Two Can Play is an enemies-to-lovers romance novella set in video-game development. Viola Bowen gets the opportunity to help adapt her favourite book series, only to discover that co-lead Jesse Andrews is the colleague she believes has rejected her for years. A remote winter retreat brings their professional rivalry and unresolved personal history into the same confined space.
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A designer given the chance to adapt her favourite books while sharing leadership with her perceived archenemy.
Viola’s highly capable colleague, whose long-standing distance from her has an explanation she does not know.
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Berkley lists the 2026 hardcover and paperback edition at 208 pages (ISBN 9798217192694). The earlier audio version is measured by running time, not pages.
Viola and Jesse must collaborate on a major game adaptation despite years of hostility. Forced proximity at a snowbound work retreat makes Viola reassess what she thought she knew about Jesse and the reason for their rivalry.
Two Can Play was written by Ali Hazelwood. This page links its factual claims to the publisher or author source.
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Berkley lists the 2026 hardcover and paperback edition at 208 pages (ISBN 9798217192694). The earlier audio version is measured by running time, not pages.
Penguin Random House describes it as a spicy enemies-to-lovers novella. Calling it a novella avoids confusing its length and format with Hazelwood’s full-length novels.
The official publisher page presents the story as a self-contained romance. It is not the same work as other films, games or books that share a similar title.
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