New Book Release: The Trouble with Roommates by Kristina Makansi

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WHEN YOUR WORST ENEMY BECOMES YOUR PANDEMIC ROOMMATE

Three years after the kiss of a lifetime in a public parking lot followed by months of online and in-real-life stalking and misogynistic bullying from tech bro Gabriel Landon's fan boys, journalist Aria Turner returns home from a year abroad in London just as the world starts to shut down due to Covid-19. Problem is, her condo has been subleased to her arch nemesis: Gabriel Landon. And just when Gabriel is getting his feet back under him, mending fences with his sister, and starting a new business in New York City, a new unwanted roommate for his subleased condo shows up: Aria Turner.

So, the man who almost ruined Aria's life and the woman who nearly destroyed Gabriel's career are stuck together in a shared condo, watching in horror as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds around them. But amidst the escalating case numbers and death tolls and despite the deep-rooted animosity, the connection between them only grows stronger leading both to re-evaluate their beliefs about love at first sight, the gift of second chances, and the power of forgiveness.

CONTENT WARNING: This is an adult contemporary romance in which characters express strong, politically charged opinions regarding responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and how the world was changing around them. It also includes subject matter related to online bullying, doxing, sexual assault, and suicide.

About the author: Marie K. Savage is Kristina Makansi’s pen name. It’s her middle name, first initial, and her paternal great-grandmother’s maiden name. She grew up a Blank (her maiden name), but always wanted to be a Savage.

She is the author of ORACLES OF DELPHI (under the name Marie Savage, no K), as well as a co-author—along with her daughters Amira and Elena—of THE SEEDS TRILOGY, including THE SOWING, THE REAPING, and THE HARVEST, all written under the K. Makansi name.

She is a long-time editor and book interior and cover designer who has worked on 160+ book projects, many of which garnered awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association and the Independent Publisher Book Awards, among others. She is co-founder of Blank Slate Press, now an imprint of Amphorae Publishing Group, and has served as chief editor and designer since 2012.