#Gabbi Black

[cathygeha]

REVIEW

Shifting Love by Collected Authors

Being on the ARC readers list for an author can sometimes provide a collection of authors that include new authors along with tried-and-true ones. This shifter short-story/novella collection includes a variety of types of shifters who meet their match in a number of different and sometimes surprising ways. It has plenty of tropes and fun stories to devour.

BEAR CLAW BAKE OFF by Robin O’Connor

What could a hedgehog and a bear have in common and how WOULD that work if they were to be fated mates? Joe, a bear shifter needs money to fulfill his dream and build a bakery while Neely the hedgehog just wants to do something well enough to impress her family. Little did the two know that their off the charts chemistry would see them winning more than they thought they would!

MISS SHIFTER AMERICA by Lisabeth Chretien

Miss (human) America has nothing on the pageant put on by the shapeshifting women. I can’t imagine what such a gathering would be like and how just one could be selected from so many! Elle and Poppy are there to win a crown but might win much more than that when they finally spend some time together.

RENOVATIONS PRINCESS by Minda Knight

A princess with a bad social persona and a horrible fiancé is required by her mother to co-host a reality TV show. Princess Lucinda and her co-host Asher are in for a lot of surprises and when the attraction hits in a no-win-forbidden situation…well…can a commoner and a royal find a way to be together?

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN by Serafina Jax

This one reminds me a bit of Survivor, Hunger Games, and the Bachelor-ette TV shows but with shifters in starring roles. Nova is a strong Alpha who has a bad hand to play and a dilemma to deal with before she can save a few she loves and claim her mate(s).

And…the rest will be read at another time…perhaps one a night as my bedtime story.

Did I enjoy this book? Yes

Did I find authors I would read again? Yes

Thank you to the authors and The New Romance Café for the ARC – This is my honest review

4-5 Stars

BLURB

Lights, Camera, Shift. Oh, you sexy beast. Sparks (and maybe fur) fly when you mix the drama and competition of reality television with sexy shifters. Whether they are racing toward love, baking their hearts out, or surviving being stuck with the competition, you’re going to want to tune in and watch what happens! Find out more in this spicy PNR collection containing exciting stories from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors curated by The New Romance Café. Contributing Authors: Hannah McKee Nicole Sondelle Serafina Jax Lisabel Chretien Heather K. Carson & Heather Carson Jade Thorn Wynter Ryan Chele MacCabe Minda Knight Caryssa Cole Suki McMinn Annee Jones Gabbi Black Sabrina Silvers Robin O'Connor Harper Michaels Kataya Moon Aurelia Foxx

[tallglasstea]

Media N Basketball Part 1

Synopsis: The WNBA’s new Social Media Manager, Amara, heads to Seattle to help improve the Seattle Storms media pages. She has had a big crush on Gabby Williams but avoids her due to rumors that Gabby is dating Marine Johannes.

Please note: This takes place during the 2025 season and this is my first fic in yearsss. Forgive me if I am a bit rusty.

Thursday July 11, 2025

Third P.O.V

It’s almost the halfway point of the 2025 WNBA season and Amara couldn’t be more excited. She has officially been at the W for 9 months and has been having the time of her life. Still getting the hang of things, but overall she loves her coworkers and just the overall environment. Witnessing the 2025 draft and seeing all the college stars getting drafted and to just know that she was really a part of the big moment will always be a core memory for her.

Being based in NYC meant that she helped the Liberty, Sun, and Mystics a lot with their social media pages because she was so close. Providing a new and fresh outlook on their pages, the team's pages have grown exponentially. The Liberty has grown to 1.2 million on Tiktok and 2 Million on Instagram. The Sun to  600K on Tiktok and 400K on Instagram. The Mystics to 724K on Tiktok and 527K on Instagram. Teams immediately took notice of the newfound fanbases and the rest enlisted to have Amara flown out to help their teams.

Amara’s first stop would be Seattle Storm with her favorite (and closest) coworker Destiny. Despite having Jewell, Nneka and Nika, the Storm could not seem to grow their fan bases on social media. Amara couldn’t help but feel nervous as her personal celebrity crush was also on the Seattle Storm this season.

Amara’s P.O.V 

“Gworllll are you excited to go to Seattle?!?” Destiny nudged Amara’s shoulder while they were settling on the plane to take off. “Your favorite girl is going to be there.”

“Pleaseeee stop. This is work, we need to stay professional.” I tried to keep my resolve but I couldn’t help to smile when thinking about my little crush. “Plus I heard that she is dating Marine Johannes so that dream is dead anyways.” Maybe if I said it enough then my little crush would fade away. ‘But she looked soo fine during the 2024 Olympics,’ I thought to myself.  

“Mmchttt” Destiny rolled her eyes and rolled over to close her eyes. I was tired too and we had a long flight ahead of us, so I might as well get some rest. 

Friday July 12, 2025

Destiny and I are headed to the Storm’s new practice facility, and my anxiety is through the roof. Not very demure nor mindful of me huh? I love working for the W but it’s still very nerve wracking having to meet new people and new teams. Especially women as tall and beautiful as them. I’m not short but I’m not exactly tall either, standing at a cool 5’6. I was so into my thoughts I didn’t even realize that destiny was talking to me until she started snapping in my face. 

“Yoooooo is there anyone there? Bitch are you on autopilot?!” Destiny continuously snapping in my face. I mush her with my free hand. “Don’t snap at me! Anywhore what were you saying?” I asked. “What type of content are we starting with? Since we are almost there, I want to prepare,” she replied. Looking at the GPS, I realize that she is absolutely right. 2 minutes away. What if I crash this car right now? I'm kidding, I'm kidding (sort of, not really). I’m thinking what would be the best video to start showcasing their personalities. “I think we should do the rapid fire questions for each of the players. We should probably feel them out and kind of gauge what they are comfortable with answering and they aren’t,” I stated after a few beats. “ I call dibs on Nneka, Nika, Victoria, Mercedes, Joyner and Sami.” I wanted to make sure that I didn’t really have to interact with Gabby, my stalkerish ass could just admire her from a distance. Destiny looked at me bewildered as we pulled in front of the facility. “You evil bitch, I can’t believe you called dibs,” she laughed as we got out of the car. 

The walk from the car ride to the main practice gym was short but felt like it took forever.

We had unloaded our equipment and were waiting outside the gym for the General managers and coaches. We, mainly I, didn’t want to just bust in on their practice while Destiny wanted to do exactly that. Once we introduced ourselves to the GMs and coaches, we told them our game plan for content. I took a deep breath, as the doors to the gym opened. Here goes nothing…..

To be continued….

Sooo what did we think? I know I’m rusty so don’t eat me up toooooooo bad. I was trying to make it short but I figured it would be better as a multi-part fic. Please let me know what y’all think! Since there was nothing not even hcs on Gabby I figured I would start some of my own.

If y’all like my writing style, I would like to open myself up to WNBA requests along with other womens sports.

Welp see ya soon bookies!

[sergeantpixie]

happy friday the 13th to this lucky boy!

@randomestfandoms , @purplesigebert

[muzzleroars]

bundling up a war machine and a fallen angel so they don’t get cold in hell

[cozyaliensuperstar7]

Paris Olympics 2024: Beautiful Black Women 👑 🏃🏾‍♀️🤸🏿

essencegu_:

If our face cards remained this elite during one of the biggest global sporting events, y'all would be SICK of us. 😮‍💨

The Olympics has brought us so many major moments, but we don’t think we could ever get over how stunning our Black women athletes look in their natural environment. These photos just told us to moisturize, hydrate, and get our daily steps in. Getty Images doesn't lie! #olympics #blackwomeninsports #beauty

[blkmagicwoahman]

Paris2024 Olympics Update: Team USA Brings Home The Gold for The Women's 4x100 relay final 🏃🏾‍♀️💨🥇

Team USA made it to the finals after heat1 (with a national score of 41.94s), Aug. 7th.

In the finals (Aug 8th), Team USA was able to secure a win and close the gap thanks to Sha'Carri Richardson's beautiful save in the last leg of the rally.

Team USA, final scores:

Melissa Jefferson 11.46 🇺🇸🥇

Twanisha Terry 9.98 🇺🇸🥇

Gabrielle Thomas 10.25 🇺🇸🥇

Sha'carri Richardson 10.09 🇺🇸🥇

USA FINAL SCORE: 41:78s 🇺🇸🥇

❤️🤍💙 Congrats Ladies ❤️🤍💙

[readyforevolution]

Congratulations!🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸

Golden Girl! #GabbyThomas Wins Gold Medal in Women's 200-Meter Final at 2024 Paris Olympics!🥇#ParisOlympics2024 #Olympics

[frankwoods]

NUMBERS WOODS 📺

[thegabbidoll]

Hi

[p-perkeys]

Don’t mind me I’m just over here manifesting a snikt fam story line

[dreaminghelaena]

if i have one hobby it’s liking female characters that the fandom despises. alicent hightower, catelyn stark, cersei lannister, sansa stark, etc. sometimes i like female characters from shows like sakura from naruto that i haven’t even watched before just because they’re hated. i Love Women!

[beatrack92]

Gabby Thomas 🇺🇸

🥇 200 metres 🥇 4x100 metres 🥇 4x400 metres

Paris 2024 Olympics

[vinylandcoffeecollection]

Thinking about how Matty always ends up dressing like his girlfriends and I find this really quite endearing 😭

[blkmagicwoahman]

Congratulations to the Amazing Gabby Thomas 🇺🇸

Gabby just added another accomplishment under her belt by winning Gold in the Paris2024 Olympic Womens 200m 🥇🇺🇸 with a time of 21.83

She is the first American woman to win Gold in the Women's 200 since Allyson Felix in 2012

Gabby also made history today, along with her teammate Brittnay Brown, by breaking the tie with Jamaica for having the most Olympic medals in the Womens 200m. (USA 15) (Jamaica 13)

Not only is Gabby an Olympian, but she's also a powerhouse scholar:

Harvard Alum with a degree in Neurobiology & Global Health

She has her Master’s in Epidemiology from the University of Texas

Volunteers at a clinic for the uninsured in Austin, Texas

Signed an endorsement deal with New Balance

Now holds 3 Olympic Medals 🥇🥈🥉

❤️🤍💙 CONGRATS GABBY ❤️🤍💙

[dreamingofazureskies]

watching replays of the women’s T&F 200M and just so happy for all the athletes but especially for the women of color who’ve absolutely dominated??

Gabby Thomas, Julien Alfred, Brittany Brown, another all black podium like women’s individual gymnastics (Andrade, Biles, Chiles)

got me crying for these ladies who’ve come so far and shined so bright (especially Alfred who’s won St. Lucia’s first two medals!!!)