“…filled with humor, healing, and heady good times”

—Vulture

They've built the syllabus for love's latest experiment, but neither of them expected they'd be the ones putting it to the test…

Naomi Grant has built her life around going against the grain. After the sex-positive start-up she cofounded becomes an international sensation, she wants to extend her educational platform to live lecturing. Unfortunately, despite her long list of qualifications, higher ed won't hire her.

Ethan Cohen has recently received two honors: LA Mag named him one of the city's hottest bachelors and he became rabbi of his own synagogue. Taking a gamble in an effort to attract more millennials to the faith, the executive board hired Ethan because of his nontraditional background. Unfortunately, his shul is low on both funds and congregants. The board gives him three months to turn things around or else they'll close the doors of his synagogue for good.

When Naomi and Ethan join forces to host a buzzy seminar series on Modern Intimacy, it seems like the perfect solution to their problems—until they discover a new one—their growing attraction to each other.

Praise for THE INTIMACY EXPERIMENT:

A MUST READ ROMANCE —Buzzfeed, Oprah Magazine, Frolic, Popsugar

One of Vulture Magazine and The New York Public Library’s BEST ROMANCES OF 2021

LibraryReads TOP PICK for April 2021

“Danan’s book is at its very best when it’s connecting faith, trust, strength and desire in complex ways…an ambitious and rewarding story.”—New York Times Book Review

“Rosie Danan has a staggering gift for subverting expectations . . . The Intimacy Experiment on the whole, is a blessing of a book —tender, bruising, sexy, and transcendent.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Rosie Danan’s first book since the debut of her smash hit The Roommate is another taboo smashing rom-com”—Popsugar

“I could cry about how much I love Naomi and Ethan. Rosie Danan’s writing brims with compassion and wit, and there’s a tenderness that runs underneath everything—even when her characters are positive they’re not falling for each other. A stunning, subversive romance that made me proud to be Jewish.”—Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk 

“THE INTIMACY EXPERIMENT is effervescent. It is the perfect combination of endearing vulnerability, swoon-worthy romance, and scorching chemistry. Rosie Danan brings us a charming exploration of the intersections of sex, love, faith, and identity in a fiercely feminist novel that will leave you breathless.” —Denise Williams, author of How To Fail At Flirting

"THE INTIMACY EXPERIMENT delivers on every promise: humor, steam, and an 'unlikely' couple that readers will not only fight for, but admire."—Felicia Grossman, author of Dalliances and Devotion 

“Emotionally raw, funny, hot, and moving. The story touches on themes of sex work stigma and sex positivity, religious practice and faith, and modern intimacy. The romance pairs a badass ice queen heroine with a sweet beta hero…The sexy scenes are hot, but honestly, what I loved most about this book is the way it successfully captures that early-dating feeling when you meet someone you are super excited about, and how you are trying to learn literally everything about them and kind of smoosh your mind into their mind and your soul into their soul.” —Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

“Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down — a stay-up-all-night kind of read.”—Alma.com