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Book Hot Roommate Blues

    Book Details:
  • Author : Parker Avrile
  • Publisher : Paris April Press
  • Release : 2021-01-12
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book Hot Roommate Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by Paris April Press. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it's a crime for your bully to be that hot... Stryker: So I partied too hard & got locked up in this stupid college for rich screwups. My roommate thinks we're here to study. That's cute. Kingsley: I'm not your average scholarship kid. I'm in hiding from the FBI. The rich kid roomie thinks he's such an outlaw. Lucky for him that he's hot. "Hot Roommate Blues" is a full-length 76,000-word gay bully romance novel that explores the early days of Stryker & Kingsley's young relationship. The Happy For Now ending includes some dangling threads. Their complicated romance concludes in "Hot Mafia Blues," a full-length 95,000-word gay romance with mafia themes. While the books are written to be enjoyable as standalones, you'll get the most out of them if you read in this order: *Hot Roommate Blues *Hot Mafia Blues The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language, high-steam situations between high-energy men, and some on-page bullying and/or domination. Themes include bully romance, bully's redemption, dorm, academy, gay college, gay bad boys. Keywords include bad boy romance, bully romance, gay bad boy romance, gay bully romance, dark romance, academy romance, new adult, gay mafia prince, billionaire, Last Chances Academy, gay romance, contemporary gay romance, mm romance, male male, new adult, gay coming of age, Parker Avrile, Parker Avrile novels, gay contemporary romance series, bully romance series, second chances, fugitive, secrets, hazing, roommate, crushes.

Book Hot Roommate Blues

    Book Details:
  • Author : Parker Avrile
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021
  • ISBN : 9781393244981
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Hot Roommate Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it's a crime for your bully to be that hot... Stryker: I've partied a little too hard a little too often. Now I'm locked behind these cold iron gates. A cool roommate would make things easier. Only they've stuck me with this scholarship kid. This so-called good influence. Guess the dean didn't notice the roomie's hot body. It's going to be so much fun putting this goody-two-shoes in his place. Kingsley: Being a hacker was cool. Being on the FBI's Twenty Most Wanted Under Twenty... not so cool. So I've changed my name to hide out behind the ivy walls of this college for the rich and the spoiled. Funny thing. My cocky roommate thinks he's such an outlaw. Dude even thinks he can bully me.Another funny thing.He's hot enough to make me want to play along. "Hot Roommate Blues" is a full-length 76,000-word gay bully romance novel that explores the early days of Stryker & Kingsley's young relationship. The Happy For Now ending includes some dangling threads. Their complicated romance concludes in "Hot Mafia Blues," a full-length 95,000-word gay romance with mafia themes. While the books are written to be enjoyable as standalones, you'll get the most out of them if you read in this order: *Hot Roommate Blues*Hot Mafia Blues The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language, high-steam situations between high-energy men, and some on-page bullying and/or domination.

Book Hot Mafia Blues

    Book Details:
  • Author : Parker Avrile
  • Publisher : Paris April Press
  • Release : 2021-02-09
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 343 pages

Download or read book Hot Mafia Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by Paris April Press. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From hot bully to hot boyfriend to hot mobbed-up mess... Kingsley: How do you walk back the lies when your whole life is a lie? My new boyfriend is the bad boy son of a billionaire. But when he digs too deep into my past, he learns who the bad boy really is. Stryker: I'm going to solve the mystery in my new boy's background & make things right for him. Except the mystery only gets deeper. There's no such person as Kingsley Blake. So who the hell is the man in my bed? "Hot Mafia Blues" is a full-length 92,000-word new adult gay romance with mafia and academy themes. There is no cheating, no deep angst, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. Stryker & Kingsley's complicated romance started in, "Hot Roommate Blues," a full-length 76,000-word gay bully romance that explores the early days of their relationship. While the books are written to be enjoyable as standalones, you'll get the most out of them if you read in this order: *Hot Roommate Blues *Hot Mafia Blues The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language, high-steam situations between high-energy men, and some on-page bullying and/or domination. All characters are over 18. Themes include bully romance, bully's redemption, dorm, academy, gay college, gay bad boys, mafia, escape from mafia. Keywords include bad boy romance, bully romance, gay bad boy romance, gay bully romance, dark romance, academy romance, new adult, gay mafia prince, mafia romance, billionaire, Last Chances Academy, gay romance, contemporary gay romance, mm romance, male-male, new adult, gay coming of age, Parker Avrile, Parker Avrile novels, gay contemporary romance series, bully romance series, second chances, fugitive, secrets, hazing, roommate, crushes.

Book The Great Escape Blues

Download or read book The Great Escape Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by Paris April Press. This book was released on 2022-03-19 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My foster home is all right, I guess. But I've got bigger places to be than home on the farm with the chickens. Tonight's my night to break free. *** This Young Adult short story gives you a peek into the teen years of Matt McCoyn. His enemies-to-lovers gay romance can be found in the full-length novel, Freshman Blues: A Gay New Adult College Romance. Rest easy. The story doesn't spoil the novel, and the novel doesn't spoil the story, so you can read either one first. The Great Escape Blues and Freshman Blues take place in the world of the Last Chances Academy series, set in an all-male elite college for bad boys where gay romance thrives. Related full-length novels in the Last Chances Academy series by Parker Avrile include: * Hot Roommate Blues * Hot Mafia Blues * Kickoff Blues * Freshman Blues Shorter works in this series include: * Storm Sky Blues (a Young Adult short novel) * Bully Crush Blues (a short story) Related themes include: bad boys, young adult, gay teen, coming of age, escape, runaway, foster kid/foster family, crime, pickpockets.

Book Freshman Blues

    Book Details:
  • Author : Parker Avrile
  • Publisher : Paris April Press
  • Release : 2022-06-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 355 pages

Download or read book Freshman Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by Paris April Press. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revenge comes first... Matt: My scholarship's meant to give me one last chance to turn my life around. Never thought of myself as a college boy, but I'm liking the scenery, especially when it includes guys like Hunter. Hunter: I'm enrolled in this last chances college for rich eff-ups for one reason only. I'm going to bring down that dirtbag Matt McCoyn, & he'll never see it coming. But why does he have to be so hot? The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language and high-steam situations between high-energy college men. All characters are over 18. Freshman Blues is a full-length 95,000-word new adult gay romance with revenge and academy themes. There is no cheating, no deep angst, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. This book is a complete standalone romance. You don't have to read the earlier books first, and it won't spoil the earlier books if you choose to read this one first. Here are the first three novels in the series if you'd like to read them all: Hot Roommate Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley's new romance Hot Mafia Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley find their happily ever after Kickoff Blues-- Gray & Sparky's complete romance including their happily ever after For a peek into Gray's early teens, enjoy my Young Adult novel, Storm Sky Blues. For a peek into Kingsley's early teens, check out the short story, "Bully Crush Blues." Keywords & themes: gay romance series, gay dating and relationships, gay college students, male/male romance, mm romance, new adult college, LGBT love and romance, coming of age, fathers and sons, academy romance, last chances, Last Chances Academy series, Assured Elites, rich men's sons.

Book Kickoff Blues

    Book Details:
  • Author : Parker Avrile
  • Publisher : Paris April Press
  • Release : 2022-01-11
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 298 pages

Download or read book Kickoff Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by Paris April Press. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As long as nobody knows how you feel, they can't take it away. Grayson: My parents shipped me off to the all-male academy to get turned into their idea of a real man. At first, I'm pretty burned up about it. Then I meet the rookie quarterback. Sparky: That senior year arrest lost me my football scholarship and my first pick for college. Gray's the only good thing in this bottom-ranked school. But is this place ready for an openly gay player? "Kickoff Blues" is a full-length 75,000-word new adult gay romance with sports and academy themes. There is no cheating, no deep angst, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. This book is a complete standalone gay romance. You don't have to read the earlier books first, and it won't spoil the earlier books if you read this one first. But you'll want to read them all so here's the list: Hot Roommate Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley's new romance Hot Mafia Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley find their happily ever after Kickoff Blues-- Gray & Sparky's complete romance including their happily ever after The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language, high-steam situations between high-energy men, and some on-page bullying and/or domination. All characters are over 18. Themes include gay dating, dorm life, academy, gay college life, gay bad boys, sports romance, forbidden romance, disapproving parents, homophobic parents, fathers and sons, rich families in conflict. Keywords include bad boy romance, sports romance, gay bad boy romance, gay sports romance, dark romance, academy romance, new adult, football romance, first love, Last Chances Academy, gay romance, contemporary gay romance, mm romance, male/male, new adult, gay coming of age, Parker Avrile, Parker Avrile novels, gay contemporary romance series, second chances, fugitive, secrets, hazing, roommate, crushes, new boyfriends, college boyfriends.

Book Bully Crush Blues

    Book Details:
  • Author : Parker Avrile
  • Publisher : Paris April Press
  • Release : 2020-10-03
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 26 pages

Download or read book Bully Crush Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by Paris April Press. This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mafia capo's handpicked foster son... When my parents were killed by a rival network's hitter, the capo took me in and treated me as his own son. But what if all I want is to be a regular boy having fun? "Bully Crush Blues" is a Last Chances Academy short story that gives you a sneak peek at Kyle/Kingsley's life before the events of, Hot Roommate Blues, the first novel in the thrilling new gay romance Last Chances Academy series. Welcome to an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. This 6,000-word short story is a "sweet" gay bully crush story that does include some rough language but no "steam." The focus is on the "feels" that come with a first crush. Themes include bully romance, mafia, adopted by the mafia, gay bad boys, first love, first crush. Keywords include free gay, free gay romance, bad boy romance, bully romance, gay bad boy romance, gay bully romance, dark romance, academy romance, new adult, gay mafia prince, billionaire, mafia capo, mafia father, mafia godfather, Last Chances Academy, gay romance, contemporary gay romance, mm romance, male male, new adult, gay coming of age, Parker Avrile, Parker Avrile novels, gay contemporary romance series, bully romance series, second chances, fugitive, secrets, hazing, roommate, crushes, puppy love, first love, young adult gay dating, young adult gay romance.

Book The Roommate

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rosie Danan
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2020-09-15
  • ISBN : 059310160X
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book The Roommate written by Rosie Danan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Warmly funny and gorgeously sexy."—New York Times Book Review A LibraryReads Pick House Rules: Do your own dishes Knock before entering the bathroom Never look up your roommate online The Wheatons are infamous among the east coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter Clara. She’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving, well-mannered, predictable. But every Wheaton has their weakness. When Clara’s childhood crush invites her to move cross-country, the offer is too tempting to resist. Unfortunately, it’s also too good to be true. After a bait-and-switch, Clara finds herself sharing a lease with a charming stranger. Josh might be a bit too perceptive—not to mention handsome—for comfort, but there’s a good chance he and Clara could have survived sharing a summer sublet if she hadn’t looked him up on the Internet... Once she learns how Josh has made a name for himself, Clara realizes living with him might make her the Wheaton’s most scandalous story yet. His professional prowess inspires her to take tackling the stigma against female desire into her own hands. They may not agree on much, but Josh and Clara both believe women deserve better sex. What they decide to do about it will change both of their lives, and if they’re lucky, they’ll help everyone else get lucky too.

Book The Drummer s Roommate

Download or read book The Drummer s Roommate written by M. K. Hale and published by Crave Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He burns for her…but she can’t hear him. “Unbelievably attractive male seeking roommate. Must be able to tolerate loud drumming and even louder sex. Serious inquiries only.” That was the ad “delicate” wallflower Thea replied to. Stuck in L.A.—jobless and homeless—after leaving her cheating ex, Thea’s best option is to move in with tattooed rocker and sex symbol Draven Maxwell. To Draven’s dismay, Thea does not trip all over herself when Draven plays his sexy music—mostly because she cannot hear it. A drummer living with a deaf woman sounds like a match made in roommate heaven, but the scorching attraction between the two utter opposites is hot as hell. She thinks he is a smug playboy, but he only craves her. When the heartthrob drummer reveals he is learning sign language to communicate with her, Thea’s perception of bad boy Draven cracks. He’s…nice? And funny. And puts subtitles on the TV without her asking. Could the cocky rocker have a heart of gold behind his chiseled chest? And what’s up with all those pining looks of agonized yearning every morning he sees her trudge around the apartment in modest pajamas and no makeup? From enemy roommates to best friends, speaking different languages will not lessen their undeniable connection and sizzling chemistry. Through the thin walls, something becomes much louder than the nightly drum set, and it might sound like love. . . . Praise for M. K. Hale’s Romantic Comedy Novels "Full of charm, wit, and utterly loveable characters… M. K. Hale is a romance writer on the rise." —LEISA RAYVEN, International Bestselling author of Bad Romeo "Banter on point! Seriously, I'm still in a bit of stunned disbelief!" —RACHEL VAN DYKEN, Bestselling Author "It had me hooked… A palette cleanser.” —Love Shack Romance "Go read this if you love hilarious romcoms with A LOT of mutual pining.” —Blogger "Coffee & Bookpages"

Book Wild Women and the Blues

    Book Details:
  • Author : Denny S. Bryce
  • Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corporation
  • Release : 2021-03-30
  • ISBN : 1496730089
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book Wild Women and the Blues written by Denny S. Bryce and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes author's note, a reading group guide with discussion questions, and an excerpt from Blackbirds.

Book Play Boy Blues

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  • Author : Shiuko Kano
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9781933440118
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Play Boy Blues written by Shiuko Kano and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot, hot, HOT sex scenes in this steamy manga is reason alone to buy this yaoi.-SequentialTart.com Selling one's body at Japan's most popular host club comes naturally for Junsuke Aki. In fact, he is the club's top earner and easily the most popular host with the female clientele. However, his lover, a former host named Shinobu Hishiya, has forsaken the wild club lifestyle in favor of his new job as a construction worker. Together, they share wild days and passionate nights, making love whenever, wherever, and however they want. But when jealousy and male pride arise, their blissful, sexy relationship may not be able to handle the strain.

Book The American Roommate Experiment

Download or read book The American Roommate Experiment written by Elena Armas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Cosmopolitan, Goodreads, PopSugar, and more! From the author of the Goodreads Choice Award winner The Spanish Love Deception, the eagerly anticipated follow-up featuring Rosie Graham and Lucas Martín, who are forced to share a New York apartment. Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, actually. She just quit her well paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. Luckily she has her best friend Lina’s spare key while she’s out of town. But Rosie doesn’t know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking—for lack of a better word—on Instagram for the last few months. Lucas seems intent on coming to her rescue like a Spanish knight in shining armor. Only this one strolls around the place in a towel, has a distracting grin, and an irresistible accent. Oh, and he cooks. Lucas offers to let Rosie stay with him, at least until she can find some affordable temporary housing. And then he proposes an outrageous experiment to bring back her literary muse and meet her deadline: He’ll take her on a series of experimental dates meant to jump-start her romantic inspiration. Rosie has nothing to lose. Her silly, online crush is totally under control—but Lucas’s time in New York has an expiration date, and six weeks may not be enough, for either her or her deadline.

Book Hot Mess  Summer in the City

Download or read book Hot Mess Summer in the City written by Julie Kraut and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she’s heading to the big city. Emma’s totally prepped for days at a fabulous internship and nights of socialite-ing around town. But when you’re 17 and not an heiress, reality is far from pink fizzy drinks and red velvet ropes. As the summer heats up, Emma learns that glamour is hard to come by when your only friend is too boy-crazy to hang, your budget is more H&M than D&G, and you spend 8 hours a day working for a man who proves that the devil wears Dockers too. Add one little white lie told to one very hot coworker and a roommate who makes Paris Hilton look junior varsity, and this summer in the city is starting to turn into one hot mess.

Book The Roommate Risk

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  • Author : Talia Hibbert
  • Publisher : Nixon House
  • Release : 2018-04-21
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 274 pages

Download or read book The Roommate Risk written by Talia Hibbert and published by Nixon House. This book was released on 2018-04-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two best friends. Seven years of pining. One explosive summer… Romance is weakness, and Jasmine Allen doesn’t have time for either. Lifelong cynic Jas is the queen of one-night things—until a plumbing disaster screws everything up and leaves her temporarily homeless. Luckily, she has someone to turn to: her best friend Rahul. For seven years, Rahul Khan has followed three simple rules. Don’t touch Jasmine if you can help it. Don’t look at her arse in that skirt. And don’t ever—ever—tell her you love her. He should’ve added another rule: Do not, under any circumstances, let Jas move into your house. Now Rahul is living with the friend he can’t have, and it’s decimating his control. He knows their shared dinners aren’t dates, their late-night kisses are a mistake, and the tenderness in Jasmine’s gaze is only temporary. One wrong word could send his skittish best friend running. So why is he tempted to risk it all?

Book Freshman Blues

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  • Author : Parker Avrile
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2022
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Freshman Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revenge comes first... Matt "Can Matty be saved?" Yeah, that's me. The infamous teen burglar who supposedly vamoosed with a multi-million-dollar art object. I'm nineteen now. The scholarship's meant to give me one last chance to turn my life around. Never thought of myself as a college boy, but I've got nothing left to lose but my freedom. Turns out life in the freshman dorm has a lot to recommend it. Starting with that hottie from California. Hunter I'm enrolled in this last chances college for rich eff-ups for one reason and one reason only. In the name of publicity and a higher social media profile for the college, they gave a scholarship to the wrong dirtbag. Matt McCoyn sucked my Dad into a disastrous heist that ended in my Dad's arrest. So my Dad's got a monitor on his ankle, and the mastermind skates? No way I'm sitting still for that. I'm bringing Matt down, and if the school goes down with him, too bad, so sad. Fate's on my side. Matt has no idea who my father is. And it's so easy to get close when you both live in the same freshman dorm. Getting close to a criminal can be dangerous, though. Especially when the feels start to kick in. The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language and high-steam situations between high-energy college men. All characters are over 18. Freshman Blues is a full-length 95,000-word new adult gay romance with revenge and academy themes. There is no cheating, no deep angst, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. This book is a complete standalone romance. You don't have to read the earlier books first, and it won't spoil the earlier books if you choose to read this one first. Here are the first three novels in the series if you'd like to read them all: Hot Roommate Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley's new romance Hot Mafia Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley find their happily ever after Kickoff Blues-- Gray & Sparky's complete romance including their happily ever after For a peek into Gray's early teens, enjoy my Young Adult novel, Storm Sky Blues. For a peek into Kingsley's early teens, check out the short story, "Bully Crush Blues."

Book The Intimacy Experiment

Download or read book The Intimacy Experiment written by Rosie Danan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Danan is becoming a go-to author.”—New York Times Book Review Naomi and Ethan will test the boundaries of love in this provocative romance from the author of the ground-breaking debut, The Roommate. Naomi Grant has built her life around going against the grain. After the sex-positive start-up she cofounded becomes an international sensation, she wants to extend her educational platform to live lecturing. Unfortunately, despite her long list of qualifications, higher ed won't hire her. Ethan Cohen has recently received two honors: LA Mag nominated him as one of the city's hottest bachelors and he became rabbi of his own synagogue. Low on both funds and congregants, the executive board of Ethan's new shul hired him with the hopes that his nontraditional background will attract more millennials to the faith. They've given him three months to turn things around or else they'll close the doors of his synagogue for good. Naomi and Ethan join forces to host a buzzy seminar series on Modern Intimacy, the perfect solution to their problems--until they discover a new one--their growing attraction to each other. They've built the syllabus for love's latest experiment, but neither of them expected they'd be the ones putting it to the test.

Book Roommate Arrangement

    Book Details:
  • Author : Saxon James
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2022-01-06
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Roommate Arrangement written by Saxon James and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Payne: In search of: room to rent. Must ignore the patheticness of a forty-year-old roommate. Preferably dirt cheap as funds are tight (nonexistent). There's nothing sadder than moving back to my hometown newly divorced, homeless, and lost for what my next move is. When my little brother's best friend offers me a place to stay in exchange for menial duties, I swallow my pride and jump at the offer. I need this. I also need Beau to wear a shirt. And ditch the gray sweatpants. And not leave his door ajar when he's in compromising positions ... Beau: In search of: roommate. Must be non smoker and non douchebag. Room payment to be made in meal planning, repairs, and dumb jokes. Since my career took off, I barely have time to breathe, let alone keep my life in order. I'm naturally chaotic, make terrible decisions, and scare off potential dates with my "weirdness". So when Payne gets back into town and needs somewhere to stay, I offer him my spare room with one condition: while he's staying with me, I need him to help me become date-able. And while he does that, I can focus on my other plan: ignoring that Payne is the only man I've ever wanted to date.