Scrub Me, Daddy

by April Showers

My entire life is a mess.

My ex cheated. My job sucks. And my apartment smells like old takeout and despair.

a 3 A.M. infomercial promising the Scrubbie Dubbie will change my life.
Desperate and half-delirious, I order it.

The next day, a sponge arrives—hot pink, dual-textured, and paired with a cleaning liquid that smells suspiciously like seduction. Then things get... weird. And wet.

One steamy scrub-down later, I slip, hit my head, and wake up to a six-foot-something alien Adonis with abs for days and an obsession with cleaning. And with me.

He’s strong, sudsy, and ready to polish more than just my floors.

He came to tidy my apartment—and he just might stay to deep-clean my soul.

Content Scrub Me, Daddy is an erotic sentient object romance that includes a sponge and a human woman. It’s a sweet and spicy story, all in good fun.

Genres: Novella

92 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 2, 2025

Reviews

[River · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely everything is promises to be. I have no notes on this literary masterpiece. Fun, spicy, quick and did I mention spicy.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5✨

[Maite]

Maite por la ciencia. No fue mi idea leerlo, me lo sugirieron y no puedo decirle que no a investigar qué puede haber tras una historia de un alien esponja. No juzguen.

[Chelsea · Rating 5 out of 5]

scrub me



Scrub Me, Daddy 🧽🫧

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if your dish sponge was actually a sentient object? Has it ever just gave you ✨the✨ look? If you said yes, Scrub Me, Daddy is for you!

It’s a short, but packed erotica novella by April Showers. And I absolutely LOVED it. It’s not my typical read, but I’ve been branching out lately. 💁🏻‍♀️ This one had me giggling thought the entire thing and was filled with puns that had me laughing out loud!

Overview:

My entire life is a mess.
My ex cheated. My job sucks. And my apartment smells like old takeout and despair.
Enter: a 3 A.M. infomercial promising the Scrubbie Dubbie will change my life.
Desperate and half-delirious, I order it.
The next day, a sponge arrives—hot pink, dual-textured, and paired with a cleaning liquid that smells suspiciously like seduction. Then things get... weird. And wet.
One steamy scrub-down later, I slip, hit my head, and wake up to a six-foot-something alien Adonis with abs for days and an obsession with cleaning. And with me.
He’s strong, sudsy, and ready to polish more than just my floors.
He came to tidy my apartment—and he just might stay to deep-clean my soul.

[DJJarvisReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scrub Me, Daddy by April Showers is an Out of This World read! I thought this was a super fun sentient object romance. Never did I ever think I would be reading a book about a sentient sponge! BUT I definitely don’t regret it! It is full of spice and super wholesome at the same time! I enjoyed reading this story and I can’t wait for the next one to come out!

I definitely recommend Scrub Me, Daddy by April Showers to all the sentient object romance lovers! I would also recommend this to alien romance lovers, since it’s kind of a mash of both! I definitely will be picking up more of April Showers’s books to read in the near future!

[Celaria.reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh I'm definitely going to side eye my Scrub Daddy Costco pack for awhile.

This book was great, I love a good alien book and I can definitely say I'm down to read some sentient object books. It was cute, fun and steamy. The FMC needs a little help in her life and let me tell you her new sponge is down to help with anything she needs. Definitely helps that he is a hunk of a man in his alter form too.

Now if only my 6 pack from Costco would.....

[Rissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scrub DADDYYYY

I have been in a reading slump but my book brain has been raised from the dead. A sentient sponge? Aliens? Wicked good spicy times? This little story had everythingggggggg. The sponge puns were top tier. I was giggling and fanning myself all at the same time. Perfection. 10/10. No notes.

[cheyanne jae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, sentient romance is always a wild ride. I didn't open this book with super high expectations but honestly, thus book kept me hooked. It was quite... titillating. You wanna be shocked by end up kinda tingly. You wouldn't expect something meant to clean to be so... dirty. Honestly, it was a fun, easy read.

[BexlynnReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a fantastic short read! A steamy Sponge Daddy Romance that involves a sentient sponge that turns out to be an Alien from another planet what else do you need. This book was amazing April Showers did a fantastic job and I cannot wait for the next book to come out on April 1st 2026. ( I may or may not have already pre-saved the book)

[Bess W · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read

If you’re looking for a fun read, this is a great one! I went into this expecting some weird sponge sex, which we do get. But, we had a surprisingly fun story with a green flag alien/man/sponge. I wasn’t expecting much but was pleasantly surprised with how invested I got in the story. If you want a fun short read and are open to trying something new, I recommend this!

[Amandaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know went in with no expectations. Came out pretty cool with how it went.

Want a hot steamy romance about a sentient sponge? This one’s for you.

I might never be able to look at a Scrub Daddy sponge the same way again but it was worth it .

[Elsie LePlant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally! Some good, clean fun! ;)

[Bre · Rating 4 out of 5]

For how short this book it, it rocked this world. I found myself chuckling quite a bit. The story line is there and the characters are great! Maybe I need my very own Dubbie

[Bri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely hysterical and the dopamine hit I needed. Also the sponge is strangely adorable. Def recommend for a light, fun time.

[Sami Mclelland · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this short story! I cant wait for book 2!

[Gemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny

This was so corny and so funny a nice awkward read for an hour, I enjoyed the characters 😅 it made me laugh. I could do with a man who will take care of me
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[Nacho Chaos · Rating 3 out of 5]

uhhh

That was different very different but spicy and I’m always down for a good giggle! I mean I guess he came in the perfect package

[Ailie · Rating 3 out of 5]

What if Fantasy Lover's Demi-God Julian of Macedon was instead just a scrub daddy.

[Laura Priestley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't even know what to say, I enjoyed this short read.
It's nothing like anything I've read before and I'm not sure anything that I read in the future could be as weird? In the best way!

[Austin Jones · Rating 1 out of 5]

Feb. Book Club Unhinged Pick. An alien sponge from planet Dubbalon in the galaxy Loofahrim 😂 Yeah, you read that correctly.

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me just say, my scrub daddy doesn't clean as well as this one does....

if you need to break a reading slump- just trust me and read this