Check & Mate is a YA romcom in which a young woman’s life is jumpstarted when she accidentally defeats the reigning bad boy of chess, inadvertently kicking off a public rivalry – and a match for the heart. The three adult romcoms will all continue Hazelwood’s love for ‘STEMinist’ romance, which has fast become her trademark. The rights to three adult romcoms (all as of yet untitled) were acquired from Tawanna Sullivan at PRH US and the rights to two YA novels ( Check & Mate and another, as yet untitled) were acquired from Anna Carmichael at Abner Stein. Hazelwood’s second novel, Love on the Brain launched into the top ten in the UK, Ireland, Australia and Singapore. The Love Hypothesis has been a global bestseller and Tiktok phenomenon Little, Brown has sold over 750,000 copies around the world. and infuriating.Darcy Nicholson, Editorial Director at Sphere, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in five more novels from Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren''t only on the board, the spotlight is brighter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce (-ly attractive. But Mallory''s victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can''t help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist.Īs she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place.

What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. What''s even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. Nolan''s loss to an unknown rookie shocks everyone. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious ''Kingkiller'' Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess.

Every move counts nowadays after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory''s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life''s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart.

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