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Roll for Love #2
Advantage
Not yet published
Expected 15 Mar 26
Rules were easy. Feelings are not.
Living together blurred the lines, but wanting each other erased them.
In Advantage, the carefully balanced dynamics of the house begin to strain as emotions refuse to stay polite and compartmentalized. What once felt playful now carries weight. What felt safe now demands honesty.
Jealousy surfaces. Power shifts. Desire asks harder questions than anyone expected.
As boundaries are tested and redefined, the house must confront what it truly means to choose each other—without leaving anyone behind.
This isn’t the start of the story. It’s the middle—where everything deepens, complicates, and refuses to stay easy.
Living together blurred the lines, but wanting each other erased them.
In Advantage, the carefully balanced dynamics of the house begin to strain as emotions refuse to stay polite and compartmentalized. What once felt playful now carries weight. What felt safe now demands honesty.
Jealousy surfaces. Power shifts. Desire asks harder questions than anyone expected.
As boundaries are tested and redefined, the house must confront what it truly means to choose each other—without leaving anyone behind.
This isn’t the start of the story. It’s the middle—where everything deepens, complicates, and refuses to stay easy.
579 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication March 15, 2026
3 people are currently reading
13 people want to read
About the author
Maelana Nightingale
18 books89 followersBestselling author Maelana Nightingale writes romance that bleeds, breathes, and burns—stories where love is messy, healing is hard, and desire is sacred.
Her novels span contemporary found-family romances, dark and taboo stories, and sweeping romantic fantasy, united by raw emotion and unflinching realism. Known for intimate, character-driven storytelling, her work explores connection, power, and trust in ways that feel lived-in rather than performative—and never shies away from the complicated edges of love.
A nurse by trade and storyteller by soul, she brings authenticity to every page—from medical precision to the psychology of trauma, trust, and connection. When she’s not writing, she’s usually wrangling one of her five children or navigating the controlled chaos of her corporate healthcare day job.
Her novels span contemporary found-family romances, dark and taboo stories, and sweeping romantic fantasy, united by raw emotion and unflinching realism. Known for intimate, character-driven storytelling, her work explores connection, power, and trust in ways that feel lived-in rather than performative—and never shies away from the complicated edges of love.
A nurse by trade and storyteller by soul, she brings authenticity to every page—from medical precision to the psychology of trauma, trust, and connection. When she’s not writing, she’s usually wrangling one of her five children or navigating the controlled chaos of her corporate healthcare day job.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
"I did not sign the HOA papers for this poly cule-de-sac"
Thank you Maelana for letting me read this early! I'm happy to give this series another loving review!
Our quintuple polycule is back in the spotlight as they manage to learn about themselves, their feelings of the situation and each other, and learning how to live with someone whose medical needs have to supercede the other parts at play.
Having learned better about the whole D&D group, they manage to get their feelings more complicated, and they start to learn to resolve internalized anxiety and the feeling of being left behind, while addressing that polycules are not easily written on page where it all meshes together.
The game table content made sense for the slices we see, nothing feels too complicated for anyone unfamiliar to the table to understand. Everyone tries to be in character for the game nights, but it's human in a fun way.
The spice? It's spicy. Like, the polycule actually is poly kinda spicy.
This book may make you require someone that treats you well, because the amount of scenes within the book is going to leave you needing relief no plastic can fill.
Thank you Maelana for letting me read this early! I'm happy to give this series another loving review!
Our quintuple polycule is back in the spotlight as they manage to learn about themselves, their feelings of the situation and each other, and learning how to live with someone whose medical needs have to supercede the other parts at play.
Having learned better about the whole D&D group, they manage to get their feelings more complicated, and they start to learn to resolve internalized anxiety and the feeling of being left behind, while addressing that polycules are not easily written on page where it all meshes together.
The game table content made sense for the slices we see, nothing feels too complicated for anyone unfamiliar to the table to understand. Everyone tries to be in character for the game nights, but it's human in a fun way.
The spice? It's spicy. Like, the polycule actually is poly kinda spicy.
This book may make you require someone that treats you well, because the amount of scenes within the book is going to leave you needing relief no plastic can fill.
Review of advance copy received from Author
It is hard to describe how powerful this book is. The emotions, the brutally honest conversations between the characters, and the hot as $@#% chemistry destroys me. The way the characters interact is so deep. It makes me wish that everyone in real life could be this thoughtful in their choices and the way they talk to each other. This second book in the Roll for love series does not disappoint in the least. There is so much care and concern that this author has put into these characters. You feel like you know them the more you read.
If this was an ongoing series( like 20 books or more), I would happily read forever. The chemistry between Micah and Dex is my favorite, ok… and Ronan and Cami too! I barely could bring myself to stop reading. I wish sleep was not a thing.
I await the next installment with baited breath. I love, love, love this series.
If this was an ongoing series( like 20 books or more), I would happily read forever. The chemistry between Micah and Dex is my favorite, ok… and Ronan and Cami too! I barely could bring myself to stop reading. I wish sleep was not a thing.
I await the next installment with baited breath. I love, love, love this series.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I really liked this sequel. It felt more like a slice of life for this group in growing and learning how to be together, navigating this new dynamic. Very different than most Why Choose and Poly romances. If you have ever read a why choose book and question how they just automatically know how to navigate the dynamics, you should read this and see the opposite. It was a little repetitive at times, which slowed down the reading, but the consent in this book is top tier.
February 11, 2026
No surprise that this was a 5 star read. Maelana has a way of reaching into your soul and forcing you to love her characters. This one has so much spice, but some of it is unexpected and some of the hottest stuff I’ve ever read! Buckle up cause this is a ride you’re going to beg to go on more than once!
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