No Romance Allowed bookcover

No Romance Allowed

Kana Wu 

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Description

Surprised roommate. Conditional agreement. Life's twists lead to challenges.

Aurorette "Rory" Arrington, a young woman struggling to make ends meet, has been searching for a roommate in Irvine, California, for weeks with no luck. Just when she's about to give up hope, a professional woman from London offers to pay six months' rent upfront. It seems like the perfect arrangement until Peter Ryder, the woman's brother, shows up on a moving day with news that the agreement must be canceled due to a sudden illness.

Back to square one, Rory is again facing the prospect of living on a top ramen diet until Peter offers to take his sister's place and continue the agreement. Despite her promise to only have a female roommate, Rory accepts the offer.

As these two vastly different individuals learn to coexist, Rory discovers one of Peter's secrets, only to learn later that another secret could be used to ruin her life. Rory, born out of wedlock and orphaned at a young age, grew up with her strict and old-fashioned aunt, while Peter was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and little to no responsibility. Their clashing personalities and backgrounds create a tension-filled dynamic that keeps you guessing until the end.


Product Details

PublisherBellwind Books
Publish DateSeptember 15, 2019
Pages280
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781735767604
Dimensions8.5 X 5.5 X 0.6 inches | 0.8 pounds

About the Author

Kana Wu, an autodidact author, has loved writing since her childhood. She used to work as an analyst and later an accountant before deciding to be a writer in 2018. Her debut novel, No Romance Allowed, was published in September 2019, and it received two awards as Finalist in the 2020 International Book Awards and Reader's Favorite Awards. Also, 1st place in the Romance category for the 2020 TCK Publishing Readers' Choice Awards Contest.She lives in a cottage in Southern California with her husband, a rescued Jindo dog, books, and some hummingbirds that always stop by for the nectar feeder she has provided.

Reviews

"No Romance Allowed comes highly recommended for readers who are tired of the typical chick-lit romance, and are ready for something light as air and just as refreshing." K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite

"An agreeably warm story that bounces along effortlessly on the genuine chemistry of its lead characters, Rory and Peter, Wu takes the much-loved tropes of the genre and makes them her own." The BookViral Review

"Readers who enjoy romance novels with a touch of suspense will appreciate this book." OnlineBookClub.org

"A lighthearted, witty, and insightful novel. Watching a different type of relationship blossom in such a traditionally predictable scenario is refreshing, while the first-person narration gives readers carte blanche access to the protagonist's mind in a compelling and slightly voyeuristic way. Boasting realistic dialogue, slow-burning suspense, and a surprising plot that delves far deeper than sexual tension, this guilty pleasure of a book is a quick read you'll want to savor." Self-Publishing Review

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