Breakaway cover art

Breakaway

The Sin Bin: West Coast, Book 1

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Breakaway

By: E.M. Lindsey
Narrated by: John Solo
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £14.99

Buy Now for £14.99

About this listen

The last thing Ravi Chandola needs is to define his career by a single mistake he made off the ice. But it’s not that easy when you’re the captain of an NHL team and the press is always watching, waiting to pounce.

And to make matters worse, Ravi now has community service under the supervision of a former professional figure skater who hates him with a fiery passion. But things aren’t so simple when it comes to ice king Adrien Fischer.

He’s hot but cold.

He’s soft but sharp.

And in spite of telling Ravi there can never be anything between them, Adrien can’t seem to stay out of Ravi’s orbit.

Ravi’s life is complicated enough without this man who can’t seem to make up his mind, but as much as Ravi wants to walk away, he knows he’s in it for however long Adrien will have him. So what hope does he have left? Just a miracle that the ice king’s heart will thaw and allow Ravi in.

Breakaway is the first book in the Sin Bin: West Coast series featuring the fictional NHL team the Denver Huskies. This story contains bad geography, a best friend with feelings-burritos, platonic cuddling, cute squirrels, spicy food, and of course a happily ever after.

©2022 E.M. Lindsey (P)2022 E.M. Lindsey Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Sports Heartfelt Royalty

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Blank Canvas cover art
Renegades cover art
Shades of Lust cover art
Tidal Wave cover art
Switch-Hitter cover art
Playing Games cover art
Road Rules cover art
The Boyfriend Comeback cover art
Wildfire cover art
Like I Promised cover art
Crankshaft cover art
Roommate Arrangement cover art
The New Guy cover art
Redemption cover art
Rookie Mistake cover art
Hidden Scars cover art
All stars
Most relevant

Listener received this title free

This wonderful sports romance novel not only grabbed and captivated my attention the entire book, but it tugged on my heartstrings too. E.M. Lindsey is a gifted author, I enjoy their writing style and how realistic and relatable their characters and storylines are which makes them easy to connect with. Ravi Chandola, a professional hockey player and the captain of his NHL team. He had to work hard to get where he was today and he almost lost it all after making a stupid mistake after a team event. Fined and assigned to community service brings him to work with Adrian Fischer, a former professional figure skater. Adrian used to crush on Ravi until he found out what he did, now he has nothing but animosity towards him. But the two need to work together and as much as they try to avoid each other, it is impossible not see and interact with each other. I adored these two, each one deals with their own inner demons, but once Adrian saw Ravi for who he truly was he saw past his anger. I loved how everything played out in this book, the story is beautifully plotted with plenty of drama, angst, heartfelt emotions and a slow burn romance. Also loved the camaraderie amongst his teammates, Adrian’s friend Noah was great too. E.M. Lindsey, thank you for another fabulous story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the amazing narration, John Solo delivers an outstanding performance bringing these characters and their story to life. He has a complete understanding of the character he portrays, gives each a voice that is a perfect fit for that character’s persona, sounds believable in every role he plays and just as I picture the character to sound. You could hear how much heart he puts in to his work as he captures all the character’s emotions and projects them into his performance and has you feeling every single one. This entertaining storyteller is a versatile voice artist and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another fabulous listen.

Wonderful Story & Narration🎧 Gripping & Heartfelt!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Well-written and fabulously narrated! The story was full of emotions and feels. I loved the story. The characters were perfect, though some were more likable than others. It just all worked. I'll definitely be devouring the rest of the series.

Breakaway

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The premise of this story is promising - a former figure skater (Adrien) supervising community service hours for an NHL player (Ravi). Adrien immediately hates Ravi for his “crime” and it seems as if Ravi will never complete his community service hours.

Slowly, the men start to warm to each other. Then suddenly this book has kind of an instalove trope. I’ll admit, I didn’t really follow as readily.

Readers also know, right from the beginning, that Ravi didn’t intentionally drink and drive. The whole subplot about uncovering the perpetrator who drugged him was weak. Yeah, he was roofied and yes that shouldn’t be taken lightly. But, fact is, he still got into his car when he couldn’t stand up straight and could barely stay awake. So, perhaps not as forgivable as the author wants us to believe. Even if he was in that kind of shape purely from the migraine gripping him, he should have known better than to drive.

My problems with this book are: (1) I don’t believe the NHL would have allowed someone with a DUI to continue to be captain (2) Ravi was incredibly short-tempered with a rookie, another unlikely happenstance (3) Ravi was tough to like because he was so angry and short with people, he was described as a respected captain but we don’t really get to see that part of him, (4) Adrien isn’t truly very kind to others, either. He kept saying he was happy with the life he created but he kept acting bitter and entitled. (5) This book had so much potential, with a MC who is a POC in a largely-White game and an amputee, but neither of these facts seemed to drive any part of the story. The world Lindsey created, on the other hand, where being an “out” NHL player isn’t a big deal . . . well, that’s a world I’d love to be a part of.

Solo’s performance was decent. Since I’d not read the print-version of the book, I can’t say if he enhanced the characters at all. But I will say, he infused each with their own voice, and it was easy to differentiate who was talking at any given time.

Doesn't quite live up to its potential

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
If you are of an age to have watched the movie The Cutting Edge from 1992, you'll love this m/m variation on a hockey player/figure skater story. There is added spice here because Ravi is brought into Adrien's orbit because of his requirement to do some community service and these guys are adults not the young people of the movie so the emotions are more visceral with life experience behind them. I loved both these prickly, hurting men and John Solo did a superb job of bringing them to life and showing their sparks turning into flames of a completely different and life altering kind.

Melting the Ice

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
like always you get a MC with a disability, he's an amputee and he because that way after a drunk driver ran hit him and so in comes Ravi who is using his centre for this community serves after he was convicted of a DUI. It was just a lot of them both taking what the other is doing or saying in the wrong way, heavy towards ableism and racisms. it had a character who wanted a benefit type relationship and being hurt that the other person didn't really get they wanted more. it was very service level which is common with the author.

the narration was good, I like John Solo as a narrator and I thought he did a decent job

He's hot but cold. he's soft but sharp

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews