Crash Into Me: A Novel

By Robinne Lee

Not yet published: Expected Jul 7, 2026

"Actor and author Robinne Lee delivers erotic suspense as glittery and sensuous as Tinsel Town itself." –TIME

In a complicated marriage and raising her children in Los Angeles’s toxic playground of privilege and power, Cecilia Chen is struggling to find her real self among the many labels assigned to her: wife, mother, artist, daughter.

Until the moment she crashes–literally–into the Anouk Ferrand. It’s been twenty years since she last encountered the enigmatic model on a photo shoot in Mexico.

And it’s this chance second meeting that will upend Cecilia’s life.

Seeing Anouk again forces Cecilia to revisit their brief time together and question where she truly fits in. Can the renewed intensity of her explosive physical and emotional entanglement with Anouk finally give her an answer?

In a sharply observed evolution from her blockbuster debut, The Idea of You, Robinne Lee delivers a completely new, propulsive story layered with desire, power, and identity.

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384 pages

Average rating: 8

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literarily_occupied
Nov 19, 2025
8/10 stars
As a long time fan of The Idea of You (OG Hayesolnut since 2018 👋) I could not wait to read Robinne's next book. Crash Into Me has some similarities to TIOY in that the lead is a successful woman in the art world who has made a name for herself in a field traditionally dominated by men. But, there are many differences as well, such as the exploration of a sapphic romance and experiencing the life of a woman of color as told through a dual timeline. Crash Into Me did not utterly shatter my heart like TIOY, but it did evoke a gamut of emotional responses that were deeply impactful. Many thanks to Edelweiss and St. Martin's Press for the digital Advance Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review.

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