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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.
691 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2026
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About the author
Nicole Fiorina
14 books3,345 followersNicole Fiorina is the #1 Best Selling Author in Poetry for her debut trilogy, Stay with Me, and Amazon’s #1 Best Selling Author in Gothic Romance for Hollow Heathens. She has four published titles, all translated into multiple languages.
Her writing style and stories are known to evoke imagery and emotion, varying across all sub-genres, settings, and time periods due to her ambition to live a thousand lives. She's a rule breaker who cannot be confined in a box, except when she's in the writing cave. In this case, she will lose track of time and will have to be dragged away. When she's not writing, she's busy being inspired, traveling, or planning her next book—with one hand on her laptop and the other balancing a latte.
Website ➜ www.nicolefiorina.com
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Stay with Me Series:
Stay with Me
Even When I'm Gone
Now Open Your Eyes
Tales of Weeping Hollow Collection:
Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell
Bone Island: Book of Danvers
Her writing style and stories are known to evoke imagery and emotion, varying across all sub-genres, settings, and time periods due to her ambition to live a thousand lives. She's a rule breaker who cannot be confined in a box, except when she's in the writing cave. In this case, she will lose track of time and will have to be dragged away. When she's not writing, she's busy being inspired, traveling, or planning her next book—with one hand on her laptop and the other balancing a latte.
Website ➜ www.nicolefiorina.com
Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/authornicol...
TikTok➜ https://tiktok.com/@nicolefiorinabooks
Book Club ➜ https://facebook.com/groups/nfgang
Stay with Me Series:
Stay with Me
Even When I'm Gone
Now Open Your Eyes
Tales of Weeping Hollow Collection:
Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell
Bone Island: Book of Danvers
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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.
January 27, 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...
January 24, 2026
nicole oh how much I missed you😭😭🫂🫂
April 11, 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.
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
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 👏
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 👀🤭
February 1, 2026
4.5 this was angsty, raw and gritty. and oh my god i am utterly obsessed.
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 19, 2026
this book is going to rattle around in my brain for ages. nicole fiorina, i have missed you like crazy.
February 3, 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.
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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.
.
.
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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January 31, 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 27, 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
January 26, 2026
***This is an over 18 YO read***
In all her heart break glory. In her hold my beer and read this Shit. In her IDGAF how you feel because like Andrew and Allison, we don’t do feelings, we don’t acknowledge feelings. We keep them far far away. We do anything to avoid the obvious (our inner dialogue is very very wise and a MF liar) and hell hath no fury if we admit to any of it.
This book is pure trauma, pure heart break, obvious soulmates but we aren’t there yet- will we get there?- NF holds the answer to that question… but make no mistake and get ready bitches you are in store for a wild wild ride. Where, its mandatory you have an extra stash of panties, and you accept the fact like our Immaculate Virgin- and despite one of Allison’s hard rules, you will leave probably pregnant with twins ( no penetration- an Allison rule). Rules rules and more rules, broke, broken and still breaking. Nothing is black and white despite how hard this duo tries, they live in the ever changing Grey and it’s liberating and heartbreaking all in one mushy soul crushing beast of a book. Sit back, eat your popcorn, and watch the story unfold. Stellar writing. Story telling is amazing. Characters and intricate, flawed, and lovable. The vocally unhinged, tell it like it is poetry. Love the rock and roll aspect. The whole package, Simply amazing.
In all her heart break glory. In her hold my beer and read this Shit. In her IDGAF how you feel because like Andrew and Allison, we don’t do feelings, we don’t acknowledge feelings. We keep them far far away. We do anything to avoid the obvious (our inner dialogue is very very wise and a MF liar) and hell hath no fury if we admit to any of it.
This book is pure trauma, pure heart break, obvious soulmates but we aren’t there yet- will we get there?- NF holds the answer to that question… but make no mistake and get ready bitches you are in store for a wild wild ride. Where, its mandatory you have an extra stash of panties, and you accept the fact like our Immaculate Virgin- and despite one of Allison’s hard rules, you will leave probably pregnant with twins ( no penetration- an Allison rule). Rules rules and more rules, broke, broken and still breaking. Nothing is black and white despite how hard this duo tries, they live in the ever changing Grey and it’s liberating and heartbreaking all in one mushy soul crushing beast of a book. Sit back, eat your popcorn, and watch the story unfold. Stellar writing. Story telling is amazing. Characters and intricate, flawed, and lovable. The vocally unhinged, tell it like it is poetry. Love the rock and roll aspect. The whole package, Simply amazing.
January 30, 2026
“If I look dangerous, I’ll stop feeling weak.”
Messy. Gritty. Heart-breaking.
Our girl Allison has enough issues to fill an ocean. Life has beaten and used her, and the only way she can move forward is through absolute control. What’s at the heart of that control? Pleasure. Contracts. Four and a half inches - hard limit.
Until she meets her own personal wrecking ball. Andrew Harding. The guy every girl wants. He has his own rules. No kissing, no go-backs, no emotions. He’s in total control.
Until he meets Allison. Their collision is epic.
“Bein’ broken doesn’t give you permission to break other people.”
Allison is a songwriter, and her perspective is written as lyrics. Very poetic, in classic Nicole Fiorina fashion, but also required my brain to recalibrate to this new writing style. It took me a while to get into the story because of this, and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I normally do with Nicole’s writing. This is very much a personal thing, so don’t let that stop you from giving the book a shot. The underlying story is heart-wrenching, and this is only part A.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (3/5)
Messy. Gritty. Heart-breaking.
Our girl Allison has enough issues to fill an ocean. Life has beaten and used her, and the only way she can move forward is through absolute control. What’s at the heart of that control? Pleasure. Contracts. Four and a half inches - hard limit.
Until she meets her own personal wrecking ball. Andrew Harding. The guy every girl wants. He has his own rules. No kissing, no go-backs, no emotions. He’s in total control.
Until he meets Allison. Their collision is epic.
“Bein’ broken doesn’t give you permission to break other people.”
Allison is a songwriter, and her perspective is written as lyrics. Very poetic, in classic Nicole Fiorina fashion, but also required my brain to recalibrate to this new writing style. It took me a while to get into the story because of this, and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I normally do with Nicole’s writing. This is very much a personal thing, so don’t let that stop you from giving the book a shot. The underlying story is heart-wrenching, and this is only part A.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (3/5)
January 27, 2026
Ok Nicole.
Nicole surprised us in the best way. New book. When you may ask? Today. Right now. Nicole is an auto-buy author for me, for good reason.
It took me a moment to find my bearings when the story began, because much of our FMC's (Allison) POV is written in "cigarette prose." It's beautiful and dramatic and works. Allison is the daughter of rocker, Corey Taylor, and is protecting her heart for all it's worth. Allison doesn't do relationships and serious love. She does the "Baby Contract," and it's worked for her, until now. In comes Andrew, all Jersey and making it his life mission to break her walls down all while meeting her where she is. Andrew doesn't do relationships and serious love, and that's worked for him, until now. One night at Type 45, and things change.
Between all of this, we get a glimpse into Andrew and Allison's past. Andrew has spent the better part of a decade caring for others, in about a million different ways. At some point, I hated the women that I was reading about. I kept saying "NO RUN AWAY," but no luck.
Allison has had all her work taken and monetized and her father's legacy nearly erased. BTW Raymond? Ultimate villain.
We see both of them being used horribly and it's heartbreaking as it's left them so guarded.
This book unlike any book I've read before. Nicole is so good at making us feel the deepest things.
The book isn't the end of their story, and I cannot wait to read the next one!
Fave quotes:
"My heart? She’s clawing her way out of the coffin, coughing up dust and dirt, and eight years of darkness. Blood-stained dress. Hair matted. Eyes rimmed in shadows. She lights a cigarette with shaking hands. And whispers, you fucking idiot." p99
"Then he inhales deep. “Can I—can I say somethin’? “Just gimme a sec.” It comes out on exhale, his thumb brushing his brow. This is it. I let my guard down, and now he’s gonna skin me and wear my face to breakfast with his moms." p630
"He said my name, and it was a porch light he left on in his chest, in case I run and need to find my way back." p656
Nicole surprised us in the best way. New book. When you may ask? Today. Right now. Nicole is an auto-buy author for me, for good reason.
It took me a moment to find my bearings when the story began, because much of our FMC's (Allison) POV is written in "cigarette prose." It's beautiful and dramatic and works. Allison is the daughter of rocker, Corey Taylor, and is protecting her heart for all it's worth. Allison doesn't do relationships and serious love. She does the "Baby Contract," and it's worked for her, until now. In comes Andrew, all Jersey and making it his life mission to break her walls down all while meeting her where she is. Andrew doesn't do relationships and serious love, and that's worked for him, until now. One night at Type 45, and things change.
Between all of this, we get a glimpse into Andrew and Allison's past. Andrew has spent the better part of a decade caring for others, in about a million different ways. At some point, I hated the women that I was reading about. I kept saying "NO RUN AWAY," but no luck.
Allison has had all her work taken and monetized and her father's legacy nearly erased. BTW Raymond? Ultimate villain.
We see both of them being used horribly and it's heartbreaking as it's left them so guarded.
This book unlike any book I've read before. Nicole is so good at making us feel the deepest things.
The book isn't the end of their story, and I cannot wait to read the next one!
Fave quotes:
"My heart? She’s clawing her way out of the coffin, coughing up dust and dirt, and eight years of darkness. Blood-stained dress. Hair matted. Eyes rimmed in shadows. She lights a cigarette with shaking hands. And whispers, you fucking idiot." p99
"Then he inhales deep. “Can I—can I say somethin’? “Just gimme a sec.” It comes out on exhale, his thumb brushing his brow. This is it. I let my guard down, and now he’s gonna skin me and wear my face to breakfast with his moms." p630
"He said my name, and it was a porch light he left on in his chest, in case I run and need to find my way back." p656
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 22, 2026
This was a wild ride! I don't know how to star rate it, really, but I'll give it almost 4 stars. I'll start with the gripes and end with what I loved.
The characters are wildly frustrating, but it's intentional. It's not a surprise that it's going to be a frustrating "couple" and "romance" between the main characters. This book is massive and it took me forever to get to the end, and the end is only just the beginning. I get that the lore building about Andrew was intentional with the storytelling by the other girls but it made me like him less and less each time I got their POVs.
But what I LOVE about this book is what I love about every NF book. The prose, the voice, the lyricism, the depth of love NF has for her characters even when they're frustrating. You can feel it off the page 💖 but what is special about this one in particular is truly the way she crafted these characters and how real they feel and how they are so extremely flawed they could fall off the page and break your heart for real. Allison is a songwriter and every POV chapter is written like almost like a song, in prose format. Truly unique and I've never read anything like it before.
The characters are wildly frustrating, but it's intentional. It's not a surprise that it's going to be a frustrating "couple" and "romance" between the main characters. This book is massive and it took me forever to get to the end, and the end is only just the beginning. I get that the lore building about Andrew was intentional with the storytelling by the other girls but it made me like him less and less each time I got their POVs.
But what I LOVE about this book is what I love about every NF book. The prose, the voice, the lyricism, the depth of love NF has for her characters even when they're frustrating. You can feel it off the page 💖 but what is special about this one in particular is truly the way she crafted these characters and how real they feel and how they are so extremely flawed they could fall off the page and break your heart for real. Allison is a songwriter and every POV chapter is written like almost like a song, in prose format. Truly unique and I've never read anything like it before.
January 21, 2026
The way Nicole creates stories will always be captivating in my eyes. There is something truly special in the way she writes each one of her books. Her mind is brilliant.
It is definitely heavy so please check trigger warnings prior to reading this. I was truly not ready for how deep and how traumatized these characters would be. I felt Allison's pain deep in my soul, she had me crying so much. I need her to start healing in the next book.
Andrew's story is a journey. Allison's is a cliffhanger. Their love story is poetry.
P.S. I need to remind myself to stop being such a people pleaser.
It is definitely heavy so please check trigger warnings prior to reading this. I was truly not ready for how deep and how traumatized these characters would be. I felt Allison's pain deep in my soul, she had me crying so much. I need her to start healing in the next book.
Andrew's story is a journey. Allison's is a cliffhanger. Their love story is poetry.
P.S. I need to remind myself to stop being such a people pleaser.
January 25, 2026
Wow, this was a wild ride! Everything about this story was so unexpected and I found myself hanging on to every word. Allison is troubled, broody and cold; her heart is locked away behind walls of rules and legal contracts. Kind of a ghost in her own life… Andrew is a hopeless romantic with a tendency to give everything away to the wrong people and leave nothing for himself. But listen he’s got secrets! Beneath the layers of masks they both wear are two hearts of gold waiting for permission to exist 😩 Honestly couldn’t get enough of their obsessive, angsty love story or the push and pull tension that stretches for miles. Also loved the playlist. I need book 2 immediately! ❤️
February 5, 2026
This book is impossible to describe. Nicole defies all of the normal expectations of fiction prose. Her words are art and magic and soul deep. I am utterly addicted to this story and these two characters. They are broken and toxic and damaged and perfect all in one. Their humanity shines through in so many different ways. And the music theme is ON POINT. Give me all the musical references. I am frothing at the mouth for Side B, but I will be patient because I know Nicole is pouring her heart and soul into it. You can feel it in the words. She bled for these two.
February 12, 2026
4-4.5⭐️
This is the spiciest book I’ve ever read with an actual plot!!
The way I’m SO invested in their lives OH MY GOSH!!
Nicole just knows how to make me FEEL everything!
There’s some dark moments with heavy trauma so check triggers if you need to, but this is absolutely a fabulous time!
I cannot wait for part 2!!
P.S. This release was one the best surprises ever!! 😆🎸🫶
This is the spiciest book I’ve ever read with an actual plot!!
The way I’m SO invested in their lives OH MY GOSH!!
Nicole just knows how to make me FEEL everything!
There’s some dark moments with heavy trauma so check triggers if you need to, but this is absolutely a fabulous time!
I cannot wait for part 2!!
P.S. This release was one the best surprises ever!! 😆🎸🫶
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!?
April 15, 2026
4.5- ima have to come back when my thoughts are together
January 30, 2026
4,5 stars.
this was so different, but i loved it. it sucked me in so bad. the writing? i’m stunned. it felt so special in a way?
but that ending was cruel. i need more. like right now.
this was so different, but i loved it. it sucked me in so bad. the writing? i’m stunned. it felt so special in a way?
but that ending was cruel. i need more. like right now.
January 24, 2026
This story, man. *sigh*
Unexpected. Real. Raw. Devastating. Beautiful.
I need more of Allison and Andrew.
Unexpected. Real. Raw. Devastating. Beautiful.
I need more of Allison and Andrew.
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January 23, 2026A NEW NICOLE FIORINA'S BOOK ???
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