Last Night Was Fun
A Novel
Published on 31. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-06-342036-6 (ISBN)
Description
You've Got Mail meets The Hating Game! Vying for a promotion against a bitter rival as the only female data analyst for a professional baseball team, Emmy finds solace in the text-flirting relationship that started as a wrong number exchange-unaware that the man she's texting is the one she's fighting for the promotion.
Emmy Jameson lives by three rules: no dating, no sharing personal news at work, and baseball above everything. As the only female data analyst for a professional baseball team, Emmy is constantly trying to prove herself.
Especially when she's put up for a senior analyst position against her arrogant, infuriating coworker Gabe Olson. Sure, he's gorgeous and smart and he was a baseball star in college who knows the sport inside and out, but so does Emmy. She is not going to lose to him again. There will be no distractions this summer. Not even her sister's pending destination wedding in Mexico for which she needs to find a plus one.
But then she receives a text from an unknown number with a simple message: "Last night was fun." When she strikes up a conversation with the mystery texter, they realize that he was given a fake phone number after a bad date that just so happened to be Emmy's. Despite her rules, Emmy can't deny the instant connection she feels and soon finds herself falling for the stranger on the other side of the screen...and inviting him to her sister's wedding.
Emmy's world turns upside down when her mystery man turns out to be none other than Gabe Olson. They are left having to travel to the wedding together while trying to sort out which version of their relationship is real: their in-person rivalry or the deep connection they found in their messages.
Emmy Jameson lives by three rules: no dating, no sharing personal news at work, and baseball above everything. As the only female data analyst for a professional baseball team, Emmy is constantly trying to prove herself.
Especially when she's put up for a senior analyst position against her arrogant, infuriating coworker Gabe Olson. Sure, he's gorgeous and smart and he was a baseball star in college who knows the sport inside and out, but so does Emmy. She is not going to lose to him again. There will be no distractions this summer. Not even her sister's pending destination wedding in Mexico for which she needs to find a plus one.
But then she receives a text from an unknown number with a simple message: "Last night was fun." When she strikes up a conversation with the mystery texter, they realize that he was given a fake phone number after a bad date that just so happened to be Emmy's. Despite her rules, Emmy can't deny the instant connection she feels and soon finds herself falling for the stranger on the other side of the screen...and inviting him to her sister's wedding.
Emmy's world turns upside down when her mystery man turns out to be none other than Gabe Olson. They are left having to travel to the wedding together while trying to sort out which version of their relationship is real: their in-person rivalry or the deep connection they found in their messages.
Reviews / Votes
"Brains, banter, and baseball, Holly Michelle's Last Night Was Fun is one for the baseball girlies who crave that rivals to lovers magic on and off the field!" - Jennifer Hennessy, author of Degrees of Engagement and For the Ring"A fake numbered situation turns into HEA in this fun, swoony, and sporty rom-com reminiscent of You've Got Mail!" - USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Snow
"Crackling banter and page-turning prose make Last Night Was Fun truly enjoyable from start to finish. Holly Michelle hits a homer with this delightfully charming and tropey novel." - Suzanne Park, author of One Last Word
"Last Night Was Fun is a delightfully swoony read that I couldn't resist inhaling in one very fun night! Full of delicious chemistry, playfulness, and sizzling vacation vibes, it features an engaging duo of baseball-loving coworkers who realize that they don't know as much about each other as they think. It's a charming story that celebrates the terrifying, exhilarating process of making yourself vulnerable to another person. I adored it!" - Jamie Harrow, author of One on One
"Equal parts tender and steamy, Last Night Was Fun serves up a 'perfect game' of a romance. Holly Michelle is such a talent!" - USA Today Bestselling Author of Wicked Serve
"Last Night Was Fun is a delightful spin on You've Got Mail filled with heart, wit, and steam galore. Holly Michelle has written a love letter to jock-nerds everywhere, perfect for fans of banter and baseball."
- Laura Hankin, author of One-Star Romance
"Michelle's adroit combination of office romance, enemies-to-lovers, and only-one-bed tropes will keep readers glued to the novel. Highly recommended." - Library Journal (starred review)
"The wit-infused texting between the book's protagonists gives this sparkling romance an almost epistolary flavor, while the snappy dialogue and irresistibly adorable chemistry Michelle creates between her protagonists proves she has successfully solved the equation for a fabulously fun rom-com." - Booklist
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-342036-6 (9780063420366)
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Holly Michelle holds a PhD in psychology and has worked in both academia and the tech industry. She loves telling stories with big hearts and a touch of magic. She currently lives in Southern California with her husband and dog.