GETTING HIS GAME BACK

A sexy, charming debut romance abouta manstruggling to be his perfect self and
woman whois ready to break her "rules" for him, perfect for readers of The Wedding Date and Geta Life, Chloe Brown.

Khalil Sarda went through a rough patch last year, but now he's nearly back to his old self. Real men don't have depression and go to therapy—or, at least they don't admit it. He's ready to focus on his growing chain of barbershops, take care of his beloved Detroit community, and get back to being the ladies' man his family and friends tease him for being.It'll be easy... until Vanessa throws him completely off his game. Vanessa Noble is too busy building a multimillion-dollar tech career as a Black woman before agethirty to be distracted by a relationship.
Besides, as her friends often remind her, she'll never find a man who checksall the boxes on her famous List. Yet when she desperately needs a shape-up and happens upon one ofKhalil's barbershops, the Fade, he makes her reconsider everything. Vanessa may be willing to take a chance on Khalil, but a part of him is frustratingly closed off, just out of her reach. Have they both finally found a connection worth throwing away the playbook for?

About the author
GIA DE CADENETis a business school professor, and former translator and editor for UNESCO.Herfirst manuscript, a contemporary romance about Khalil's twin titled Not the Plan, was showcasedin the 2017 PitchWars mentorship program. Herlatest project Getting His Game Back explores the impact of mental health and race on the expectations we have of ourselves and on the way welove.