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Canadian Boyfriend

By: Jenny Holiday
Narrated by: Joshua Jackson, Emily Ellet
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READ BY JOSHUA JACKSON AND EMILY ELLET! Fate brings together a ballet teacher and a hockey player in this big-hearted novel about second chances and taking risks by the bestselling author Entertainment Weekly calls the “master of witty banter.”

Once upon a time teenage Aurora Evans met a hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada. And soon, he was the perfect fake boyfriend, a get-out-of-jail-free card for all kinds of sticky situations. I can't go to prom. I'm going to be visiting my boyfriend in Canada. He was just what she needed to cover her social awkwardness. He never had to know. It wasn't like she was ever going to see him again...

Years later, Aurora is teaching kids’ dance classes and battling panic and eating disorders—souvenirs from her failed ballet career—when pro hockey player Mike Martin walks in with his daughter. Mike’s honesty about his struggles with widowhood helps Aurora confront some of her own demons, and the two forge an unlikely friendship. There’s just one problem: Mike is the boy she spent years pretending was her “Canadian boyfriend.”

The longer she keeps her secret, the more she knows it will shatter the trust between them. But to have the life she wants, she needs to tackle the most important thing of all—believing in herself.

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©2024 Jenny Holiday (P)2024 Forever
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Romantic Comedy Sports Comedy Heartfelt Feel-Good Hockey Witty

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“A heartwarming, healing, romcom worth staying up late to finish.”—Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author

"Heartwarming, engaging... the witty banter and outrageous situations keep the tone upbeat even as characters face challenging situations."—Library Journal
"Readers looking for emotionally intelligent romance will want to snap this up."—Publishers Weekly

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A Cute Romance

This story is such a cute romance. Don't get me wrong, there are a couple triggers; there's death of a mother, and the FMC deals with body issues and eating disorder recovery. But overall, I highly recommend this book. At the age of 16, the FMC meets a young hockey player and develops a crush. They don't see each other after that one meeting though. Years later, while teaching dance class, she finds out that that young hockey player is now the father of one of her students. The problem is, he doesn't remember her.

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Finding love through grief

There is nothing more beautiful than being able to find love again when you lose your spouse in a tragic accident at a young age. This book had me sobbing the entire time. You can feel every emotion with the characters. I love the ending so much.

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Sweet and deep

Not your average RomCom. This deals seriously with grief, parenting, and even some discussion of disordered eating. The voice actors were fantastic.

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SOOOO GOOD!!!

Loved it from start to finish, story kept you hooked and the narrators were fantastic!

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Josh Jackson narrator!!!

Loved the story & the narrator!!! Hockey is a great topic! Wished for more of the story and lovely characters!!

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I loved the story and the two narrators

excellent story! it was just joyful to read. the two narrators made it like listening to a movie or show. the story is unique

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LISTEN NOW!!!

Do yourself a favor and don’t wait to listen to this story. The story was really good and so well written. The female narration was great and Joshua Jackson’s performance was PERFECTION!!! Loved this.

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I’d listen to Joshua Jackson all day long

So, a cute story, but the highlight was definitely listening to Pacey for 8 hours. Always my favorite TV character - but also a great narrator. Some things bugged me about the story (Sarah seemed like a whiner - sorry, raising one kid with plenty of funding isn’t that hard, I don’t really understand the required “conflict” at the end - it just didn’t seem like something a normal adult would care about). But it was an easy listen, enjoyable, and I found myself wishing there was a sequel after the epilogue.

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Cute story, great narration.

I really enjoyed this story, especially the narration. The one thing I could not get past was Aurora always referring to Mike by his full name. It got to the point where I cringed every time and it totally distracted from enjoying the story more.

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Fantastic narration

Thank you Joshua Jackson. When I heard that this book was narrated by Joshua Jackson, I immediately decided to buy it without even reading the blurb. I hadn't heard of this author before, but after this book, I would absolutely try another from her. I loved Canadian Boyfriend. It was entertaining from the very beginning. I didn't want to turn the book off and then when it was over, I was sad to have it end. There are a lot of serious topics covered in this contemporary, single parent, sports, romance. The author did a great job with the character development as the main characters worked through their traumas. I connected with the main characters, Mike and Aurora, and had a vested interest in seeing things work out for them. I really liked them both, as well as Mike's daughter. The dog was pretty cool too. The only thing that I wish could have been different is that this book has a HFN ending and I wish I could have seen a HEA for this couple. Canadian Boyfriend has duet narration and both narrators did a great job. I recommend this book and I will listen to it again sometime.

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