One I Knew

De: Rita Potter

Narrado por: Jessie Elwyn

An opposites attract lesbian romance about winning the beautiful “straight” girl you never stood a chance with back in high school.

Hollywood darling Mallory St. Cloud has it all: An Emmy, Grammy, and now an Oscar. She’s forty, feted, fabulous…and empty. On a whim, she leaves LA for Maplecrest, Pennsylvania, the hometown she fled when she was eighteen.

Dependable Andi Grainger, owner of Maplecrest’s successful handy business Chicks with Tool Belts, is startled to see her famous former best friend back in town.

Soon, it’s as if their friendship never ended. Mallory discovers the connection she’s been missing in her shallow social circle. But Andi has to deal with the fact her straight, gorgeous, unattainable friend, the subject of Andi’s hopeless teenage crush, is right in front of her again.

Except…Mallory’s not quite so straight anymore. And there’s a whole lot of pain beneath the surface they’ve been tiptoeing around. Is it time to be honest with each other at long last?

©2025 Rita Potter (P)2025 Rita Potter

Beautiful story

Slow burns aren’t always my thing but this was worth the wait. I love the MCs and the supporting characters and the cameo by Kat Jackson. The story is beautifully written and narrated. I definitely recommend

Story of a lifetime of love

Loved this book and the angst between the characters. A well developed storyline. The narrator's voice fit the narrative perfectly

Rita, Rita, Rita - you have to love her.

Rita has the most quirky characters. They are lovable and flawed. Real.

This was a little different. More focused on the two main characters. The townsfolk were still fun and quirky though!

And although it seems like a Hollywood book … it is more of a twist. If you are a Rita Potter fan you expect the twist.

The main characters were lovely in their own way. It also approaches some mental difficulties.

The journey is lovely. The romance is well paced.

Rita books make me happy. Even when they aren’t happy at times … there is always a quirky person or a funny moment or an unlikely pair. And she never forgets her characters are human. They are always loving and flawed.

Gaps. Time.

I can’t wait for the next Rita on audiobook. And I love that she found her narrator that she loves and feels does her books justice. Cheers to that!

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It was an OK book

I liked the book in the beginning, but it became a starch book, and I didn’t like it so much. Narration was monotone and didn’t help much.