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What readers want to know
How spicy is Ready or Not?
It's 4 out of 5 on the Loracle heat scale (Steamy). Several detailed scenes throughout.
Does Ready or Not have trigger warnings?
Yes. Readers flag 4 content warnings, including infertility, death of parent and miscarriage. The full list is below.
Is Ready or Not a standalone?
It's the first book in Hearts of New York.
Spice level
4 of 5 · Steamy
SweetClosed door
WarmFade to black
SpicyA few open-door scenes
SteamyFrequent and explicit
ScorchingVery explicit
Tropes
What's in it
Content warnings
Before you start
4 content warnings
About the book
The story
A surprise pregnancy upends a woman's life in New York and pulls her into a slow-building romance and a found family she didn't see coming.
Series
Hearts of New York, in order
- 1Ready or Not2024 · You're here
- 2Promise Me Sunshine2025
- 3No Matter What2026
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