Defending the Reaper
The Playmakers Series Hockey Romances, Book 5
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Defending the Reaper
Narrated by:
Tor Thom, Whitton Frank
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G.K. Brady
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Take one grumpy hockey player, add one frazzled landscaper, and mix together not-so-gently in one car crash. Will they come out of this with their hearts intact?
My life is as tangled as a wad of skate laces—and it’s a mess I’ve created. I’m captain of my hockey team, on the verge of having my C stripped away. It’s time to piece things back together, and I’m ready for a fresh start. But then I crash into Ellie Hendricks. Literally.
Ellie’s got her own battles, trying to keep her landscaping company afloat. The last thing she needs is someone like me barreling into her world. But I’m determined to make up for my latest screwup, and I won’t stop until I get my way. Ellie says all she wants from me is to fix her van, but as I get to know her, I catch a glimpse of something deeper—and I want it. I want her. I’ve got secrets, though, ones I can’t reveal, and my mixed signals aren’t making it easy on either of us.
Keeping it casual would be the smart play. But the attraction between us? It’s overpowering, dragging us both into the deep end. Sooner or later, my past will come knocking, and we’ll find out if we can keep our heads above water—or if we’ll end up drowning.
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The decisions that Ellie’s ex made nearly cost her the landscaping business she created, and she is still trying to recover from the turmoil he left behind. The damage to the van was another setback however even though she and Dave may not have gotten off to the best start she realizes that there is so much more to him than his reputation.
This is a heartwarming story about making peace with the past and realizing that your mistakes don’t define you. I enjoyed the way the narration portrayed the feelings they weren’t ready to share as well as the struggles that Dave was facing as he tried to reclaim his life.
Dave and Ellie!
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In this book we finally get to understand Dave Grimson “the Grim Reaper” who we previously met briefly in the other books. He is the captain of The Blizzard’s Hockey team and is recovering from a hand injury. Unfortunately for him, due to his injury, he has made some bad decisions and is now faced with the consequences as most of his teammates no longer speak to him. Add in the fact that he is also not allowed to play in any games until his injury is completely healed. After dealing with all this for a while, Dave is frustrated and decides he wants a change in his circumstances. This is when he meets our heroine Ellie Hendricks when he accidentally crashes into her van.
Meanwhile, Ellie Hendricks is not doing so well. She owns a landscaping company that is on the brink of financial ruin. She spends all her time, effort, and money trying to stay afloat and making her company a success. Both her life and Dave’s changes when they crash into each other.
I really, really enjoyed this story. Both Ellie and Dave are trying to fix their past mistakes; Dave by trying to run from his; Ellie tries to fix the mistake her ex-husband made. In doing so, they both find and get to know each other. The progression of their relationship was just too emotional and sweet. I also loved how the book dove into their past in a way that made me understand them as people and why they act the way they do. Overall, Defending the Reaper was such an amazingly, emotional, and sweet story that gave me all the feels. I highly recommend it!
I listened to this on audio. It was narrated by Tor Thom and Whitton Frank who both did excellent. They were amazing at portraying the characters of Dave and Ellie respectively. They brought personality to their performances. Thom’s portrayal of Dave was broody, yet sweet and captured the essence of Dave. Frank was also excellent as Ellie, capturing her feelings so well. I really enjoyed this story and its narration!
Amazing & Entertaining!
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The Narrators did an excellent performance capturing the essence of the characters and the story...as they portrayed Dave and Ellie with all the emotions and fun that needed to be played out..I really enjoyed listening to them.
I Love this Hockey world that G.K Brady has created relishing the other 4 books I was super excited to listen to book 5 which is Dave The Reapers story,the captain who is wallowing in his downfall.
He is really going through a bad time he had been caught taking PED's(Performance enhancing drugs).so he could recover quicker from an injury.His team are ignoring him angry and disappointed with him,his girlfriend had dumped him and took his beloved dog and now he had just crashed his car into someones van.
He needs a fresh start,a trade to another team and to just get away from everything.
Ellie's life is not going to plan either she recently broke up with her fiance who left her in a mountain of debt...she almost lost her landscaping buisness and is now trying to make ends meet.That is why she cannot afford to have some douche bag crashing into her,making her late for her latest job and destroying her vehicle.
It must have been fate that day that Dave and Ellie crashed into one another,because despite everything they strike up a friendship as Dave tries to make it right for Ellie.
The thing with Dave is he appears to be grumpy and unapproachable he looks like a hobo he could use a haircut,a beard trim and a set of teeth to replace the missing ones.Dave is actually quite sweet, caring and very generous with his money and time.But he is so conflicted about his career and his injury,the temptation to use PED's again strong so his hand could heal.
But he shows his strength in character when he resists using them he wants to earn his team mates respect back.
Ellie is such a good person she doesn't judge and despite Dave's appearance I think she is drawn to him like a magnet and finds him attractive even with missing teeth.But Ellie is like most woman and she has insecurities about herself,she cannot understand why a famous Hockey player would want to spend time with her.She isn't glamourous and some would say she is not feminine opting for comfortable clothes instead of flashy sexy clothing.
So why would a man who is used to dating actresses and models be interested in her,a plain old landscaper.
But Dave does unexpectedly find her attractive and captivating she is easy to talk to and they become friends and get close,until BOOM !! They cross that line and they are HOT,HOT,HOT.!!
This story is a slow burn so be patient it is worth it..I loved their chemistry and Dave is quite amusing when he becomes so protective of Ellie..chasing all other men away...yet he denies he even cares.
But nothing is easy and there are always things in the way like disgruntled ex's and the trade on the horizon,plus the fact that they are not truthful to one another about their feelings for eachother.
I Loved listening to this book there is so much to enjoy and G.K Brady weaves such a detailed and enthralling story of their blossoming romance.
The writing is perfection and I honestly was so lost within this world because it just felt so real I didn't want it to end.
The ending was beautiful and was such a heart warming moment...I couldn't stop swooning.
This is a superb audiobook with a riveting,fun,sexy and sweet story about two people meant to be together...and overcome the odds to do so.
I cannot wait for book 6...and to see what happens next.
Amazing Audiobook.
5 Stars.
Hockey romance heaven
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