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327 pages, Paperback
Published May 30, 2026
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June 5, 2026
well guess who sobbed!
if u loved promise me sunshine by cara bastone, you do not want to miss this!!!!
𐙚⋆°｡⋆♡ ── pre-read
another haley book, that she says won't be sad... well i'll be the judge of that!!!!
out now
very excited for a buddy read with my friend katniss 🤍
↪ started june 1
thank you haley for the digital arc & simon maverick for the alc
if u loved promise me sunshine by cara bastone, you do not want to miss this!!!!
𐙚⋆°｡⋆♡ ── pre-read
another haley book, that she says won't be sad... well i'll be the judge of that!!!!
out now
very excited for a buddy read with my friend katniss 🤍
↪ started june 1
thank you haley for the digital arc & simon maverick for the alc
June 14, 2026
like i was starving and a banquet (5 star romance featuring a tormented MMC) was placed in front of me
pitching this (pun intended) as promise me sunshine meets the art of catching feelings
pitching this (pun intended) as promise me sunshine meets the art of catching feelings
June 14, 2026
3.5 stars
Review of advance copy received from Author
4.5/5 stars
Thank you so much to Haley Warren for the arc <3
"See also, off base: to be wherever it is that Ren Jacobs and Miller Colson-Burke go when they're together. Where she always, always wants to stay, because he's worth staying for."
"There are a lot of fucking reasons to be you. And there always were."
"Millers list of reasons why he thinks Ren should always be Ren" - THAT IS ALLLLLL
"She's the sun, and I don't think I could stop kissing her if I tried."
"I'd have chosen you. Back then."
"My heart stops, and I wonder what it would be like to stay in a quiet world that contained only Miller Colson-Burke forever."
There are so many more quotes I wanted to include, but we'd be here all day. I literally adore Haley's writing in this and the connection between these two characters.
"Off base" follows Ren, a paleontologist, who is at a baseball game with her work friends, when she suddenly gets food wasted on her. Miller, the team's star shortstop, sees the interaction and goes over to help her. From there, the media gets wind of this situation, and due to the passing of his best friend Matt, Miller is currently in bad standing with the media. This leads to a proposition between Ren and Miller for Miller to fix his media image, and Ren takes it as an opportunity to find how to re-love herself.
This book majorly discusses grief, as well as finding yourself after being with a narcissist. I loved that both characters were on different journeys, but were helping each other through it. They both had lists they were helping each other navigate, and along the way, you see them develop feelings for one another. I literally love these two so much. This had so much depth and heart to it, and Haley's writing is just insane. It makes you care so much for both of them and their relationship.
Thank you so much to Haley Warren for the arc <3
"See also, off base: to be wherever it is that Ren Jacobs and Miller Colson-Burke go when they're together. Where she always, always wants to stay, because he's worth staying for."
"There are a lot of fucking reasons to be you. And there always were."
"Millers list of reasons why he thinks Ren should always be Ren" - THAT IS ALLLLLL
"She's the sun, and I don't think I could stop kissing her if I tried."
"I'd have chosen you. Back then."
"My heart stops, and I wonder what it would be like to stay in a quiet world that contained only Miller Colson-Burke forever."
There are so many more quotes I wanted to include, but we'd be here all day. I literally adore Haley's writing in this and the connection between these two characters.
"Off base" follows Ren, a paleontologist, who is at a baseball game with her work friends, when she suddenly gets food wasted on her. Miller, the team's star shortstop, sees the interaction and goes over to help her. From there, the media gets wind of this situation, and due to the passing of his best friend Matt, Miller is currently in bad standing with the media. This leads to a proposition between Ren and Miller for Miller to fix his media image, and Ren takes it as an opportunity to find how to re-love herself.
This book majorly discusses grief, as well as finding yourself after being with a narcissist. I loved that both characters were on different journeys, but were helping each other through it. They both had lists they were helping each other navigate, and along the way, you see them develop feelings for one another. I literally love these two so much. This had so much depth and heart to it, and Haley's writing is just insane. It makes you care so much for both of them and their relationship.
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May 31, 2026-> I think I know ....I am getting a feeling that I might end up crying while reading this book .
I am excited to do a buddy read with joni 💚
I am excited to do a buddy read with joni 💚
June 12, 2026
First of all, Hayle!! I am in absolute love with your writing. Let me tell that you are my Auto Buy author now!
The inner monologue of both characters are so full of meaning. So emotional but hopeful at the same time. Should I dare say, I had lot of fun in this emotional kind of book.
So so well executed. I can still feel the emotions in my body after two days of reading this.
The inner monologue are beyond beautiful.
Right from the drape of silk across the body to the slightest of the touch between them, everything made me feel more connected with the characters.
Both the characters are perfect! They are so best for each other. I love the way they make each other their safe place. They had that true connection. I particularly loved that they were in no rush in any intimate relationship. They both actually wanted to get know each other. Like till 70% of the story all they have done is interlace their fingers together but even then he knows her more that anyone else. More that just her body. Her true self. That's what a best man is called😭
How can a sad book bring me butterflies? I am seriously in absolute love with the writing. That conversation that goes on between them during that cheek kiss in car!? Oh god, they both are damn cute!
I can actually feel the characters healing over the time. Have you observed the change in Miller? That thing was absolute real.
The best think about this story is that the grief, the sadness its all genuine. Not that the characters are sad for some naive reasons. No they both are hurt, but they both heal with one one another.
There's this particular line I loved sm (out of many highlights)-
AHHH! So in awe with this author and her writing. I just can't get over this book
Matthew was not alive but his character was so well described from the POV of Miller that even i got to know him more like any other characters in the story. Matt had its own character growth through eyes of Miller. There friendship was truly magical. My heart broke for Matt. TBH, i cried more for Miller and Matthew. This part broke me. I will adore them always!
In nutshell, IN ACTUAL AWE! I will love this author and her writing forever.
What to expect-
• Friends to Lovers
• Grief rep
• Sad but full of hope
• Slowest Burn
• Baseball player x STEM FMC
100/5 stars! Fav of 2026
The inner monologue of both characters are so full of meaning. So emotional but hopeful at the same time. Should I dare say, I had lot of fun in this emotional kind of book.
So so well executed. I can still feel the emotions in my body after two days of reading this.
The inner monologue are beyond beautiful.
Right from the drape of silk across the body to the slightest of the touch between them, everything made me feel more connected with the characters.
Both the characters are perfect! They are so best for each other. I love the way they make each other their safe place. They had that true connection. I particularly loved that they were in no rush in any intimate relationship. They both actually wanted to get know each other. Like till 70% of the story all they have done is interlace their fingers together but even then he knows her more that anyone else. More that just her body. Her true self. That's what a best man is called😭
How can a sad book bring me butterflies? I am seriously in absolute love with the writing. That conversation that goes on between them during that cheek kiss in car!? Oh god, they both are damn cute!
I can actually feel the characters healing over the time. Have you observed the change in Miller? That thing was absolute real.
The best think about this story is that the grief, the sadness its all genuine. Not that the characters are sad for some naive reasons. No they both are hurt, but they both heal with one one another.
There's this particular line I loved sm (out of many highlights)-
AHHH! So in awe with this author and her writing. I just can't get over this book
Matthew was not alive but his character was so well described from the POV of Miller that even i got to know him more like any other characters in the story. Matt had its own character growth through eyes of Miller. There friendship was truly magical. My heart broke for Matt. TBH, i cried more for Miller and Matthew. This part broke me. I will adore them always!
In nutshell, IN ACTUAL AWE! I will love this author and her writing forever.
What to expect-
• Friends to Lovers
• Grief rep
• Sad but full of hope
• Slowest Burn
• Baseball player x STEM FMC
100/5 stars! Fav of 2026
June 2, 2026
THIS is why Haley is an auto-buy & auto-read author.
An absolutely STUNNING book about finding oneself, believing in oneself and taking a leap of faith into a love unlike any other.
An incredible story. Ren & Miller were everything. The side characters were LOVELY minus a certain someone, who ARGUABLY RIVALS JACK BARLOWE AS MOST HATEABLE SIDE CHARACTER - but the rest of them were top tier.
10000/10.
Go fall in love with Ren & Miller - AVAILABLE NOW, BABES!
Editing to add review post reading, while responding to my early predictions from 3/18/26.
Early predictions:
- I will cry [Post-reading: Facts.]
- I will want to throw this book [Post-reading: LOLOLOL. YUP. Facts.]
- I will dry heave while blowing my nose constantly [Post-reading: Surprisingly wasn't as gut wrenching was I was prepared for, but I did cry happy tears & heartbroken tears.]
- I will rejoice [Post-reading: Facts.]
- I will find perspectives both in the book and internally. [Post-reading: Facts.]
- I will smile like a goofball [Post-reading: Facts.]
- I will squeal like a teenager [Post-reading: EEEEK YES. Facts.]
- I will kick my feet over some kind of yearning [Post-reading: LOLOL. KING OF YEARNING Facts.]
- I will finish this precisely in 24-48 hours #TheHaleyEffect [Post-reading: Unfortunately, I didn't finish this in 2 days, but that's to no fault of the book, but to me being chaotic.]
LET'S GO JUNE 2 !!!!!!!!!!
An absolutely STUNNING book about finding oneself, believing in oneself and taking a leap of faith into a love unlike any other.
An incredible story. Ren & Miller were everything. The side characters were LOVELY minus a certain someone, who ARGUABLY RIVALS JACK BARLOWE AS MOST HATEABLE SIDE CHARACTER - but the rest of them were top tier.
10000/10.
Go fall in love with Ren & Miller - AVAILABLE NOW, BABES!
Editing to add review post reading, while responding to my early predictions from 3/18/26.
Early predictions:
- I will cry [Post-reading: Facts.]
- I will want to throw this book [Post-reading: LOLOLOL. YUP. Facts.]
- I will dry heave while blowing my nose constantly [Post-reading: Surprisingly wasn't as gut wrenching was I was prepared for, but I did cry happy tears & heartbroken tears.]
- I will rejoice [Post-reading: Facts.]
- I will find perspectives both in the book and internally. [Post-reading: Facts.]
- I will smile like a goofball [Post-reading: Facts.]
- I will squeal like a teenager [Post-reading: EEEEK YES. Facts.]
- I will kick my feet over some kind of yearning [Post-reading: LOLOL. KING OF YEARNING Facts.]
- I will finish this precisely in 24-48 hours #TheHaleyEffect [Post-reading: Unfortunately, I didn't finish this in 2 days, but that's to no fault of the book, but to me being chaotic.]
LET'S GO JUNE 2 !!!!!!!!!!
June 14, 2026
(4.5 Stars) Thank you, @simonmaverick for the gifted audiobook! I used to work in a natural history museum surrounded by dinosaurs and my favorite sport is baseball, so I immediately grabbed this one when I saw it on Libro.fm.
Ren Jacobs is barely holding it together during a “team building” museum outing to the baseball game - she’s given the paleontology department everything and then they passed her over for curator in order to hire her insufferable ex-boyfriend. Now she has to work for him. Then, her best friend spills both a hot dog and a margarita on her shirt during the game. But, out of nowhere, Miller Colson-Burke, the gorgeous shortstop LITERALLY gives her the jersey off his back. That interaction goes viral and as they talk, they discover that they are both struggling with some ghosts. They make a pact to help each other overcome their biggest obstacles - and if the public thinks they are dating in the interim (helping Miller with some image management), so be it.
Well, this was a delightful surprise! There is a ton of heart in this story - with Ren and Miller both dealing with parental abandonment as well as them each dealing with very different relationship losses that have caused them to question their worth and life’s direction. The way Warren blends heart and humor as they help each other navigate their way forward is really great. I listened while traveling and found myself crying during the last leg of the road trip as Miller has a particularly important conversation with his aunt and uncle. I will absolutely be grabbing more of Warren’s books. I had the best time.
🎧 Audio Performance:(9h 44m) Alex Kydd and Kasi Hollowell are great in this dual narration. Kydd embraced the darker emotions that Miller is dealing with very well while Hollowell aced Ren’s complete exasperation with her ex. Obviously both were perfect in conveying the growing connection between Ren and Miller.
Ren Jacobs is barely holding it together during a “team building” museum outing to the baseball game - she’s given the paleontology department everything and then they passed her over for curator in order to hire her insufferable ex-boyfriend. Now she has to work for him. Then, her best friend spills both a hot dog and a margarita on her shirt during the game. But, out of nowhere, Miller Colson-Burke, the gorgeous shortstop LITERALLY gives her the jersey off his back. That interaction goes viral and as they talk, they discover that they are both struggling with some ghosts. They make a pact to help each other overcome their biggest obstacles - and if the public thinks they are dating in the interim (helping Miller with some image management), so be it.
Well, this was a delightful surprise! There is a ton of heart in this story - with Ren and Miller both dealing with parental abandonment as well as them each dealing with very different relationship losses that have caused them to question their worth and life’s direction. The way Warren blends heart and humor as they help each other navigate their way forward is really great. I listened while traveling and found myself crying during the last leg of the road trip as Miller has a particularly important conversation with his aunt and uncle. I will absolutely be grabbing more of Warren’s books. I had the best time.
🎧 Audio Performance:(9h 44m) Alex Kydd and Kasi Hollowell are great in this dual narration. Kydd embraced the darker emotions that Miller is dealing with very well while Hollowell aced Ren’s complete exasperation with her ex. Obviously both were perfect in conveying the growing connection between Ren and Miller.
June 8, 2026
I really enjoyed this book. It depicted grief very delicately and realistically. I appreciated both characters' communication skills, and the heroine's therapy insights in particular. They felt like real people through and through.
MMC, Miller (27), is a professional baseball player who has tragically lost his best friend and is trying to navigate life under intense media attention while finding the will to live and work again.
FMC, Ren (32), is a paleontologist at a museum. She's just lost her dream job to an emotionally abusive and manipulative ex-boyfriend who suddenly reappears in her life. Ren has done a great job analyzing her issues post-breakup and setting new boundaries. I really enjoyed her as a character. She was independent, vulnerable, open, and self-conscious.
Miller and Ren meet during difficult periods in both of their lives, and they find much-needed support and understanding in each other. It's not the typical "let's fake date to piss off your ex and help my brand" situation. It's more like, "it's hilarious that people want us to fake date, so let's just keep being friends and let them think whatever they want." It was so refreshing and realistic (sorry for using that word again, but that's genuinely how it felt).
They become fast friends, make lists of things they want to do and try, and gradually open up to each other. Most importantly, they grow independently rather than becoming codependent. It's absolutely believable that this couple will last long after the HFN.
Favorite quote: "He misses having someone to fill the purpose he thinks love is supposed to serve"
Tropes (with spoilers):
- Death of best friend, grief
- Sport, media attention
- paleontology (?), nerdy STEM heroine
- "fake dating" (but not really)
- friends to lovers
- bucket lists
- bar trivia, gala night
- no OM/OW drama, but an emotionally abusive ex boyfriend
- younger MMC
MMC, Miller (27), is a professional baseball player who has tragically lost his best friend and is trying to navigate life under intense media attention while finding the will to live and work again.
FMC, Ren (32), is a paleontologist at a museum. She's just lost her dream job to an emotionally abusive and manipulative ex-boyfriend who suddenly reappears in her life. Ren has done a great job analyzing her issues post-breakup and setting new boundaries. I really enjoyed her as a character. She was independent, vulnerable, open, and self-conscious.
Miller and Ren meet during difficult periods in both of their lives, and they find much-needed support and understanding in each other. It's not the typical "let's fake date to piss off your ex and help my brand" situation. It's more like, "it's hilarious that people want us to fake date, so let's just keep being friends and let them think whatever they want." It was so refreshing and realistic (sorry for using that word again, but that's genuinely how it felt).
They become fast friends, make lists of things they want to do and try, and gradually open up to each other. Most importantly, they grow independently rather than becoming codependent. It's absolutely believable that this couple will last long after the HFN.
Favorite quote: "He misses having someone to fill the purpose he thinks love is supposed to serve"
Tropes (with spoilers):
- Death of best friend, grief
- Sport, media attention
- paleontology (?), nerdy STEM heroine
- "fake dating" (but not really)
- friends to lovers
- bucket lists
- bar trivia, gala night
- no OM/OW drama, but an emotionally abusive ex boyfriend
- younger MMC
June 21, 2026
3.75 stars
Thank you Simon Audio for the gifted audiobook.
This grew on me and then the third act made me mad.
Full review to come!
Thank you Simon Audio for the gifted audiobook.
This grew on me and then the third act made me mad.
Full review to come!
June 8, 2026
absolutely perfect, I loved this so so much!!! this was such a beautiful story about overcoming grief and learning to love yourself. I loved both our main characters, they were both so cute and awkward and I loved seeing them start to come out of their shells with each other. The slow burn was real but the chemistry and the build up were so good!
June 19, 2026
Women in STEM meets sports romance? Yeah I ate this up.
The dialogue had to many uh and um and … which pissed me off. If that was better I would give it a high 4.5
The dialogue had to many uh and um and … which pissed me off. If that was better I would give it a high 4.5
June 22, 2026
J’ai absolument TOUT aimé
June 2, 2026
This contemporary slow-burn romance follows a baseball player struggling with the loss of his best friend and teammate, and a paleontologist trying to rebuild her life after a toxic relationship with a narcissistic ex. As they work through their pain, they reconnect with the things that once brought them joy. Miller & Ren form an unexpected bond through shared adventures, trivia nights, and discovering who they are beyond their grief.
🦕 Contemporary Romance ⚾️ Baseball Player × Paleontologist 🦕 Slow Burn ⚾️ Living & Dealing with Grief 🦕 Reverse Age Gap ⚾️ Relearning Who You Are 🦕 Healing & Second Chances
✨Thank you to Simon Maverick an imprint of Simon & Schuster, for the free copy for review. ✨
🦕 Contemporary Romance ⚾️ Baseball Player × Paleontologist 🦕 Slow Burn ⚾️ Living & Dealing with Grief 🦕 Reverse Age Gap ⚾️ Relearning Who You Are 🦕 Healing & Second Chances
✨Thank you to Simon Maverick an imprint of Simon & Schuster, for the free copy for review. ✨
Review of advance copy received from Author
Thank you to haley for the arc!! a new haley warren book = another new favorite. The book follows Ren, a paleontologist trying to find herself after being in a toxic relationship and Miller, a star shortstop for his team, who is drowning in grief from the death of his best friend. I LOVE THEM BOTH SO BAD, like words fail to describe my love for these two. Haley’s writing is always such a treat to read, especially being able to see both Ren and Miller’s healing journey GOD I CAN’T. I was fighting for my life reading this book, as with every book haley writes.
REN JACOBS, MY SHAYLA. If I could kick her asshole ex, Scott out of a window I WOULD !! The way he treated her to the point where she doubted herself?? He’s a heinous man. Seeing her learn to love herself and get over the posion he filled her mind with was so beautiful. AND MILLER?? A YEARNING MAN FR !! His blossoming love for Ren was everything and more. Seeing him heal from his grief as his relationship with Ren evolved into something more, like YES YOU GO !!
The love Ren and Miller had for one another first off as friends and then as actual lovers?? It was genuinely such a beautiful thing to read about, they had their own journeys and learned to love themselves before fully giving themselves to each other. Those two were actually made for each other.
Again with my rambling but I truly have no words to describe what a masterpiece this book is, thank you haley for the arc, it was truly an honor reading it
REN JACOBS, MY SHAYLA. If I could kick her asshole ex, Scott out of a window I WOULD !! The way he treated her to the point where she doubted herself?? He’s a heinous man. Seeing her learn to love herself and get over the posion he filled her mind with was so beautiful. AND MILLER?? A YEARNING MAN FR !! His blossoming love for Ren was everything and more. Seeing him heal from his grief as his relationship with Ren evolved into something more, like YES YOU GO !!
The love Ren and Miller had for one another first off as friends and then as actual lovers?? It was genuinely such a beautiful thing to read about, they had their own journeys and learned to love themselves before fully giving themselves to each other. Those two were actually made for each other.
Again with my rambling but I truly have no words to describe what a masterpiece this book is, thank you haley for the arc, it was truly an honor reading it
June 6, 2026
STEM FMC: paleobiologist
This is the second book that I've read by Haley, and I think she has a formula, which is ok, but I don't think that it's something that I enjoy very much. I've read Near Miss, and it's got these same things: STEM FMC, athlete MMC, and both are emotionally damaged, then he needs some help with his image or whatever so there's some PR involved. It's just a lot more depressing than I typically like my romances to be.
This book in particular though had some really awkward dialog, like he couldn't figure out how to talk or finish a sentence or complete a whole thought. It was very frustrating in trying to figure out what he wanted or was trying to say, and that continued throughout the entire book regardless of who he was talking to. Then you had this brilliant FMC who couldn't find one nice thing to say about herself the entire book, and it was just so sad.
One thing that I did really love about this book was the slow burn. They really took the time to become friends before becoming more, and I love that. What immediately knocked that back down though was the constant state of miscommunication or non-communication throughout the entire book. It was well written, the character arcs were good, and the spice was good, so I'm sure a lot of people will like this book, but it's just not for me. I have one more book of hers on my TBR, so I'll give her one more shot, but if it's more of the same, I think this author just isn't for me, and that's ok.
This is the second book that I've read by Haley, and I think she has a formula, which is ok, but I don't think that it's something that I enjoy very much. I've read Near Miss, and it's got these same things: STEM FMC, athlete MMC, and both are emotionally damaged, then he needs some help with his image or whatever so there's some PR involved. It's just a lot more depressing than I typically like my romances to be.
This book in particular though had some really awkward dialog, like he couldn't figure out how to talk or finish a sentence or complete a whole thought. It was very frustrating in trying to figure out what he wanted or was trying to say, and that continued throughout the entire book regardless of who he was talking to. Then you had this brilliant FMC who couldn't find one nice thing to say about herself the entire book, and it was just so sad.
One thing that I did really love about this book was the slow burn. They really took the time to become friends before becoming more, and I love that. What immediately knocked that back down though was the constant state of miscommunication or non-communication throughout the entire book. It was well written, the character arcs were good, and the spice was good, so I'm sure a lot of people will like this book, but it's just not for me. I have one more book of hers on my TBR, so I'll give her one more shot, but if it's more of the same, I think this author just isn't for me, and that's ok.
June 16, 2026
5/5 🌟
"And she’d like to stay off base with Miller Colson-Burke for the rest of her life. I know off base means to be wrong, or to be mistaken. But I think there’s another definition.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Yes.” Her fingers tremble against the paper. “See also, off base: to be wherever it is that Ren Jacobs and Miller Colson-Burke go when they’re together. Where she’ll always choose him. Where she always, always wants to stay, because he’s worth staying for.”
Ren and Miller for lifetime 🫶 I don't think I am ever gonna forget their love story. It is beautiful! A story about two people, broken by loss and hardships of life, who found peace, comfort, and completion in each other. I loved how the author depicted grief. There is some grief that leaves a mark on you, and the pain stays with you for a long time. It never really goes away, you just learn to live with it.
The way Miller worships Ren and how Ren adores Miller was everything 🫶
These two are couple goals! This book was heart-wrenchingly beautiful and I loved every second of it!
"Everything—good, bad, wonderful, horrible, spectacular, and awful—they all happen for a reason. And if the worst thing that ever happened to me hadn’t—I wouldn’t have either of them." (Haley warren and her way with words. Beautiful!)
"And she’d like to stay off base with Miller Colson-Burke for the rest of her life. I know off base means to be wrong, or to be mistaken. But I think there’s another definition.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Yes.” Her fingers tremble against the paper. “See also, off base: to be wherever it is that Ren Jacobs and Miller Colson-Burke go when they’re together. Where she’ll always choose him. Where she always, always wants to stay, because he’s worth staying for.”
Ren and Miller for lifetime 🫶 I don't think I am ever gonna forget their love story. It is beautiful! A story about two people, broken by loss and hardships of life, who found peace, comfort, and completion in each other. I loved how the author depicted grief. There is some grief that leaves a mark on you, and the pain stays with you for a long time. It never really goes away, you just learn to live with it.
The way Miller worships Ren and how Ren adores Miller was everything 🫶
These two are couple goals! This book was heart-wrenchingly beautiful and I loved every second of it!
"Everything—good, bad, wonderful, horrible, spectacular, and awful—they all happen for a reason. And if the worst thing that ever happened to me hadn’t—I wouldn’t have either of them." (Haley warren and her way with words. Beautiful!)
June 16, 2026
This was lovely. Just wanted to give sad boy Miller a hug the whole time. I liked the idea of them helping each other find their way back to themselves and falling in love along the way.
I flew through 75% of it in one evening and if I didn’t have to be up early to work I would not have put it down. Spent the morning picking it up every second I could. Also, I’m obsessed with this cover.
“Maybe she constructed it all with hands that hold really delicate things every day, and she shaped it like a baseball diamond so eventually, I’d remember there were a lot of things worth running home for.”
I flew through 75% of it in one evening and if I didn’t have to be up early to work I would not have put it down. Spent the morning picking it up every second I could. Also, I’m obsessed with this cover.
“Maybe she constructed it all with hands that hold really delicate things every day, and she shaped it like a baseball diamond so eventually, I’d remember there were a lot of things worth running home for.”
June 2, 2026
Thank you to Simon Maverick and the author for the ALC, and happy pub day!!
Everyone drop whatever you’re reading and read this instead. Oh my godddd. The audio was incredible. I love Ren and Miller so so much. The slow burn was burningggg, but it was so worth it in the end. The period of grief and loss to happiness was flawless and I love how they both gained more and more confidence throughout the story.
Everyone drop whatever you’re reading and read this instead. Oh my godddd. The audio was incredible. I love Ren and Miller so so much. The slow burn was burningggg, but it was so worth it in the end. The period of grief and loss to happiness was flawless and I love how they both gained more and more confidence throughout the story.
June 17, 2026
Dinosaurs and Baseballs? But WOW does it work.
Don’t read when you’re on your cycle. You’ll for sure cry for no reason other than a man grieving the loss of his brother and a girl getting over an emotionally abusive a-hole of an ex boyfriend who has MAJOR narcissistic tendencies and kind of a stalker. (Why am I like this 😭) But what can I say, hormones right.
Overall a fantastic, witty, slow burn, man falls first, all the feels read. I am now a Haley Warren Fan and forever changed for it.
Don’t read when you’re on your cycle. You’ll for sure cry for no reason other than a man grieving the loss of his brother and a girl getting over an emotionally abusive a-hole of an ex boyfriend who has MAJOR narcissistic tendencies and kind of a stalker. (Why am I like this 😭) But what can I say, hormones right.
Overall a fantastic, witty, slow burn, man falls first, all the feels read. I am now a Haley Warren Fan and forever changed for it.
June 3, 2026
Mutual Pining
I loved this so much. A true friends to lovers in my eyes and it had all romance as well. Not a fan of the third act break up but I do think it was needed for character development. I always love women in STEM and Ren is not the exception. I couldn’t get enough of them and just wanted more.
I loved this so much. A true friends to lovers in my eyes and it had all romance as well. Not a fan of the third act break up but I do think it was needed for character development. I always love women in STEM and Ren is not the exception. I couldn’t get enough of them and just wanted more.
June 7, 2026
Miller and Ren are an unlikely pair. She’s into paleontology and he plays baseball. Once they meet at his game, Miller is interested.
Both are experiencing grief. Miller lost his cousin/best friend and Ren is trying to find herself after the end of a 10 year relationship. They decide to help each other find themselves again with lists.
They fall in love and heal together.
Both are experiencing grief. Miller lost his cousin/best friend and Ren is trying to find herself after the end of a 10 year relationship. They decide to help each other find themselves again with lists.
They fall in love and heal together.
June 4, 2026
I LOVED THIS!!!!! The story between these two was beautiful <33333333 it would absolutely be a 5 star read if it wasn’t for Ren repeating herself basically every chapter - if you can get past that then this is a wonderful story <3 10000% recommend !!
June 4, 2026
loved this
I’ll be honest took me a few pages to get into it as I was overwhelmed by all the big words lol but ended up absolutely loving it. The banter was magical, and I’m now obsessed with dinosaurs. The National Museum must pay Haley a % or something
I’ll be honest took me a few pages to get into it as I was overwhelmed by all the big words lol but ended up absolutely loving it. The banter was magical, and I’m now obsessed with dinosaurs. The National Museum must pay Haley a % or something
June 12, 2026
Very Good
This was an enjoyable story. An opposites attract (the jock and the nerd), almost fake dating romance. I even almost teared up when Miller went to see Aunt and Uncle despite this mostly falling into the "rom com" category.
This was an enjoyable story. An opposites attract (the jock and the nerd), almost fake dating romance. I even almost teared up when Miller went to see Aunt and Uncle despite this mostly falling into the "rom com" category.
June 14, 2026
This was a fantastic story about grief, working on your insecurities and learning to love yourself again. I truly felt both caracters' pain through the pages and I think the slow romance worked perfectly for the plot.
May 19, 2026
Everything Haley writes is pure gold !!!!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I AM UNWELL THIS WAS SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL I AM OBSESSED RAHHHHH
WILL COME BACK WITH A REVIEW WHEN I CAN BE NORMAL ABOUT REN AND MILLER
WILL COME BACK WITH A REVIEW WHEN I CAN BE NORMAL ABOUT REN AND MILLER
June 4, 2026
4.5 ⭐️
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