The No-Girlfriend Rule

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Seventeen-year-old Hollis Beckwith is on a quest to find her place in the world of tabletop gaming. Despite facing her boyfriend's 'No Girlfriends at the Table' rule and enduring the worst game of Secrets & Sorcery ever, Hollis sets out to prove herself as a worthy player. Desperate to find a community where she belongs, Hollis seeks out an all-female gaming group, where she finds unexpected friendships and epic adventures.

As she dives into a world of magic, danger and adventure, Hollis finds herself drawn to the party's bard, Aini Amin-Shaw. Aini is cool, charismatic and everything Hollis wants to be. But as the lines between the game and reality start to blur, Hollis's in-game crush starts to turn into some very real feelings that she can't ignore

Reviews

'Amagical, heartwarming story as much about finding love as it is about finding yourself and your people. A natural 20 of a book' - Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling author of She Gets the Girl and Five Feet Apart

'A stunning story about finding love, friendship, and yourself. This book is pure, brilliant joy!' - Beth Reekles, bestselling author of The Kissing Booth

'The fat, nerdy book of my dreams. A beautiful reminder that if you've ever felt like an 'other,' there is still space for you at the table' - Crystal Maldonado, award-winning author of Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

'A geeky, joyful quest for self-discovery. A gem' - Marieke Nijkamp, #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends and Critical Role: Vox Machina-Kith & Kin

'A book about the most cherished of fat-positive traditions: taking up space. I loved every part of this swoony, funny, heartfelt debut!' - Angie Manfredi, editor of The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce

Author Bio

Christen Randall (she/they) is a queer, fat, neurodiverse author of queer, fat, neurodiverse books. When they're not writing joyful stories for the next generation of geeky gay kids, you can find them working at their local library branch or at home planning all the D&D campaigns they'll run one day, they swear. Christen lives in Covington, Kentucky. You can find her on most social media @bycrandall. The No-Girlfriend Rule is her debut novel.