Grace Reilly

Just a lil love note from my girl Poppy xx Less than 3 months until you meet her and her surly tattooed chef!

I seriously can’t wait to share something new and fresh with you all that I adore so deeply! Expect big feelings, found family, enough spice to wake up your palate, and my take on one of my favorite tropes ever—grumpy x sunshine 🌩️☀️ (Not to mention, of course, all the food descriptions. I was constantly making myself hungry while working on this book.) I know this is a departure from my previous series (well, aside from Sebastian) and I so hope you will want to follow me in this new direction. The closer we get to July, the more nervous I’m feeling xx

Swipe for all the special pre0rder info! I’m so excited to be partnering with , , and to bring signed copies and fabulous art prints your way and couldn’t resist highlighting it again. With indie bookstore day tomorrow (!!), now’s the perfect time to support them with a pre0rder!

YES, CHEF comes out 7.21.26 🫶🏻 If you love The Bear but wish it had more kissing, or are currently melting over ’s new steamy chef audio 🤭, this is for you!

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Baseball + Romance Books = the best night ever! Thank you to Kelly .actually and for putting together an amazing event 🫶🏻 I had a blast sharing Yes, Chef ARCs from , hanging out with so many wonderful readers and my loves and , and soaking in a beautiful spring Syracuse night. (It was a little chilly for this Florida gal, but everyone assured me it was top notch for the season!) Nothing beats getting to be part of this truly amazing community of book lovers :’)

Also, so cool to hang out with the guys —wait until you see the content we cooked up together! 🤭

My sports babies, all this time later 🫶🏻 If you’re looking for a series that takes on a variety of sports, the Beyond the Play is complete and available now in all formats wherever you love to get your books! 💜

First Down 🏈 = football + fake dating
Breakaway 🏒 = hockey + coach’s daughter
Stealing Home ⚾️ = baseball + black cat/golden retriever
Wicked Serve 🏒🏐 = hockey/volleyball + broken boy/sunshine girl

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Chef Jack Hartman can wax poetic about food allllll day and I’m sat 🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️

I’ve been seeing this quote float around as early readers experience YES, CHEF (one of my faves from the book) and figured it was time to put it on the grid—along with art of the scene by that I am ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED WITH 🫶🏻

I mean!!! The octopus tattoo!!! Poppy’s red hot bikini! Their hair!! The gorgeous Florida vibes! The way they’re looking at each other, so close yet so far, making a connection neither of them expect but both of them need 🥹💛 It’s absolute perfection. I’ve been cheesin’ since I got the sketch and I’m not over it!

If you love this art and want it as a print, pre0rder from —it’ll come signed and personalized with another gorgeous art print as well! All info in bio 🫶🏻

YES, CHEF comes out 7.21.26 and is a little like if FX’s The Bear ran away to Florida with It Happened One Summer and had a baby 🍊

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March photo dump— it was a good month :’) I turned 30, wrote some good words, read some good books, held Yes, Chef in my hands, had a visit from my bestie, and spent tons of time with the tiny love of my life 🫶🏻 My photos app is 90% Hazel at this point (alternate names include Princess Noodle, Hazel Basil, Miss Hazelton, Worm Girl, and Rat). Feat. my parents’ puppy Finn, ofc!

Also - lots of you read Yes, Chef in March 🩷🩷 you’re making me tear up on a daily basis by this point, thank you for loving Jack & Poppy like I do!

It’s g!veaway time!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻 I’m super excited to share these two gorgeous ARC packages of YES, CHEF — and winners get to choose whether they’d like the US or UK ARC! 🩷💛 If you’re not familiar with my The Bear-inspired chef romance, swipe for the tropes!

If you’d like a chance to snag:

🍊a signed and personalized ARC of YES, CHEF (US or UK edition—you pick!)
🍊a super cute eggplant keychain 🍆
🍊 a fun (and useful!) embroidered yes, chef! kitchen towel from

then make sure to:

🍒 follow me
🍒 drop your fave food emoji below ⤵️
🍒 tag a few friends to spread the word!
🍒 bonus entry: repost 🫶🏻

Open internationally now through April 5th, midnight EST. I’ll message the winners through this account (and only this account) and will never ask for sensitive information. Not sponsored by Meta or anyone else.

YES, CHEF comes out 7.21.26 and is available for pr!order now wherever you buy books, including signed campaigns with:





good luck friends!! 🍒

Hi hello HI!! I’m beyond thrilled to share that I’m partnering with not one but TWO amazing indie bookstores to offer hand signed preorders of YES, CHEF—with delicious goodies!

Preorder from and receive gorgeous art prints by (peep those tattoos!) and .illustrations (the comic book vibes!) along with your signed and personalized copy!! 🩷

Preorder from and receive a stunning art print by (depicting quite possibly fave scene in the book!!) along with your signed and personalized copy!! 💛

Two fabulous options, and two amazing romance bookstores to support 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 If you’ve been waiting to preorder, now’s the time! All info in my bio 🔗

YES, CHEF comes out 7.21.26 ! If you’re into books with:

🍒 grumpy x sunshine
🍒 forced proximity
🍒 private cooking lessons 👀
🍒 found family
🍒 adhd rep (both of them!)
🍒 classic romcom vibes
🍒 lots of 🔥🔥🔥

then consider supporting me and these wonderful stores with a preorder to get your HOT! CHEF! SUMMER! secured 😌 xoxo grace

Idk about Poppy, but if a grumpy, tattooed chef called me a “clever girl,” I’d be barking 🙃

I’ve been absolutely stunned by this piece by ever since it landed in my inbox, and it’s been SO hard to keep a lid on. I adore everything about it—the rich Florida landscape, Jack’s tattoos, their hair (!!), the way he’s feeding her, her hand on his thigh, the heated gaze between them… Eva brought this scene to life even better than in my imagination. I adore them! I seriously can’t wait until July :’)

If you’re 👀 over this art, I promise I will have more preorder campaign news ASAP 🤭 YES, CHEF comes out 7.21.26 and is (to me, at least) the grumpy x sunshine, “FX’s The Bear but with more kissing,” spicy summer romance of my (our?) dreams. Woof! xx

Graphics by , who totally understood the assignment with that zoom in 🤤

Do you prefer your tropes sweet… or spicy?

did such a fun twist on this trend a little bit ago (help I’m still at the restaurant) that so kindly made this version for me 💁🏼‍♀️ I can’t possibly pick a fave, BUT… (it’s Yes, Chef). (If forced to pick.) (I mean, a man who eats?!)

Also baseball is BACK and seeing all your posts tagging Stealing Home is an absolute gift! Thank you for continuing to love Mia and Seb. They mean the world to me and I adore whenever someone feels the same way :’)

When he’s down bad (!!) from the first kiss 🙂‍↕️ Swipe to see this absolutely gorgeous rendition of Jack & Poppy’s first kiss in YES, CHEF (and get a sneak peek of the scene) by .art 🫶🏻🫶🏻

When I first discovered brandi’s art, I knew exactly what I wanted them to illustrate—this achingly desperate moment led by Jack, braid tug and bubbles and all. I’ve been obsessed with it since I first saw it and I am so excited that this is one of two (!!) gorgeous art prints you’ll receive if you preorder from UK-based !

YES, CHEF comes out 7.21.26 🩷💛 if you’re into grumpy chefs with trauma and tattoos, sunshine women with something to prove, adhd rep, cooking lessons, only! one! houseboat! and high heat in and out of the kitchen, consider adding it to your TBR and supporting with a preorder 🫶🏻

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If you’re looking to get Hot Chef Summer started early, BN has you covered. It’s time for a preorder s@le! Swipe for all the deets 🫶🏻

Seeing the initial reactions to my adhd disaster children has been such a gift. This is my most personal book so far. It taught me so much and helped me grow as an author in ways I hoped and ways I didn’t expect. July is going to be SO much fun 🩷💛 Out 7.21.26 🍊

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So… I heard y’all like pics of boxes of books 😌

I’m going to start g!v!ng away some of these ARCs (UK version too!!) later this week 👀👀 with goodies 👀👀 so keep me on your radar if you want a chance to snag one of these beauties early!!

A review recently called Jack a “broken boy” and Poppy a “sunshine girl” and that really is their vibe 100%. Quite possibly my fave vibe of all! Plus, they both have ADHD, and seeing how they connect—and clash—through their shared condition was some of my favorite parts of the writing experience.

YES, CHEF comes out 7.21.26 and is available for preorder wherever you love to buy books, including , which is running a fun preorder campaign for UK readers! US preorder campaign news coming soon xx