Cathy Yardley's Reviews > Role Playing

I can't tell you how much I loved writing this book.

I honestly thought my publisher would think the cheese had slipped off my cracker when I turned this in. It was still a geeky romance, which is my wheelhouse. But the protagonists were Gen X. The FMC was just this side of a feral honey badger, and the MMC was a too-good-for-this-world golden retriever who had to deal with a lot before he came out on the other side. It has a twist on small town, a You've Got Mail styled sustained misunderstanding, and an unexpected friends to lovers. It's also an incredibly slow burn.

They loved it.

To my delight, so have others, and I am so incredibly grateful for all the people who have included ROLE PLAYING on their Best of 2023 romance lists (including Book Riot and the New York Times!)

As a thank you, I've written a 10k word short story that takes place between the last chapter and the epilogue of ROLE PLAYING, about a year after they get together. It's Maggie and Aiden's very geeky, very perfectly them wedding. You can get it here as a newsletter subscription bonus: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/anfckjdzwk

Thank you, again, for all the support and love for ROLE PLAYING.