Rooting Interest
An 831 Stories Romance
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3.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
For fans of will-they-won’t-they courtship and women’s sports, a queer romance that will leave you breathless until the final buzzer.
When Jennifer Felix gets pulled off her NFL beat to cover the WNBA All-Star weekend, she doesn’t expect to find herself so taken with the sport, its fans, or one of its stars, crowd-favorite Natalie Czapski.
But as they move past their rocky start in the press room, Felix has to decide if she’s going to risk putting her heart out there for a woman who claims to be married to the game.
“Whether or not you’re a sports fan, you’ll cheer on Felix and Natalie, two women figuring out what they want in life. Rooting Interest is smart, nuanced, and desperately sexy.” —Amy Spalding, bestselling author of For Her Consideration and On Her Terms
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this lukewarm sapphic sports romance from Disabato (U UP?), NFL reporter Jennifer Felix is reassigned to cover WNBA All-Star Weekend, despite knowing nothing about basketball. Felix knows she's out of her depth even before Natalie Czapski, the guarded yet mesmerizing star player of the Hollywood Lights, calls out her lack of expertise during a press conference. To impress her editor, Felix must quickly learn the rules of the game and win over Natalie. As she gets to know the real woman behind the public persona, a flirtation blossoms. But Natalie claims to be committed to her passion for basketball to the exclusion of anything else, leaving Felix wondering if there's any space in Natalie's life left for her. The women's connection arises a bit too speedily to feel authentic, and though Disabato attempts to create tension between their private feelings and public facing careers, the stakes never feel tangible. More successful is the frank examination of the misogyny and homophobia faced by LGBTQ+ women in sports. Readers who come for the romance will be disappointed.
