Goal Line
Boston Rebels, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Sean Masters
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Savannah Peachwood
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By:
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Julia Connors
About this listen
As the youngest heir of the Hartmann fortune and the backup goalie for the Boston Rebels, the pro hockey team my family owns, I’ve spent my life being the peacemaker in my cutthroat family and the goalie that my teammates can depend on.
I have only one weakness: my coach’s daughter, Evangeline Wilcott.
Eva is a pairs figure skater, and my life-long best friend. I’ve always wanted more, but she friend zoned me back in high school and we’ve lived thousands of miles apart since.
Eight years later, a secret pregnancy is threatening her skating career. When she’s rushed to the hospital right before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, I panic. Now, my team’s loss lies solely on my shoulders and I could be traded.
When Eva needs help, suggesting we get married is the easiest split-second decision I’ve ever made. A grandchild could keep me in Boston playing for my family’s team, and I’d do anything to take care of Eva.
We agree to a marriage based on friendship, but once Eva and I are living together, all those artificial walls we’ve built start crumbling. Now, I’m making up for all the years I couldn’t call her mine.
But when her past reappears in our new life together, her happiness and my family’s reputation are both threatened. And maybe I’m not so different from my family after all, because I find there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to keep my wife safe and happy.
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Goal Line is book 4 in the Boston Rebel series, which features interconnected standalones about the players on a fictional professional hockey team.
Tropes:
* hockey player x figure skater
* childhood best friends to lovers
* marriage of convenience
* accidental pregnancy (not his baby)
* mutual pining
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Savannah Peachwood and Sean Masters are so good together, I blinked and the listen was over! These two dialed into their characters and created chemistry, a little angst and all the feels come alive. Each scene had me riveted, keeping my earbuds firmly in my ears. I enjoyed these two and their performance.
GOALLLLL!!!!!!
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Not only are Luke and Eva best friends, so are their parents, which makes their union even more heartwarming – it’s like they were always destined to end up together, with everyone in their families silently rooting for them. They’ve been in love with each other for years but a misunderstanding in high school kept them from ever making a move. The mutual pining is deliciously torturous. I love the way Luke takes care of Eva. She’s a perfectionist trying to live up to her parent’s expectations, and Luke helps quiet her insecurities and makes sure she takes better care of herself.
While Luke and Eva’s families are supportive of them as a couple, there are some underlying issues that come to light and add depth to the story. Eva’s relationship with her mum is strained by the weight of expectations, and Luke struggles to connect with his significantly older brothers, who are all tied to the family business while he’s carving his own path in hockey. I don’t want to spoil anything by giving too much detail, but the way Luke and Eva support each other through it all genuinely warmed my heart. Not only are their families close, but they both have their own found families too – Luke has his teammates, while Eva’s found her place in the girl group that’s been growing throughout the series and has her ever-supportive skating partner by her side. The side characters bring so much depth, tension, and humour to the story, and the way Luke’s brothers come to his aid in the third act makes me even more excited for their own series.
The narration was the cherry on top of what was a thoroughly enjoyable and emotionally satisfying story. Savannah Peachwood is one of my favourite narrators, and Sean Masters is quickly moving up that list. Both of them put so much emotion into their performances that it was easy to lose myself in the story. Right from the start, when Luke hears that Eva is in the hospital, you can feel the urgency and desperation in his voice, and sympathise with his inability to focus on his game. Sean Masters captures every side of Luke perfectly – the caring, thoughtful friend, the protective husband, the dependable teammate. Both narrators deliver well-rounded performances and bring Luke and Eva’s chemistry to life in such a believable way. The highlight of Savannah’s performance, aside from her spot-on portrayal of Eva’s personality, was her range of voices for the female side characters.
All the feels
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There is a miscommunication at the heart of the story and I did find it a little hard to believe that the inciting incident for the friend-zoning was never brought up again in ten years, especially when everyone around them thought there was something more going on. There were also quite a lot of characters and I felt my attention was being divided trying to remember who everyone was and how they fit with the various subplots. I never really trusted one character in particular after a throw away remark at the beginning but it never came to anything which surprised me. Similarly with a different character later on, they were dealt with pretty swiftly and I expected more. Having said that though, the book kept me guessing as my theories were totally wrong!
Luke is the greenest of green flags
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The audiobook narration by Savannah Peachwood and Sean Master was honestly so perfect! Savannah and Sean brought Eva and Luke to life in the perfect way and I could not pause this audiobook!
Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
So good!
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🎧📚🎧And for the amazing audiobook narration, Sean Masters and Savannah Peachwood were the ideal cast to bring these characters to life, giving them voices that were fitting for a perfect portrayal of each. Masters nailed it as Luke, grasping every aspect of his personality, from his caring side to his protective side. Peachwood did the same as Eva and was just as fabulous in showcasing every aspect of her personality too. Both were fantastic at performing the roles of the side and secondary characters, giving each their own distinct voice, making it easy to follow along and tell who is who. They conveyed all their characters’ emotions in their performance and had you feeling them all. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to, and their captivating performance keeps you hooked to the story.
Amazing, Swoony & Heartfelt➞Story & Listen🎧
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