What Is Love?
Head and heart collide in a story of polar-opposite rivals that's anything but trivial in this game show romance from Midnight Duet author Jen Comfort.
Answer: From the Latin word for crossroads, this is knowledge so common as to be obscure, the pursuit of which engages millions daily. Question: What is trivia?
Trivia is the magic in the mundane, the connection in the commonplace, and Maxine Hart's second-favorite pastime. A self-proclaimed Brooklyn street rat and a high school dropout, Maxine has never been a fan of formal education, but thanks to her ADHD "superpowers," she's a glutton for knowledge--and a good fight. And when Maxine enters the trivia game show Answers!, her brilliance, coupled with her penchant for big bets, devastates her competition. Even record-holding, 76-time-winner Teddy Ferguson.
Or was it their kiss the night before they faced off that threw the buttoned-up professor off his game?
Now, Maxine and Teddy cross paths again in a high-stakes tournament against all-time Answers! winners, including undefeated champion Hercules McKnight. With nothing in common but an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a desire to win, Maxine offers Teddy a deal: combine their strengths to shore up their weaknesses. She'll push his tolerance for risk and improve his buzzer speed, if he'll find creative ways to fill in the gaps in her education.
Except neither one of them foresaw just how scintillating learning could be...
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Become an affiliateJen Comfort is a Portland, Oregon, native who dabbled in astrophysics before spending a decade working in restaurants in New York City and Portland. Now, she writes romantic comedies about hot nerds with very cool jobs. She spends her free time growing plants destined to die before their time, playing video games, and encouraging her two cats and malamute-husky dog to become internet famous with zero success.
"Sensual, funny, and heartwarming, this brings the goods." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A sizzling and smart rivals-to-lovers romance..." --Kirkus Reviews
"Comfort goes 'to the Max' with her plot choices, bold and hilarious banter, and full-on smoldering sexual tension, featuring two completely opposite yet perfect for each other trivia nerds. Patrons will want to buzz in early to get their hands on this wonderfully campy rom-com." --Library Journal (starred review)
"The most voicy, delicious, clever, delightful, irreverent, romantic, witty, and playful book to hit shelves this year. An absolute smash! 200/10 stars. I am obsessed with Jen Comfort and am going to drag everyone I ever meet along with me." --Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners
"Jen Comfort is one of my favorite romance writers of all time. Funny, sexy, irreverent, cleverly crafted, and nerdy as hell--What is Love? is a straight shot of serotonin in book form. Jen delivers on all her hallmarks as a writer: an unapologetic heroine with a tough exterior and gooey center, a cinnamon roll hero who falls to his knees for her, an unforgettable supporting cast, and a plot that only she could make unputdownable." --Rosie Danan, author of The Roommate