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Publication Date: 26 June 2025
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Extent: 240 pp
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ISBN: 9780857309112
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THE DIRTY VERSION
Heat rises and sparks fly when a love-cynic author and a suspiciously handsome intimacy coordinator are thrown together to write new steamy sex scenes for a TV series based on her hit novel in this deliciously fun debut romance.
Tash was thrilled when the dramatic rights to her surprise-hit feminist novel were snapped up. But now a big-shot director has taken charge and he wants 'the dirty version' of her book.
Despite her best efforts to stall, the studio assigns Tash its golden-boy intimacy coordinator to help her add spice to the script. Tash resents Caleb from the first word of the first sentence they write together - but as the story continues, the romantic tension spills off the page.
Just when Tash feels it's all coming together, the whole plot falls apart. Can she find a narrative that saves her show and her own love story, or are both lost forever?
PRESS REVIEWS FOR The Dirty Version
'This debut really stood out to me. The concept is great: the author of a feminist literary novel is cornered into sexing it up for the Hollywood blockbuster adaptation, and paired with a handsome intimacy coordinator to make it happen. Bold, smart, with a heroine I loved and lots of interesting things to say about sex, art and entertainment'
- Beth O'Leary
This debut really stood out to me. The concept is great: the author of a feminist literary novel is oernered into sexing it up for the Hollywood blockbuster adaptation, and paired with a handsome intimacy coordinator to make it happen. Bold, smart, with a heroine I loved and lots of interesting things to say about sex, art and entertainment
'A brilliant concept packed full of fun'
- Stylist
'A steamy romcom about... female rage? You heard me! This is a super smart take on the genre that even non romance girlies will enjoy'
- Red Magazine (Best Books of June 2025)
'Savvy, sexy and sharp, The Dirty Version couples head-over-heels, multilayered romance with nuanced commentary on the media industry and contemporary feminism. Gable Kahn's elegant, witty writing captivated us on every page'
- Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of The Roughest Draft
'Sexy, immersive and so, so smart - a truly layered read. Gable Kahn masterfully tackles the constant and varied misogyny women face in society head-on, while also portraying a real, beautifully flawed MC. I love this book!'
- Neely Tubati Alexander, author of In A Not So Perfect World and Courtroom Drama
'An of-the-moment conversation about power, sex, and the representation of female sexuality in entertainment and art. The character of Caleb captures the emerging roles intimacy coordinators can play in today's Hollywood, and his chemistry with Tash hooked me from the start. I loved their fiery back-and-forth and the thrilling fraughtness of their circumstances'
- Robbie Taylor Hunt, Intimacy Coordinator for projects including Netflix’s You and BBC’s Everything I Know About Love
'Set during heated nights on Florida's coast, with characters who are flawed, fabulous, and forced to write sexy scenes together, this is a sizzling romance debut from Kahn'
- Library Journal (Starred Review)
'This crackling romance novel stars a feminist romance novelist whose book has been fast-tracked for a movie adaptation. When the arrogant big-name director wants to spice up the film version with some additional dirty scenes, sparks fly on screen and off'
- Seattle Times