Award-Winning Author Nicole Disney has Announced the Upcoming Release of Her New LGBT+ Contemporary Sports Romance Novel ‘Tapout’
Nicole Disney has announced the upcoming release of her new book Tapout (published by Bold Strokes Books, September 2025).
Tapout is a contemporary LGBT+ sports romance and a follow up to her award-winning book The Clinch, a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Winner for LGBTQ+ (Adult Fiction), 2021.
Every fight has stakes, and the hardest jabs are the ones you don’t see coming.
Laila Moretti was on the verge of making her UFC dream a reality. A standout in the regional circuit, she was one win away from a contract—until a crushing defeat shattered her confidence. Convinced she’s not cut out for the big leagues, she walks away from the cage, her coach, and the future she fought for.
Harlow Hayes doesn’t believe in limits—only opportunities. Running an underground fight promotion takes nerve, ambition, and a willingness to play dirty. She’s built an empire on giving fighters a shot the system never would. But the audience craves blood, and with her reputation on the line, she needs a star who can do more than survive—she needs someone who can win.
When Laila steps into Harlow’s world, she sees the fighter Laila refuses to believe she is. Their attraction is undeniable, their ambitions impossible to ignore, and as the lines between business and something far more dangerous begin to blur, Harlow faces a choice: push Laila to reclaim the dream she abandoned or admit she’s already lost sight of her own.
About the Author:
Nicole Disney is an award-winning novelist whose work spans multiple genres of lesbian fiction, but threaded throughout all of them is a curiosity about the underground worlds hidden beneath the ordinary. Nicole’s stories will take you up close to gang life, domestic violence, drug abuse, poverty, and professional fighting. She loves building strong female leads, and her stories take you deep inside their worlds as they find themselves, fall in love, and test the real meaning of family and loyalty. Outside of writing, her passions include martial arts, traveling the world, connecting with new people, and finding the charm in everyday moments.
Her new book Tapout is a follow up to her award-winning book The Clinch, a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Winner, 2021.
Nicole Disney lives in Denver, CO. Readers can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. To learn more, visit NicoleDisney.com