First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1)
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“Because I lied,” he whisper-yells. “You made me lie about the weather, Aiden.”
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Oh no! How ever will he survive this:(
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Silence fills the airwaves.
Brownie
Silence fills the room... (eurovison refrence?)
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stack it behind Tony the Tiger.
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Is it bad that the first thing this reminded me of was the stand up comedy show by Matteo Lane? Yes. Yes it is.
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“And your dad and Mateo.
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NO FUCKING WAY. Not one page later and the ex husbans husbands name is Mateo. AND he is gay. I scare myself sometimes.
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Grayson,
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Whats the thing with the names? Molly and Ro refrance?
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“The year was 2022,” she says with a sigh, making her voice sound like one of those nature documentaries. “And a young girl discovered something called the internet.”
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I love Maya already. Which funny thing i feel like Maya from four seasons would say the exact same thing.
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You don’t have to be alone to be lonely.
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This got real very quick
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“Me?” I point to my chest.
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Why was the first thing that came to mind that tiktok meme..
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the platonic love of your life.”
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Platonic with a capital P
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And you decide to tell a stranger on the phone that you’re looking for magic?”
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TBF that does sound fucking pathetic
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“Oh shit,” Maya and I say in unison.
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Oh shit indeed
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I plan on packing all my belongings into the back of my tiny Subaru and driving off
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Atleast its not a beat up honda civic...
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San Jose.
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San Jose Bonaventure hospital anyone? ...
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“It would be a lot easier if Delilah Stewart knew how to park.” “Who is Delilah Stewart?” “The woman who works at the news station.”
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I bet the next book will be about them
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“Was that necessary?” “You did this to yourself.” His cheeks are bulging with cookie. “You wouldn’t share.” “Because you’re an assh—” “Children,”
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I'm actully crying, you don't understad how funny this is at 1 am
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“Yeah, Ma. I’m always okay,”
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Oof
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Hearing my mom call me virile was not on the bingo card for today.
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Just searched it up...oh my goodness I'm dead
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She always smelled like soap and the pages of a book. Paper and well-loved leather. Stories in the middle of the night.
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She better not die
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“I don’t think you want me in your mouth.”
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I think she will in a hundred pages or so. [smirk emoji]
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I tuck my legs beneath me and Mateo leans back against Grayson, his temple tipped to his shoulder. Grayson strokes his palm across his collarbone and presses a quick kiss to the side of his head. It makes me smile.
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Cute
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“You did not have blond hair.” “Blond tips,” I correct.
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Omg no
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“Ah, no. All pictures have been burned.”
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They better be
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The scene from Field of Dreams where his dad shows up in the cornfield certainly does. “Sometimes.”
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“My first name is Aiden.” I take another long sip of coffee. “But my last name is Valen. Valentine is my radio name. Because of the romance thing.”
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Oh thank god it was so hard trying to accept the fact that his surname is VALENTINE..
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Lucie Stone: You guys, Aiden told me he watches YouTube videos and cries. Aiden Valentine: [sighs] Lucie Stone: Big, fat tears. Aiden Valentine: What’s the point of a secret if you’re going to share it with the world? Lucie Stone: [laughter] Aiden Valentine: It’s not funny. Lucie Stone: Then why are you smiling?
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This so cute stop
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“A Honda Civic,”
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No. Fucking. way. I'm so good at this
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Aiden Valentine: Remind me to tell you about the foot pictures.
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Not the foot pics..
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“I think books are sexy,”
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Maya knows whats up
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“Who the fuck made you cry?” I snap.
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My man
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“Apologies for almost punching you in the face.” I wave my hand. I would have punched myself in the face too if I thought I made Lucie cry. “Don’t worry about it.”
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I love him
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Grayson puffs out his chest and shoots Lucie a wide grin. “I’m going to pick your next date.”
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Oh no
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He was blond, for god’s sake.
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It's always the blondes
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He told me he knew he could get me on a date if he just fed me all the right lines. That women like me were predictable. That I was self-important and unrealistic. That someone who had a kid should be grateful for any attention at all. That I shouldn’t be trying to dictate the parameters of anything. That I was damaged goods.
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Which chapter does he die
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Aiden Valentine: All right, Baltimore. We have a guest in the booth tonight, his name is— Grayson Harris: Listen up, lizards. There’s a new daddy in town. Aiden Valentine: Oh, boy.
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I'm dead this is so funny
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“We can wait. I’ll get you another glass of wine, okay?”
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Aww he is a sweetheart
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“Ah, Lucie.” Aiden smiles, his fingers fanning out wide against my back. “I’d know you anywhere.”
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Genevieve Powers: Peanut Butter is never wrong. Celia Blythe: Never.
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Peanut Butter clocked it
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“Apparently I have a nice voice.”
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I'm dying to know what his voice sounds like..I want the audiobook so bad now
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“Yep.” She drags her palms down my sides to my waist. They’re warm through the thin material of my T-shirt. She urges me forward, her chest pressed to my back, then wraps her arm back around my torso.
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Jesus
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“I like a woman who can toss me around.”
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"we need to stop flirting" my ass
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Aiden: Bye. I laugh out loud.
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Can thry kiss please
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Aiden Valentine: Welcome back to Heartstrings, Baltimore. We missed you over the weekend. Lucie Stone: We really did. You guys make life more interesting. Lucie Stone: What did you get up to this weekend, Aiden? Aiden Valentine: Oh, you know. A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Lucie Stone: Anything fun? Aiden Valentine: I had lots of fun. What about you? Lucie Stone: You know what? I had some fun too.
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No but like actually when is the kiss...