The Group Chat

Issue One: Welcome to The Group Chat ♡

Welcome to The Group Chat ♡

Your official invitation to spiral over The Chat is Here.

Along with coffee, chaos, dirty messages, and one Chicago man with audacity.

Okay, bestie.

Pull up a chair, refill your coffee, grab a snack you were absolutely saving for later, and pretend we are not about to discuss fictional men like they owe us emotional compensation.

Welcome to The Group Chat — my little monthly corner of bookish chaos, romance updates, behind-the-scenes notes, bonus content, reader treats, and the occasional fictional man who should probably apologize but will instead say something hot and emotionally complicated.

This first letter is all about The Chat, Book One in The J to My B Series.

And yes.

It starts with one tiny message.

Hi.

Then Jayden Rivera answers.

Hello.

And suddenly Brooklyn James is not just chatting with a stranger. She is laughing again. Blushing again. Feeling wanted again. Remembering she is still a woman beneath all the survival, silence, and pretending..

Naturally, this becomes a problem.

Because Brook is trapped in an abusive open marriage. Jayden is two thousand miles away in Chicago. He does not do long-distance. She definitely should not be catching feelings for a cocky, dirty-talking man in her phone.

So, obviously, they make very responsible choices.

Just kidding.

They emotionally ruin everyone.

What The Chat Is About

The Chat is a messy, sexy, emotional slow-burn romance about forbidden connection, anonymous messages, dirty teasing, chosen family, survival, impossible timing, and the kind of almost-love that gets under your skin and refuses to leave.

It is for readers who love:

anonymous chat romance

forbidden chemistry

emotionally unavailable men with audacity

heroines learning to choose themselves

dirty messages with feelings

“he calls her B” energy

love stories that hurt before they heal

Basically, if you have ever overthought a text, fallen for the wrong person at the wrong time, or stared at your phone like it personally owed you answers, this book might be your emotional support problem.

A Tiny Behind-the-Scenes Note

The opening of The Chat begins with Brook awake way too early in Seattle, hiding inside her life, taking a bath, downloading a random anonymous chat app, and typing the message that changes everything. Jayden’s first reply is simple, but it becomes the spark that starts the whole series.

I love that because the story does not begin with some huge dramatic moment.

It begins with loneliness.

Curiosity.

A little boredom.

A little chaos.

A woman reaching for connection without fully realizing how badly she needs one.

And then this man from Chicago shows up with charm, flirtation, and absolutely no business being that addictive.

Rude, honestly.

Favorite Vibe From The Chat

This book feels like:

Seattle rain.

Phone screen glow at midnight.

Good morning texts that mean too much.

Dirty messages that should come with a warning label.

A woman slowly remembering she is allowed to want more.

A man calling her B like he has rights.

A love story that is real, even when it is impossible.

Reader Question of the Month

Reply or comment and tell me:

What romance trope gets you every single time?

Mine for this series is obviously:

“I know I shouldn’t want him, but unfortunately he has a voice and audacity.”

Very scientific. Very professional.

Start the Series

The Chat is available now for pre order on Amazon. Or apply to join my ARC team to read early.

One anonymous message. One Chicago man with way too much charm. One connection neither of them knows how to quit.

Thank you for being here for the very first issue of The Group Chat.

I hope this little corner feels like coffee with a book friend, a messy voice note, and a monthly reminder that fictional men are cheaper than therapy but somehow still emotionally expensive.

With love, coffee, and fictional chaos,

Briar

P.S. Stay in The Group Chat. The emotional damage is prettier when we do it together.