The Spare Room

De: Laura Starkey

Narrado por: Fran Burgoyne

Two unexpected flatmates. One shared space. Will they cross the line into love?
Rosie had the perfect evening lined up: she'd come home early, slip into a sexy dress and surprise her boyfriend with date night. What she was not expecting was to find his bags packed and herself unceremoniously dumped.

But she can't even think about her heartbreak when she faces the more pressing matter of making rent this month. And in desperate times, she agrees to let out her spare room to her elusive upstairs neighbour.

Aled needs somewhere to stay while his place is being renovated, and she gets to keep her home. It's a win-win situation... At least in theory.

For Rosie has sworn off men indefinitely, and never saw herself living with one so soon after her breakup. But being in Aled's company day in, day out has this annoying habit of playing havoc with her heart...

On paper they're just flatmates, but could there be room for more between them?

The ultimate forced proximity, slow-burn romcom to get your hands on, for fans of Beth O'Leary, Portia MacIntosh and Mhairi McFarlane.©2024 Laura Starkey (P)2024 Bonnier Books UK

Best romance!

This is hands down the best romantic book I have read in a long time. Loved it!

Good Idea But Dragged a Bit

It started out strong, but the story dragged on. In my opinion, I think her family was intended to be annoying, but they were just cruel. They were focused on a bit more than necessary, and I tired of them early.

Really cute and heartwarming

Finally a story with strong female characters! This story was a typical romantic comedy but I especially loved that the female characters in this story had a backbone! They stood up for themselves and made healthy decisions. I’m so tired of stories that drag on and on with women chasing toxic men. This was a welcomed change.

Great slow burn 🌶️

Great story, with relatable characters. 1/4 on the spicy scale only one scene at the end pretty closed door, for those that care about being able to play the book out loud 😂. Only criticism is the it’s not really a rom-com it’s more just romance. I love witty banter and this book was a little
Skint in that department would read more for this author for a better feel for the writing. The narrator was really good.

Beautiful

Relatable - beautifully written and narrated! Highly recommend if you like to be taken away for a bit from all the daily noises.

One of the best!

I can’t even begin to say what it is about this book that set it apart. It had heart. This book can easily get made into a movie, and if it did, the movie wouldn’t be able to hold a candle to the book.

Excellent, believable story

I especially liked the story of Rosie finding herself after a lifetime of accepting poor treatment. I cheered with every triumphant ‘fighting back’ victory, and positive decision.

Learned a lot of English slang lol

Love the book! Wasn't ready for the British accent narrator, but was pleasantly surprised by her personality and feeling she put in her narration!

Cute story

Cute storyline. It was a sweet love story. I can’t wait to read more from this author.

Sweet love story

I liked this one alot. It was sweet and well written. Well worth the credit!