"Getting to Know You" stars Maggie Fromm, a nineteen-year-old who moved to LA with her high school girlfriend and dreams of becoming an actress. When her heart is broken and she has to face the city alone, a chance encounter introduces her to Gwen Knowles, a young and passionate director. Gwen is drawn to Maggie's talent and invites her to audition for a play she is directing. As they work together to bring the play to life, both Maggie and Gwen face shadows from their past - this time, together.
Possible trigger warnings: discussion of family abandonment due to sexual orientation, stalking from an ex, physical and emotional abuse from an ex, cheating from an ex, violence with a knife, and police involvement. This book features women in the healing and finding-joy-again stages from unhealthy relationships.
The book is approximately 380 pages/90,000 words. My intended audience is late adolescents and young/new adults. This is a standalone novel.
