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Game On

By: Navessa Allen

Narrated by: James Cassidy, Tara Langella

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Book three in the No.1 New York Times bestselling Into Darkness series, following the dark rom-com sensations Lights Out and Caught Up. The game is on for these enemies-to-lovers with laugh-out-loud banter and scorching-hot brat play.

I hate that woman.

Tyler Neumann has spent years looking for his father, and not because he wants to meet the man. No, he wants to destroy him. And he'll manipulate whoever he can to exact his revenge.

Including Stella McCormick. She's everything Tyler hates. Her wealth and privilege have protected her for her entire life, and Tyler thinks it's time she finally paid the price. Whether she's ready to or not.

I hate that man.

Stella might not believe in love at first sight, but loathing at first sight - no question. From the moment she sets eyes on Tyler in her tattoo parlor, she knows he's the devil planning to make her life hell.

Forced to play the part of his girlfriend and invite him into her family's glittering circles, Stella quickly clocks Tyler's ulterior motives. But love and hate are two sides of the same coin, and soon she doesn't know which is worse: being blackmailed by a man who wants to ruin her, or that they can't seem to keep their hands off each other.

Game On is an enemies-to-lovers dark romance with morally grey characters. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the content warning at the beginning of the book.

Tropes:
Enemies-to-lovers
Forced proximity
Fake dating
Rom-com
Morally gray MMC
Black cat FMC
Blackmail
Kidnapping
Power imbalance
Age gap
Betrayal and redemption
Dark past
Revenge©2026 Navessa Allen

Navessa AllenJames CassidyTara LangellaQuercusInto Darkness

Contemporary

Dark Humour

Literature & Fiction

Romantic Comedy

Romantic Suspense

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And we're back. Though this is perhaps not quite as comedic as 'Lights Out', nor is it as straight-laced as 'Caught Up', and as such it manages to strike an almost perfect balance between the darkness and the romance. It's lighthearted enough for you to enjoy the banter between the characters and their sizzling chemistry, while also keeping you laser focused on their motives.

Once again, I think the performaces of both narrators do a lot of the heavy lifting in bringing these characters to life, but also in giving them depth, with little vocal tics and nuances that may not come across on the page alone. James Cassidy in particular adds these in right from the get go, and while I will admit I wasn't sure if that was going to be annoying right at the outset, I very, very quickly lost that fear and he became Tyler wholly and completely. Likewise, Tara Langella's voice was initially not what I was expecting at all, but her slightly deeper tone and beautifully textured voice suits the part down to the ground. Honestly, the only downside to the audio was the same as that of 'Caught Up' - I would have loved to see the narrators of the previous books pop up to voice Josh, Ally, Junior and Lauren.

Although as a dark romance there is of course an element of suspension of disbelief regarding the storyline, actually this one probably has the most grounded and "believable" plot of the three. That's not to say there aren't some elements of 'leap of faith' logic, but ultimately an illegal gambling den and its bookie holding a debt over someone's head does feel somewhat grounded in reality! As such, there's a grit to Game On that really works.

The animosity of the relationship between Stella and Tyler, and its slow morph into something that's the same but very, very different benefits from this too - the constant undertone of distrust and hatred is actually borne out by the circumstances, and feels like a true 'enemies to lovers' scenario in the modern setting. I also love the fact that they don't forget where their relationship started and why, and that feeds into the development all the way through, up to and including the bonus chapters that are included.

Tyler certainly has more character development than Stella overall; his arc includes big moments of revalation and reflection that can't help but change a person, and I love how the author hasn't made the transition easy for him - he's shown as being willing to work for it, and to work on himself. Stella's development is no less important though; she already has buckets of confidence, but seeing her finally able to stand up and fight back was wonderfully satisfying, and the fact that she learns to lean on someone else and accept help rather than remain staunchly independent is beautifully handled.

There is a moment in this book where I feared my personal least favourite trope would make an appearance, and for about half an hour or so of listening it was absolute torture; my anxiety spiked and I was very careful not to have things in my hands lest they be thrown across the room. Fortunately, said trope didn't transpire, but this reaction just reiterates to me how good the writing is, evoking all sorts of emotions and reactions throughout the book that ink on a page really should have no business calling upon.

If there is any criticism from me, it's that I was slightly disappointed by the placement of the 'party' scene that was the end of 'Caught Up'. To me, this scene just didn't give off the right energy to be so late on in this book. I waa hoping and expecting it to be a 'calm before a storm' moment, rather than a soft landing, and 'soft' just doesn't quite suit the relationship that Tyler and Stella have.

Separately, I'd also have loved to see more interaction between Tyler and AJ 😉 But that's just me.

Well worth a listen!