How You Get the Girl, Anita Kelly
How You Get the Girl, Anita Kelly
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How You Get the Girl

Author: Anita Kelly

Narrator: Lindsey Dorcus, Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Forever

Published: 02/13/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Chemistry sizzles in this workplace rom-com set in the world of high school basketball as the author of Love & Other Disasters delivers a sapphic romance full of humor and heart.

When a smart-mouthed junior joins East Nashville High’s basketball team, Coach Julie Parker’s ready for the challenge. What she’s not prepared for is the teen’s new foster parent, a super-hot ex-WNBA baller and star of Julie’s fantasies. Julie knows the cool and confident Elle Cochrane is way out of her league. But despite being completely tongue-tied around her, somehow Julie persuades Elle to step in as her assistant coach. 

Elle has not been on a court since her career-ending injury, but she can’t seem to resist Julie, who is just as adorable as her nervous babbling. Maybe because being around her makes Elle feel sparks for the first time in long while—which is why she offers to help when Julie reveals her lifelong insecurity about dating and how she wishes she could practice at it…like sports. As Elle helps Julie navigate dating life, lines grow increasingly blurred, and the two must decide whether they’ll stay on the sidelines—or finally take their shot.

About Anita Kelly

A teen librarian by day, Anita Kelly writes romance that celebrates queer love in all its infinite possibilities. Originally from a small town in the Pocono Mountains, Kelly now lives in the Pacific Northwest, the perfect setting for wandering the woods, drinking too much tea, and dreaming of stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marieke on February 13, 2024

When I had read a few pages of How You Get the Girl, I told a friend it felt like coming home, and they agreed. Anita Kelly’s writing is just so warm and inviting and intimate, and I love, love it so much! While reading those first pages, I was smiling so, so hard, and a fussy feeling settled itself......more

Goodreads review by Lance on February 10, 2024

E-ARC generously provided by Forever in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much! 4.5 stars. Written tenderly, authentically, and with the exact kind of queer sensibility, Anita Kelly's How You Get The Girl only affirmed to me that they are now one of my go-to romance authors.......more

Goodreads review by Madison on February 18, 2024

How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly Love & Other Disasters series #3. Contemporary sapphic sports romance. Can be read as a stand-alone but better as part of the series. The couple from the previous book are secondary characters in this book. Julie Parker coaches a high school basketball team. She ha......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on April 29, 2024

I was a tad bit more feral for Something Wild & Wonderful, but this book was so soft especially the relationship they both had with Elle’s cousin (once removed lol yes I had to google). I also love the idea of dating your idol and realizing that they’re even better as a real person. What a dream. Al......more

Goodreads review by BJ on February 09, 2025

I’m in a state of anxious suspense this weekend (waiting to hear back after a job interview), and I needed… well, I needed How You Get the Girl. This is, in fact, my favorite kind of romance novel: a slow-burn adult romance, with just a sprinkle of that YA silly energy (but without the YA immaturity......more


Quotes

"No one understands the beauty of quiet moments in romance quite like Kelly."—Alison Cochrun, author of The Charm Offensive

“Brimming with tenderness, hope, humor, and healing, this romance is truly something wild and wonderful. A must-read for those looking for stories with a big heart.”—Ashley Herring Blake, author of Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail, on Something Wild & Wonderful

"A gorgeous, curative read about the new identities people create by giving themselves permission to heal from the pain of the past and what can be discovered as they immerse themselves in the vast, untamed, wonderful wilderness. A deeply satisfying, romantic story worth getting lost in."—Kirkus, Starred Review, on Something Wild & Wonderful

"This steamy opposites-attract m/m romance is impossible to put down. Highly recommended."—Library Journal, Starred Review, on Something Wild & Wonderful

"Something Wild & Wonderful is so sweet and satisfying that you’ll want to read it again and again."—Bookpage, Starred Review