Conventionally Yours
True Colors
Card-game rivals Conrad and Alden end up driving cross-country together to a major tournament, sharing a car and a string of motel rooms.
At a glance
- Genre
- Contemporary
- Trope
- Rivals to Lovers
- Heat
- Hot
- Published
- 2020
- Length
- 400 pages
Reading Options
Conventionally Yours
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Why You May Love This Book
You may love this if…
- Two card-game rivals are forced into a cross-country road trip that leaves them sharing confined spaces and motel rooms.
- Fans of road trip romances
- Readers who enjoy competitive dynamics
- Features Rivals to Lovers
- Clear, well-defined tropes
The Romance
Tropes, dynamics, and the chemistry that drives this story.
Relationship Dynamics
Details
Type: Contemporary
Pairing: unknown
Power balance: Rivalry-based equilibrium
How It Feels
The emotional landscape you'll move through while reading.
Heat Level
Based on available metadata and editorial review.
Who Is This Book For?
Best for
Recommended audience: Adult
The Story
Spoiler-Free Synopsis
Conrad and Alden have long been bitter rivals in the world of card gaming. When they find themselves needing to travel across the country for a major tournament, they are forced to share a car. This forced proximity and the necessity of bunking in motel rooms along the way push their rivalry into new, complicated territory.
Central Conflict
The tension between the leads' established gaming rivalry and their shared, forced proximity during a cross-country road trip.
Setting
Cross-country road trip
Strengths
- Clear, well-defined tropes
Discussion Guide
Questions to deepen your reading experience or spark a book club conversation.
- 1
How does the central conflict shape the relationship between the main characters?
- 2
How does the setting influence the characters' decisions and their relationship?
- 3
How do the relationship dynamics evolve throughout the story?
- 4
Who would you most want to recommend this book to?
- 5
How did the pacing affect your reading experience?
- 6
Which aspect of the story did you find most compelling?
How This Profile Was Created
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- Editor reviewed:
- Yes
- Last reviewed:
- October 13, 2026
- Confidence:
- Moderate confidence
- Profile version:
- eikna-public-book-intelligence-v1
About the Author
Annabeth Albert
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Publication Details
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Casablanca
- Published
- 2020
- Length
- 400 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9781728200293
- ISBN-10
- 1728200296
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