Sam Maiser and Sadie Green are Los Angeles smarts who were once friends and hung out in the same circle. One cold December day, after a long break in communication, they accidentally meet on a subway platform. Sadie gives Sam a CD of her video game, the guy goes through it and suggests appropriate improvements. Against the backdrop of Sadie's personal drama, their passion for Games brings them closer together again, and over time they create
the popular game "Ichigo", open their own company and even before graduating from college become rich. But will they be able to resist the temptations of adulthood and realize their personal creative ambitions without losing their friendship? This is a multi-layered novel about growing up, finding yourself and success that changes the rules of the game; about love and mental and physical pain that is impossible to hide from. And about a life that is not a fair game.