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Game Plan

Vancouver Orcas, Book 1

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By: Amy Aislin
Narrated by: Aaron Hokanson
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As the new head coach of the Vancouver Orcas, Matt Shore has got his work cut out for him. Coming off a season where the Orcas came in last in the entire AHL, Matt’s job is to whip his new hockey team into shape for the oncoming season.

He doesn’t need any distractions, especially not one in the form of a tall, dark, and gorgeous antiques dealer.

Who’s also his ex—and his best player’s father.

Pierce Langley-Brown has a lot of regrets. The biggest? Leaving Matt behind two years ago when his son needed him. Now, with his son on Matt’s hockey team, there’s no avoiding the man who once owned his heart.

Not that Pierce wants to avoid him. And that heart? It still belongs to Matt.

But will Matt choose to keep it after all this time?

©2023 Amy Aislin (P)2023 Amy Aislin Contemporary Contemporary Romance Genre Fiction Romance Sports Heartfelt Hockey
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I loved Game Plan when I read it with my eyes and I got to love it all over again when I listened to the audiobook. Aaron Hokanson is a new-to-me narrator and I enjoyed listening to him narrate this story. His voice is pleasant to listen to. I think he could use a bit more emotion / acting ability when reading the book but he only has a few books on Audible so perhaps he’s new to audiobook narration. In any case, I think he did a good job. There isn’t any more that I can add other than what I said when I reviewed the e-book so a copy of that review is shown below:

I have been a huge Amy Aislin fan for several years now and her latest book, Game Plan, didn’t change that one bit. 😊 Second chance stories are one of my favorite romance tropes and Game Plan is such a good one. Pierce and Matt were together for over a year when Pierce broke things off abruptly two years ago with no explanation. Matt tried and tried to reach him, to no avail. Pierce’s sister Sabrina also tried to reach him but Pierce didn’t respond to any calls or texts.

This story really got to me in places. There’s a content warning for mental health and depression and that hit a bit close to home as I have family members who suffer from this. I think Amy treated this subject with respect and understanding. From my personal perspective I think she got things right.

When Pierce was notified that his son was in a car accident, he left Vancouver, and Matt, to go to him and then he fell apart. He finally started seeing a therapist and is doing much better when his professional hockey player son gets traded to Vancouver – where Matt lives.

Matt still loves Pierce but he doesn’t know if he can ever trust him with his heart again. It doesn’t take long for Matt to give in to the physical attraction he has for Pierce but it takes much longer for him to trust again. Then there’s the little problem of a coach dating a player’s parent and the team owner’s reaction to when Matt discloses their relationship.

It’s not all smooth sailing for Pierce and Matt but they get a great HEA and the epilogue was the perfect finishing touch. I’m so glad to know that there will be two more books in this series. Each of them will stand alone but I’m happy that I will be reading them in order. I’m looking forward to the next one, Game Changer, coming out later this year.

A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request; my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.

A great start for a new series!

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it took me a little while to get used to this narrator, but as I got pulled into the story between Matt and Pierce I started to enjoy the narration. There were times I wasn't sure who's chapter it was at first but it became clear soon after. Matt and Pierce made such a great couple and I'm glad they got a second chance at making a go of things, they were definitely meant to be together. I thought the author dealt with Pierce's mental health in an empathetic way and liked that he had the support of those he cared for once they knew what he'd been going through. I'm looking forward to book 2.

I really enjoyed Game Plan

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Story: This story! I've always liked Amy Aislin's books but this one is now my absolute favorite. The mature way the MCs' relationship has developed and their personalities are an example of superb writing!
Narration: Great performance. I wish the voices were a bit more differentiated between the MCs, but still a very good job!

Le sigh with hearteyes

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I don’t usually read second chances with the same person’s books, but this one has a lot of good points.
They didn’t jump into bed at the fist opportunity—but the second. I’d have liked if they have taken their time to rebuild trust though.
It also doesn’t have an excessive number bed scenes, and the author doesn’t dwell on them. A rarity that will make me read more of her books.
The delaying about confessing to Jason was a bit annoying; I didn’t like when it was said that Pierce and Jason didn’t need to apologise, they did what they thought was best but it’s good if they are sorry for it, no need to downplay it; and I don’t agree with how pretty much any of the characters manage things, but I enjoyed the book anyway, which is a good thing. I’ll keep reading more of the author.

«But forgiveness and trust are two different things».

Second chances

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Second chance romance is not always my favourite trope, however, I did enjoy this one. There was no huge fallout incident that caused their fallout so it was definitely believable that the pair would get back together.

I loved the inclusion of a grown up child, which I only rarely see in romance books now. Hockey romance is such a loaded sub genre now that I thought this book was missing something to make it an absolutely perfect read.

The narrator is very new to me so I had to get used to hearing a different voice but he did extremely well being the voice of two different characters. Excited now for book 2 from the same narrator.

Great performance from a new to me narrator

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