Review: Good contemporary romance series beginning
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2013
Well, I did it again. I got a free book, thinking that it was a complete story, but it's not. So far, the characters of Chloe and Patrick are very likeable, the author alternates chapters from each of their POV. Chloe is a successful African American advertising professional who grew up in the Bronx, the only child of her father, a deceased mail carrier and her mother, a NYPD detective, now retired. Her roommate gave her two weeks notice that she was moving out and left two days later.In trying to find a roommate, Chloe advertised and interviewed six different women, but just couldn't imagine herself living comfortably with any of them. Her last interview was set up on the computer because the person's paper was smudged. It turns out that Pat Murphy is really Patrick. But of all the candidates Chloe has met, she really feels the most comfortable personality-wise with him. Patrick is a Caucasian , from a large close knit, Irish family and the son of a fireman. He's working as a personal trainer at a popular gym while he pursues an acting career. The location of Chloe's apartment is perfect for him and he thinks she's really nice. (and really hot)They turn out to get along really well and are very compatible and companionable roommates.Patrick's mother doesn't approve, neither does her friend Myra who is racist against white people. Chloe's mother isn't too thrilled either.Just when there's some interesting tension between them, the book ends.