Grace Robertson wasn't looking for love. She was looking for peace.
Her marriage ended years ago. Her dating life has been a series of lessons in what she doesn't want. So, when her friends present her with a matchmaker,Grace accepts. Maybe it's time to let someone else handle the vetting process.
Then she meets him.
Lucien Sloane is everything a matchmaker might have found for her—accomplished, attentive, genuinely interested in building something meaningful. Their chemistry is undeniable, but more than that, he makes her feel seen. Understood. Like the version of herself she's worked hard to become is exactly who he wants to know.Grace knows she should slow down. She knows she should be cautious. But for once, she lets herself trust the connection.
That trust will be tested when she discovers Luke is keeping his own secrets. And Grace will have to decide if what they have is strong enough to survive the truth—or if she's been fooling herself all along.
The Match Game is about the complexity of building love when you're old enough to know better, brave enough to try anyway, and wise enough to demand honesty even when it hurts.
Genre: Romance
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Second Chance, Found Family, Opposites Attract, Instalove, Secret Identity, Over 40, Friends to Lovers, Protective Lover, Dual POV
Trigger / CW: Grief, Divorce, Explicit Language, Alcohol Abuse/Addiction/Use, Mental Health Topics, Sexual Assault (off-page), Sexual Content, Family Conflict
Spice Warning: Spicy (explicit)
Author: D. W. Brooks
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨(+extra goodies from the author)
Page Count: 310
Publication Date: March 9, 2026
ISBN: 979-8989080793
Series: Meet Your Match Book Two
D. W. Brooks is an author who has independently published three romantic suspense books and two contemporary romance novels. Writing stories about people who looked like her was D. W.’s first career goal at age eight, but without understanding how to achieve those goals at that time, she moved to dream number two: medicine. Although health problems later in life altered those plans, she is grateful to have been given another opportunity to live out her writing dreams. In addition to writing books, D. W. is also a retired ophthalmologist and a kidney transplant recipient of over eight years. She is originally from Alabama but now lives outside of Houston with her husband, daughter, and son when he's not in school.
Grace Robertson wasn't looking for love. She was looking for peace.
Her marriage ended years ago. Her dating life has been a series of lessons in what she doesn't want. So, when her friends present her with a matchmaker,Grace accepts. Maybe it's time to let someone else handle the vetting process.
Then she meets him.
Lucien Sloane is everything a matchmaker might have found for her—accomplished, attentive, genuinely interested in building something meaningful. Their chemistry is undeniable, but more than that, he makes her feel seen. Understood. Like the version of herself she's worked hard to become is exactly who he wants to know.Grace knows she should slow down. She knows she should be cautious. But for once, she lets herself trust the connection.
That trust will be tested when she discovers Luke is keeping his own secrets. And Grace will have to decide if what they have is strong enough to survive the truth—or if she's been fooling herself all along.
The Match Game is about the complexity of building love when you're old enough to know better, brave enough to try anyway, and wise enough to demand honesty even when it hurts.
Genre: Romance
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Second Chance, Found Family, Opposites Attract, Instalove, Secret Identity, Over 40, Friends to Lovers, Protective Lover, Dual POV
Trigger / CW: Grief, Divorce, Explicit Language, Alcohol Abuse/Addiction/Use, Mental Health Topics, Sexual Assault (off-page), Sexual Content, Family Conflict
Spice Warning: Spicy (explicit)
Author: D. W. Brooks
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨(+extra goodies from the author)
Page Count: 310
Publication Date: March 9, 2026
ISBN: 979-8989080793
Series: Meet Your Match Book Two
D. W. Brooks is an author who has independently published three romantic suspense books and two contemporary romance novels. Writing stories about people who looked like her was D. W.’s first career goal at age eight, but without understanding how to achieve those goals at that time, she moved to dream number two: medicine. Although health problems later in life altered those plans, she is grateful to have been given another opportunity to live out her writing dreams. In addition to writing books, D. W. is also a retired ophthalmologist and a kidney transplant recipient of over eight years. She is originally from Alabama but now lives outside of Houston with her husband, daughter, and son when he's not in school.
