{"id":7135,"date":"2026-01-17T00:37:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/?page_id=7135"},"modified":"2026-02-04T03:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T03:24:23","slug":"gritcity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/gritcity\/","title":{"rendered":"Grit City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section preset--module--divi-section--default\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section preset--module--divi-section--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_cta_0 et_pb_promo et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-cta--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_promo_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Grit City<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_promo_content\"><p><em>Romantic suspense with alpha cops, buried pasts, and scorching chemistry.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_6_24 et_flex_column_6_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-image--default\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_CoverMockup_IG_portraitsize3-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_CoverMockup_IG_portraitsize3-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_CoverMockup_IG_portraitsize3-1280x1600.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_CoverMockup_IG_portraitsize3-980x1225.jpg 980w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_CoverMockup_IG_portraitsize3-480x600.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2048px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6966\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"et_pb_icon_list_0 et_pb_icon_list et_pb_module et_flex_module\">\n<li class=\"et_pb_icon_list_item_0 et_pb_icon_list_item et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\uf1ba<\/span><div class=\"et_pb_icon_list_text\">Police<\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"et_pb_icon_list_item_1 et_pb_icon_list_item et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\uf06d<\/span><div class=\"et_pb_icon_list_text\">Suspense<\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"et_pb_icon_list_item_2 et_pb_icon_list_item et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\uf0c0<\/span><div class=\"et_pb_icon_list_text\">Chosen family<\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"et_pb_icon_list_item_3 et_pb_icon_list_item et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\uf598<\/span><div class=\"et_pb_icon_list_text\">Dating app<\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"et_pb_icon_list_item_4 et_pb_icon_list_item et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\uf586<\/span><div class=\"et_pb_icon_list_text\">All the banter<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_18_24 et_flex_column_18_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Any guy would be lucky to catch a favorable dating app swipe from Tinsley Adams, but she captured the attention of a Tacoma police officer, Bastian \u2018Baz\u2019 Haywood. After a short first date leaves them in a likely never-to-be-seen-again status, he and his partner get a call that brings him face-to-face with the girl he ghosted. Tinsley wasn\u2019t ready to reunite with Baz, but she\u2019s even less prepared to meet his best friend and partner, Hunter Shaw.<\/p>\n<p>Tinsley, her bestie Brindle, and goofy but loveable pooch, Harvey, quickly become fans of the undeniably handsome Officer Shaw. What they don\u2019t realize is that Shaw is a man transformed by a haunted past, struggling to find his way back to the light. He relies on his friendship with Baz and a morally questionable secret side job to pull him through each day. Not really looking or ready for love, he\u2019s left smitten after meeting the gorgeous victim of his best friend\u2019s ghosting ways.<\/p>\n<p>On the outside, Tinsley has it all\u2014beauty, a glowing personality, successful salon, an insufferably sassy BFF, and the four-legged light of her life. However, Tinsley grew up with an alternative childhood that only few know about.<\/p>\n<p>Can these two hearts find love in Grit City? Or will they let their pasts consume them?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/9zuemsW\" data-icon=\"\ue008\">Buy Grit City<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-image--default\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_characterinfo_8pt5x11_2-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_characterinfo_8pt5x11_2-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_characterinfo_8pt5x11_2-1280x1657.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_characterinfo_8pt5x11_2-980x1268.jpg 980w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_GC_characterinfo_8pt5x11_2-480x621.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1978px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6965\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module 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class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-image--default\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint9.jpg\" title=\"instapoint9\" width=\"446\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint9.jpg 446w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint9-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" class=\"wp-image-7170\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-image--default\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint10.jpg\" title=\"instapoint10\" width=\"466\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint10.jpg 466w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint10-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" class=\"wp-image-7171\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-image--default\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint7.jpg\" title=\"instapoint7\" width=\"520\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint7.jpg 520w, https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/instapoint7-480x352.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 520px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-7168\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_0 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-toggle--default\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">What readers are saying about Grit City...<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix et_flex_module\"><p>Check out these quotes from Amazon reviewers!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_0 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-testimonial--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>\u201cHighly recommended for fans of contemporary romantic suspense and PNW-set romances.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_1 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-testimonial--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>\u201cGrit City delivers everything I love about romance\u2014chemistry, heart, humor, and unforgettable characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_2 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-testimonial--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>\u201cThe supporting characters stole my heart just as much. Tinsley's BFF Brindle is pure personality\u2014he\u2019s hilarious, unfiltered, and their friendship feels so authentic it could\u2019ve been lifted from real life\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_3 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-testimonial--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>\u201cBaley Noal\u2019s Grit City blends romantic heat and police-work tension into a propulsive, character-driven read. Tinsley Adams arrives as a likable, successful protagonist with a complicated past; Hunter Shaw is the kind of flawed, protective partner who reads as both formidable and heartbreakingly human.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_4 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-testimonial--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>\u201cThe book leans into familiar romantic-suspense tropes (ghosting, secrets, the protective alpha cop) but delivers them with warmth and genuine emotional payoff. If you want a story that\u2019s as invested in emotional closure as it is in tension and stakes, Grit City is an excellent pick.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_5 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-testimonial--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>\u201cThe pacing is tight, the stakes ramp up with just the right dose of suspense, and by the end, I was flying through the pages \ud83d\udcd6. Bonus: it\u2019s a standalone! No cliffhangers here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_6 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-testimonial--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>\u201cThe character dynamics are just that good. Give me more banter, more texts, more chaotic friendship energy. I\u2019d follow these characters anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_7 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-testimonial--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>\u201c\u2026the print interior looks like it's a special edition, so freaking gorgeous!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/3AT9qum7E6LNNBV6bKoGzH?utm_source=generator&theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7135"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7198,"href":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7135\/revisions\/7198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baleynoal.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}