
When these mortal enemies are stuck together on a cross-country road trip to the biggest fan convention of their lives, their infamous rivalry takes a back seat as an unexpected connection is forged. Agent: Deidre Knight, the Knight Agency.When two sworn enemies go head-to-head in this charming LGBTQIA romance, love isn't the only thing at stake.Ĭharming, charismatic, and effortlessly popular, Conrad Stewart seems to have it all.but in reality, he's scrambling to keep his life from tumbling out of control.īrilliant, guarded, and endlessly driven, Alden Roth may as well be the poster boy for perfection.but even he can't help but feel a little broken inside. This sweet, relatively chaste romance will have crossover YA appeal. The descriptions of Odyssey play are inventive and fun, but Albert wisely focuses more on how the game helps build the characters’ confidence.

After an overlong setup, Albert generates some drama at the competition as both young men weigh their relationship with their desire to win. Road trip bonding turns these enemies to lovers, and before they arrive at the tournament Conrad has given Alden his first kiss. Uptight, virginal, and neurodiverse Alden is secretly attracted to the more confident Conrad, who is privately coping with money troubles and family estrangement after his father kicked him out for being gay.

When the other Odyssey gamers they share a vlog with back out at the last moment, they wind up being the only two making the cross-country road trip to the convention together. They both have dreams of winning big at the national Massive Odyssey Con West tournament in Las Vegas and using the prize money to improve their uncertain futures.

College age Conrad Stewart and Alden Roth are long-standing rivals in the fictional game of Odyssey. Two trading-card game players find love in the agreeable first True Colors romance from Albert (the #gaymers series).
