Room For Love
He’s got a room for rent…but does she have room for love?
You can learn a lot about a man from his home. But how do you get inside in the first place? In a moment of brilliance, Jacquie Stuart, NYC-based film journalist and commitment-phobe magnet, takes a break from celebrity interviews to pitch a wild idea to an editor at a women’s magazine: What if she answered “Roommate Wanted” ads as a ploy to meet men? She would have intimate access to countless single guys. And as a potential roommate, she could unearth the insights that usually stay buried on a first date: what books he reads, whether he cleans the bathroom sink, whose picture adorns his nightstand. It’s untapped man-market genius! In a story as soulful as it is hilarious, our heroine embarks on a journey leading to more than just a place to hang her fabulous wardrobe.
Reviews
“Rich detail, a plot that lasts for a solid eight innings and a genuinely likable heroine give Meyer’s conventional chick lit entry sparkle…Meyer gives Jacquie some terrific foils… and has poignant things to say about the struggle to find the right person.”
—Publishers Weekly
“…Meyer’s debut is smart, hip, and full of surprises. Readers are sure to be charmed by this story of a woman who realizes a sense of place can be as important as finding love.”
—Aleksandra Kostovski, Booklist
“A hilarious story about one chick’s hunt for happily ever after.”
—“Lit You’ll Love,” Cosmopolitan
“Meyer cleverly ties together the two most important obsessions of New York City—love and real estate—and blends the two into a spicy mixture peppered with poignant heartbreaks and hilarious girl talk…Fast paced and difficult to put down, Room for Love is everything you could ask for in a relaxing, weekend read: jokes, twists and sex in the city.”
—Lucy Li, The Cornell Daily Sun
“Andrea Meyer has written a captivating and classic New York love story — the search for love through real estate — in a city where both seem equally elusive. It will give anyone hope who still has an empty space on one side of their queen bed.”
—Liz Tuccillo, author of He’s Just Not that Into You
“Andrea Meyer’s debut novel is hilarious and fun. A roller-coaster ride where the worlds of real estate and love collide in a fast paced, witty read. A real treat!”
—Isabel Rose, author of The J.A.P. Chronicles
“Room for Love offers a laugh-out-loud funny, sizzling yet soulful urban story of sex and square feet.”
—Susan Shapiro, author of Lighting Up & Five Men Who Broke My Heart
“Room for Love is a delightful read for any woman searching for that proverbial room of one’s own. With writing that glitters like the NYC skyline itself, it’s a smart and sexy urban romp that’ll have everyone calling Meyer the downtown Candace Bushnell.” —Erin Torneo, coauthor of The Bridal Wave: A Survival Guide to the Everyone-I-Know-is-Getting-Married Years
“Hip and endearing all at the same time…a must-read. Her characters are people you’d like to be friends with. Absolutely fabulous!”
—Dee Davis, author of A Match Made on Madison
“Andrea Meyer has turned her real-life quest for romance into literary gold! Using an apartment hunt as a guise for meeting men not only strikes me as a brilliant, ballsy strategy; it also makes for a brilliant, ballsy novel!”
—Karen Salmansohn, author of Girl Wonders
“Readers will be rooting for Jacquie as she bravely navigates the turbulent territories of love and real estate in NYC.”
—Melissa Clark, author of Swimming Upstream, Slowly
“A funny and sexy debut with a delightful heroine and clever premise. Gives ‘room for rent’ a whole new meaning.”
—Karen Mach, author of Literacy and Longing in LA