Apr 27

Apr 27 The Intimacy Experiment

2021 Best, Best Romance II, Diverse Reads, Fiction, Five Star Books, Romance, Summer Reads

Score: 5/5 Bookmarks

Steam Rating: 🍆🍆🍆/5

Thank you to Berkley Publishing for gifting me a review copy of The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan. This is the second book in The Roommate series, and while I really enjoyed the first book The Roommate, I personally think that this book is next level.

Naomi Grant is an ex-porn star turned co-CEO of the sex-positive start-up Shameless. Ethan Cohen is a hot new Rabbi looking to attract a younger crowd to his synagogue. He has an idea to start a seminar series on modern intimacy, and who better to teach it than Naomi. Plus, she’s looking for an in-person class to teach now that Shameless is going so well with online modules.

Both of the main characters have a lot of personal issues to sort out, and neither of them are looking for a partner, but their instant attraction is undeniable and the build-up to them doing anything about it was completely delicious. In fact, I loved both of the main characters so much I just wanted to hug the book…or my Kindle rather…after reading it. Ethan is a sexy, caring, insightful snack of a man and Naomi is just 100% bad-ass and amazing.

I don’t want to give too much away, but like I mentioned at the start, I enjoyed the first book but this book was just so so fantastic! If you haven’t read it yet, you need to get on that! Grab a copy via the button below, or get the audiobook here.

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Synopsis:

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 named him one of the city's hottest bachelors and he became rabbi of his own synagogue. Taking a gamble in an effort to attract more millennials to the faith, the executive board hired Ethan because of his nontraditional background. Unfortunately, his shul is low on both funds and congregants. The board gives 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.