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Grinder

Seattle Sharks Series, Book 1

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Grinder

By: Samantha Whiskey
Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine, Tatiana Sokolov
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Gage McPherson was the Seattle Sharks' best Grinder, until he shattered his shoulder last season. Time heals all wounds...but the heartbroken single dad has more than his share of trust issues. The playboy only lets one girl close to his iced-over heart - his pint-sized daughter who's the center of his world. She's the only thing more important to him than hockey, and he trusts no one with her...except me.

We've been friends since we were kids, and I love his daughter like she's my own, so what's the easiest solution to help Gage out? Move in, and be his live-in nanny for the season. As far as she goes, the arrangement is perfect. But her drop-dead-sexy father? Frustrating on every possible level.

There is a thick, professional line drawn between us by his own hand, and despite understanding the terms, my body is practically begging him to cross it. Our chemistry is off the charts, but one misstep, and we could hurt the one person we love most. This game is all-or-nothing. Can I risk my heart on a guy who is known for the shut-out, on and off the ice?

Contains mature themes.

©2016 Samantha Whiskey (P)2018 Tantor Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Women's Fiction Romance Feel-Good Heartfelt Sports
Heartwarming Storyline • Believable Dialogue • Excellent Narration • Attentive Father • Balanced Spicy Scenes
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Samantha Whiskey is amazing and this was my first book I read by her and won't be my last ❣❣

Grinder .....love

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Ok, so she’s just become vocal about being obsessed with having a baby with him. He CaaaaaNnNNn’t love her if he doesn’t want to have babies with her 🙄🤢 It’s pretty freaking clear he’s happy with the daughter he has and doesn’t want another kid. I can see the writing on the wall where her biological clock and nagging changes him. That “love changes him” and his opinion… and has him undo what I’m pretty sure at this point with the hints dropped was a vasectomy.

Granted, tropes about pregnancy (longing, planned, infertility, surprise, etc) gross me out… but I’m happily childfree and pregnancy has always freaked me out (I’m 38- its a pretty established conclusion/lifestyle) and so I don’t like it to play almost any role in a romance book. So take that bias into account with my review.

DNF when she became icky

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This story was so fun to listen to, but at times I was pulling my hair out. I don't think I have disliked a FMC more than I have disliked this FMC. Bailey was no fun at times and I was screaming at her throughout the story. There was a cute ending, but I some of the book was just so common sense but it seemed like she just didn't get it... I didn't mind the narrators, I actually liked their performance a lot!

Fun Story

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Book is narrated in Duel
*I did go in blind solely based off the title and it was included in my audible plus catalogue, this was not a recommended book or an author I have read before.
Friends since they were little and he is a popular hockey player with a play boy rep (that was well earned), but he has a 3-year old daughter that he LOVES and will not bring someone into her life that will come and go, so when his best friend since childhood needs a job, it is a perfect fit. We have the back and forth on should, I shouldn't I which was cute and I loved the moments when her friends had a pact and truth or dare type of conversation. The part that I did not care for was how she was not willing to have an adult conversation with him, he had a hard line of not wanting more kids, this was clear from the start, so when she made that choice he made BEFORE SHE WAS BACK about her, I got annoyed. Yes, he ended up being AH-MAZ-ING, but every thing that came from the FMC from that point on annoyed me.

MC=🩵 FMC=😑

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I had an extremely hard time connecting with these characters and the story line in general. It’s very fast - out the gate falling in love, which isn’t a problem, but didn’t feel like the reader was given enough, or really any, back story. The big conflict didn’t do it for me either. Not bad, but not my fave.

Quick, but lacking something special

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Gage was super cringe at first but he wised up really quick and has some redeeming growth. Typical tropes here but it’s a good story. Scarlet’s advanced speech was a bit far fetched but it wasn’t annoying per se, just noticeable. Narration is fine. On to the next one!

Nice story

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I loved the little girl!! My biggest complaint was that the male narrator pronounced Bailey as Belly. That was utterly annoying!

Good storyline

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I liked the storyline and the auditors. I really enjoyed listening to this and plan to continue the series.

Storyline

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This was a cute short hockey romance. I listen to this book because it is free on audible and I am soo glad I did. Gage was so attentive to his little girl and made sure she never felt unloved, since her mom walked out on her. Bailey loved Lettie like she was her own and protected her fiercely. This book was just so wholesome and adorable.

Wholesome

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Very cute story. I like that the characters had a backstory and depth to their relationship. Wasn’t crazy about the male voice, didn’t match what I thought he would look like, but it was a really good story.

Sweet story

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