Let's Get Quizzical
A Novel
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- USD 14.99
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- USD 14.99
Descripción editorial
For fans of Lyssa Kay Adams and Jen DeLuca comes this fresh, funny take on second chances that proves love is anything but trivial.
For family-focused Charlotte, the chance to compete on her favorite trivia game show is a dream come true—the prize money could ensure the best care for her aging grandmother. But when she arrives on set, who does she see among the other contestants? Eli, her high school first love, at least until their shattering breakup. He has his own reasons for competing, not least of which is the stress of multiple jobs, college courses, and a father who has had multiple run-ins with the law.
When the casting department pairs them on a team, both Charlotte and Eli are determined to grit their teeth and make the best of it. That’s easier said than done, of course, and before long a national audience is breathlessly watching them bicker and air years-old grudges. Far from being angry, the program’s producers are ecstatic—the ratings are positively soaring.
As they compete together over several episodes of the show, Charlotte and Eli begin to suspect that old wounds might actually heal. Touring L.A. in their free time has given them the opportunity to get to know each other again—and reawakened feelings that are hard to resist. Until the show’s producers throw a wrench in their hopeful plans that will compromise everything Charlotte and Eli have worked so hard for.
Kelly Ohlert’s warm, witty second novel proves that the best thing to know is always your own heart.
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Ohlert (To Get to the Other Side) charms with a whip-smart second-chance romance set against the backdrop of a trivia game show. Charlotte Evans has always dreamed of competing on Brain Battle—and the call that she's been chosen comes at the perfect time. Her grandmother is ill and struggling with medical bills; if Charlotte wins, the prize money will be put to good use. Eli Collins could similarly use the money. He's had a hard life: his mother abandoned him when he was a teenager, and his father was arrested shortly thereafter, forcing him to fend for himself. Amid that trauma, he broke up with his first love, Charlotte, without explanation. Now, 13 years later, the two are reunited on the set of Brain Battle, where they're paired as teammates. Their old flame convincingly rekindles as they study for the show and open up about their families. There's been a recent slew of reality TV romances, but most feature cooking competitions or home renovation, setting Ohlert's Jeopardy!-inspired outing apart. She makes Brain Battle feel both fun and high-stakes, using it as a vehicle to bring the well-matched central couple together—and possibly to tear them apart again. Readers will be hooked.
