The "Roommate Situation" usually refers to Katie Bailey's hit romantic comedy novel, The Roommate Situation. The story follows Jess, a 28-year-old woman who flees to her brother's house in Atlanta after losing her job and going through a bad breakup. When she arrives, she discovers her brother is away on business and she is unexpectedly sharing the house with his attractive best friend and tenant, Conor, a premier house flipper.