EPIGRAPH

I've never thought of myself as a force to be reckoned with. Maybe I should start thinking of myself that way; maybe I deserve to.

Taylor Jenkins Reid — The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

No matter who you choose to go down the road with, you're gonna get hurt. That's just the nature of caring about someone. No matter who you love, they will break your heart along the way.

Taylor Jenkins Reid — Daisy Jones & The Six

SYNOPSIS

          WREN WU has never been a particularly great team player. When you're used to doing things your way, when you're used to controlling every single aspect of your life, that sort of thing just comes naturally. So, when her brother gets checked into a rehab clinic all across the country ("if Mom and Dad can afford it, why not?"), her world is pulled out of its axis.

          Connecticut isn't that bad, depending on how one chooses to look at it. Wren supposes it could be worse; after all, she could be lost in a new college, surrounded by people she doesn't know, unsure of what to do with herself and her crippling perfectionism . . . oh. Wait. Wren decides she has officially found her own personal hell.

          A flyer stuck to the door of her dorm room insists everyone should try out for the roller derby team, and Wren knows it's a terrible idea to get involved. It's violent and dirty and she bruises easily and Corinne Freaking Fontaine is the team captain.

          Corinne is everything Wren would have hated back home: stubborn, impulsive, probably shouldn't be allowed near sharp objects or that stupid motorcycle she rides. Corinne also has an unnerving habit of managing to talk people into doing what she wants, which might be partially why Wren finds herself holding a pair of roller skates.

          There are certain things that bring people together: figuring out how to grow into an adult while trying to knock down as many people as possible to score a point or two is just one of them. Corinne's determination to succeed is certainly inspiring and contagious—not to mention it rivals Wren's, which is a true recipe for disaster.

          (Besides: Corinne is, like, totally, impossibly, infuriatingly, annoyingly, dangerously gorgeous. You know. That's just a minor detail, really.)

CAST

brianne tju as wren wu

olivia holt as corinne fontaine

whitney peak as katrina stone

lulu antariksa as theodora 'theo' duval

alisha boe as marley stroyer

paul mescal as drew sterling

yoshi sudarso as jordan wu

reese witherspoon as coach sylvie fontaine

CONTENTS

basically: sports romance. but make it gay

lgbt content

roller derby, the best sport in the world

enemies to lovers

fluffy romance man you know i'm a sucker for that

slow burn. i don't want to hear a WORD about how it's "too slow"

this is kind of a satirical book. picture it as the ironic use of some of the tropes found in these books

double standards are not allowed here, okay? don't criticize corinne for doing things you'd praise her for if she were a dude

DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT

          My characters' opinions don't necessarily reflect mine.

          This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, corporations, establishments and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

          COPYRIGHT © 2020 CATERINA GEORGE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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