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Call Me Baby: Side A
SHE BUILT A WORLD WHERE NO MAN COULD OWN HER.
THEN HE WALKED IN.
Andrew Harding is a bartender by night, bellhop by day, and a heartbreaker by accident.
But after hours, he's whoever you want him to be—slow hands, sad eyes, filthy Jersey drawl.
He gives girls their fantasy for one night only. Then the show's over.
No follow-ups. No attachments. No return favors needed.
But Allison Taylor? She's his fantasy.
Ghost of the music industry in her NYC penthouse.
Rich. Rude. Untouchable.
You want her? You sign the contract.
Her rules?
No kissing.
No sleeping over.
No penetration.
No feelings.
Oh—and only her orgasms matter.
Guess which rules Andrew breaks?
Every f*ckin' one.
THEN HE WALKED IN.
Andrew Harding is a bartender by night, bellhop by day, and a heartbreaker by accident.
But after hours, he's whoever you want him to be—slow hands, sad eyes, filthy Jersey drawl.
He gives girls their fantasy for one night only. Then the show's over.
No follow-ups. No attachments. No return favors needed.
But Allison Taylor? She's his fantasy.
Ghost of the music industry in her NYC penthouse.
Rich. Rude. Untouchable.
You want her? You sign the contract.
Her rules?
No kissing.
No sleeping over.
No penetration.
No feelings.
Oh—and only her orgasms matter.
Guess which rules Andrew breaks?
Every f*ckin' one.
910 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2026
About the author
Nicole Fiorina
16 books3,452 followersBestselling Author, Amazon Charts, and International bestselling author Nicole Fiorina is tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her husband Michael, two teenagers, and her two dogs, Opie and George. Nicole is a messy mood writer who pens unapologetic, flawed, messy characters who love fiercely, with intense yearning and angst. She's a rule breaker who cannot be kept in a box, except when she's in the writing cave, where she'll lose track of time and will have to be dragged away. When she's not writing, she's... wait, no—
I'm always writing.
Specifically, love stories. Big, dramatic, scary, haunting, epic, probably-gonna-wreck-you, occasionally what-the-heck-was-that love stories. I love love, coffee, crime shows and podcasts, getting goosebumps, and Aerosmith. I hate social media, my phone, crowds, and corporations. I'm half tough shit, half tears, and a hundred percent in Lala Land.
Thank you for giving my books a chance.
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I'm always writing.
Specifically, love stories. Big, dramatic, scary, haunting, epic, probably-gonna-wreck-you, occasionally what-the-heck-was-that love stories. I love love, coffee, crime shows and podcasts, getting goosebumps, and Aerosmith. I hate social media, my phone, crowds, and corporations. I'm half tough shit, half tears, and a hundred percent in Lala Land.
Thank you for giving my books a chance.
For more information:
www.nicolefiorina.com
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/authornicol...
TikTok — https://tiktok.com/@nicolefiorinabooks
Book Club — https://facebook.com/groups/nfgang
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January 26, 2026
4.5 ⭐️
Nicole Fiorina seriously knows how to mess with your emotions, and i love her for it. Sometimes an author can take things that you normally don’t like in books and surprise you.
Check triggers. This one did have dark moments, and the FMC has lots of trauma that i think will be more addressed in the second book.
This book is about a woman, Allison, who has a seriously messed up past and because of it doesn’t let anyone in emotionally. Even goes as far as to have a contract for her lovers. Rules. No emotions. Until she meets Andrew, a man who just wants to be seen and not used by someone, in a bookstore one day, and everything changes.
This was so different than her other books that I’ve read, it was raw and gritty and angsty. I loved it. Was it insta-love? Yes, and no. Insta-connection. Like a “written in the stars” connection. Was it seriously spicy? Yes, and no. That one’s hard to describe, ‘cause i feel like the emotional spice (if that makes sense) was perfectly drawn out. Was it written in a unique way? Absolutely, yes. The FMC has music written into her soul, and she thinks and speaks that way too in this (Nicole addresses it in the authors note). I’m sitting on my rating, right now it’s 4.5, that could change.
That ending? CRUEL. i want more. I loved these characters, even when i wanted to strangle them. Well done, Nicole.
Nicole Fiorina seriously knows how to mess with your emotions, and i love her for it. Sometimes an author can take things that you normally don’t like in books and surprise you.
Check triggers. This one did have dark moments, and the FMC has lots of trauma that i think will be more addressed in the second book.
This book is about a woman, Allison, who has a seriously messed up past and because of it doesn’t let anyone in emotionally. Even goes as far as to have a contract for her lovers. Rules. No emotions. Until she meets Andrew, a man who just wants to be seen and not used by someone, in a bookstore one day, and everything changes.
This was so different than her other books that I’ve read, it was raw and gritty and angsty. I loved it. Was it insta-love? Yes, and no. Insta-connection. Like a “written in the stars” connection. Was it seriously spicy? Yes, and no. That one’s hard to describe, ‘cause i feel like the emotional spice (if that makes sense) was perfectly drawn out. Was it written in a unique way? Absolutely, yes. The FMC has music written into her soul, and she thinks and speaks that way too in this (Nicole addresses it in the authors note). I’m sitting on my rating, right now it’s 4.5, that could change.
That ending? CRUEL. i want more. I loved these characters, even when i wanted to strangle them. Well done, Nicole.
Did Not Finish
August 20, 2026*UPDATE*
I got comment on my Fable review (shoutout to Jen) that gave me info about the beginning that she was also confused about until she went back and read it.
So those first 20 pages I was like “wtf is this??” are actually confessionals from OTHER girls. I can’t decide if that makes me feel worse or better. I think slightly better… maybe? As much as I absolutely think that all that was unnecessary to start the book with, at LEAST it wasn’t the FMC. I remember being confused by that beginning anyways because it didn’t even make sense for it to be her, but there’s just not a lot of clarification and because of the way this story is written, it certainly didn’t help. I also wouldn’t expect any book to start out this way in general so😂 Regardless, it was my own fault I didn’t fully realize this originally.
I believe these “confessionals” from other girls’ POVs continue throughout the book. Not sure I think those are necessary though because why are they THAT detailed 🥴 not sure I want to read in depth spice involving other girls LOL.
I still stand by what I read in regards to the first time they meet and not loving how it went down, but for me personally, those first 20 pages were a stain on my mind when I thought they were from the FMC. Realistically, I’m not sure this clarity necessarily changes anything at all in the grand scheme of things, but 🤷🏻♀️ I’ve been informed that while those breaks in the story are probably too often and unnecessarily detailed, there is a reason we get them and it’s specific to Andrew’s character/arc. Obviously I cannot comment on that, but it has been relayed to me.
I wanted to amend this review and take off my star rating after getting some clarity on this. I’m still not sure the writing is for me because I didn’t love the style or the dialogue, but I mighttttt be willing to continue out of pure curiosity for where the story goes. If I do though, it probably won’t be any time soon after I heard there is supposed to be 4 books total and book 2 ends on a cliffhanger.
I haven’t read any further from where I was at yet, but again, I just wanted to update this because I don’t want to be the reason false information is out there.
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DNF after about 200 pages.
I feel like these 5 star reviews are gaslighting me? Like if there’s someone out there that can convince me this gets better and that I should keep going, please, I am genuinely all ears bc I swear I do want to get it. But what I’ve read so far….. 🫠💀😐🥴
The first 20 pages from when the book actually starts was probably one of the worst things I’ve ever read. Idek what the hell that was😭
This first bit of the book was a collection of very short memories/flashbacks/whatever with the mmc at random points in time. This is just one of the things in the first 20 pages that had me like… pls what is happening😭💀
He’s using his toe to secretly get her off in the middle of a hot tub that them and all of their friends are in:
“This man. Is clit-blasting my pussy. With his toe. And not in a creepy “foot guy” way.”
“And I fucking lose it. I’m coming. Full. Body. Climax. In the fucking hot tub. I’m gasping. My legs are shaking. The rest of me tenses up. My mouth? Yeah, all O for orgasm. And immediately, everyone starts freaking the fuck out. ‘Is she overheating?’ ‘Get her out!’ ‘She’s gonna pass out!’ Then I’m deadass being dragged out of the hot tub mid-fucking-orgasm, ‘cause they think I’m suffering heatstroke”
Like….. 🥴 help 💀
Also in this first 20 pages, we get a memory/flashback/whatever (?) of them doing anal at a random superbowl party and the way it’s described is that they never spoke in the friend group or really knew each other but she said to him, out of nowhere, and I quote, “Told him I wanted to be worshipped, taken, and dominated by an asshole. Told him I wanted both praise and shame. To be ignored, then claimed. For him to take possession of me, fuck me hard, fill every hole, make me cry, and call me his.”
And look ok, I’m not one to judge something TOOOO harshly based on the first 20 pages, but this was just a jarring start to the book💀
I decided to keep reading. LOL
After this, we learn that we are on chapter one of the book and we’re at the start of the timeline now (I think)(it was confusing). She works at a music label and is a songwriter and sells her songs to artists. We thennn learn that she employs these two boys to basically give her orgasms 24/7. This is her description:
”I give the Boys everything: a home, a car, an allowance. In return they follow my rules: stay loyal, call me Baby, make me come. If they cross a line I cut them off. Simple as that. It’s the only way that’s worked for me. Because I’m addicted. To orgasms.”
She doesn’t let them call her by her actual name, only ‘Baby.’ And they are not allowed to kiss her, cuddle her, love her, nothing-nada. (These boys are not the mmc)
The book basically describes her as this girl that these men absolutely fawn and obsess over, but that she’s untouchable bc she doesn’t accept love.
Ok lol
I read nearly 200 pages of this and I’m just so confused. I mean everyone says this book and the next are amazing, but I am not really getting it. I was so excited when everyone said this is like a love letter to whiskey. And that’s not to say this doesn’t get crazy toxic, I definitely believe it does. That’s not really my issue here.
The language and dialogue were cringe and just… girl idk.. not sure it’s my cup of tea 🫠🤣 The slang and informality of the dialogue in this weirdly bothered me. The writing style is unique, but it’s hard to get used to. She doesn’t use proper grammar or sentence structure on the page (she addresses this in her author’s note.) The writing comes across really choppy because of the style and sometimes I feel like it works for the scene, but most of the time it just annoys me. The sentence structure was more normal in that first 20 pages, but after that is where it was different.
As I got a little further in, there were moments that I felt like I was maybeeee getting it, but then I was suddenly back to not getting it. I tried to see what everyone else was seeing in this, which is why i keep reading, but idk
Like, please, can someone tell me if this gets better????
i swear i’ve never gotten this far into a book and had no real concrete feeling about what I think of it lol. Like i really dont know. Because what I’ve read so far is pretty fucking terrible 😭💀 It’s a very long book, so there’s that part of me that’s curious if I read more, it’ll finally click and I’ll get the hype.
The scene where she meets the mmc was something else 💀 They meet at a record store/coffee shop and it was cute/sweet/whatever. A girl shows up and says she’s his girlfriend and mind you, he’s mid flirting with our fmc rn. The way BOTH the fmc & mmc treat this girl… bruh😭 i’m sure he’s supposed to come off as a red flag, like that’s the point but damn💀
Right where I left off, they had just hooked up (immediately after they first meet-like 30 minutes later) and it’s totally insta-lust and insta-love and i hated it, but on the other hand, like i can feel their chemistry? I still kinda hated the dialogue and how slangy it is, butttt i mean i guess i can weirdly see how they actually just had love at first sight bc they weirdly did have a really good connection?
Can you tell how conflicted and confused i feel about all this? Lol i’m making no fucking sense
Idk. That’s all i keep saying. IDK. I said “what the fuck?” Like 100 different times while reading this last night.
If someone out there can tell me that this is somehow worth it, i’ll consider trying again bc clearly yall are seeing something i’m not and i’m gullible af LOL
I got comment on my Fable review (shoutout to Jen) that gave me info about the beginning that she was also confused about until she went back and read it.
So those first 20 pages I was like “wtf is this??” are actually confessionals from OTHER girls. I can’t decide if that makes me feel worse or better. I think slightly better… maybe? As much as I absolutely think that all that was unnecessary to start the book with, at LEAST it wasn’t the FMC. I remember being confused by that beginning anyways because it didn’t even make sense for it to be her, but there’s just not a lot of clarification and because of the way this story is written, it certainly didn’t help. I also wouldn’t expect any book to start out this way in general so😂 Regardless, it was my own fault I didn’t fully realize this originally.
I believe these “confessionals” from other girls’ POVs continue throughout the book. Not sure I think those are necessary though because why are they THAT detailed 🥴 not sure I want to read in depth spice involving other girls LOL.
I still stand by what I read in regards to the first time they meet and not loving how it went down, but for me personally, those first 20 pages were a stain on my mind when I thought they were from the FMC. Realistically, I’m not sure this clarity necessarily changes anything at all in the grand scheme of things, but 🤷🏻♀️ I’ve been informed that while those breaks in the story are probably too often and unnecessarily detailed, there is a reason we get them and it’s specific to Andrew’s character/arc. Obviously I cannot comment on that, but it has been relayed to me.
I wanted to amend this review and take off my star rating after getting some clarity on this. I’m still not sure the writing is for me because I didn’t love the style or the dialogue, but I mighttttt be willing to continue out of pure curiosity for where the story goes. If I do though, it probably won’t be any time soon after I heard there is supposed to be 4 books total and book 2 ends on a cliffhanger.
I haven’t read any further from where I was at yet, but again, I just wanted to update this because I don’t want to be the reason false information is out there.
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DNF after about 200 pages.
I feel like these 5 star reviews are gaslighting me? Like if there’s someone out there that can convince me this gets better and that I should keep going, please, I am genuinely all ears bc I swear I do want to get it. But what I’ve read so far….. 🫠💀😐🥴
The first 20 pages from when the book actually starts was probably one of the worst things I’ve ever read. Idek what the hell that was😭
This first bit of the book was a collection of very short memories/flashbacks/whatever with the mmc at random points in time. This is just one of the things in the first 20 pages that had me like… pls what is happening😭💀
He’s using his toe to secretly get her off in the middle of a hot tub that them and all of their friends are in:
“This man. Is clit-blasting my pussy. With his toe. And not in a creepy “foot guy” way.”
“And I fucking lose it. I’m coming. Full. Body. Climax. In the fucking hot tub. I’m gasping. My legs are shaking. The rest of me tenses up. My mouth? Yeah, all O for orgasm. And immediately, everyone starts freaking the fuck out. ‘Is she overheating?’ ‘Get her out!’ ‘She’s gonna pass out!’ Then I’m deadass being dragged out of the hot tub mid-fucking-orgasm, ‘cause they think I’m suffering heatstroke”
Like….. 🥴 help 💀
Also in this first 20 pages, we get a memory/flashback/whatever (?) of them doing anal at a random superbowl party and the way it’s described is that they never spoke in the friend group or really knew each other but she said to him, out of nowhere, and I quote, “Told him I wanted to be worshipped, taken, and dominated by an asshole. Told him I wanted both praise and shame. To be ignored, then claimed. For him to take possession of me, fuck me hard, fill every hole, make me cry, and call me his.”
And look ok, I’m not one to judge something TOOOO harshly based on the first 20 pages, but this was just a jarring start to the book💀
I decided to keep reading. LOL
After this, we learn that we are on chapter one of the book and we’re at the start of the timeline now (I think)(it was confusing). She works at a music label and is a songwriter and sells her songs to artists. We thennn learn that she employs these two boys to basically give her orgasms 24/7. This is her description:
”I give the Boys everything: a home, a car, an allowance. In return they follow my rules: stay loyal, call me Baby, make me come. If they cross a line I cut them off. Simple as that. It’s the only way that’s worked for me. Because I’m addicted. To orgasms.”
She doesn’t let them call her by her actual name, only ‘Baby.’ And they are not allowed to kiss her, cuddle her, love her, nothing-nada. (These boys are not the mmc)
The book basically describes her as this girl that these men absolutely fawn and obsess over, but that she’s untouchable bc she doesn’t accept love.
Ok lol
I read nearly 200 pages of this and I’m just so confused. I mean everyone says this book and the next are amazing, but I am not really getting it. I was so excited when everyone said this is like a love letter to whiskey. And that’s not to say this doesn’t get crazy toxic, I definitely believe it does. That’s not really my issue here.
The language and dialogue were cringe and just… girl idk.. not sure it’s my cup of tea 🫠🤣 The slang and informality of the dialogue in this weirdly bothered me. The writing style is unique, but it’s hard to get used to. She doesn’t use proper grammar or sentence structure on the page (she addresses this in her author’s note.) The writing comes across really choppy because of the style and sometimes I feel like it works for the scene, but most of the time it just annoys me. The sentence structure was more normal in that first 20 pages, but after that is where it was different.
As I got a little further in, there were moments that I felt like I was maybeeee getting it, but then I was suddenly back to not getting it. I tried to see what everyone else was seeing in this, which is why i keep reading, but idk
Like, please, can someone tell me if this gets better????
i swear i’ve never gotten this far into a book and had no real concrete feeling about what I think of it lol. Like i really dont know. Because what I’ve read so far is pretty fucking terrible 😭💀 It’s a very long book, so there’s that part of me that’s curious if I read more, it’ll finally click and I’ll get the hype.
The scene where she meets the mmc was something else 💀 They meet at a record store/coffee shop and it was cute/sweet/whatever. A girl shows up and says she’s his girlfriend and mind you, he’s mid flirting with our fmc rn. The way BOTH the fmc & mmc treat this girl… bruh😭 i’m sure he’s supposed to come off as a red flag, like that’s the point but damn💀
Right where I left off, they had just hooked up (immediately after they first meet-like 30 minutes later) and it’s totally insta-lust and insta-love and i hated it, but on the other hand, like i can feel their chemistry? I still kinda hated the dialogue and how slangy it is, butttt i mean i guess i can weirdly see how they actually just had love at first sight bc they weirdly did have a really good connection?
Can you tell how conflicted and confused i feel about all this? Lol i’m making no fucking sense
Idk. That’s all i keep saying. IDK. I said “what the fuck?” Like 100 different times while reading this last night.
If someone out there can tell me that this is somehow worth it, i’ll consider trying again bc clearly yall are seeing something i’m not and i’m gullible af LOL
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August 28, 2026the streets told me this is good?
can't wait to find out!
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October 4, 2026A Note From the Author:
First thing you should know, this story saved me from creative burnout.
Writing and publishing is a beautiful gift, but it can also make an author fall into a stagnant rhythm. I found myself hitting the same beats I always do instead of writing what terrified me. I read close to 50 books a year, published 6 now, and I needed something to challenge me and refill my creative well again. I needed to get my brain firing off, give myself goosebumps, get excited again, and challenge myself to tell a story in a way I'd never done before.
Call Me Baby did that for me.
Was it a risk? Hell yes.
Is it the most vulnerable I've ever been in my storytelling? Insanely so.
But writing books that I'm in love with are the risks I'll keep taking.
Side A is a lot of things, but at its heart, it's about stories from the mouths of women at every stage of insecurity who once crossed Andrew Harding—a Jersey boy who, for one night, reminded them that their bodies were no less than divine. It's about the real parts of falling in love and questioning yourself every step of the way in fear of getting hurt, forcing you to take that journey alongside our FMC as she experiences it. Because that's what it's truly like to fall in love, isn't it? Not knowing the other's intentions, if they're being honest, how they feel about us, or if we can trust them. Now imagine finally getting every aspect of an MMC's past first-hand, told by other women. How would you judge him then before ever getting his side of the story?
Side A and Side B is about fantasy vs reality.
About separating feelings from our addictions.
About judging vs understanding.
About surrendering and taking risks when fear's got us by the throat, when something as amazing as love and happiness could be what lies on the other side. Told in the most honest, unfiltered voice of Allison Taylor, a character whose most private thoughts are unhidden from you.
I'm grateful every day to be able to publish. Thank you for taking a chance on this story. It is a bit experimental and a departure from my usual style, but if it finds you, it's my hope that Allison's strength lingers in you, that Andrew's resilience haunts you, and that their love stays with you long after the last song.
And if it made you feel anything at all, that's already more than enough.
⚠️ Please Note & Structural Warning:
• The book starts off with a confessional booth, where four women from Andrew Harding's past tell their story about their encounter with him.
• The main story is told in fragmented sentences, most times crude, morbid, and unfiltered from a songwriter's heart.
• Woven inside are tracks told from multiple POVs and tenses.
First thing you should know, this story saved me from creative burnout.
Writing and publishing is a beautiful gift, but it can also make an author fall into a stagnant rhythm. I found myself hitting the same beats I always do instead of writing what terrified me. I read close to 50 books a year, published 6 now, and I needed something to challenge me and refill my creative well again. I needed to get my brain firing off, give myself goosebumps, get excited again, and challenge myself to tell a story in a way I'd never done before.
Call Me Baby did that for me.
Was it a risk? Hell yes.
Is it the most vulnerable I've ever been in my storytelling? Insanely so.
But writing books that I'm in love with are the risks I'll keep taking.
Side A is a lot of things, but at its heart, it's about stories from the mouths of women at every stage of insecurity who once crossed Andrew Harding—a Jersey boy who, for one night, reminded them that their bodies were no less than divine. It's about the real parts of falling in love and questioning yourself every step of the way in fear of getting hurt, forcing you to take that journey alongside our FMC as she experiences it. Because that's what it's truly like to fall in love, isn't it? Not knowing the other's intentions, if they're being honest, how they feel about us, or if we can trust them. Now imagine finally getting every aspect of an MMC's past first-hand, told by other women. How would you judge him then before ever getting his side of the story?
Side A and Side B is about fantasy vs reality.
About separating feelings from our addictions.
About judging vs understanding.
About surrendering and taking risks when fear's got us by the throat, when something as amazing as love and happiness could be what lies on the other side. Told in the most honest, unfiltered voice of Allison Taylor, a character whose most private thoughts are unhidden from you.
I'm grateful every day to be able to publish. Thank you for taking a chance on this story. It is a bit experimental and a departure from my usual style, but if it finds you, it's my hope that Allison's strength lingers in you, that Andrew's resilience haunts you, and that their love stays with you long after the last song.
And if it made you feel anything at all, that's already more than enough.
⚠️ Please Note & Structural Warning:
• The book starts off with a confessional booth, where four women from Andrew Harding's past tell their story about their encounter with him.
• The main story is told in fragmented sentences, most times crude, morbid, and unfiltered from a songwriter's heart.
• Woven inside are tracks told from multiple POVs and tenses.
January 26, 2026
Fiorina’s prose is an unflinching, visceral living breathing thing. She doesn’t give voice to characters; they bleed on the page with you. Her convention is all her own and by the end of this book you feel simultaneously like you are living inside these tragic people but also don’t know them at all.
I’m struggling to rate this book. On the one hand, I love her bravery in how this is written. Context and grammar be damned, Allison is telling her story. On the other hand, it started to feel very repetitive and drawn out. There are so many scenes in Andrew’s past that weren’t necessarily their own chapters, so the timeline became a bit muddled here or there. And the copious amount of sex scenes started to get really repetitive and felt gratuitous. It could be argued that they were all necessary because of the trauma and afflictions these two MCs seem to have but still. Some scenes were just so long and I started to skim. Additionally, there were a lot of very cringe moments. Pet names, Aerosmith lyrics, the nonstop lusting and orgasms… it was a lot, often too much.
This is not an easy book to describe. If someone asked me to do so, I’d probably say it’s about two lost people in their late 20s who have been using sex as a coping mechanism for the pressures and grief of their lives. Neither can abide intimacy and so both have erected similar walls to keep others out: Allison has a contract and an inappropriate and disturbing relationship with her stepfather; Andrew has sex with every single woman who comes his way but limits himself in ways to maintain distance. He also lies to everyone around him in some capacity, is an enormous people pleaser to the detriment of having any true sense of self, and may or may not have some sort of pathology when it comes to bedding women. Both are incredibly toxic and broken and we’ll see if they can help one another heal in the next book—or if they even want to.
I would have preferred this story to be one book and not drawn out into two, but I will likely read Side B.
I’m struggling to rate this book. On the one hand, I love her bravery in how this is written. Context and grammar be damned, Allison is telling her story. On the other hand, it started to feel very repetitive and drawn out. There are so many scenes in Andrew’s past that weren’t necessarily their own chapters, so the timeline became a bit muddled here or there. And the copious amount of sex scenes started to get really repetitive and felt gratuitous. It could be argued that they were all necessary because of the trauma and afflictions these two MCs seem to have but still. Some scenes were just so long and I started to skim. Additionally, there were a lot of very cringe moments. Pet names, Aerosmith lyrics, the nonstop lusting and orgasms… it was a lot, often too much.
This is not an easy book to describe. If someone asked me to do so, I’d probably say it’s about two lost people in their late 20s who have been using sex as a coping mechanism for the pressures and grief of their lives. Neither can abide intimacy and so both have erected similar walls to keep others out: Allison has a contract and an inappropriate and disturbing relationship with her stepfather; Andrew has sex with every single woman who comes his way but limits himself in ways to maintain distance. He also lies to everyone around him in some capacity, is an enormous people pleaser to the detriment of having any true sense of self, and may or may not have some sort of pathology when it comes to bedding women. Both are incredibly toxic and broken and we’ll see if they can help one another heal in the next book—or if they even want to.
I would have preferred this story to be one book and not drawn out into two, but I will likely read Side B.
March 17, 2026
This book is unlike anything else I’ve ever read before… and while it had so many strong pieces… for the most part I was unhappy with how it shook out.
First off, the length is just a problem. 688 pages and it’s still only the first half of the story. By 75%, I was skimming through pages and pages of just words. Words thrown on a page, most of the time unnecessary.
Then we have the will they, won’t they that never ends. It just never ever ends. Both claim to have their reasons, but neither will actually speak to each other about those reasons. Walls sky high with no chance of them crumbling down.
I was infuriated with both of them at so many moments. They are some of the most infuriating characters I’ve ever read about. Immature beyond belief.
In terms of small things, there were a lot of little cringy moments - the rapping, the constant “yo” (just to name a few).
The premise of this book was incredible. If this was 350 pages and took a different direction, I probably would’ve loved it. The whole baby contract thing is super up my alley.
And that last chapter had my jaw on the floor… the only reason I might read book 2, or at least get some spoilers.
But for almost 700 pages??? Idk if the read was worth it.
First off, the length is just a problem. 688 pages and it’s still only the first half of the story. By 75%, I was skimming through pages and pages of just words. Words thrown on a page, most of the time unnecessary.
Then we have the will they, won’t they that never ends. It just never ever ends. Both claim to have their reasons, but neither will actually speak to each other about those reasons. Walls sky high with no chance of them crumbling down.
I was infuriated with both of them at so many moments. They are some of the most infuriating characters I’ve ever read about. Immature beyond belief.
In terms of small things, there were a lot of little cringy moments - the rapping, the constant “yo” (just to name a few).
The premise of this book was incredible. If this was 350 pages and took a different direction, I probably would’ve loved it. The whole baby contract thing is super up my alley.
And that last chapter had my jaw on the floor… the only reason I might read book 2, or at least get some spoilers.
But for almost 700 pages??? Idk if the read was worth it.
January 22, 2026
how do you know you loved a book?
when you couldn't put it down
when you felt like it had its own pulse and heartbeat and you were breathing with it
when you felt EVERYTHING
when you stared at the last page for 10 minutes without being able to breathe
when you immediately wanted to reread every 700 pages of it
it has some of my least favorite tropes (sex addiction, a lot of chilli peppers), never thought I'd be rating 5 ⭐ a spicy book but here I am!
usually I don't like when the syntax is all over the place but it was so well done. this book has its own beat and rhythm, you can't put it down, you need to keep reading, you can't hit pause or you'll break the rhythm, you'll ruin the song.
and now I just want to lose myself in this song again...
when you couldn't put it down
when you felt like it had its own pulse and heartbeat and you were breathing with it
when you felt EVERYTHING
when you stared at the last page for 10 minutes without being able to breathe
when you immediately wanted to reread every 700 pages of it
it has some of my least favorite tropes (sex addiction, a lot of chilli peppers), never thought I'd be rating 5 ⭐ a spicy book but here I am!
usually I don't like when the syntax is all over the place but it was so well done. this book has its own beat and rhythm, you can't put it down, you need to keep reading, you can't hit pause or you'll break the rhythm, you'll ruin the song.
and now I just want to lose myself in this song again...
February 4, 2026
This book just blew my f*cking mind. WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ENDING??? WHAT? NF just dropping this and leaving me spinning. Was it real? WAS HE REAL WITH ALLISON? Was that MF'er for real or naw?
Not going to lie, it took me a few pages to get into the style but I was hooked. So unique and creative. But I am left bereft. I need some fucking answers. What happened to the Boy Contract? To Raymond? And were the hell did Celia go? Andrew breaking MY heart. NOOOOOO. Just someone please tell me it was real for him and Allison.
This entire book was a deep slow burn. Sensual, unforgiving, unapologetic. Allison, the sex addict and Andrew, look above, I'm not sure WTF he was. I fell for him though. Even through all his hookups, yep, your gonna read a lot of them. This southern girl gonna stay in the f*cking south. LMAO.
Truly loved this book.
Not going to lie, it took me a few pages to get into the style but I was hooked. So unique and creative. But I am left bereft. I need some fucking answers. What happened to the Boy Contract? To Raymond? And were the hell did Celia go? Andrew breaking MY heart. NOOOOOO. Just someone please tell me it was real for him and Allison.
This entire book was a deep slow burn. Sensual, unforgiving, unapologetic. Allison, the sex addict and Andrew, look above, I'm not sure WTF he was. I fell for him though. Even through all his hookups, yep, your gonna read a lot of them. This southern girl gonna stay in the f*cking south. LMAO.
Truly loved this book.
January 24, 2026
nicole oh how much I missed you😭😭🫂🫂
August 17, 2026
6⭐
I felt this so deeply in my bones.
This was so different and so addictive. If I could have, I would've read it in one sitting.
Allison and Andrew absolutely served. Toxic at times and I Absolutely. Did not care.
I'm obsessed with the writing style. The music, the format, the emotions. Nicole Fiorina wrote something that felt so unique and it just worked for me.
The way music was woven into the story made every moment hit even harder.
I felt this so deeply in my bones.
This was so different and so addictive. If I could have, I would've read it in one sitting.
Allison and Andrew absolutely served. Toxic at times and I Absolutely. Did not care.
I'm obsessed with the writing style. The music, the format, the emotions. Nicole Fiorina wrote something that felt so unique and it just worked for me.
The way music was woven into the story made every moment hit even harder.
March 13, 2026
DNF’d 68%. Wtf was that? Do people actually use the word “yo” that often when speaking?? I couldn’t take another page of reading about Andrews “oral skills” or another of Allison just being Allison.
And there’s supposed to be another book?! No way.
And there’s supposed to be another book?! No way.
September 6, 2026
and theres a part 2?
There are so many things i can say. The first 100 pages were solid and i was hooked but it went down hill real quick. The fmc was likable at first and i got major ick from the mmc. Take a shot every time they talk about how good he is at eating kitty but the second he goes to pound town with her he comes in 10 seconds. The writing style got confusing at times and i was having a hard time following the past and present. This is also 900 pages and there’s absolutely no reason why it needed to be that long.
There are so many things i can say. The first 100 pages were solid and i was hooked but it went down hill real quick. The fmc was likable at first and i got major ick from the mmc. Take a shot every time they talk about how good he is at eating kitty but the second he goes to pound town with her he comes in 10 seconds. The writing style got confusing at times and i was having a hard time following the past and present. This is also 900 pages and there’s absolutely no reason why it needed to be that long.
February 19, 2026
Call Me Baby is an emotionally intense story about two flawed people, Allison and Andrew, who find each other and connect despite their messy, problematic pasts. This book shattered all of my expectations of what a romance novel “should be” and redefined my love of the genre.
Some books you just feel deep in your soul. The characters climb inside your heart and their story is just so visceral. This is one of those books and it became part of my life so deeply. I took my time reading it and found that each time I would slip back into Allison and Andrew’s story, I would get so caught up in how stripped down, and unapologetic it felt. I couldn’t help but keep going back for more.
If there is even the smallest relation of music to a story, with enough impact, it will have me in a chokehold. In Call Me Baby, music isn’t just the backdrop of the story, it’s deeply coded into all of its layers, taking music that I already love and adding even more nuance to my nostalgia for them.
And you can believe that even though I am a child of the 80s/90s, with a multitude of memories where Aerosmith colors my life experience (the Cryin’, and the iconic Walk This Way videos on MTV, obsessing over I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing from Armageddon, the list is endless)...this book can officially be added to that long list.
Nicole’s writing was so different and yet so her all at the same time. Nothing could make me look away. I felt like I was getting into the skin of these characters—people that I don’t really have anything in common with but whose beings I just felt so connected to.
There’s nothing like jumping in blind and then finding connection in the words. The thing is...this is nothing like you’ve ever read. Andrew and Allison’s love story is exposed, vulnerable, honest, tender and brutal. I, for one, am in dire need of someone to push the boundaries and this definitely did that for me.
Some books you just feel deep in your soul. The characters climb inside your heart and their story is just so visceral. This is one of those books and it became part of my life so deeply. I took my time reading it and found that each time I would slip back into Allison and Andrew’s story, I would get so caught up in how stripped down, and unapologetic it felt. I couldn’t help but keep going back for more.
If there is even the smallest relation of music to a story, with enough impact, it will have me in a chokehold. In Call Me Baby, music isn’t just the backdrop of the story, it’s deeply coded into all of its layers, taking music that I already love and adding even more nuance to my nostalgia for them.
And you can believe that even though I am a child of the 80s/90s, with a multitude of memories where Aerosmith colors my life experience (the Cryin’, and the iconic Walk This Way videos on MTV, obsessing over I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing from Armageddon, the list is endless)...this book can officially be added to that long list.
Nicole’s writing was so different and yet so her all at the same time. Nothing could make me look away. I felt like I was getting into the skin of these characters—people that I don’t really have anything in common with but whose beings I just felt so connected to.
There’s nothing like jumping in blind and then finding connection in the words. The thing is...this is nothing like you’ve ever read. Andrew and Allison’s love story is exposed, vulnerable, honest, tender and brutal. I, for one, am in dire need of someone to push the boundaries and this definitely did that for me.
April 18, 2026
If you want tension & yearning this is the book for you.
These characters are so complex and imperfect, which make them so real. When the story also involves music, there is just that extra layer that I eat up every time.
I will be recommending this book to anyone who will listen 👏
These characters are so complex and imperfect, which make them so real. When the story also involves music, there is just that extra layer that I eat up every time.
I will be recommending this book to anyone who will listen 👏
Did Not Finish
April 28, 2026I’m sorry! I tried to read this for 2 hours but I just couldn’t deal with the way it was written… I was struggling to keep up / understand / grasp the story???? I’m still so confused and I only got 50 pages in!?
February 1, 2026
4.5 this was angsty, raw and gritty. and oh my god i am utterly obsessed.
March 6, 2026
WHAT WAS THAT ENDING. i need the second book like i need air. i was barely recovering from stoneadora and nicole managed to send me into psychosis again
Read
September 30, 2026I just want to say a few things about my experience real quick before I do a thorough review because I finished last night and it’s fresh …
This story was a lot
This audiobook took me longer than I care to admit to finish
I began to listen 08/29 and finished 09/29 … that’s just weird LOL
This story seemed to be on my mind 24/7 during the last 30 days and I still don’t know whether I liked it or not.
Did I say it was a lot?
If anyone reading this ever read Forbidden by CD Reiss ,,, that’s the vibe I felt all 25 hours
Okay, I’ll be back.
OH, also, I’m not rating yet because, see above …
This story was a lot
This audiobook took me longer than I care to admit to finish
I began to listen 08/29 and finished 09/29 … that’s just weird LOL
This story seemed to be on my mind 24/7 during the last 30 days and I still don’t know whether I liked it or not.
Did I say it was a lot?
If anyone reading this ever read Forbidden by CD Reiss ,,, that’s the vibe I felt all 25 hours
Okay, I’ll be back.
OH, also, I’m not rating yet because, see above …
September 17, 2026
holy. shit.
January 27, 2026
there's something about Nicole's writing that just hits on the deepest levels.
This was unlike anything I have ever read, so unlike anything Nicole has ever written and yet, I could feel her in the most beautiful lines that stop me in my tracks to highlight.
Nicole needed this.
And now I need side b 👀🤭
This was unlike anything I have ever read, so unlike anything Nicole has ever written and yet, I could feel her in the most beautiful lines that stop me in my tracks to highlight.
Nicole needed this.
And now I need side b 👀🤭
January 29, 2026
Gosh! This book is something else, and I mean it in the best way ever.
The queen of complicated relationships and traumatized characters is back.
For everyone who knows Nicole's stories, you know exactly what I mean.
For everyone who hasn't read her books, what are you waiting for?!?
The story shocked me at first, then intrigued me, then totally obsessed me, and finally addicted me to this crazy, maniacal tale.
Yes, I know and love Nicole's writing style, but I was still perplexed (not for the first time with her books).
I've missed her stories.
Ever since Stay With Me, I've loved her incredibly captivating stories. Since the first book, I've been obsessed with her books.
This book is yet another testament to why.
Scorching hot doesn't even begin to describe it.
Traumatized characters.
Dramatic events.
Misunderstood emotions.
A love story like no other, and yet damn complex and complicated like no other too.
I don't know whether to love or hate the main characters.
Right now I'm obsessed with them, so ask me later 😉😂
I don't know how to describe the book without spoilers.
Unique, for sure.
Full of misunderstandings and fears.
Crazy, more than maniacal, more than halfway through the book.
A love story that's more of a hate story.
Hate directed at oneself, not love itself.
And finally, Andrew f***ing Harding! 😲
I'm not even going to talk about the ending.
Nope. Not a word 😫
I'm not feeling well after the last chapter.
What am I supposed to think now?!? Nope.
I hate open endings and cliffhangers 🥴😭
When do I get the next book?!?
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.
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The queen of complicated relationships and traumatized characters is back.
For everyone who knows Nicole's stories, you know exactly what I mean.
For everyone who hasn't read her books, what are you waiting for?!?
The story shocked me at first, then intrigued me, then totally obsessed me, and finally addicted me to this crazy, maniacal tale.
Yes, I know and love Nicole's writing style, but I was still perplexed (not for the first time with her books).
I've missed her stories.
Ever since Stay With Me, I've loved her incredibly captivating stories. Since the first book, I've been obsessed with her books.
This book is yet another testament to why.
Scorching hot doesn't even begin to describe it.
Traumatized characters.
Dramatic events.
Misunderstood emotions.
A love story like no other, and yet damn complex and complicated like no other too.
I don't know whether to love or hate the main characters.
Right now I'm obsessed with them, so ask me later 😉😂
I don't know how to describe the book without spoilers.
Unique, for sure.
Full of misunderstandings and fears.
Crazy, more than maniacal, more than halfway through the book.
A love story that's more of a hate story.
Hate directed at oneself, not love itself.
And finally, Andrew f***ing Harding! 😲
I'm not even going to talk about the ending.
Nope. Not a word 😫
I'm not feeling well after the last chapter.
What am I supposed to think now?!? Nope.
I hate open endings and cliffhangers 🥴😭
When do I get the next book?!?
.
.
.
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March 3, 2026
1.5 stars rounded up. DNF at 34%. I hate not finishing books, but I wasn’t sure how much more I could take of this one. I really wanted to like it. The smut is well-written and the writing style in and of itself is unique- I simply couldn’t get past the cringeworthy dialogue and repetitive thought patterns.
January 19, 2026
this book is going to rattle around in my brain for ages. nicole fiorina, i have missed you like crazy.
August 8, 2026
This one is for the girlies who love to read a toxic, messy romance (think a love letter to whiskey or magnolia parks). This felt like it pulled my heart out of my chest and ripped it to shreds. This is a LONG book, and it’s only part one (I can’t wait to start my arc of part two).
This is a story of two twenty-somethings who have a million pounds of baggage and a list of trauma a mile long. These two people dealt with their trauma in vastly different ways—while they’re like magnets drawn together, they’re also like oil and water.
Allison is the heir of a record label, and she keeps everyone at arms length—no commitment, no feelings. With an orgasm addiction, she keeps men enlisted as her “Boys” to call her “Baby” and get her off, no strings attached. One fateful night, she meets Andrew and sparks fucking FLY. They’re that once in a lifetime connection, and have a meet-cute full of feelings and passion and hot activities. BUT everyone’s too damaged to do anything about it.
So yes, they do *do stuff* the first time they meet, but getting to something steady? THAT’S the uphill battle. These are two toxic, unhealed individuals working through this insane connection. These characters are flawed beyond belief, but that’s something I think is really special about this book—the characters have the space to do some fucked up shit.
This is a heart-wrenching story that brought me to tears multiple times. Nicole Fiorina wrote this in such a beautiful way that’s so true to Allison’s POV—songwriting is in her blood, and this book is written like her thoughts. It’s lyrical, poetic, and painful. The way this is written is so unique but is so genuinely authentic to the story. I feel like I just went through the trenches with these characters—there’s parts that are really uncomfortable to read, so please check your triggers. This was raw, gritty, and emotional—and I hate myself enough to immediately start side B.
This is a story of two twenty-somethings who have a million pounds of baggage and a list of trauma a mile long. These two people dealt with their trauma in vastly different ways—while they’re like magnets drawn together, they’re also like oil and water.
Allison is the heir of a record label, and she keeps everyone at arms length—no commitment, no feelings. With an orgasm addiction, she keeps men enlisted as her “Boys” to call her “Baby” and get her off, no strings attached. One fateful night, she meets Andrew and sparks fucking FLY. They’re that once in a lifetime connection, and have a meet-cute full of feelings and passion and hot activities. BUT everyone’s too damaged to do anything about it.
So yes, they do *do stuff* the first time they meet, but getting to something steady? THAT’S the uphill battle. These are two toxic, unhealed individuals working through this insane connection. These characters are flawed beyond belief, but that’s something I think is really special about this book—the characters have the space to do some fucked up shit.
This is a heart-wrenching story that brought me to tears multiple times. Nicole Fiorina wrote this in such a beautiful way that’s so true to Allison’s POV—songwriting is in her blood, and this book is written like her thoughts. It’s lyrical, poetic, and painful. The way this is written is so unique but is so genuinely authentic to the story. I feel like I just went through the trenches with these characters—there’s parts that are really uncomfortable to read, so please check your triggers. This was raw, gritty, and emotional—and I hate myself enough to immediately start side B.
September 18, 2026
okay, I have gathered my thoughts and landed on 3.75 stars so rounded up (this might come to change, because if I think and analyze a book this much, maybe it's better than I thought?).
This book is different, like in how it was written. I really felt like you were in her head, heard her thoughts, felt her feelings just as you read it. Also like, maybe you were reading her diary? I can see why this book isn't for everyone because of it. It's also very tragic and since it is written the way it is, you don't get the same backstory and information as you might in other books that are similar. So much is happening in the book, but at the same time it feels like nothing is going on? I caught myself thinking "why can't you just let yourself be happy? I know you want to." But alas, not much of that going on in this book... I'm guessing there will be secrets popping left, right and center in side B so getting ready for that.
Our main characters Allison and Andrew are complex. And truly messed up and so broken. I really don't trust them yet. I think there is so much more going on that you don't know yet. I'm also questioning Andrew because of that ending, like what? Is it true, is it another ploy or just exactly what he says it is? Telling people what they need to hear.
Side note: the playlist for this book is absolut fire. LOVE it. And it has sooooo much meaning for this story it's crazy.
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I’m not sure what to rate this tbh, I think I need to sit on it and figure out my feelings? Like, I have strong opinions but I’m not sure they’re positive or negative? Is there even a difference or maybe any strong emotion toward a book is positive? It definitely had me questioning things, and how messed up people can be…
but the ending? Was any of it real? What was the point of anything? So many loose ends and holes in the story that you need answered, which I hope will be answered in side B
This book is different, like in how it was written. I really felt like you were in her head, heard her thoughts, felt her feelings just as you read it. Also like, maybe you were reading her diary? I can see why this book isn't for everyone because of it. It's also very tragic and since it is written the way it is, you don't get the same backstory and information as you might in other books that are similar. So much is happening in the book, but at the same time it feels like nothing is going on? I caught myself thinking "why can't you just let yourself be happy? I know you want to." But alas, not much of that going on in this book... I'm guessing there will be secrets popping left, right and center in side B so getting ready for that.
Our main characters Allison and Andrew are complex. And truly messed up and so broken. I really don't trust them yet. I think there is so much more going on that you don't know yet. I'm also questioning Andrew because of that ending, like what? Is it true, is it another ploy or just exactly what he says it is? Telling people what they need to hear.
Side note: the playlist for this book is absolut fire. LOVE it. And it has sooooo much meaning for this story it's crazy.
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I’m not sure what to rate this tbh, I think I need to sit on it and figure out my feelings? Like, I have strong opinions but I’m not sure they’re positive or negative? Is there even a difference or maybe any strong emotion toward a book is positive? It definitely had me questioning things, and how messed up people can be…
but the ending? Was any of it real? What was the point of anything? So many loose ends and holes in the story that you need answered, which I hope will be answered in side B
January 29, 2026
It’s actually criminal how Nicole can just drop such a masterpiece on us without any kind of warning. When I saw this book I knew I had to read it immediately. Picking up this book felt like coming home. I forgot how magical her writing truly is.
This book has some serious triggers so please read the trigger warnings. That said, this book follows Allison who has a “baby contract” that she makes men sign which basically is a list of rules for any type of physical contact. Her past dictates that she follows this to a T and its worked for her for years until a chance meeting with the mysterious Andrew Harding. Harding has a certain reputation but seems to throw it to the wind for Allison. Or does he? Call Me Baby, follows both past and present moments in Allison and Harding lives and the emotional rollercoaster you take in this book is insane.
Call Me Baby is raw and gritty and angsty and so heartbreaking all at the same time. The writing is unique and takes a second to get used to but it makes this story so much better because of the FMC’s musical background. Honestly, it kind of brings me back to Oliver Masters (in another book of hers).
The ending was just CRUEL. I need more. I need side B like yesterday.
Favorite Quotes:
“But just because you’re alone doesn’t mean you’re available. And just because they want something doesn’t mean you owe it to them.”
“Be loud, Sonny - “Be loud. Quiet. Spiraling. In pieces. “I don’t fuckin’ care. “Be a mess. I’ll still find you in it. “Just be real with me, and I swear t’God- I’ll be whatever the fuck you need me to be.”
This book has some serious triggers so please read the trigger warnings. That said, this book follows Allison who has a “baby contract” that she makes men sign which basically is a list of rules for any type of physical contact. Her past dictates that she follows this to a T and its worked for her for years until a chance meeting with the mysterious Andrew Harding. Harding has a certain reputation but seems to throw it to the wind for Allison. Or does he? Call Me Baby, follows both past and present moments in Allison and Harding lives and the emotional rollercoaster you take in this book is insane.
Call Me Baby is raw and gritty and angsty and so heartbreaking all at the same time. The writing is unique and takes a second to get used to but it makes this story so much better because of the FMC’s musical background. Honestly, it kind of brings me back to Oliver Masters (in another book of hers).
The ending was just CRUEL. I need more. I need side B like yesterday.
Favorite Quotes:
“But just because you’re alone doesn’t mean you’re available. And just because they want something doesn’t mean you owe it to them.”
“Be loud, Sonny - “Be loud. Quiet. Spiraling. In pieces. “I don’t fuckin’ care. “Be a mess. I’ll still find you in it. “Just be real with me, and I swear t’God- I’ll be whatever the fuck you need me to be.”
January 25, 2026
This was one hell of a ride. My goodness. You know when you feel all the things while reading a story, it’s going to be a favorite. Just imagine any and every emotion, and that’s what I felt throughout. Nicole’s words grab you from the start and stick with you long after you finish anything she writes.
August 18, 2026
5 ⭐️/ ♾️
Addicted.
Wouldn’t stop thinking about this book, reading it. Staying up far too late, fully consumed.
The writing style was so unique, immersive, lyrical and endless stream of thoughts to words to paper. Won’t be for everyone and to that I say: fight me.
This is my new personality.
Addicted.
Wouldn’t stop thinking about this book, reading it. Staying up far too late, fully consumed.
The writing style was so unique, immersive, lyrical and endless stream of thoughts to words to paper. Won’t be for everyone and to that I say: fight me.
This is my new personality.
January 30, 2026
Nicole rewired my brain chemistry in the best of ways with Call Me Baby! You don't read CMB. It consumes you. Takes up all your thoughts every time of the day. But that is a Nicole book. CMB is in a genre of its own, with a style of prose Nicole created.
This isn't the raw feeling, the one that cuts deep. This is a slap of reality, NF style. You might not relate to Allison or Andrew, but you've been there - love, heartbreak, longing, listening to that one song to keep the memory alive, working on everything to forget, the thrill, passion. And then Allison & Andrew get under your skin. They don’t ask permission. They settle into your chest, your thoughts, your silence. They live in the spaces you thought were empty. Their story hurts & it is worth every aching moment. Call Me Baby is emotion. Raw, gutteral emotion wrapped in 662 pages. Screamed in sin, seductive words. The kind that rips your heart clean out & dares you to keep reading. The kind that pulls you apart & rebuilds you in the same breath. Soft kisses, sharp edges. Take it or leave it because that is who Allison & Andrew are.
Music filled, trauma induced, New Jersey/New York coded. And being a Jersey girl, born & raised, my heart is filled to the brim. Nicole captured the essence, heart & soul of both sides of the Hudson.
I went through emotional whiplash. Your giddy, legs kicking, swooning & in a matter of a sentence your cracking, breaking, tears filling your eyes. Glass case of emotion, full on Ron Burgundy breakdown kinda feelings.
Mic drop (pun intended) 🎤 Nicole did not miss a beat from the start with this story.
This isn't a slow burn, this is a stop you in your tracks, feel EVERYTHING read.
Call Me Baby is a an unfiltered, out-of-the-box story unlike anything Nicole has written before. It’s raw & grown, explicit & unapologetically gritty, yet it beats with a living, breathing pulse. Nicole didn’t write what was expected; she wrote what her heart demanded. It's vulnerability without armor.
This isn't the raw feeling, the one that cuts deep. This is a slap of reality, NF style. You might not relate to Allison or Andrew, but you've been there - love, heartbreak, longing, listening to that one song to keep the memory alive, working on everything to forget, the thrill, passion. And then Allison & Andrew get under your skin. They don’t ask permission. They settle into your chest, your thoughts, your silence. They live in the spaces you thought were empty. Their story hurts & it is worth every aching moment. Call Me Baby is emotion. Raw, gutteral emotion wrapped in 662 pages. Screamed in sin, seductive words. The kind that rips your heart clean out & dares you to keep reading. The kind that pulls you apart & rebuilds you in the same breath. Soft kisses, sharp edges. Take it or leave it because that is who Allison & Andrew are.
Music filled, trauma induced, New Jersey/New York coded. And being a Jersey girl, born & raised, my heart is filled to the brim. Nicole captured the essence, heart & soul of both sides of the Hudson.
I went through emotional whiplash. Your giddy, legs kicking, swooning & in a matter of a sentence your cracking, breaking, tears filling your eyes. Glass case of emotion, full on Ron Burgundy breakdown kinda feelings.
Mic drop (pun intended) 🎤 Nicole did not miss a beat from the start with this story.
This isn't a slow burn, this is a stop you in your tracks, feel EVERYTHING read.
Call Me Baby is a an unfiltered, out-of-the-box story unlike anything Nicole has written before. It’s raw & grown, explicit & unapologetically gritty, yet it beats with a living, breathing pulse. Nicole didn’t write what was expected; she wrote what her heart demanded. It's vulnerability without armor.
January 25, 2026
"Nobody forgets Andrew Harding."
"Shes not the kind of girl you meet. She's the kind of girl you crash into."-Call Me Baby: Side A, By Nicole Fiorina
So I've now been taught a very valuable lesson. There are some books you read and some books that are an experience. This was an experience. There is no other way to put it. This book reached into the depths of my damn soul, knocked me on my ass, took my breath away and I had a visceral reaction to it. I have never in my life read anything like it. It's incredible. But that's the power of Nicole Fiorina and the Rockstar that she is.
Speaking of rockstars....you have Andrew Harding & Allison Jane Taylor. Two of the most complex characters I have ever read. And I truly don't know how i can love them and all their imperfections more.
He is a Jersey Boy, with a heart of gold, a body of a god and a reputation to go with it. She is a songwriter who will bring you to your knees and gets zero credit for her artistry and amazing-ness. When these two meet. Holy crap ill never be able to describe it. The way Nicole wrote these characters, it's so real and raw and vulnerable and intimate. You feel like you are right there with them.
They are two sides of the same coin. Their chemistry? Otherworldly. They both need control or have control over things in their lives for different reasons. It truly felt like I was walking beside them through every word that was splayed across the pages. I don't know how to put it in words, I am absolutely gobsmacked. Nicole, I will read anything you write and so will my friends. Protect Andrew Harding & Allison Jane Taylor at all costs. Please and thank you.
Sincerely,
The Nicole Fiorina Fan Club
P.S. Please tell me more about Romeo 👀
#callmebaby #nicolefiorina #booksandchatswithnickib #justiceforromeo #allisonjanetaylor
@authornicolefiorina
"Shes not the kind of girl you meet. She's the kind of girl you crash into."-Call Me Baby: Side A, By Nicole Fiorina
So I've now been taught a very valuable lesson. There are some books you read and some books that are an experience. This was an experience. There is no other way to put it. This book reached into the depths of my damn soul, knocked me on my ass, took my breath away and I had a visceral reaction to it. I have never in my life read anything like it. It's incredible. But that's the power of Nicole Fiorina and the Rockstar that she is.
Speaking of rockstars....you have Andrew Harding & Allison Jane Taylor. Two of the most complex characters I have ever read. And I truly don't know how i can love them and all their imperfections more.
He is a Jersey Boy, with a heart of gold, a body of a god and a reputation to go with it. She is a songwriter who will bring you to your knees and gets zero credit for her artistry and amazing-ness. When these two meet. Holy crap ill never be able to describe it. The way Nicole wrote these characters, it's so real and raw and vulnerable and intimate. You feel like you are right there with them.
They are two sides of the same coin. Their chemistry? Otherworldly. They both need control or have control over things in their lives for different reasons. It truly felt like I was walking beside them through every word that was splayed across the pages. I don't know how to put it in words, I am absolutely gobsmacked. Nicole, I will read anything you write and so will my friends. Protect Andrew Harding & Allison Jane Taylor at all costs. Please and thank you.
Sincerely,
The Nicole Fiorina Fan Club
P.S. Please tell me more about Romeo 👀
#callmebaby #nicolefiorina #booksandchatswithnickib #justiceforromeo #allisonjanetaylor
@authornicolefiorina
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