Check & Mate

 
　　自從父親離家之後，18歲的Mallory就拒絕再玩西洋棋，因為這會喚起她痛苦的回憶。為了幫好友的忙，她勉強答應參加一場慈善西洋棋賽。但她出人意料擊敗現任世界冠軍Nolan，這讓她得到一筆豐厚的獎金，可以支持她參加職業比賽。
 
　　現任世界冠軍Nolan輸給了一個不知名的棋手，這讓大家跌破眼鏡，更讓人不解的是，Nolan想再比一場。但當Mallory與Nolan相處的時間越長，Mallory就越尊重也越喜歡他，更讓她發現自己其實對西洋棋充滿熱情。但Nolan在玩什麼把戲？明智之舉是離Nolan越遠越好，可是Mallory需要這筆錢，而且Mallory知道Nolan一直對她隱藏了秘密，她不知道自己是否可以忘掉這個秘密，她只知道自己情不自禁地想靠近這位西洋棋界的壞小子……　
 
　　《Check & Mate》是The Love Hypothesis作者Ali  Hazelwood創作的第一本青少年浪漫小說，兩位天才棋手在棋盤上較勁，卻將你來我往的氣氛也帶到生活中，發展出一段充滿粉紅泡泡的戀愛氛圍。夢寐以求的完美浪漫小說，讓你無法停止尖叫！　

When eighteen-year-old Mallory begrudgingly agrees to return to chess in one last charity tournament, her surprise upset against Nolan Sawyer, the reigning world champ and bad boy of the chess world, sets her on an worldwin adventure as she rediscovers her passion for the game.

Ali Hazelwood is the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, as well as a writer of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the US to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. She recently became a professor, which absolutely terrifies her. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her two feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband).