Roommate Arrangement: Divorced Men's Club, Book One
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Roommate Arrangement: Divorced Men's Club, Book One Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Saxon James (Author), Nick J Russo (Narrator), May Books (Publisher)
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Payne:

In search of: Room to rent.

Must ignore the patheticness of a 40-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.

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  1. Listening Length
    7 hours and 44 minutes
  2. Author
    Saxon James
  3. Narrator
    Nick J Russo
  4. Audible release date
    January 20, 2022
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    May Books
  7. ASIN
    B09QNJ4SWG
  8. Version
    Unabridged
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    Audiobook
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Listening Length 7 hours and 44 minutes
Author Saxon James
Narrator Nick J Russo
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date January 20, 2022
Publisher May Books
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B09QNJ4SWG
Best Sellers Rank #22,027 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#174 in LGBTQ+ Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#1,886 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#3,712 in LGBTQ+ Romance (Books)

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OldLadyStauffer
5.0 out of 5 stars A Delight
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2022
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What can I say about Beau and Payne that wouldn't be said by a million others who read their love story? I'm not sure, but I will gush over them anyways.

This book is a fun, fast-paced read and will leave you laughing, gasping, and OMG-ing. It's everything I have come to expect from Saxon James yet so much more. The text messages between the Divorced Men's Club members were hilarious. I just wish there were more, but that isn't a deal-breaker - they are just fun!

The opening scene is a dead giveaway of how the book will go, and I am sure I might do something similar - if I were in his shoes. I felt terrible for Payne, but he had a great support system (even if their 'spare' bed was a BIT too small. (Enter Beau)

Oh, Beau. I am pretty sure he is one of my favorite quirky characters now. I both love and understand how his mind works. While I don't go as far as he does, I know what it's like to become so absorbed in something that you lose track of time. His creative tactics for getting into his writing were fantastic. My favorite quote: "My first thought is dragon! but thankfully I manage to keep that one to myself because duh, Beau, dragons aren't real."

I would absolutely recommend this book if you like age-gap, laughing, quirky characters, younger brother's best friend, life-long crushes realized, great chemistry, fun characters, and witty dialogue. This book can easily be read in one sitting. Even though this is the first in a series, it stands alone, although I think we met the future MCs a time or two in the story. I feel that their stories aren't going to be dependent on the other books - it's just fun knowing you will catch glimpses of other characters within each one. Happy reading!

***I was provided a copy of this book for my reading pleasure. The thoughts and opinions stated in this review are my own.***
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MonicaB
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet story
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2022
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Payne is 40 years old and starting over. He's recently found out that his husband of ten years has been cheating on him...on camera! For anyone who wants to see! Doing things whenever wanted to do with him no less... So, he packs up his things and heads up to his hometown newly divorced, broke, jobless and with no place to live. When his little brother's best friend offers him his spare room in exchange for household chores, he swallows his pride and takes the offer. 

Beau is a successful writer. He writes action packed fantasy books with a dash of MM romance. He's naturally chaotic, forgets dates, doesn't keep normal hours and is what would be conventionally called plain "weird". He's also harbored a gigantic crush on his best friend's brother since he was a teenager and there is no way in hell that he will pass up the opportunity to spend time so close to him. Too bad for Beau that this may only break his heart and too bad for Payne that he finds out that Beau is just plain irresistible... specially in his gray sweat pants. 

This is a very sweet (but oh so spicy), low angst story. I love that Payne is 40 and not a young kid and how "unconventional" Beau is. This is a romance, but most of all this is a story about "being seen". It's a story of acceptance and of loving the person as they really are. 

This is book #1 in the Divorced Men's Club series. The club is absolutely hilarious and fun. Their group texts are so funny and I love how supportive they are of each other, without losing a single opportunity to place a bet or take a jibe.

Wonderful story and I am definitely going to pick up the next book in the series.

Possible triggers: cheating (not main characters), feelings of inadequacy
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D. Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars Super cute
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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Lovely characters, well written, good humor and heat. Recommend for a light read as there's no darkness here, at least not comparatively.
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C.Gard
3.0 out of 5 stars Tender
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023
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After experiencing the pain and rage of being cheated on by his husband, Payne moves back home to lick his wounds and put his life back together. He lands in a twin size mattress in his brother's house.....not exactly ideal for the big tattooed 40 year old. So when the idea is shot out that Payne should move in with his brother's best friend... he goes for it. Complications arise when the man he moves in with just so happens to have a massive crush on him (for 20 years), is super adorkable, and may just be what Payne always needed.

This book was very sweet. I think the thing I liked the most about it was how tender and sweet Payne and Beau are with each other. The level of respect, kindness, and consideration for each other is just so swoonie! I loved seeing them interact, and can I just say? The paper cranes? So much yes!!! The downfall that affected this rating was the pacing of the relationship. It didn't quite jive for me and was too fast which kinda crumbled the relationship foundation a bit for me. There were a few holes that I wanted filled, and that's why this wasn't a higher rating. This was still so tender and sweet, and it had its good elements for sure!
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Will
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
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Little slow moving forward and a bit regressed. I stuck with it and made it to the end. Light-hearted and whimsical reading.
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Nadia
5.0 out of 5 stars deep and Raw
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2023
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Loved every second reading this book. The connection was there, the cute flirting, the jealousy. Every detail was so perfect. I loved that Beau was quirky and Payne was more levelheaded. Such a nice element to their story. You could feel there connection and love for one another through the words. It was deep and raw. Amazing!
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Malissa
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2023
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I really thought this book was going to suck. But I guess I was wrong. Saxon James put two characters together and they fit wonderfully. Beau and Payne are perfect. Beau seems to be erratic and Payne is leaving a cheating husband after 12 years of marriage. Together they find out what they have been missing. What a wonderful story, totally worth 5 stars ⭐️
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Flavio
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Reviewed in Brazil on January 15, 2024
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Fantastic romance with a guy ho had a crush with his best friend brother and actually is married. There after his crush broke …Excellent romance 🥰 story
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Courtney Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars Fall in love with Payne and Beau
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2022
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I was so excited for this new series by Saxon James.

Beau and Payne’s story was hands down the best I’ve read in a long time. Beau is so cute and quirky and Payne never lets him think his differences are bad. Even though he thinks he’s not ready to move on, Payne is the perfect partner and their love story is sweet and fun and I couldn’t get enough. I’m excited for what’s to come in this series.
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Amber L
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!
Reviewed in Germany on April 30, 2023
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This book was the first one in the Divorced Men’s Club and each book follows a different couple. In this one it starts with Payne being recently divorced and moving back in with his brother. But when Beau, Payne’s little brother’s best friend, offers up an extra room in his house he can’t resist to take him up on it. Beau is a writer and very chaotic and “weird”. So he makes a deal with Payne. Payne gets to move in and in the main while help Beau become date-able.
I was so glad to get the illustrated cover cause I love them both so much and look how cute they are. They just fit so well together. One really cool thing I absolutely loved was when Beau gets stressed he likes to color but he had ran out of coloring books so Payne offers up his tattoos to color. I just found that such a cute idea.
I also immediately ordered book two and hope to get to it soon!
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Silvana
5.0 out of 5 stars So cute!
Reviewed in Spain on January 1, 2023
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I love stories where the MCs are 30+. These two were super cute and sweet together and I enjoyed the book a lot. Oh and how much I love it when one of the main MCs is soooo jealous he’s seeing green! Yes!!! Had lots of fun while reading those parts !
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Sam Jewiss
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2022
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This book is beautiful.
It's a lot of other things as well. Like heartfelt, steamy, funny, and refreshing. I love the way it just draws you in. What a killer first sentence!!
Payne's marriage imploded in a really horrible way and he is going through a divorce and moves back to his hometown. Beau is Payne's younger brothers best friend and offers up his spare room.
Payne is so relatable. The feeling that you've failed when a long term relationship has ended is universal and you really go through that with him. Beau is a successful scatterbrain, and the things he does and gets up to is so endearing. I could talk about Beau all day but I want this review to be spoiler free!
I really love the way their relationship develops. You see Payne slowly fall in love with Beau and it's written in such a wonderful way that feels real and heartwarming. They seriously enrich and build each other up. And have I mentioned the steam? Because these men make Mount Vesuvius look like a cosy bonfire.
It is a brilliant start to a new series!! I can't wait to find out who's book is next because the rest of the Divorced Men's Club are going to be just as entertaining as Beau and Payne!
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