The Odds of You

Romantasy author Dramis (the Curse of Saints series) pivots to contemporary fiction with this nuanced romance. Sage Collins quit her boring data analyst job to become a writer. Now she has a bestselling novel under her belt and she’s headed to speak at New York Comic Con, but her parents are still disappointed that she threw away a stable career—and Sage privately worries her struggle to complete the sequel proves they’re right. On the flight to New York, she meets and banters with handsome Brit Theo Sharpe, not realizing he’s a newly minted A-list actor. The tabloids capture their arrival at the airport, labeling them a couple, and the ensuing social media frenzy sends them reeling in opposite directions. After the two clash at a Comic Con event, Sage assumes she’ll never see Theo again and that the uproar will die down. To combat her writer’s block, she heads on a solo vacation to the Isle of Skye—where she’s shocked to meet Theo once more. Thrown back together, the pair fall in love, but they must both work through family pressure, lingering emotional wounds, and deep insecurities to reach a happy ending. Their chemistry is strong and, though Sage’s prickly personality occasionally wears thin, Dramis ably captures the intricacies of healing. The result is both sensitive and sexy. (Jan.)