Try Me

A Workplace, Friends-to-Lovers Romance

By: Adriana Locke

Narrated by: Raven Wildewood, Tor Thom

“Try me.”

That’s what Drake Bennett said when I declared on my live podcast that no man could make me fall in love. The former pro football star turned sportscaster didn’t just laugh—he challenged my entire brand.

Gianna Knows Things is built on the idea that love is a choice. Drake says it’s a feeling—a magical, uncontrollable, world-shifting experience.

I call BS. He says I’m scared.

The audacity.

So, we make a bet. Six weeks of dating … in front of millions of listeners. If I don’t fall for him, I win. If I do … don’t worry. Not going to happen.

I expected spicy nights and viral ratings. What I didn’t expect was thoughtful surprises, spontaneous affection, and moments that make my heart do strange things.

Drake isn’t who I thought he was, and I can’t tell what scares me more: that he’s been playing me all along or that I’m wrong about love. Either way, someone’s about to get hurt—and I hope it's not me.

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Tropes:

Podcaster / Sportscaster

Dating Bet

“Fake” Dating

Slow Burn

Found Family

Romantic Comedy (with emotion!)

©2025 Adriana Locke (P)2025 Adriana Locke

Gianna & Drake

Well narrated.

Gianna and Drake work together - he's a former NFL player with a sports podcast. Gianna has a kind of advice podcast called "Gianna Knows Best".

She really has a strong personality, but she also believes that love is a choice, and that you can choose to fall out of love just as easily as in love. Drake thinks she just makes bad choices in men, but he's not sure why. So he issues her a challenge, to date him for 6 weeks - because he's had feelings for her for a while and just wants a shot.

Gianna has emotional scars from her growing up years - her parents died when she was 19, but they weren't supportive even before that. As the days turn into weeks in the dating experiment, she starts to question and understand why she's always resisted giving in to falling in love.

Sweet Scale: 4/5
Spicy Scale: 3.5/5

Gianna & Drake

Try Me is a magnificent, captivating, unputdownable must-read! Chef's Kiss! Sparks fly between Gianna & Drake. Their 6-week dating challenge is incredible & their chemistry is off the charts. I felt all their happiness, fear, excitement, and longing. I highly recommend you picking up this sweet, sexy, emotional, angsty, and swoon-worthy love story. All of it effortlessly woven together to make for one addictive read that I never wanted to end. I am hoping we get Evie, Elodie, Juni & Jory's stories after Audrey's.
 
Raven Wildewood & Tor Thom do an amazing job portraying the characters, bringing them to life and humanizing them with their emotions, attitude and personality. They do more than giving their characters their voices, they fall into the roles and become the character. Seriously y'all need this book in your lives.