{"product_id":"check-mate","title":"Check \u0026 Mate - Booktok (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this clever and swoonworthy new novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew\nYork Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\nof \u003ci\u003eThe Love Hypothesis\u003c\/i\u003e, life''s moving pieces bring rival chess\nplayers together in a match for the heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMallory Greenleaf is \u003ci\u003edone\u003c\/i\u003e with chess. Every move counts\nnowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years\nearlier, Mallory''s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that\nkeeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last\ncharity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious\n''Kingkiller'' Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of\nchess.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNolan''s loss to an unknown rookie shocks everyone. What''s even more\nconfusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan\nplaying? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But\nMallory''s victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite\neverything, she can''t help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist...\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely\nseparated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for\nthe sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly\nrealizes that the games aren''t only on the board, the spotlight is brighter\nthan she imagined, and the competition can be fierce (-ly attractive. And\nintelligent... and infuriating...)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis novel is suitable for both young adult and adult audiences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Hazelwood\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday\nTimes \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of multiple romance novels, as well as a\nwriter of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out\nand the ever after is not always happy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOriginally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before\nmoving to the US to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe recently became a professor, which absolutely terrifies\nher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen Ali is not at work, she can be found running, eating\ncake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her three feline overlords (and her\nslightly-less-feline husband).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158323593423,"sku":"9781408727614","price":20.13,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_a512ea14-d5f8-4304-9614-2839252cb700.jpg?v=1776220799","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/check-mate","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}