The Grumpy Roommate Gamble

Heroes of Huckleberry Creek #1

by Kait Flynn

One house. One towel. One grumpy hero about to lose his heart.



The last thing I expected when I walked into my house after deployment was to find my high school crush standing in my hallway in nothing but a towel.



Welcome back to Huckleberry Creek, Gabe.



Turns out my matchmaking grandmother “forgot” to mention she rented my place out while I was overseas. To Felicity Harmon. Sunshine incarnate, my teenage dream girl, and exactly the kind of woman I have no business wanting.



The arrangement is supposed to be temporary. I’ll keep my distance, fix up her house, and get her back where she belongs. Simple.



Except there’s nothing simple about sharing a roof with Felicity.



She makes me laugh when I’ve forgotten how, cooks amazing meals, curls up beside me on the couch, and somehow turns my house into something that feels dangerously like home. And every day makes it harder to remember all the reasons wanting her is a bad idea.



Felicity deserves more than a grumpy contractor with more than his fair share of demons. But somewhere between fixing what’s broken at her place and falling into a life with her at mine, I start wondering if I’ve been wrong about what I can offer.



Because she’s always been the dream.



The gamble I never had the guts to take.



Until now.

Genres: Romance, Military Fiction, Novella, Amazon, Grumpy Sunshine, Forced Proximity, Small Town Romance

110 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 16, 2024

About the author

Kait Nolan writing as Kait Flynn

Reviews

[Joanne Farley]

Novella that is really worth reading.

[Coline]

3.5✨

Sympa. Felicity et Gabe sont mimi.

[Karm Barter]

That was cute. Made my stomach get a few butterflies and forced proximity is always a win.

[Samantha]

I really liked gabe and felicity’s romance and gabe comes back to his small after finishing with the army and finds felicity in a town in his house and I love gabe’s grandmother Dorothy so much and love the spicy scenes between gabe and felicity. Love that felicity and her friend Austen read romance books and Austen owns a bookshop in the small town and love that in the small town everyone knows everyone and their business. Gabe has nightmares from the army and pushes felicity away because of hurting her by accident. Love that gabe and felicity open up to each other about their families life like felicity’s dad who died of cancer and keeping his memory alive and love that gabe buys felicity new copies of books because of the damage at her house. And love that gabe restored felicity house from the flooding and something to do with a pipe. Love the love confession gabe did to get felicity to come back and love that gabe has some good friends in the small town and I just really enjoyed this romance so much and just love that gabe is close with his grandmother and gabes grandmother Dorothy is part of book club with Austen felicity’s friend

Spicy
Dual PoV
Small town
Military
Forced proximity
Under 60 pages
Opposites attract
Grumpy x sunshine
Read as an ebook

[Tammy Moldovan]

Secret crushes and forever

I enjoyed this forced proximity, secret crush, roommate, opposites attract romance. This story had a good mix of humor, heartwarming love, real life issues, and spice. Gabe is a grumpy former soldier who comes home to his small town of Huckleberry Creek after a rough deployment. Felicity is the florist in Huckleberry Creek. Unbeknownst to Gabe, his grandmother moved Felicity into his house when a pipe burst in hers. Now they are temporary roommates while Gabe repairs the water damage. They both have had secret crushes since they first met in HS but never acted on it. But forced proximity and a firefight promise jumpstarts their HEA. Despite being short, the novella was well written and included three dimensional characters and an engaging storyline. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

[GuiltyPleasures]

Felicity and Gabe—they’ve known each other since he moved to Huckleberry Creek in high school. So when her rental house flooded (which his grandmother happened to own), his grandmother moved Felicity into his house because he was deployed. So when he showed up late one night, anxious to sleep in his own bed, they were both in for a shock. As he worked on fixing her house back up, they got really cozy at his place. Until he had a nightmare and woke up to find himself strangling her, after which he worked like a demon to finish her house so she could move back. Which wasn’t what either of them wanted. So after groveling, she moved back in, he started therapy, his grandmother rented out Felicity’s old house pronto, and they started their HEA. For such a short book (under 100 pages), the story was surprisingly well-developed.

[Patricia]

This is a cute little novella in starts off with him. Actually, in military service and the promise that they make to each other all his buddies. If they get out of this tight spot and I'm sure everybody who knows a military person. They do this not all the time. There are some people that have superstitions that if you do that, you're not gonna go home. But there's some that believe that if you make a promise to do something once you get home that you'll make it home. So I love this part about that. Novella
And then the surprise, when he gets home, surprise, surprise, surprise. Oh his grandmother that wonderful meddling woman
You got to listen to it. It is done in duet style. But mostly you don't notice it. It's only the grandma's voice. but this is a very cute little forced proximity novella.

[Reading In the Red Room]

A quick read that I really enjoyed. Gabe is heading home after being in the military for years. Of course he has a few demons…but who doesn’t. Felicity is a florist and has the shop to prove it. Her house has flooded and has been staying at Gabe’s house while he was deployed. These two were surprised to see each other. They are now roommates and boy oh boy do they have chemistry. Will they take the leap and try a relationship? This was a sweet but emotional read that had great characters. Characters with some emotional baggage. Characters who told a heck of a story. I look forward to getting to know the other characters better…bring on the next book.

[Brandi-Lynn Weiser]

All I can say after finishing this book is I want more! Everything about this book was perfect. I always love a book where the mmc is in the military, and one thing loved about this book was that Gabe and Felicity knew each other since high school, and both liked each other back then but because of issues Gabe was going through he never acted on it. I enjoyed the chemistry between them and the little bit of angst thrown in there when Gabe pushed her away.
This is only the first book in the series, but I’m really excited for Clint and Austen’s story next, and I’m since I love a love a second chance romance I’m dying for Rhett and Pepper!!

[Ric]

sweet small town romance

The Grumpy Roommate Gamble is Kait Flynn’s first in her Heroes of Huckleberry Creek series. Kait Flynn is the alter ego of Kait Nolan, writing breezy small town romance with some of the best tropes: small town, grumpy sunshine, military heroes, and this one has forced proximity too!

Gabe and Felicity have liked each other since a while, but neither act on it until they are forced to be roommates when disaster struck Felicity’s home. This is a sweet and spicy romance with no cliffhangers, no drama, only slow burn and broken hearts which ends in a happily ever after. Totally worth it. And bonus is it gets done in 2 hours of less!! Awesome!

[Lilian]

Gabriel is a grumpy military man who has always had a crush on Felicity since high school. To his surprise, after a deployment he returns home to find her living in his own home.

While Felicity is also interested in him, Gabriel is hesitant to move forward as he feels he isn’t good enough. The attraction is hard to fight though and soon the grumpy Gabriel falls hard and fast.

I loved Gabriel’s thoughtful actions in getting her the “gift” with Austen’s help. Their dates at home were also so sweet. This was an enjoyable quick read at less than 100 pages.

[Rhonda]

Childhood crushes

Both Felicity and Gabe had crushes on each other from the time he moved to live with his grandmother. Neither one did anything about it. Now that Gabe is back from his time in the service, will something happen between them? Felicity is forced to move out of her rental when it's flooded. Her landlady is Gabe's grandmother. She's allowed to stay in Gabe's house while he's away. He gets home and can't have her move out. Will forced proximity work to help them share their true feelings?

[Jean Katchmar]

While deployed Gabe and his buddies, Rhett, Clint and Kellan, made a pact that when they went home they would woo the women they care for and find the life they wanted. When Gabe gets home, he finds Felicity living in his house. His grandma let her live there when her house was flooded with water from a broken pipe. He vows to follow through with the pact and woo Felicity while she lives in his house as he repairs the water damage to her house. Great read filled with banter, tender moments and hope for love.

[Susanne M.]

Fulfilling a pact 🤝

Gabriel and his friends are on deployment and when their camp was hit by the enemy, they made a pact to win the love of the one they've always wanted if they made it out alive. Gabriel always liked Felicity since he moved to town to live with his grandma. Finding her in his house when he comes home from service leaves him wondering. 🤔. Fulfill the pact or push her away. There's no cheating or cliffhanger and the story ends on a happy note. There were a few minor glitches in the proofreading. Enjoy 🤓

[Christel Owens]

First time reading

I found this author through the stuff your Kindle (a different book that happens to be part of this series) then saw this one on Facebook. It seemed like serendipity lol and I am thankful. It's a very cute sweet read. Kept me engaged, loved the characters (of course fleshing them out in such a short book isn't always easy she gave me enough to really enjoy them). Would definitely recommend to anyone who likes a short quick read

[Alison F]

Kait Flynn is a great new talent on the romance scene. I am so sad she only has two books out (and one pending). This is a strong start. Her characters are well written, the plot ticks moves smoothly, and there were moments that literally made me laugh out loud. Can't wait to read the rest of the series.

[Caroline]

The title of this book suggests it's "just" a silly booktok book, and so I was (pleasantly) surprised to find it actually deals with mental health, therapy, and how we react to crises around us. It's no literary crown, but it was a short and easy read without too much spice. It had a happy ending and a likable female main character. Minus points for the HORRENDOUS cover, and for the military rep - as an anti-military gal that was not my style at all. 😬

[Lillian]

Enjoyed

Enjoyed this quick read. This is a "new" author find for me, it's actually a favorite author under another pen name. She gives us a great plot with many tropes. Well written and engaging characters.
Was a short story but got right to the heart of romance stories.
I'm hoping next in series is just as enjoyable.

[Maranda Prigmore]

Very good

I loved the book. Felicity is living in Band's house after hers was flooded. Repairs were a nightmare. Gabe returns home from deployment to the woman he secretly crushes on. When two people are forced to live together may just find a happily ever after. However, these two have roadblocks around the corner. Will love finally win?

[Noreen]

Short and sweet happy ever after!

This was a great little story. Nice, easy reading, forced proximity, happy ever after. Cute characters in a cosy little town, everyone knows everyone. What's not to love!

[Will]

A quick but entertaining read. These stories all tie together and even though I'm not reading them in the right order, it doesn't really matter. Great characters, dialogue, and just enough spice to keep it interesting.

[Barbara W]

The Grumpy Roommate Gamble

Oh my gosh!!! I loved this story. I loved the characters and how they were so real and beautifully flawed. It made made scream, laugh and cry!! I can't wait to read about Clint and Austen!! I highly recommend it. Happy Reading!!!!

[Katheryn Bargas]

Loved this book!

Gabe and Felicity are perfect for each other! He's grumpy to her sunshine with off the charts chemistry to keep them tethered together in the best possible way!
I couldn't put it down!

[Sietske]

it was okay. too much assumptions on gabe's side, it had me annoyed a bit. i mean, i understand where he was coming from, but still. be open about it and then it's not your choice to make, but felicity's choice.

[Claudia Reinbrecht]

2.5

[Alejandra]

4 Stars
It's the kind of book that leaves you with a big smile.
So, so sweet.

[Monique Westwood]

A sweet and sexy story. I enjoyed the characters. Gabe and Felicity are perfect as the grumpy and sunshine trope without being extreme. I am looking forward to more in this series.

[Janet Martin]

Short but well written. Story timeline made sense.

[Maryjane Elizabeth Lizzy]

Omggggg quick read I love Gabe ughhh swoon military man

[Tara]

Cute

This is a cute quick read., nothing to fancy and not overly steamy. Still worth the read for something short and sweet