Roll for Love

By: M. K. England

Narrated by: André Santana, Natalie Naudus, Mary Helen Gallucci

A second-chance queer romance about two teens whose in-world D&D characters fall in love, but in IRL … things are more complicated, perfect for lovers of Ashley Poston and Becky Albertalli.

Harper Reid’s summer is not off to a great start. After the death of her grandpa, she moves across the country, leaving her friends and Dungeons & Dragons group behind. She wasn’t exactly planning to start her senior year on the farm where she spent her childhood summers, but running into Ollie Shifflet—former best friend and first crush—makes things much better. When Harper discovers Ollie and her friends are starting a new D&D campaign, she quickly joins the group. As Harper and Ollie reconnect in the real world, romantic tension begins to build between Harper’s brash barbarian and Ollie’s proud paladin, but it’s all just part of the game … right?

Ollie’s future depends on keeping her bisexuality private while Harper’s dreams include an out-and-proud life in their rural town, but as their feelings continue to grow with each gaming session, their relationship begins threatening everything they’ve worked so hard to build. As the school year comes to a close and the campaign’s final boss looms on the horizon, Harper and Ollie must decide: are their feelings more than just a fantasy? Because if they want a second chance at love, they’ll have to fight for it, both in-game and in real life.

©2025 Megan England (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

Perfect cute nerdy story

I’m not normally into YA, but this story was great. I appreciated the care in how the author made this story unfold. I need more sapphic stories in my life.

A lot of internalized homophobia, beware.

As cute and sweet as this story ends up, the amount of internalized homophobia that the characters have to overcome is absolutely exhausting. Probably because I am an elder queer, it was very triggering and felt like I was back in high school going through that same trauma and processing all over again. For that reason, it wouldn’t be one I’d pick up again, but I think if you don’t have a personal trauma around the subject matter or you’re a bit younger, this book would be right up your alley! I did LOVE the D&D interwovenness and the alternative paths beyond college that the book explores which is ok and wonderful for a modern youth.

Very relevant rollercoaster

This adorable coming of age story tackles topics like managing grief, changing family dynamics, and the internalized isolation of planning for a future you are unsure of. This book very accurately captures the confusion, teenage blunders, and inevitable awkward pathways to conflict resolution that many have faced. Overall it is a very sweet read about a group of friends making a place for themselves in a small town and navigating life's problems through DnD.

Loved it!

Loved getting to hear the DnD sessions throughout the book! Made me want to join a group even more! Way too cute of a story!

Warm and fuzzy. Perfect

My inner child is happy because of this book. Loved every second of it. There’s great representation of various parts of coming out journey and it was sooo relatable on every level. Perfect book for experiencing some queer joy