
The Roommate Rule
A hilarious and sexy opposites-attract, forced-proximity summer romance
$24.37
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
“I am categorically not the kind of person who would spend six weeks living with a man I’ve only met once. A whole year ago. For approximately two minutes. During which he spent the entirety of our conversation drunkenly giving me The Eyes and calling me Ellen.”
Dylan likes to know exactly where things are going. With her career, her family, her relationship, and, well, everything else. From spreadsheets to themed Pinterest boards, she’s meticulously …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399741903 |
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| ISBN-10: | 139974190X |
| Author: | Georgia Stone |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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Perfect for fans of B.K. Borison, The Roommate Rule brims with laugh-out-loud banter, delicious forced-proximity tension, and tender, hopeful love between two people who, at first glance, couldn’t be more different. Georgia Stone has a gift for writing swoon-worthy romcoms with so much heart. – Katie NaymonThe Roommate Rule is so damn HOT. Stone has a real talent for creating vividly drawn characters that you can’t help but root for. With a gorgeous backdrop and, well, Max, clear your diary to eat this book up in one sitting. – Chloe FordThe Roommate Rule is a stunning sophomore romance that will cement Georgia Stone as an auto-buy, must-read author. Tender, hilarious and sexy in equal measures. With The Roommate Rule, Georgia Stone stitches together the perfect opposites attract romance, all wrapped up in a delicious only-one-bed package that readers will adore. Max and Dylan have well and truly set up camp in my heart, and will remain there for a very long time. – Meg JonesThe perfect balance of sharp, witty banter, and deep, heartfelt romance, The Roommate Rule is the romance to read this summer. Dylan and Max, and their romance, felt so vividly real - a testament to the sincerity and humour laced into Georgia Stone’s writing that had me unable to put this book down! – Emma LucyGeorgia Stone will take you back to how noughties romcoms made you feel. The Roommate Rule balances the achingly tender with the infinitely fun in a perfect package for a summer (and all year round) read. Perfect for fans of forced proximity and forbidden romance, you don’t want to miss this one. – Georgia HarveyThe Roommate Rule is scorchingly hot, tongue-in-cheek funny and achingly tender - my favourite kind of romance. I loved every single page! – Hannah BrohmThe Roommate Rule is the perfect book. It is at once an opposites attract romance that will have you swooning and a poignant meditation on how we live our lives and the importance of finding your joy and purpose, all wrapped up in delectable prose and laced through with inimitable humour. No one is doing it like Georgia Stone. – Kelly L. ClarkeBanter, heat, and a pressure-cooker roommate situation - The Roommate Rule is a delicious opposites-attract romance that balances playful tension with real emotional depth. I devoured it. – Ki StephensA yearningly perfect ode to love and life. Beyond brilliant in its gentle tenderness, The Roommate Rule makes you think about all the big questions, all eventually boiling down to one: how to be happy in face of a multitude of what-ifs. Dylan and Max are the yin and yang, balancing each other in the breathtakingly wholesome way. Georgia Stone knows how to write the perfect romance and isn’t afraid to use her skills. Perfection! – Maggie EckersleyGeorgia Stone is one of the best voices in romance! Stone brings her sharp wit, natural hilarity and expert tension crafting to create another iconically British romcom. The Roommate Rule is smart, funny and unbelievably sexy with tension oozing from the very first page. Stone is the queen of flirty banter, meaningful moments and belly laughs - an absolute must read! – Annabelle SlatorAdd this to your travel read list ASAP. Touching and endearing, The Roommate Rule takes us to a gorgeous seaside location where we can kick our feet, laugh, and urge these two hotties to kiss. It’s a book full of sweet moments and heartfelt emotion, but I’m also a sucker for grey joggers and tattoos. A reminder that rules should always be broken. I loved it! – Jack StrangeFilled with sizzling tension and deliciously forced proximity, Georgia Stone has established herself as a staple in the romance genre. I couldn’t help but root not only for our main characters, but for each side character as well. I look forward to her next work and long for more adventures in Max and Dylan’s world. – Jasmine BurkeThe bond Georgia Stone creates with her readers needs to be studied - she guides us through every step of this flawless romance with deep emotional intelligence, a lively sense of humour, and a fierce commitment to her characters. – Zac HammettThe Roommate Rule is a summer romcom executed to perfection! Georgia Stone effortlessly weaves together sharp, witty banter, deeply layered characters you’ll fall in love with, and a slow burn romance that will leave you SWEATING. I loved every minute of it. – Elliot FletcherA bitingly funny, delightfully vulnerable romantic comedy. I fell for Max and Dylan right away-Georgia Stone’s way of writing banter and chemistry made that easy. But there’s also a tenderness here that’s truly special. A snappy, heartfelt story of two people who think they know what’s best for them, until they realize, maybe they don’t. – Lauren Okie
About The Author
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone is a London-based author of contemporary romance. She writes love stories that she hopes make people laugh out loud and clutch their hearts in equal measure. When she’s not reading or writing, you can usually find her trying out DIY projects in her ridiculously colourful flat, spending far too much time feeding The Algorithm, or acting unhinged at gigs with her friends.
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