⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I’m madly in love with this book. I feel so seen!”
It’s release day! 🎉
Cass and Estelle’s story is here, and I couldn’t be more excited to share what might be my most unconventional and complex book yet, while still being quintessentially Harper Bliss.
➡ Get This Is Who I Am NOW from the Bliss Shop >>
Here’s the blurb:
Love doesn’t always follow the recipe…
Cass Little has built a life defined by two passions: food and control. As head chef she’s used to perfection—except when it comes to her own body.
Menopause has taken its toll, leaving Cass struggling to accept a body she barely recognizes. She’s convinced that love, like her libido, has long left the building.
Estelle Raymond is back in Clearwater Bay to grieve her father—and escape a lifetime of expectations.
A brilliant mathematician, she’s comfortable being asexual, but wary of the way love so often demands she be someone she’s not.
But something about Cass—a woman who loves fiercely but fears she’s not enough—awakens a desire for connection Estelle thought she’d buried.
And something about Estelle—a woman who refuses to compromise her truth—makes Cass question everything she thought she knew about passion.
When old wounds and new desires collide, Cass and Estelle must learn that love isn’t always about reciprocity—it’s about trust, acceptance, and finding comfort in the unexpected.
Set in the small coastal town of Clearwater Bay, This Is Who I Am is a heartwarming sapphic romance about queer identity, self-acceptance, and the messy, beautiful ways we learn to love again.
Grab your copy now and fall in love with Cass and Estelle’s unforgettable journey.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This book blew my mind in lots of ways!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “An easy 5 stars!”
Don’t miss This Is Who I Am if you love:
✨ Later-in-life sapphic romance ❤️
✨ Two women discovering who they are—and who they can be to each other
✨ Queer identity and all its messy, beautiful layers 🏳️🌈
✨ A small town with retired TV stars, tattooed life coaches, and irreverent gays 😻
✨ Healing through love, one tender (and spicy) moment at a time
✨ Found family that wraps around you like a warm hug 🤗
Here’s a little snippet:
I reach for her hand again, as though I already miss it, and I’m taken aback by what her touch in the privacy of this house does to me.
It feels as though my clit has woken up from the longest hibernation and, hesitantly but unmistakably, says to me, “Hey, I still exist. I’m still a part of your body.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A literary gem for everyone who’s on the perimenopausal hot mess express.”
Writing This Is Who I Am really was a trip and a half…
This book lived in my head for months and months and Cass and Estelle became such a part of me.
It sometimes happens, after finishing a book, that I have a niggling feeling of not having been able to convey what was in my head to the page, but that isn’t the case with This Is Who I Am.
But, I might as well warn you: something happens in this book that will infuriate some (or many) of you, but it’s the only way I could write it. (When finishing the scene, I did dramatically rush into my Mrs’ office — as I tend to do — and exclaim, “This is it. The lesbians will surely cancel me now!” 😆) (Please, don’t cancel me. 😘)
All jokes aside, This Is NOT Your Average Sapphic Romance!
Despite being set in a coastal town, This Is Who I Am goes a little deeper than most easy-breezy beach reads. Although there’s plenty of witty banter, opinionated gays, and a gorgeous happy ending (of course!) ❤️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A riveting love story about two beautifully flawed women who each have their own talents, passions, challenges and insecurities. Their instant connection, curiosity and companionship makes for a wonderful read.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “It’s incredibly refreshing to see menopausal women represented in a much deeper way than simply needing to keep a bottle of lube in the bedside table!”
Get This Is Who I Am NOW from my web shop:
📅 The other retailers will follow on 16 July 2025 (Pre-orders will be available soon—I’ll keep you posted!)
🎧 Audio update: Abby Craden is recording soon!
I so hope you enjoy my new book. 🥰
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
