Roller Girl, Vanessa North
Roller Girl, Vanessa North
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Roller Girl

Author: Vanessa North

Narrator: Ashley Lauren Rogers

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2021


Synopsis

Recently divorced Tina Durham is trying to be self-sufficient, but her personal-training career is floundering, her closest friends are swept up in new relationships, and her washing machine has just flooded her kitchen. It’s enough to make a girl cry.

Instead, she calls a plumbing service, and Joanne “Joe Mama” Delario comes to the rescue. Joe is sweet, funny, and good at fixing things. She also sees something special in Tina and invites her to try out for the roller derby team she coaches.

Derby offers Tina an outlet for her frustrations, a chance to excel, and the female friendships she’s never had before. And as Tina starts to thrive at derby, the tension between her and Joe cranks up. Despite their player/coach relationship, they give in to their mutual attraction. Sex in secret is hot, but Tina can’t help but want more.

With work still on the rocks and her relationship in the closet, Tina is forced to reevaluate her life. Can she be content with a secret lover? Or with being dependent on someone else again? It’s time for Tina to tackle her fears, both on and off the track.

About Vanessa North

Vanessa North is a romance novelist, a short fiction geek, and a knitter of strange and wonderful things. Her works have been shortlisted for both the Lambda Literary Award and the RITA© Award, and have garnered praise from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Publisher’s Weekly. She lives in Northwest Georgia with her family: a Viking, twin boy-children, and a pair of large dogs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard on August 12, 2021

2.5 Stars for Roller Girl (audiobook) by Vanessa North read by Ashley Lauren Rogers. This story was a little disappointing. The instant love seemed a little bit too convenient for me. And it seemed a little odd that a former pro athlete that’s bigger and stronger and is able to pick up this new spor......more

Goodreads review by Shira on November 20, 2016

Review originally appeared on The Lesbrary. To me, Roller Girl by Vanessa North is a roller derby book that includes a lesbian romance, rather than being a roller derby romance; there was a lot more going on in the book besides the relationship between Tina and her girlfriend–a lot that in my opinio......more

Goodreads review by A.W. on September 14, 2016

Tina Durham is recently divorced and is currently trying to find a way of taking care of herself. She meets plumber Joanne "Joe Mama" Delario when her washing machine needs fixing. All goes well and Tina is invited to a date, sort of. Turns out that Joe had ulterior motives and invites Tina to try o......more