Ready to score

Jodie Slaughter

Book - 2025

"Cleat Cute meets Friday Night Lights in this funny, spicy, emotional new sapphic romance from Jodie Slaughter. Jade Dunn has spent years trying to climb her way to the top of the southern high school football food chain. Now, the only thing standing between her and that future head coach spot is years of small-town good 'ol boy politics. When she scores an invite to a highly coveted monthly poker game perfect for networking, she jumps at the chance for a seat at the table. Only to find the one person with the ability to shake her there. An infuriatingly sexy art teacher who plays her cards like she's gunning for Jade's deserved spot. Francesca Lim never thought she'd be happy in a small town, not after living and b...reathing hardcore Texas football her whole life. But two years ago, the promise of forever love had her leaving behind a burgeoning coaching career for a new life - only for it to burst into flames. Now, she has a chance to gain back a piece of her life she thought she'd left in Houston. The only one standing in the way? The prickly assistant coach that Francesca can't keep her mind or hands off of. Not wanting to risk losing out on a dream job, Jade and Francesca can't afford to give in to the iron hot attraction that simmers beneath their biting interactions, so they try desperately to ignore it. Too bad their hearts don't seem to be as on board with the game plan. Jodie Slaughter's Ready to Score shows how sometimes you have to go big or go home to get the life - and love - you deserve"--

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Subjects
Genres
Lesbian fiction
Romance fiction
Novels
Romans lesbiens
Romans
Published
New York : St. Martin's Griffin 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Jodie Slaughter (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
pages cm
ISBN
9781250821867
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Slaughter (Play to Win) delivers a playful sports romance slightly more concerned with the sports than the love story. Assistant coach Jade Dunn wants nothing more than to be the first female head football coach in Greenbelt Senior High history. With her boss retiring at the end of the season, she has a fighting chance. She just needs to focus and prove she's the best person for the job. Enter Francesca "Franny" Lim, who, after battling her way to a coaching position in football-crazed Texas is ready to do the same thing in Greenbelt, S.C.--even offering to work with the team for free. Jade sees Franny as competition and is less than welcoming. As the bitterness between the two grows, however, so does the sexual tension. Conflict comes when Jade goes a little too far to ensure the team wins its first game against a fierce opponent, jeopardizing her chance at becoming head coach. The romance takes a bit of a backseat to the coaching drama and as a result the women's path from animosity to affection feels rushed. Still, Slaughter makes the on-field action fun and delivers some steamy sex scenes along the way. It's not perfect, but there's plenty to cheer about. Agent: Kim Lionetti, Bookends. (June)

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