The Last Person is out now! 🏈
Oct 16, 2025 12:31 pm
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Brian and Hardy are here!
The last book of the Baker Girls series might just be the sweetest (and plenty spicy too).
Hardy and Brian’s story is full of so much pining and all kinds of squishy, sweet romance. I hope you love them as much as I do!
Chapter 1 sneak peek 👀
Hardy
How do you know if you’re in love with your bestie?
Asking for a friend.
A.k.a. me.
Hey, nice to meet you. I’m the problem.
Just your average pro wide receiver who is maybe in love with his best friend. And teammate.
This seems like a question I should ask on Reddit.
Hm.
It’s not that hard to make a burner account. It always gives you ridiculous user names if you don’t pick one.
Fuck it. Why not?
Tapping away on my keyboard, I sign up for an account, find a subsection of topics about love and relationships that fits, and start typing.
Hi, pro football player (M24) here. I became besties with my teammate shortly after meeting him. We now live in neighboring apartments—
Nope. That’s too specific.
We live near each other and spend a lot of time together. Lately though, he’s the only person I want to spend time with. I used to go out, find a new jersey chaser after every game. Now I’d rather be on the couch with him watching Bridgerton—
Nope. That’s also too specific. My love for the show and all its drama and heart-stopping romance is well-known.
Now I’d rather be on the couch with him watching TV than out with anyone else. When his hand brushes mine as we both reach for a snack, my skin lights on fire. And I want more. The problem is, I don’t even know what that means. Am I stuck in a rut? Or am I falling for him? Also, I always considered myself straight, but if I’m not… whatever. Help a guy out?
Signed, clueless and confused.
I read it back several times, my thumb hovering over the post button.
How much would my agent kill me if I did that and someone traced it back to me?
Are there fans out there who are crazy enough to look through tabloids or troll through social media feeds to figure out that I stopped going out much?
Probably.
Do I need some kind of burner phone to do this from?
“Do you have to think so loud?”
I jump and almost drop my phone on my face as Brian’s voice dances through the dark hotel room. A second later the light flicks on, and there he is.
All two-hundred-sixty pounds and six-foot-five stature of my best friend and teammate… who I’m possibly in love with.
This is fine.
I’m fine.
By which I mean, sweating profusely.
“What’s wrong?” Brian asks.
He’s always so fucking perceptive. It’s a miracle I’ve been able to hide these maybe-feelings for so long. Especially when he talks about finding love, it’s hard not to throw my hand up and volunteer as tribute.
But screwing up my relationship with my first real best friend is terrifying. Not quite as terrifying as having me confess some sort of feelings only for him not to have any feelings back.
Or for me to say I have feelings for him and be totally wrong. See concern number one about screwing this up.
Hardy might be a liiiiitle dense when it comes to his feelings for Brian.👀
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Thanks so much to everyone who has enjoyed one or more of the books in this series. Your love for these characters has blown me away.
With that in mind, there are two special full series bonus chapters available.
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*These are best read after reading all the books, but you can enjoy them even if you don't plan to read all the books in the series (but if you are planning to read them all, I'd recommend doing that first).
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Want more MM or friends to lovers (or both)?
Check out Caught Up In Your Love, a MM, friends to lovers, age gap, fake dating romance 💖
*This is also book 5 in a series but can be read as a complete standalone.
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Thank you again for all the love! Stay tuned for more from me soon. I can't wait to tell you more about what's coming next!
Until next time, take care & happy reading! 💖
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