The Opener: A Contemporary Romance About Chance, Control, and the First Risk (Calculated Hearts #1)

Rowan Blake

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The Opener: A Contemporary Romance About Chance, Control, and the First Risk by Rowan Blake
Two people who live by precision. One connection neither of them planned. Sam plays to win. Structure. Discipline. Control. Ryan performs for a living reading crowds, chasing moments, trusting instinct. When a street magician interrupts a chess player’s carefully ordered world, neither expects the quiet tension that follows. What begins as curiosity becomes something harder to categorize but every opening carries risk. When timing, ambition, and fear collide, Sam and Ryan must decide is love something you control… or something you choose?

The Opener is the first book in the Calculated Hearts trilogy—a slow-burn contemporary romance about timing, tension, and the first move that changes everything.

Perfect for readers who
• Smart, emotionally mature romance
• Slow-burn chemistry
• Character-driven relationships
• Stories about timing and risk

Begin the game.
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