Close Knit
The Hastings, Book 1
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Close Knit
Narrated by:
CJ Bloom, Jason Clarke
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Narrated by:
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CJ Bloom
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Jason Clarke
Summary
The broodiest goalkeeper in the Premier League meets his match in a radiant knitting influencer in this sexy grumpy/sunshine sports romance by best-selling author duo Kels & Denise Stone.
CAMERON HASTINGS:
I was running from the paparazzi when I crashed into a mystery girl with bright eyes and lavender hair.
All it took was a smile from her, and I was a goner.
We agreed to one night. No strings. No real names.
So imagine my surprise when I discover she’s moving across the hall from me—in another country.
But I don’t have time for distractions, especially after last season.
It doesn’t matter that I’m the best of the best, the only American keeper in the Premier League. I need to prove myself to my new team. I need to give them everything so we have a shot at winning the championship.
But I have a problem.
It was supposed to be one night. But I want more....
DAPHNE QUINN:
I blame it on my Yes Year: finally stepping out of my comfort zone, moving to London, and...Him.
The man I spent that magical evening with. But this version of him, the guy who wears all black and a matching scowl, is nothing like the man I remember.
I do my best to avoid him, instead focusing on creating a real-world safe space for my online knitting community and collecting as many experiences as I can during my stint abroad.
But one neighborly run-in leads to another, and suddenly, I’m catching glimpses of him again.
For the first time in my life, I feel confident enough to play by my own rules. To live my life on my own terms, bullies be damned.
But how do I play to win when I’m facing down a man who protects his heart at all costs?
Close Knit is the first book in The Hastings series, a collection of interconnected standalone sports romances about the Hastings siblings, scions of sports royalty.
©2024 Between the Sheets Publishing LLC (P)2025 Between the Sheets Publishing LLC
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Daphne is such a beautiful FMC she is such a good person with amazing values. She's such a ray of sunshine and the way she comes out of her shell and finds herself was absolutely outstanding. Cameron is the grumpiest of the grumps, but the character growth he experiences in this book was phenomenal. The way he came to peace with everything and learnt to have healthy relationships again both with Daphne & his teammates. I really connected with Daphne and related to her in regards to the bullying, it just made me want to hug her and tell her that everything would be alright. The characters truly felt real, human with realistic reactions and emotions.
Overall, I cannot recommend this story enough if you are someone that loves real feeling characters and stories. A story that has amazing mental health representation and that just normalizes it and makes you feel seen. Absolutely perfect!
🎧 The narration by CJ Bloom & Jason Clarke was perfection. I love these 2 and them together was just an explosion in my ears. They played their characters amazingly, the emotions were truly felt and the way they delivered the story was chef's kiss. I just love how well their voices blended together, how they made me so absorbed in the story.
Amazing!
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Audiobook Review:
Narrated by Jason Clarke & CJ Bloom.
This is the 1st book in the Hastings Siblings story. Jason had a hard job of being raw and emotion with his character, Cameron. Both of them were fantastic with their voices.
Cameron is the eldest and a professional Football (⚽) Goalkeeper. He was doing fantastic and has come to the UK to play in the Premiership.
Daphne was awesome character and I loved that she was quirky too. She had purple hair and was a social media knitting influencer! See quirky but the absolute best. She was sunshine and Cameron was the grump.
My favourite part was when thy called each other by the name they gave when they 1st met 'Goose' and 'Duck'.
Cameron and Daphne meet accidentally when he was hiding from media. This led to a night they will never forget.
Months later Daphne is in the UK and her neighbour is Cam. But she doesn't get the happy response instead he seems to despise her.
Duck is so amazing, she doesn't ler this get to her and continues to be her amazing self..
I will leave it at that and will tell you their journey is very hard but rewarding.
Check TW as it is heavy on depression, anxiety, bullying and more.
My heart broke for them both and I felt their pain. I do feel Cam took a very long time to seek proper help and we kept repeating his hot and cold behaviour.
His teammates were fantastic, the found family feeling, banter and support. This story had it all, funny, heartbreaking, love, spice and so much more.
As hard it was at times, the ending was worth it.
Also I really enjoyed this because I'm a super premiership fan and I recognised all the play and rules.
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The Hastings feel like the Bridgerton siblings gently reimagined through the lens of sports romance — charming, passionate, tightly bonded, and so easy to adore.
This book follows Cameron, the third sibling, a professional goalie seeking a fresh start in the Premier League, and Daphne Quinn, a knitting influencer whose heart feels soft and warm, like something lovingly handmade.
Cameron is carrying the weight of betrayal from a former teammate and is desperate for a clean slate as he moves to London. Daphne, who has quietly battled anxiety her whole life, decides on her birthday to embark on a “yes year” — a brave promise to step outside her comfort zone.
Their story begins with a chance meeting in a bar, where neither knows who the other is. What follows is a single, magical night — one that lingers long after dawn.
Months later, Daphne moves to London as part of her yes year… only to discover that her new neighbors are none other than Cameron’s team. Fate clearly wasn’t done with them.
This book pulses with heartbreak, healing, and tender portrayals of mental health. The authors captured both Cameron’s and Daphne’s emotional journeys with such sincerity. I loved watching Cameron soften in Daphne’s light, and seeing Daphne bloom with Cameron’s encouragement.
And “drunk Daphne”? Absolutely hilarious — and impossibly endearing.
The narrators were brilliant, and now I can’t wait to dive into On Guard, Book 2 in the Hastings series.
The Hastings series is addictive
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Kels and Denise Stone are new authors to me,so I was so delighted that I got to listen to this book and fall in love with their writing.I am now a huge fan.
I was so excited that this sports romance was about FOOTBALL the English Football as I am huge fan of it.Being a Brit myself I grew up watching it with my Dad,brother and sister and I was THRILLED when my team Everton was even mentioned in the book !!!..
Cameron Hastings is from a successful sporty family and he is himself is a footballer a goal keeper to be specific.He is about to start playing for a new team after being involved in a scandal with is old team.
He was bullied by his old team mates and the manager was brutal with his methods of discipline,he had a very bad experience that has left him with emotional scars.
He was also bullied and hounded by the media after something about him went viral online..Listening to this book and what Cameron went through made me so angry...and I felt for him.
So as you can imagine he is very guarded and has trust issues.
The night before he flys to London to join his new team he is running from Paparazzi when he stumbles across our knitting purple haired beauty Daphne Quinn.
He hides from the Paparazzi with her and they get on so well...leading to a passionate night together and then part ways.
Little do they know they will be meeting again very soon..as Daphne is having a YES year were she is saying YES to any opportunitys that come her way.
So she is moving to London for a while,she is an influencer and knitting his her passion.
Daphne struggles with anxiety and knitting helped her with coping with it so she used her social media to help others use knitting to help them too...She was bullied when she was younger.
I could really relate to Daphne with the bullying and the anxiety as I experience the same,Daphne is an Amazing character and I wished I would have been more like her.
Anyway Daphne and Cameron end up living in the same building,..Cameron is not doing well with bonding with his new teammates,so their manager has ordered him to move into the teams housing with 15 of his teammates.He needs to prove himself to them and the manager, but the bullying and what they used to say to him torments him.
Well Daphne and Camerons reunion does not go well as he accuses her of stalking him and they avoid eachother as much as possible.But she is under his skin and vice versa.
But after a while and some grovelling they become good friends...Really good friends and one anothers support system and of course they have lots of chemistry and the sexual tension is electric.
They feel safe with each other..But then the media ruins everything.!!
This story focuses on Bullying in a HUGE way Cyber bullying and physical bullying and the importance of taking care of your mental health. It was handled really well by Kels and Denise.
I felt so much empathy with both Daphne and Cameron..Daphne is a wonderful character she is so brave and strong and takes something toxic and makes it into something that helps people she defies the bullies stands up to them and her support to Cameron is crucial..I Loved her.
Cameron is so damaged and broken I wanted to just hug him,he really is tortured by what happened to him...He is so hard on himself and I wanted to cry for him..Of course he is also super gorgeous and sexy.
His new team are so great with him and I loved Camerons family the banter between them is fantastic and fun.
I LOVED the friendship that developed between Daphne and Cameron,they had eachothers backs and they were so comfortable with one another,it was so effortless for them to spend time together.It was outside influences that tried to break them..They loved eachother so much..
What really made his story so special is the narration by C.J Bloom and Jason Clarke they are so Amazing.The inner dialogue of Daphne is absolutely superb when it is voiced by C.J Bloom and so amusing I Love her.
Jason Clarkes English accent is magnificent he is soooo good at it and voicing Cameron was an emotional rollercoaster that he did so well...They both expressed the feelings in this book perfectly.
Both C.J and Jason enhanced this story with their talented storytelling I loved listening to them.
Close Knit By Kels and Denise Stone is such a well written,steamy,emotional and heartfelt book with characters that everyone can relate to.....And I admit I did have tears in my eyes listening to some scenes.
Loved it.
An Excellent story.
5 Stars
Fabulous story !!
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