Checkmate with Love - printed edges - Ali Hazelwood

Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts these days; after the sport destroyed her family four years ago, Mallory focuses on her mother and sisters and her dead-end job that allows her to support her family. That is, until she reluctantly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and, without quite knowing how, defeats the famous Nolan Sawyer, the current world champion and bad boy of chess.

Nolan's defeat to an unknown shocks everyone. What's even more confusing? His desire to face Mallory. What kind of strategy is Nolan applying? The smartest move for Mallory would be to leave. For her, the game is over. But victory opens the door to much-needed cash prizes, and despite everything that's happening, she can't help but feel drawn to the enigmatic strategist....

As she climbs the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safe, away from the game that destroyed her from the start. And as her love for the sport she desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren't just on the board, that the spotlight is brighter than she imagined, and that the competition can be fierce.

But also so attractive... and intelligent... and exasperating...