in case she got transferred back to New York. So Rosie said she would see if she could find something for her short-term. Then her sister sent her a text that upset her. Her ex-husband, Rick, said he wanted to see her, despite there being a restraining order against all contact!
Diego is moving out of his apartment to a house this summer so the apartment can be renovated, and he needs a housemate. He hates the idea of living alone in a quiet house, having been used to a happy, noisy Italian family always around him. Cali had read the Tarot cards for him – which he really didn’t believe – and she said his whole life would be changing in a positive way this summer and that the renovations on his apartment were a part of it somehow. Nope, he didn’t see how moving out of his apartment was going to change his life!
When Shohanna and Diego end up as roommates for the Summer, it’s the perfect chance to get to know each other better. Diego is a really good guy, thoughtful and caring, everything that Shohanna needs after her frightful experience with her abusive ex-husband. Could the Tarot cards be right? Is there an important change coming for both of them this summer? Can the gentle chef teach her to open her heart and learn to trust again? Can he keep her safe and give her what she needs to heal?
This was a really good story with great characters the reader could easily like. Shohanna has been through a bad situation, yet she has the strength to overcome the bad with the help of friends and co-workers. Diego is just perfect, with a friendly and caring personality that just begs you to trust him. Will the two of them find their HEA? Grab your copy and see how everything works out.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Awesome story of shohanna who’s a investment banker at Shaw integral and has a abusive ex husband that stalking her. When she meets Diego a chief at bucca’s ristorante through friends has her learning to trust and open up again.
Oh my…everyone needs a Diego but Shohanna needs him desperately. A great love story of an abused woman and the most patient, understanding man who gives her patience and understanding, allowing her the freedom to move forward at her own pace. Can he protect her from the past when she needs him the most?? Will she be able to open her heart to him? Loved it!!