336 pages | PaperbackOne To WatchmeetsBeach Readin this smart, swoony debut in which two exes find themselves battling against each otherand their unresolved feelingsfor a spot in a prestigious Ph.D. program.

Allison Avery loves to win. After acing every academic challenge shes come up against, shes finally been accepted into her dream Ph.D. program at Claymore University, studying medieval literature under a professor shes admired for years. Sure, grad school isnt easythe classes are intense, her best friend is drifting away, and her students would rather pull all-nighters than discussThe Knight’s Talebut shes got this. Until she discovers her ex-boyfriend has also been accepted. Colin Benjamin might be the only person who loves winning more than Allison does, and when they’re both assigned to TA for the same professor, the game is on.

What starts as a personal battle of wits (and lit) turns into all-out war when their professor announces a career-changing research trip opportunitywith one spot to fill. Competing with Colin is as natural as breathing, and after he shattered her heart two years ago, Allison refuses to let him come out on top. But when a family emergency and a late night road tripplus a very sexy game of Scrabblethrow them together for a weekend, she starts to wonder if they could be stronger on the same team. And if they fall for each other all over again, Allison will have to choose between a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and what could be a twice-in-a-lifetime love.