🔥 WELCOME TO BOOK 5: WHERE THE KITCHEN IS HOT AND THE POLITICS ARE SPICY 🔥
- AQ Books

- Dec 3, 2025
- 2 min read
Ridgewood, brace yourselves — the pots are simmering, the knives are sharp, and the political ghosts are not staying in their lanes.
Because Book 5 of the Unapologetics Series — Kitchen Cabinet: Simmering Legacy, Spicy Love, and Small-Town Politics — is officially on the horizon, and let’s just say:
Zach Quinn thought winning the mayor’s race was the hard part.LOL. Absolutely not.
In Book 5, the heat doesn’t just come from the stove.It comes from the past, the polls, the pressure… and a certain man whose name starts with Logan and ends with “trending for all the wrong reasons.”
And yes, Quinn’s scallops are back.So are the arguments.So are the secrets no one wanted touched.
But the real headline?
💥 A NEW PLAYER ENTERS THE QUINNVERSE
Naomi Delacroix.
Sharp as glass.Twice as dangerous.And very, VERY lesbian.
If Ridgewood had earthquakes, she’d be the reason.
Naomi isn’t here to smile for the cameras or sprinkle inspirational quotes over Zach’s self-induced chaos. She’s here to:
run the communications war room like a Navy destroyer
hold Zach accountable for every emotional avoidance he thinks no one notices
glare at councilmembers until they reconsider their life choices
and remind everyone that she doesn’t need a title to run a town — she just needs a phone, a binder, and her reputation.
People whisper she’s the real mayor of Ridgewood.
Zach doesn’t argue.
And you’re going to love her.Or fear her.Or both. Honestly both is healthier.
🔥 What You Can Expect in Book 5
Zach balancing governing, family life, and the ghosts of his D.C. past
Quinn reclaiming his culinary identity and opening a restaurant that might emotionally wreck you
Matthew being the voice of reason while also being one sarcastic comment away from sainthood
The Logan James political shakeup (ohhhh boy)
Naomi Delacroix plotting in the background like sunlight and menace had a baby
Ridgewood being… well… Ridgewood
Love, humor, and enough emotional truth to make your therapist proud
This book is messy, heartfelt, political, queer, domestic, and delicious — just like the Quinnverse itself.
📚 Get Ready, Unapologetic Readers
The kitchen’s heating up.The politics are shifting.And the Quinn household is about to redefine “complicated.”
Stay tuned for:
✨ cover reveals✨ character spotlights✨ early excerpts✨ and the official Naomi Delacroix introduction dossier (yes, she has one)
Book 5 is coming.And Ridgewood has NO IDEA what’s about to hit it.




