Chess Not Checkers (RomCom University #1)
Annah Conwell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
4.38
· Steam/Spice level: 1 of 5
Glimpses and kisses [?]
· 15 ratings · 268 pages · Published: 04 Nov 2025
All Jasmine Chamberlain wants is to make her family proud. She owes them everything and intends to pay them back by being the best student, cheerleader, and chess player the university has ever seen.
Unfortunately for her, on her first day of chess club, she gets paired with an arrogant, flirty, hotshot quarterback with an affinity for pushing her buttons. Even worse? He’s better than her at chess.
He thinks she’s gorgeous.
Shepherd Kingsley is on a mission to escape his brother’s shadow. At every press conference and on every sports network, Shepherd is being compared to his undefeated brother. Determined to be known for his name and not his brother’s, he decides to beat every record Jason set.
It’s all going according to plan until Jasmine shows up on campus. Shepherd is drawn to her fire immediately, but dating cheerleaders is forbidden, and he can’t risk being benched.
Chess Not Checkers is a rivals-to-lovers college romance with all the sizzle, none of the spice. If you love sports, found family, and academia, you’ll love the first book in the RomCom University series.
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- enemies to lovers 3
- sports 2
- contemporary 1
- m-f romance 1
- secret relationship 1
- forbidden love 1
- found family 1
- football 1
- college 1
- cheerful/happy heroine 1
- competent heroine 1
- sassy heroine 1
- sunny/happy hero 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- athlete hero 1
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The 'RomCom University' series
4.38 · 15 ratings
new adult · sports · contemporary · forbidden love · secret-relationship · from hate to love · sassy heroine · humor · sunny hero · glimpses-kisses · cheerful heroine · standalone-first · m-f · sweet-hero · college · found-family · football · dual-pov · competent heroine · length-medium
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