If Not For My Baby is here!

Please put your hands together for Clementine Clark and Thomas Patrick Halloran!

THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME! I am OVERJOYED to announce my first contemporary novel, a rockstar romance called IF NOT FOR MY BABY, now available for PREORDER and releasing on AUGUST 5TH 2025! Just look at the stunning cover by @kei_ella_:

I mean. HIS HEIGHT. HIS HANDS. HIS FACE ON THE POSTERS BEHIND THEM. CLEMENTINE’S EARRINGS. THE WHIMSICAL EARTHINESS OF IT ALL. THE ~B U T T E R F L I E S~. Dead.

Also, don’t forget to add the book to your Goodreads TBR to make sure you are notified when there are giveaways!

Here’s the blurb:

It’s the duet of a lifetime when a rock star and his backup singer find a new kind of harmony off stage in this sensational contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author, Kate Golden.

Clementine Clark isn’t looking for love. Growing up with a single mom who weeps over a new guy each week tends to have that effect on a girl. But Clementine doesn’t mind being the rational one—she’s even buried her musical dreams so deeply within herself that she hardly notices the hole it’s left in her life.

That is until her best friend calls her with a life-changing opportunity: to join Irish megastar Halloran on his first US tour as a backing vocalist. Clementine wants to reject the offer, but the pay is enough to change her and her mom’s life. Overnight, Clementine goes from serving enchiladas at the Happy Tortilla to belting high notes before a cheering crowd.

But the whiplash of trading small-town Texas for sold-out stadiums is nothing compared to the rush of performing with the enigmatic Thomas Patrick Halloran. Poet, introvert, and lyrical genius, Halloran quickly gets under Clementine’s skin. The two couldn’t see the world more differently. And yet, over the course of the next eight weeks on tour, the romantic rockstar might just strike an unforgettable chord in Clementine. But will it be enough for an encore?

And here’s a little peek at what’s in store for Clementine and Halloran—

Unfortunately, “Bringing an International Megastar You Are Sleeping With Back Home to Meet Your Mom and Surprisingly Your Ex Too, Because You Are Running From the Paparazzi And Have Nowhere Else to Go” didn’t quite fit on the trope map.

You can PRE ORDER the book HERE.

Lastly, here are few other updates in case you missed them—

• I’ll have more details to share on my next fantasy trilogy, HALF CITY soon, but in the meantime you can ADD THE BOOK TO YOUR GOODREADS TBR to make sure you are notified of any giveaways!

• Keep an eye out for a HIGHLY spicy Reign of Rose bonus scene in next month’s newsletter. Is there any better way to celebrate the holidays than with shameless smut?

• And what better holiday gift to give than Sacred Stones Merch? We’ve got candles, t-shirts, Wicked Little Bird hats, and the coziest sweatshirts from Threaded by Sabrina! You can shop for them all, HERE.

• As always, you can read Kane's POV of the wine cellar (Password: Birchwine! with a capital B and an exclamation point) and Griffin’s POV of being reunited with Mari after Reaper’s Cavern (Password: Griffinneedsglasses with a capital G) HERE.

I am so excited to share If Not For My Baby with you guys next summer. Get ready for me to be INSUFFERABLE with the teasers until then 😘 And thank you all so much for your support not only of the Sacred Stones but everything else I have announced/teased/shared. This Thanksgiving (and all Thanksgivings) I am most grateful for YOU! xx