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A Game of Love and Betrayal

by Elayna R. Gallea

🌶️🌶️mild·spoiler·The Choosing Chronicles #1

Why Read This?

A fresh twist on the dating competition format with vampires, fae, and a revenge plot that keeps you guessing. The blind dating setup creates real emotional tension, and the enemies-to-lovers arc hits because Brynleigh genuinely wants to kill Ryker while he is falling for her.

Synopsis

He requires a wife. She needs to kill him. All’s fair in pursuit of love and revenge. What’s a vampire to do when the fae who made her an orphan is searching for a wife? Make him choose her and end his life on their wedding night, of course. Brynleigh has been carefully planning this for years. Her plan is simple: date Ryker Waterborn, the Fae Representative’s son, make him fall in love with her, and kill him after they say, “I do.” Unfortunately, it will not be that easy. She won’t be the only one going after Ryker’s hand. Far from it. Two dozen men and women are competing in the Choosing, each searching for their perfect partner. The catch? It’s a blind selection process, and contestants won’t see each other until they have made their choice. Nothing will stand between Brynleigh and her revenge, not even a competition for love. A Game of Love and Betrayal is the first book in The Choosing Chronicles, a captivating enemies-to-lovers, new adult contemporary high fantasy romance.

At a Glance

3.77 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️mild
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

vampire romancefae romanceenemies to lovers

Mood

romanticadventurousintensesuspensefuldramatic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.77 ★

Page Count

410 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Kale Williams, Meg Sylvan

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

tension / anticipation focus sign in to unlock

violencedeathparental deathgriefblood

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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