The Dirty Version - by Turner Gable Kahn (Paperback)

About the Book

"Tash was thrilled when the dramatic rights to her surprise-hit feminist novel were snapped up by an indie film studio. But no one warned her that a Hollywood shuffle could land her smart, literary epic in the hands of a huge action-movie franchise director more famous for his machismo than his artistry. And now this big shot director wants "the dirty version" of her book, demanding Tash transform the strong, complex female warriors she created into eye candy. Despite her best efforts to stall, the studio assigns Tash to its golden-boy intimacy coordinator to help her add spice to the script. Tash resents Caleb from the first word of the first sentence they write together, certain he's the enemy and too handsome to be trusted. But the longer they collaborate on her characters, the more she's attracted to his firm grasp of emotional (and fine, physical) nudity. Soon they're burning up the bedsheets along with their new pages, blurring romantic storylines. But just when Tash feels it's all coming together, the whole plot falls apart. Can she find a narrative that saves her show and her own love story, or are both lost forever?"--

Book Synopsis

Named a Best Book of the Year by Library Journal

Shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Debut Romantic Novel of the Year Award

"This is a super smart take on the genre that even non romance girlies will enjoy." --Red Magazine

Heat rises and sparks fly when a surf-town author and an intimacy coordinator are thrown together to write new, steamy sex scenes for a TV series based on her hit novel in this deliciously fun debut romance.

Tash was thrilled when the dramatic rights to her surprise-hit feminist novel were snapped up by an indie film studio. But no one warned her that a Hollywood shuffle could land her smart, literary epic in the hands of a huge action-movie franchise director more famous for his machismo than his artistry.

And now this big shot director wants "the dirty version" of her book, demanding Tash transform the strong, complex female warriors she created into eye candy. Despite her best efforts to stall, the studio assigns Tash to its golden-boy intimacy coordinator to help her add spice to the script. Tash resents Caleb from the first word of the first sentence they write together, certain he's the enemy and too handsome to be trusted. But the longer they collaborate on her characters, the more she's attracted to his firm grasp of emotional (and fine, physical) nudity. Soon they're burning up the bedsheets along with their new pages, blurring romantic storylines.

But just when Tash feels it's all coming together, the whole plot falls apart. Can she find a narrative that saves her show and her own love story, or are both lost forever?

Review Quotes

"[A] crackling romance novel." - Seattle Times

"Set during heated nights on Florida's coast, with characters who are flawed, fabulous, and forced to write sexy scenes together, this is a sizzling romance debut from Kahn." - Library Journal, starred review

"A lush, fun, and deeply feminist closed-door contemporary romance." - Clever-ish Magazine

"With her dazzling debut, Kahn not only deftly delivers a splendidly sensual enemies-to-lovers romance with a compellingly complicated heroine, but also offers up some fascinating insight into the creative process involved in adapting books for the screen." - Booklist

"This is a super smart take on the genre that even non romance girlies will enjoy." - Red Magazine

"A brilliant concept packed full of fun." - Stylist

"Packed with unfiltered humor and bravado, it's ideal [reading] for those long, lazy afternoons where only something daring will do." - Who Magazine

"The Dirty Version is sexy, immersive, and so, so smart - a truly layered read. Gable Kahn masterfully tackles the constant and varied misogyny women face in society head-on, while also portraying a real, beautifully flawed MC. I love this book!" - Neely Tubati Alexander, nationally bestselling author of In A Not So Perfect World and Courtroom Drama

"Savvy, sexy and sharp, The Dirty Version couples head-over-heels, multilayered romance with nuanced commentary on the media industry and contemporary feminism. Gable Kahn's elegant, witty writing captivated us on every page." - Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of The Roughest Draft

"This debut really stood out to me. The concept is great: the author of a feminist literary novel is cornered into sexing it up for the Hollywood blockbuster adaptation, and paired with a handsome intimacy coordinator to make it happen. Bold, smart, with a heroine I loved and lots of interesting things to say about sex, art and entertainment." - Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare and Swept Away

The Dirty Version is an of-the-moment conversation about power, sex, and the representation of female sexuality in entertainment and art. The character of Caleb captures the emerging roles Intimacy Coordinators can play in today's Hollywood, and his chemistry with Tash hooked me from the start. I loved their fiery back-and-forth and the thrilling fraughtness of their circumstances. - Robbie Taylor Hunt, Intimacy Coordinator for projects including Red, White, & Royal Blue, Everything I Know About Love, and You