Playing Flirty - by Shameez Patel (Paperback)

About the Book

"Rose Marie loves games, and she's great at them. But playing board games won't pay the bills. When the opportunity arises to see her own board game find mass distribution-something she's been working on her entire life-she turns to the one person most qualified to help: her gaming nemesis and best friend's older brother, William Adler. Rose soon realizes that her project isn't the only game between them-and William never accepts defeat. This might be the first time she doesn't have a rulebook...but is winning worth sacrificing her heart? There's one way to find out. She has to play along"--

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"[A] charmingly geeky love story that will appeal to readers who appreciate fandoms in their fiction."--Library Journal

"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

"Deeply romantic and wonderfully satisfying. I loved every page."
--Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

"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

"Sweet, swoony, and utterly adorkable."
--Jo Watson, author of Burning Moon

"The geeky rivals-to-lovers romance of my dreams!"
--Swati Hegde, author of Match Me If You Can

About the Author

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.