Carry the Ocean

Normal is just a setting on the dryer.The Roosevelt, Book 1High school graduate Jeremey Samson is looking forward to burying his head underthe covers and sleeping until it’s time to leave for college. Then a tornado named EmmetWashington enters his life. The double major in math and computer science is handsome,forward, wicked smart, interested in dating Jeremey—and he’s autistic.But Jeremey doesn’t judge him for that. He’s too busy judging himself, as are his parents,who don’t believe in things like clinical depression. When his untreated illness reaches acritical breaking point, Emmet is the white knight who rescues him and brings him alongas a roommate to The Roosevelt, a quirky new assisted living facility nearby.As Jeremey finds his feet at The Roosevelt, Emmet slowly begins to believe he canbe loved for the man he is behind the autism. But before he can trust enough to fall headover heels, he must trust his own conviction that friendship is a healing force, and love canovercome any obstacle.Warning: Contains characters obsessed with trains and counting, positiverepresentations of autism and mental illness, a very dark moment, and Elwood Blues.

New Adult