Check & Mate

Are you ready for something a little different from Ali Hazelwood? Get excited for Check & Mate, the new hit from the globally bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

After chess destroyed her family, Mallory shunned the game for good and focused on her mom, sisters and a dead-end job. Until she agrees to take part in a charity tournament and beats Nolan, the current world champion. Mallory’s victory makes earning much-needed money possible, and Mallory goes back to playing. Nolan wishes to play against her again, but the feelings he awakens in her make her doubt everything. And while she plays and keeps it all a secret from her family, her love for the game grows again, making it all a lot more difficult than she could ever have imagined….
I enjoyed this title, even though I sometimes wanted to smack Mallory on the head. She was so obtuse! But, on the other hand, I could understand her way of thinking. The fact she was indeed 18 made everything more acceptable.