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Roll for Love
Series · 6 books · 2020-2023

Books in series

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#1

Natural Twenty

2020

Plants are easier than people—that’s Leo’s rule of thumb. After all, nobody really wants a man who looks like he belongs in a biker gang but would rather spend his time buried in books and flowers. It’s just easier to be single. Until he meets the owner of the new book shop. Jacob Morris knows two things: he’s really attracted to the man who runs the local flower shop, and he doesn’t date. Not when he’s still healing from a bad breakup, has a new business to run, game nights to organise, workshops to host, and a website to build. When friendship blooms into something more, Leo and Jay must decide whether to roll the dice and take a chance on love or keep forging ahead on their quests alone. Will their roll yield a one or a perfect, natural twenty? Natural Twenty is an 80,000-word contemporary MM romance featuring Dungeons & Dragons, secret flower language bouquets, a spoilt Staffy (or two), and a best friend who is basically a gothic prince. It is book one in the Roll for Love series and can be read as a standalone.
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#1.5, 2.5

Bonus Action

The Roll for Love Short Story Collection

2023

What happens after the end of the story? The Roll for Love short story collection brings together two previously published shorts from Charlie Novak’s Roll for Love world, along with two brand new ones. Choose Your Character Jay and Leo are so exhausted from keeping up with work that they’ve barely spent any time together. Edward decides to remedy the problem with an unusual gift. Best read after Natural Twenty. Roll To Seduce When Edward suggests a sexy, cosplay photoshoot, Izzy isn't sure what his mischievous other half has in mind until he realises that Edward is determined to cause a fandom meltdown. And he knows just the characters to do it. Best read after Charisma Check. A Wild Henry Appears It's two weeks before San Diego Comic Con, and Jason and Lewis are expecting a nice weekend to themselves. Until the phone rings and Jason’s brother, Henry, announces he's coming to visit. And he'll be there in an hour... Best read after Proficiency Bonus. And They Lived Happily Ever After It’s time to celebrate Leo and Jay’s long expected wedding. There’s awkward first dances, plenty of cake, and a surprise set from a sassy drag queen. Best read last. All these stories contain the characters' happily ever afters and spoilers for each novel. This collection is not intended to be read as a standalone.
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#2

Charisma Check

2021

Hatred is complicated, clothing is simple—Edward doesn’t need a man, and he certainly doesn’t need cosplayer and tattoo artist, Izzy Montes, AKA The Masked Gentleman, Edward’s ultimate nemesis. Edward and Izzy have been antagonising each other for over three years. Their rivalry is fierce, and Edward is determined to keep Izzy at arm’s length. Which would be all well and good... if they weren’t engaging in a secret, heated hook-ups. Forced to appear together at a film premier in LA, Edward is determined to get in and out with minimal damage to his reputation... and his heart. But Izzy Montes proves to be a complication Edward couldn’t have predicted. Biting, funny, and charming in equal measure, he’s the one man Edward needs to loathe. He’s also the one man Edward can’t get out of his mind. Not that Izzy plans on letting him. Charisma Check is a 80,000-word contemporary MM romance featuring comic conventions, snark, many costume changes, and only one bed. It is book two in the Roll for Love series and should be read as part of the series.
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#2.5

Roll to Seduce

2021

When Edward suggests a sexy, cosplay photoshoot, Izzy isn't sure what his mischievous other half has in mind until he realises that Edward is determined to cause a fandom meltdown. And he knows just the characters to do it. Which is how Izzy finds himself on a photography studio chaise lounge with a lapful of snarky vampire... Roll to Seduce is a 4,100 word short story featuring sass, sweetness and a sexy photoshoot. It is a short in the Roll for Love universe and features characters from Charisma Check.
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#3

Proficiency Bonus

2021

Organising yourself is harder than it looks—Lewis may be a highly proficient PA for two very successful cosplayers, but that means nothing when you’re living at your parent’s house after yet another failed relationship and trying to find some stable ground. Jason Lu, star of Celestials, is stuck between a rock and a hard place. When the show is cancelled and his character pigeonholed into a homophobic ending, Jason must choose whether to fall in line or break ranks. But one misstep will mean bumping heads with some powerful people. Teaming up with the very cute guy he met at Comic Con seems like a natural first step and now Lewis and Jason must choose between heartbreak and justice. As they forge ahead, they realise there are no bonuses for navigating life’s challenges, instead they’ll just have to fight for what they believe in. But sometimes overcoming the biggest hurdles yields the best results. Proficiency Bonus is a 79,000-word contemporary MM romance featuring plushies, Pokémon, and a fight for the perfect ending. It is book three in the Roll for Love series and can be read as a standalone.
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#3.5

A Wild Henry Appears

2021

It's two weeks before San Diego Comic Con, and Jason and Lewis are expecting a nice weekend to themselves. Until the phone rings and Henry announces he's coming to visit. And he'll be there in an hour... A Wild Henry Appears is a 5,700 word short story featuring fun, fluff and a superstar brother gone rogue. It is a short in the Roll for Love universe and features characters from Proficiency Bonus.

Author

Charlie Novak
Charlie Novak
Author · 42 books

Charlie lives in England with her husband and a dachshund named Biscuit. She spends most of her days wrangling other people’s words in her day job and then trying to force her own onto the page in the evening. She loves cute stories with a healthy dollop of fluff, plenty of delicious sex, and happily ever afters – because the world needs more of them. Charlie also believes that love comes in all shapes and sizes. Charlie has very little spare time, but what she does have she fills with cooking, pole-dancing, reading and ice-hockey. She also thinks that everyone should have at least one favourite dinosaur…

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