Game Over: A Billionaire Forbidden Workplace Romance

Game of Hearts, Book 1

by Sophie Andaz

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Book 1 of Game of Hearts

Pub Date 31 Jan 2026 | Archive Date 17 Mar 2026

Athena Ink Publishing

General Fiction (Adult) | Romance

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Description

Where the boardroom is a battlefield and a hostile takeover is just foreplay.

ETHAN

If I let her in, I’ll never let her go…

I built my billion-dollar gaming empire from nothing.

I won’t let greedy investors gut my company, especially not by sneaking in an “auditor” to find out my secrets.

Even if she is sexy as hell.

Welcome Violet Hawthorne, prim, proper Management Consultant. The knife hired to stab me in the back.

But the more we’re forced to work together, the more she tempts me with her smart mouth and messy charm.

And that perfect little mask she wears in the boardroom?

I want to tear it off in my bedroom.

Still, I live by one rule– trust no one.

I don’t do relationships. Especially not with the enemy.

So Violet has to go.

VIOLET

My CEO client is incredibly hot. And incredibly off limits.

I'm one project away from the biggest promotion of my life.

I just need to impress Ethan Tan, the guarded, powerful billionaire CEO of Epix.

Easy right?

Not when he sees me as the enemy–a hired gun to help his board stage a hostile takeover.

Yet as we clash, I can’t stop thinking about the way he looks at me.

Intimate. Dangerous. Like he wants my complete surrender.

He could have any woman.

I’m just… me.

And falling for him is career suicide.

But the more he lets me in, the more I crave him–until the lines between power and temptation start to blur.

I’m not a rule breaker.

Yet with every touch, I’m tempted to break all the rules for him.

No matter the cost.

Game Over is a full-length, spicy enemies-to-lovers forbidden workplace romance with mutual yearning, smoldering slow-burn tension, dual POV, and a guaranteed happily ever after! Book One in the Game of Hearts series, but can be read as a standalone.

What you’ll LOVE in Game Over…

Guarded, controlling billionaire CEO

Smart heroine who won’t back down

Simmering slow-burn that finally ignites

Workplace tension

Power dynamics in and out of the bedroom

Enemies to Lovers

Forced Proximity

Forbidden, Secret Relationship

He falls first and falls HARD

HIGH steam

No cheating

Swoony HEA

Where the boardroom is a battlefield and a hostile takeover is just foreplay.

ETHAN

If I let her in, I’ll never let her go…

I built my billion-dollar gaming empire from nothing.

I won’t let...

Advance Praise

"The characters drove the storyline and they were so very appealing and complex and complicated and perfectly steamy together. Plot was intriguing and intense and well paced. World building was excellent and solidly drawn. All in all a great start to the series and I look forward to more from this world. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend." - Goodreads review

"Absolute 5 star read for me! I was completely sucked in from the second I started. I mean honestly I could not put it down and got mad when I had to." - Goodreads review

"The characters drove the storyline and they were so very appealing and complex and complicated and perfectly steamy together. Plot was intriguing and intense and well paced. World building was...

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EDITION	Ebook
ISBN	9798994523810
PRICE	$4.99 (USD)
PAGES	430

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Featured Reviews

M T, Reviewer

**SWOON!!!**

I LOVED Ethan & Violet's story! I loved it from their first interaction where they immediately connected... (even though she thought he was the bartender) & how they just knew each other so well...

I love how Violet learned to stand up for herself & fought to win Ethan back.

They have great chemistry, fantastic dialogue & slow burn, high spark steam!! Look forward to reading more!!

Thanks to the author (Sophie Andaz), publisher (Athena Ink Publishing) & Netgalley for the ARC read. All opinions are my own.

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Kelsie M, Reviewer

Game Over is the kind of billionaire romance I can get behind. Ethan isn’t flashy or arrogant. He’s quiet, loyal, and genuinely grounded.
I was instantly invested in Ethan and Violet from their very first interaction. Their connection felt natural, and I loved how their relationship developed through small, everyday moments instead of just big dramatic gestures or insta-love. I also loved that this was an emotionally mature romance where the main characters actually talk to each other and work through things like adults.
Getting soft glimpses into Ethan’s life gave me all the feels. And Violet was such a strong FMC. She’s smart, driven, and puts in the work, she just needed time to believe she deserved everything she was working toward. Watching her grow into that confidence was so satisfying. And Ethan was there supporting her every step of the way.
The banter in this book was genuinely funny. I laughed out loud multiple times. And when they finally gave in to their feelings? The chemistry was fire. The yearning, the heartbreak, the passion, and all the ways they fought to prove their love for each other - it all landed for me and I could not get enough.
If you’re looking for a billionaire romance with real emotional depth, adult communication, and a relationship that builds in a meaningful way (with some spice for good measure), this one is absolutely worth picking up.

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Reviewer 1649046

Oh. This was good. So spicy a good plot and a girl finally standing up for herself. This was so well written and I enjoyed it so much. The banter and the yearning from the MMC and the FMC before they got together was so good. Thy fought it so hard but I knew when they got together it would be fire. I was not wrong. Loved the twist and turns of the audit problems. So good. Can’t wait to read the next book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.