Line Change
A Second-Chance Romance (The Playmakers Series Hockey Romances, Book 0)
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Line Change
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Ryan Lee Dunlap, Aubrey Vincent
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He loved her in silence, lost her in secrets, and now, he's haunted by both. He'd give anything for one last shot.
I've always been the wingman, backing up my best friend on and off the ice. Fighting for every shift, I never minded his easy wins or his rise to stardom until Claudia Campbell walks into our lives. She's a game-changer.
Itching to escape her stifling family's grip, Claudia's not looking for anything serious. But when the campus hockey star makes his move, she puts her dreams on hold. Me? I'm the bonus, the solid guy she can trust. Marty LeBrun, the best friend who's always there. But I want to be more than that, even if it means keeping quiet about my buddy's wild side.
You know secrets can't stay buried forever, right?
Yeah. So do I. Now.
When my best friend's fame takes off, he begs me to cover for him, and I'm torn. My loyalty toward him has never wavered, but now it's tangled with something deeper for Claudia. I keep his secrets to protect her, but eventually, it all comes crashing down. She finds out and walks out of my life.
Years later, fate throws us together, and I realize I'm still haunted by the one who slipped through my fingers. This time, I'm ready to fight for her
for us.
But Claudia's been burned by my betrayal before. Just when I think we might have a shot, a new truth surfaces
one that could cost me everything, all over again.
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Okay, so #FunFact, I never begin any series in the middle or in this case, towards the end! LOL But I read a bunch of reviews (which again, I never do) and because it’s the present-day coach’s love story, I threw caution to the wind on jumped on the opportunity to listen to the audiobook.
THANK YOU Home Cooked Books for providing this ALC for an honest review!
I got to experience this journey with a blank slate. There’s a lot of you that have been with this series since the beginning so it’s possible that you have different feelings about this or that or the other, but I came in blank. I don’t really know which way is best, but I will tell you that reading this man’s journey has me itching to download the entire series ASAP! The writing was flawless. I felt this story deep in my bones. The conflict in the first half and the struggle in the second were deeply emotional and not only did the story pull me in but also the narrators, Aubrey Vincent & Ryan Lee Dunlap. They allowed me to close my eyes and really feel every twist and turn this journey took and although I wouldn’t say the story is driven by angst, it is definitely driven by emotion, heart and hope.
G.K. Brady is a new-to-me author with this story and narrator Aubrey Vincent is as well, and they are both firmly on the *yes, please* for the future. Ryan Lee Dunlap was already on that list from previous audiobooks I’ve had the pleasure of listening to narrated by him :) I’m normally not a huge fan of “third person audiobook narrations”, but this one worked really well for me because it wasn’t narrated by one narrator. Make sense? LOL Anywho, I loved it!
Line Change: The Playmakers #0
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Line Change serves as the prequel novel to the Playmakers series. It features the story of teams’ coach Marty LeBrun in his younger years before he becomes the coach. The story begins when Marty is at uni. Along with his best friend and team mate, Zach Pruitt, his sole aim at this time is breaking into the NHL. In fact, they are both trying to break into the NHL. However, Zach is proving more successful than Marty and is quicky rising, whilst Marty isn’t quite there yet with his skills and is in the minors trying to climb the ranks. In general, Marty is used to coming in second to Zach. Everything changes when they meet Claudia Campbell out one night. They both take a liking to her and suddenly, playing Zach’s wingman is a role Marty is no longer willing to fill.
Meanwhile, Claudia has always felt sheltered and stifled with her upbringing. She is itching to escape her stifling family and spread her wings. None of her big plans include a serious relationship, but she is drawn to Zach, and soon finds herself falling for him and putting her plans on ice. There’s a bonus that comes with the hottest hockey player on campus, though, and that’s his best friend Marty. As her relationship with Zach deepens, Marty becomes her best friend, her rock, the guy she trusts above all others—including Zach.
As the years go by, Zach rises in fame within the NHL, and his and Claudia’s relationship take a back seat in his mind. He slowly turns into someone both Marty and Claudia do not recognise, indulging in a lot of unsavoury things, including many different women. He begs Marty to keep his infidelity a secret from Claudia, putting Marty in an awkward position with Claudia. Once the truth comes out, Marty loses the one thing he values and cares about the most (aside from his NHL dreams), his friendship with Claudia and her trust in him. Can they work things out? Will they be able to get back the friendship they once had? And can they ever move past the friendship stage?
This was just soooo good! It was entertaining and it drew me all the way in! This was also a slow burn (sports) romance that span almost 2 decades. That might seem like a long time but the way G.K Brady wrote the story and developed the characters was top tier! 👌 And it never felt too long. We were able to see the characters grow and change over the years. Another thing that I liked was that we could see their friendship in the early years, but also, once they met up years later, we saw them get to know each other again. They did not just simply assume and rely on the previous knowledge of each other. I feel that this is more realistic because a decade is a long time, and people would change so much in that time period. So, it was great to see Marty and Claudia really diving into rebuilding their friendship and later relationship as though they were, not quite strangers, but also, not like they knew everything about each other. Their friendship and romance felt very believable and I was soo invested. THIS is how you do friends-to-lovers right!
Marty was my favourite character here! I loved him soo much! 💕 I also just loved how sweet and caring he was. He treated everyone close to him so well and was there for them when they needed him; his family, Claudia, and even Zach, who ended up doing him dirty smh! Some of Claudia’s decisions did annoy me at times, especially with how long she stayed with Zach, and the fact she couldn’t see how much Marty loved and cared for her. However, that was actually very realistic and believable considering how much Zach lied to her, and how much she thought she loved him. Furthermore, that slight annoyance was only slight. I still really liked her character. Overall, this was just such a great read/listen! I enjoyed the characters, the story progression and pacing, and I had a fun time!
Ryan Lee Dunlap and Aubrey Vincent were amazing narrators, and so great with their roles as Marty and Claudia respectively! Their voices brought more weight and levity to the story and its characters. They were able to portray the different emotions the characters went through throughout the story very well. I really enjoyed the story even more because of their narrations!
5 Stars!
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Marty had from the moment he saw Claudia knew she was his heart. But he was used of coming second to he his best friend Zach. Marty believed she preferred Zach. So instead of love he was willing to take friendship. But this only left a hole in his heart.
While his star raises Zach begs Marty to keep his secrets, to protect the woman he adores, he does. But secrets never stay buried, and Marty’s choice delivers devastating consequences.
Claudia feels betrayed by Marty’s actions and feels she can no longer trust him. It is years before fate brings them together once again.
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This book deals with heavy topics like substance abuse and alcohol abuse. After Zach joins the NHL and starts to make a lot of money and gets famous he starts to change or maybe his true colours start showing and his relationship with Claudia starts to get shaky. There’s a point where they're having an argument and I honestly was afraid that he was going to assault her, which thankfully did not happen, the book is not that dark, but it's a credit to the narrators that they had me so emotionally invested in the story that I was freaking out thinking “please don’t hit her, please don’t hit her.”
The narrators put in a really good performance. Mind you, this book is written in third person POV so it's easier to feel detached from the story, but these guys had me invested. I could see the story playing out clearly in my mind. They did a really good job of bringing the characters and the story to life. They also did a really good job with the spicy scenes. Marty and Claudia had a strong emotional connection when they were really close friends before and things escalate quite quickly when they reconnect. The narrators do a really good job of conveying the intimacy in those scenes.
This book holds a lot of lessons like fighting for what you want and letting go of relationships that are no longer healthy. I loved the character growth in this story.
Emotional second chance romance
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This has got to be one of the best second change romance books I’ve read in long time. Marty and Zach have been friends since they were 16 coming up on the youth hockey circuit and meet Claudia at the same time one night in college. What follows is a story full of angst and high drama. The writing is so amazing in this story with time jumps (expertly maneuvered) that help us cover a years long saga. Each of these characters have so much depth to them and struggle with individual demons as well as relationship hurdles on many levels. If you want a story that will have you running the full gamut of emotions, this one will do it and leave you wanting more.
The audio aspect, for me, added so much to the story. Ryan Lee Dunlap played both Marty and Zach so well that I forgot he was just one man. Both had such unique personalities and he brought that forward in his portrayal in such a way that I had no trouble discerning between the characters. Aubrey Vincent as Claudia was the perfect choice. She played her innocent and sweet personality so well and brought every emotion Claudia experienced beautifully.
Phenomenal second chance romance
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