The Temporary Roomie A Romantic Comedy

Jessie Barnes owns a hair salon and is in her third trimester when a flood wrecks her apartment. She has nowhere to go. The only person who offers her a bed is Dr. Drew Marshall, her best friend's brother, a man she once criticized harshly.

Drew sets a condition. While his place is being renovated around her, Jessie lives under his roof and pretends to be his girlfriend at his upcoming work events. It is a fake relationship with a fixed arrangement and a clear end date.

Jessie accepts, but she is not someone who forgives or forgets, and she plans to get even for the past. Sharing a home wears down the rivalry and leaves something warmer in its place, a shift neither of them planned for.

The book is a closed-door romantic comedy with a comic tone, built on a fake relationship and forced proximity. It comes as book two of the It Happened in Nashville series, and a 2024 expanded edition includes one chapter that was never published before.

With a baby due soon, Jessie has to decide what she wants her future to look like, and whether Drew has a place in it.