Roll for Romance
For years, Sadie Brooks has declined her best friend’s standing invitation to join his Dungeons & Dragons campaign. But when she unexpectedly loses her marketing job and flees New York City to spend the summer with him in small-town Texas, she also runs out of excuses to say no.
In the game, she becomes Jaylie, a powerful and self-assured human cleric blessed by the Goddess of Luck with spells to heal her companions. But in real life, Sadie believes her luck has run out, and she hopes the distraction will give her time to clear her head and plan next steps.
She never expected Noah Walker—the handsome, outgoing bartender roped into joining them—to factor into that plan. Like Sadie, he’s new in town. But with a taste for adventure, Noah never stays in one place for long. He’s something of a traveling bard—just like his character Loren, the charismatic, lute-strumming elf. While Jaylie finds herself succumbing to the bard’s charms over the course of their party’s travels, Sadie also begins to fall under Noah’s spell.
As their relationship progresses in both worlds, Sadie can’t help but wonder if they might last beyond the game. But when a surprising new opportunity opens in New York, she must face the truth about why she lost her job in the first place—and whether she and Noah have found something in Texas worth staying for. Torn between her career dreams in the city and the exciting uncertainty of a new adventure, she will have no choice but to roll the dice.
- Pages
- 368
- First published
- January 1, 2025
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Reviews
Finished July 27, 2026
Finished September 30, 2025
*“To exist within the same lifetime as someone, the same universe—to be more than fleeting glances across the road, or ships passing in the night…there is no greater fortune than for your stars to align with the one you love.”* What I loved: ✿ found family D&D style ✿ real-life to roleplay ✿ cozy & simplistic What a cute debut novel for this author! I wasn't smitten with the romantic relationship, but I enjoyed it enough to see it through. Personally, being someone who has played a few sessions of D&D, the romance aspect is so minute to the overall goal of the campaign. It's about creating real-life bonds and a story that you all can share. The romance seemed to overshadow that aspect a little here which was awkward at times. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the parallel of real-life to roleplay and the moments when the bonds created bled through made me love this more but overall, it didn't quite hit the mark. Trigger warnings: Sexual content, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Violence, Mental illness, Homophobia, Infidelity, Death [✿ Connect with me on instagram ✿](https://www.instagram.com/literarily_laurynn?igsh=aTh6eTZ6dGwxMXpy&utm_source=qr)
Finished September 28, 2025
Started September 26, 2025 · Finished September 30, 2025
This was really cute with low stakes and nerdy vibes. I dont actually play dnd but i feel like the author did their homework with it and explained things well enough for me to follow just fine. I cant quite give it a 4, but overall it wasnt a bad read and the narrator was great with all the accents for each character and their gameplay characters too. 🌶️ 2/5 theres some spicy scenes once the story gets rolling, lil slow burn but fun.
Finished January 23, 2026
