Nina's been suffering from panic attacks since she was trapped in an elevator years ago. Now she's moving to Brooklyn to start nursing school and it just so happens that her brothers' best friend, Ryan, has a free room for her to rent. On her first day in the big city, she encounters one of her new roommates when she overhears his, ahem, sexual prowess with another girl before actually meeting him face to face. 
 And when she does...she's absolutely smitten. Because Jake is hot with a capital H. Tattooed, pierced and oddly addicted to bananas. These two form an almost instant friendship, and when Nina ends up needing help in math, Jake makes a deal with her. He'll tutor her, but if she gets anything less than an A on her exam, he gets to push her to face one of her fears. With him at her side, of course. 
 While Nina's slowly falling for her new roommate, she has no idea the life Jake has lived. Or the secrets he's keeping. But she wants them all. She wants him. 
 And I could not blame her. I seriously loved these two together. Nina was such a likable heroine, and Jake--gah. He was a smartass and a sweetheart and totally adorably hot. The banter, the teasing, the sweetness...it all added up to make for such an enjoyable read that I couldn't seem to put down. Highly recommend this to everyone except PV, because ~reasons. ;)