Fade Into You, Amber Smith & Sam Gellar

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Fade Into You
by Amber Smith & Sam Gellar (Hardcover – November 4, 2025)

A tender, nostalgic queer romance set in the late 1990s—where two girls team up to sabotage their best friends’ toxic relationship, only to find love in each other instead. From Amber Smith, the New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be, and debut coauthor Sam Gellar, comes a heartfelt story of first love, self-discovery, and the courage to be seen.

Bird is an aspiring poet, still reeling from a transformative summer at writing camp. Jessa drowns herself in music to escape the chaos at home. They come from different worlds and would have stayed strangers—if not for the disastrous romance between their best friends. Determined to save their friendships (and their sanity), Bird and Jessa hatch a plan to break the couple up. But as they spend more time together, the boundaries between friendship, attraction, and something much deeper begin to blur.

Set against the backdrop of the late ’90s—where mixtapes, mall hangouts, and dial-up dreams collide—Fade Into You captures the timeless ache of first love and the messy beauty of growing up. As Bird and Jessa learn to love and accept themselves, they discover that sometimes, the best love stories are the ones that take you by surprise.

Perfect for fans of She Gets the Girl, Everything Leads to You, and Some Girls Do, this coming-of-age romance is equal parts sweet, empowering, and unforgettable.