please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: HFN
POV: dual 3rd person POV
spice: a few open-door spicy scenes
TWs: addiction, mentions of cancer, depression, foster care, injury (off page), migraines, rehab, sick cat and surgery (no animal death)
Kinky Content: fingering, first times, grinding, masturbation, nipple play, oral, “teach me”
standalone: yes
final thoughts: when Julie, the high school girls’ basketball coach, meets the guardian of her newest student she’s start struck. Elle is a retired WNBA player, who Julie has had a crush on since college, and has recently become the guardian of her niece. Overwhelmed and not sure how to be a parent, Elle signs her up for the school’s basketball team and is instantly taken by the coach Julie. She agrees to be the co-coach because she can’t stay away from Julie and wants to keep an eye on her niece.
Tensions build and Julie questions everything she knows about her own sexuality, having never given thought to wanting or needing a label, and Elle offers to be her practice girlfriend.
Such a cute story with lots of tension, hurt/comfort, and getting to know themselves through helping others.


read this book if you love

😬 angst
🍿 celebrity
💞 childhood crush
🍪cinnamon roll FMC
🐈‍⬛ black cat FMC
💏 fake practice dating
🏝️ forced proximity
💗 student’s guardian/coach
🎁 grand gestures
🎄 holiday themes
🩹 hurt/comfort
🌈 LGBT+ representation
🤐 miscommunication
💞 mutual pining
💓 slowburn
🏀 sports romance (basketball)
🤓 “teach me”
💳 virgin
💼 workplace romance