Strength Check (Dungeons and Dating #1)

by Katherine McIntyre

Strength Check - Katherine McIntyre - Dungeons & Dating

Strength Check (Dungeons and Dating #1)
Wisdom Check
Intelligence Check

Roller derby, board games, and love collide in this roommates to lovers romance.

Roxie Esposito just opened a board game café in San Francisco and should be basking in success. Instead, she's picking out shards from her last relationship and handling her perpetually drunk mother, both of which strain her finances and fuel the need for a roommate.

Melody Roberts finally got the promotion she'd been aiming for—across the country in San Francisco. The perfect escape from her stagnant life and the toxic relationship with her now ex-boyfriend.

The moment Mel answers Roxie's ad for a roommate, the connection between them is explosive, warm, and real—everything they've both been longing for. Between horror movie marathons, board game nights, and deep talks, Mel and Roxie are falling for each other hard. Except the only problem with romance is they both seem to fail every single time, and when the grenades of exes, family drama, and their own insecurities drop, neither will escape unscathed.

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This book is on:

1 To Be Read list

Published: September 21, 2021
Cover Artists:

Cate Ashwood

Genres:

Contemporary, Lesfic

Tags:

author - american, what - concept - family conflict, what - concept - isolated, what - topic - friendship, where - city - san francisco, who - description - geeks, who - description - roommates

Pairings: F-F
Heat Level: 3
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Bisexual, Lesbian
Tropes: Hurt / Comfort, Slow Burning Love
Word Count: 80000
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

About the Author

Author of stories with snarky women, ragtag crews, and men with bad attitudes.

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