On Sale: Jan 14, 2025
Page Count: 352 pages
Publisher: Forever
ISBN-13: 9781538768389

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The game is on for two competitive nerds in this “sweet, swoony, and utterly adorkable” romantic comedy, perfect for fans of Olivia Dade and Jen DeLuca (Jo Watson).

For Rose Marie Jones, risks are a hard no—except for on Game Night. For one precious evening a week, Rose can forget about her demanding boss and her lackluster love life and focus on beating the pants off her friends. But no one brings out her competitive side quite like William Ashdern.

Her best friend’s half-brother, William is the paragon of a sexy nerd. The tall, dorky, and handsome game designer is Rose’s playing nemesis. But when Rose decides to enter a contest with the board game she’s secretly invented, there’s only one person who can help her win.

Now the competition between Rose and William is getting a lot more serious. And after spending her entire life trying not to lose, Rose might finally be ready to risk it all—and play to win.

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Shameez Patel was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She lives there with her husband, child, and two cats named Turbo and Charger. During the day, she juggles her time between parenting her daughter and working as an engineer, but at night, she escapes to new worlds that always have someone to fall in love with. Shameez became obsessed with fiction, especially fantasy fiction, at a young age. Her parents fondly recall receiving her first handwritten story before the age of ten, titled The Treasures of Zombie Island, which surprisingly featured no zombies at all. She has been writing ever since.

“Deeply romantic and wonderfully satisfying. I loved every page.”

Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
"Patel keeps things light and sweet throughout this cozy and banter-filled love story. Nerdy references to TTRPGs, Lord of the Rings, and cosplay add to the charm. Fans of Cathy Yardley and Seressia Glass will be pleased."
Publishers Weekly
“Sweet, swoony, and utterly adorkable."

Jo Watson, author of Burning Moon
"[A] charmingly geeky love story that will appeal to readers who appreciate fandoms in their fiction."
Library Journal
“Filled with all the warmth and nerdery and romance my dorky heart could want. I had a blast.”

Charlotte Stein, author of When Grumpy Met Sunshine
“The geeky rivals-to-lovers romance of my dreams!”

Swati Hegde, author of Match Me If You Can

Shameez Patel

About the Author

Shameez Patel was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She lives there with her husband, child, and three cats. During the day, she juggles her time between her daughter and working in STEM, but at night, she escapes to new worlds that often include magic and monsters and always have someone to fall in love with. Shameez fell in love with fiction, especially fantasy fiction, at a young age. Her parents fondly recall receiving her first handwritten story before the age of ten, titled The Treasures of Zombie Island, which surprisingly featured no zombies at all. She has been writing ever since.

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