Don't miss these spicy September new releases 🔥
Sep 18, 2025 12:31 pm
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Hi, friends,
I hope you're having a wonderful September. I just got back from the Spirit Kindred Women’s festival in Ithaca, New York. It is a warm, inclusive, empowering space, all about celebrating feminity and womanhood. If you’ve read The Perfect Love, Chelsea helps organize a similar festival, which was loosely based on this festival. It was an awesome time, especially because I was there with my best friend of 29(!) years. (Which explains my love of writing deep, long-lasting friendships.)
Now on to the goodies in this email… I’ve got multiple spicy new releases for you to check out, but first, a teaser from The Last Person.
Baker Girls friendships...
I always love writing friendships, and Brian and Hallie might be my low-key favorite friendship of the series.
“Just tell me… am I crazy? Is this going to destroy my friendship with him?”
“I’m only going to answer that if you listen to me this time.”
I squint like she can see me. “Since when do I not listen to you?”
“Since I keep telling you how much you matter to Hardy, and that he’d rather throw himself in front of a moving bus than let anything hurt you or your friendship, but you never believe me.”
“A moving bus? That would end his football career.”
“Thank you for making my point for me. You’re an idiot, but not for moving in with him. For hiding your feelings and lying to yourself.”
“Ouch.”
“I love you, but we don’t pull punches with each other. I’ve always got your back, but you’re going to hurt your own feelings one of these days.”
“And you won’t be there to pick up the pieces?”
“Of course I will, but no one deserves that. You encouraged me to let love in. Why don’t you give yourself the same chance?”
“Because it’s a lot scarier when I’m the one doing it.”
She bursts out laughing. “So your wisdom is only applicable if you don’t have to bear the consequences?”
“Obviously. Plus, it’s so much easier to see someone else’s life objectively than it is to see your own that way.”
“Don’t I know it. Look, it doesn’t matter what I see or think. It doesn’t even matter if you think it’s crazy. You know what everyone kept asking me when I moved up here? If I was happy. It was chaotic and confusing and a bit of a dumpster fire at times, but even in the midst of it all, I was happy. The only question that matters is are you happy? And I don’t mean happiness as a fleeting emotion, but a real contentedness with where you are right now—the path you’re on.”
That gives me pause.
“When did you become the wise one?”
“It magically happened when I got knocked up by a one-night stand.”
Spicy new releases!
Dad Coms book 1: Who’s Your Daddy by Brittanée Nicole & Jenni Bara
Tropes: workplace romance, single dad, found family, romantic comedy, forbidden, forced Proximity
Lola Penelope Caruso is my favorite person to torment. When she’s had enough of me, her freckled cheeks go rosy, her tiny hands ball into fists, and she pulls at her signature tight braid and lets down her long red hair.
I thought I'd seen her at her worst when we told her she’d have to move from New York City to a dump in Jersey with our law firm. But then a six-year-old showed up at my office with a note around his neck and my smile on his face, and she had to ask: Who's your daddy?
Now annoying her isn’t quite as fun.
Apparently my ability to keep plants and fish alive does not mean I’m qualified to raise a child. He's smart and funny, and I'm pretty sure he'll raise me with more success than I can him.
Fortunately, we have one thing in common: our infatuation with Lola. Is it possible that she could ever like me as much as she likes him?
Stealing Her Privilege by T Leigh Turner
Tropes: reverse age gap, found family, reformed playboy, sports romance, one night to more, workplace
When I had a one-night stand with the gorgeous brunette named Bree on vacation, I knew our paths might cross again. What I didn’t expect was to walk into her office the morning of my Major League debut with the Music City Troubadours and be introduced to her as their lawyer—Gabrielle Pierson.
She may insist what happens on vacation stays on vacation, but I don’t miss the way she looks at me, and I sure can’t deny the desire to pick up where we left off when I see her walking around in tight skirts, heels, and those damn librarian glasses. When I get arrested and she’s in charge of making sure I fulfill the terms of my plea agreement, any thoughts we had about maintaining a professional relationship go out the window.
They call don’t call me The Chaser for nothing. To the world, I’m the star rookie playboy with the highest stolen base percentage in the league and a penchant for chasing women and trouble off the field. But, I’ve never wanted to chase anything more than this woman. I’m going to prove to her why my nickname is so fitting. I’m relentless when I go after what I want, and I want her. More than the bases. More than the records. Hell, more than my next breath. She may be forced to deal with me right now and may want to deny what’s happening between us. But by the time this is over, she’s going to be mine.
Stealing bases may be what I do but stealing her heart is a privilege.
Blindside Me by Kimberly Readnour
Tropes: enemies to lovers meets forbidden, one night stand to more, forced proximity, slow burn hockey heat
She was supposed to be a one-night mistake. Not the girl I can’t stop thinking about.
I’ve had my share of hookups—fast, forgettable, and never complicated. But the girl from that club? The one who dropped to her knees and left a mark I’m still feeling?
She wasn’t forgettable.
I just didn’t expect her to show up on campus … let alone be Coach Howell’s niece.
Now she’s in my class. In my locker room. In my damn head. And to make it worse? I’m stuck working with her on a project neither of us wants, but both of us feel.
She’s sarcastic, messy, and a magnet for chaos.
I’m focused, disciplined, and one screw-up away from losing my shot at the NHL.
But every time she looks at me like she wants another taste, I stop caring about rules.
Because Jade Howell might be a bad idea.
But I’ve never wanted anything more.
Addicted to Glove by Kelley Reynolds
Tropes: Age gap, found family, vegan single dad, bisexual alt-goth girly, accidental pregnancy
As social media director for the Rose City Roasters, Dani Bernal is no stranger to high-stakes pressure or hot men in baseball pants. She’s sharp, witty, and one-hundred-and-ten percent committed to keeping things professional—even when the team's gruff and guarded general manager makes her want to test every HR policy in the book. One night. That’s all it was supposed to be. That is until Dani finds herself staring down a positive pregnancy test. Suddenly, she realizes the real game has just begun.
Between his daughter's obsession with The Great British Bake Off, a team gunning for back-to-back World Series titles, and a reputation for keeping his personal life tightly locked down, Brooks already has enough on his plate. Falling for the tatted-up pixie in combat boots was never part of the playbook, but no matter how hard he tries to resist, Dani crashes through his carefully ordered world like a line drive to the chest—messy, magnetic, and impossible to ignore. Brooks let Dani go once before, convinced it was for the best, but walking away from her a second time feels impossible... especially after he finds out she's carrying his baby.
The bigger the stakes, the harder the fall—and this time, love might be the curveball neither of them saw coming.
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That’s all for me today! I hope you enjoy those new releases? Which one are you most excited for?
Keep an eye out for next week’s newsletter with more teasers from The Last Person!
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Until next time, take care & happy reading! 💖
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