Good Luck Babe – Erin Baldwin

Aliona asks, pointing between us. Words are a distant memory. I couldn’t answer even if I tried. “I kissed her,” Yumi says softly. My facial muscles twitch, the strain of fatigue from my forced pageant grin. Again, I wonder why she picked the Beauty Queens. It’s such a weird choice for her. “Is that when you started dating?” Aliona asks. The water laps softly at the poles of the dock. Gulls dip in and out of the way of crew members as they quietly set up light stands behind Aliona, preparing for the oncoming nightfall.

Yumi breathes a laugh. “No. That’s not when we started dating.” “Why not?” “Because Noelle told me it was a bad idea. And then she left.” Aliona is stunned. “Wow, so, Noelle, what—” Her question is interrupted by a clatter, the sound of two men fumbling with a light stand.

One reaches for it too late and knocks over an entire section of cable. “No!” another producer shouts, diving for one of the tripods before it tumbles into the water. “Sorry,” one of the original men says meekly, arms thrown out in apology as he tries to step out of the way but ends up tripping backward over a crate. Aliona sighs and puts down her tablet. “Hold that thought, ladies,” she says, standing. “I’ll be right back.”

I feel like a bottle rocket was launched inside my body and it has nowhere to go. With our mic packs on and the camera still running, I can’t say anything to Yumi. I can’t ask her what she was thinking, saying all of that. My dad is going to watch this show. My friends. Our classmates.

Her parents. And she just…told them everything? Without even asking. Yumi watches me with an expression of curiosity that slowly morphs into concern. Her eyes crinkle at the corners like she’s about to ask something, but I hold up a finger and nod toward the camera. We can’t talk right now.

“I’m incoherently in love with this fiercely beautiful book. Baldwin is a masterful storyteller, and her writing glows with sincerity, humor, and heart. I’m not kidding when I say I’d go to the ends of the earth for Noelle and Yumi. This is YA at its absolute finest. Quite frankly, it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read.” —BECKY ALBERTALLI, award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Imogen, Obviously and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (film: Love, Simon) “From the title to the story itself, Good Luck, Babe!

is nothing short of iconic. With fast-paced and thrilling reality TV adventures paired with peak sapphic yearning and family storylines that are sure to grab your heart, this book is fun and honest and relatable in the best way. In her sophomore novel, Erin Baldwin proves she’s writing some of the best YA today.” —RACHAEL LIPPINCOTT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl “A delightful, heartfelt romance with a fun, competitive twist!

Come for the fake dating and stay for the yearning.” —ANN LIANG, New York Times bestselling author of I Hope This Doesn’t Find You “Baldwin has done it again! I was delighted to follow these complex characters on a whirlwind adventure around the world and watch them fall in love along the way. If you’re looking for behind-the-scenes reality TV, beautiful prose, and the sweetest sapphic romance in the world, you’ll find it in this excellent sophomore novel.”

—JESSICA LEWIS, author of Nav’s Foolproof Guide to Falling in Love “Erin Baldwin flawlessly captures all the angst, hilarity, and hope of young adulthood. This book creates the most delicious nostalgia for those world- shaking, heartbreaking, terrifyingly giddy feelings of a teenage crush, and Noelle and Yumi had my heart fluttering and stomach swooping as they tiptoed around their feelings and (ex) friendship.

Well deserving of its titular reference, Good Luck, Babe! reads like a Chappell Roan song in book form, hitting every sapphic note with utter perfection.” —MAZEY EDDINGS, bestselling author of Late Bloomer “Good Luck, Babe! is a rare gem of a book—with a vibrant voice, a sweet love story, and beautiful international settings, it’s at turns a swoon-worthy queer romance, a frothy piece of reality TV escapism, and an emotional coming-of-age drama.

I laughed, I cried, I absolutely devoured it. This book made me fall in love with reading again.” —ALISON COCHRUN, author of The Charm Offensive OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com VIKING An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 penguinrandomhouse.com Copyright © 2026 by Erin Baldwin Penguin Random House values and supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture.

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Book Information

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• Title: –
• Author: Unknown
• ISBN: 9780593622735, 9780593622742
• Pages: 281
• Language: English (en)

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• Estimated Reading Time: 397.88 minutes
• Total Words: 79,575
• Total Characters: 442,975
• Average Words per Page: 283.19
• Average Characters per Page: 1576.42

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