Single Player

A Novel

Tara Tai

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Crooked Lane Books
11 February 2025

Romance

Two video game creators go head-to-head in this delightful, queer enemies-to-lovers workplace romance debut, perfect for fans of TJ Alexander and Helen Hoang.

Two video game creators go head-to-head in this delightful, queer enemies-to-lovers workplace romance debut, perfect for fans of TJ Alexander and Helen Hoang.

Cat Li cares about two things- video games and swoony romances. The former means there hasn't been much of the latter in her (real) life, but when she lands her dream job writing the love storylines for Compass Hollow-the next big thing in games-she knows it's all been worth it. Then she meets her boss- the infamous Andi Zhang, who's not only an arrogant hater of happily-ever-afters determined to keep Cat from doing her job but also impossibly, annoyingly hot.

As Compass Hollow's narrative director, Andi couldn't care less about love-in-game or out. After getting doxxed by internet trolls three years ago, Andi's been trying to prove to the gaming world that they're a serious gamedev. Their plan includes writing the best game possible, with zero lovey-dovey stuff. That is, until the man funding the game's development insists Andi add romance in order to make the story ""more appealing to female gamers.""

Forced to give Cat a chance, Andi begrudgingly realizes there's more to Cat than romantic idealism and, okay, a cute smile. But admitting that would mean giving up the single-player life that has kept their heart safe for years. And when Cat uncovers a behind-the-scenes plot to destroy Andi's career, the two will have to put their differences aside and find a way to work together before it's game over.

By: Tara Tai
Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 139mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781639109937
ISBN 10: 1639109935
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 11 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tara Tai is an Asian American writer living in Boston, where she spends most of her time playing TTRPGs and romancing video game NPCs. When she's not lost in imaginary worlds, she's annoying her wife Audrey and dog Gingko. Single Player is her debut novel.

Reviews for Single Player: A Novel

"""With the most delicious tension between the enemies-to-lovers main characters, Single Player will pull you deep into the gaming world and keep you turning pages even if you are not a gamer. A fantastic debut!"" —Lyn Liao Butler, Amazon bestselling author of Someone Else's Life"

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