The Roommate Risk

When a plumbing disaster leaves Jasmine homeless, she crashes with her best friend Rahul—the one person who's always been steady while she's been spinning. But seven years of Rahul's carefully maintained distance crumbles the moment they're sharing a kitchen and a late-night routine, and suddenly all those rules he made to protect his heart feel impossibly fragile. What starts as stolen moments and excuses becomes something neither of them can ignore, but Jas has spent her whole life running from commitment, and Rahul knows one wrong move could send her bolting. This is the kind of roommates-to-lovers story that'll make you believe in the power of showing up for someone—messy, real, and absolutely worth the risk.