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Naima Simone
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USA Today bestselling author Naima Simone heats up the page with intensity and wit in this romance between a pro hockey player and a firefighter, both struggling to move on from the past.
Being a firefighter isn’t easy. Especially for a Black woman. Working with family helps a little. But when somebody from your company doesn’t come back from a call, it’s brutal—as in, “How’m I supposed to go on?” brutal.
And one death took me to a really dark place.
A year later, I’m at the Pirates’ hockey training facility. Just another day on the job. Until I find a charred journal. I look inside for the owner’s name, but the words on the page punch me in the gut. It’s like reading my own thoughts. Reliving my own pain.
The journal belongs to Solomon Young, left-winger for the Pirates—a father and widower. When I return it, I’m racked with guilt for the invasion of privacy. The look Solomon gives me is cold as ice.
But damn if that man isn’t hot as hell.
Now he’s stuck in my brain. And fate seems intent on making us face off.
©2024 by Naima Simone. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
“This touching, funny, sexy novel from Simone is a joy to read and is sure to be popular…” —Library Journal (starred review)
“Naima Simone stuns with this heartwarming romance about a woman firefighter and a hockey player. Solomon and Adina's romance is just the right mixture of humor, angst and heat. An exhilarating literacy experience.” —LJ Shen, Wall Street Journal bestselling author
“Unputdownable. I was either giggling and kicking my feet or feeling my heart squeeze at the poignancy. Maybe the best hockey book I’ve ever read.” —Kenya Goree-Bell, bestselling author
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On a normal day, Emmaline Darling isn’t a car thief. She’s just a simple girl who runs a bookstore and adores cats. But when she’s stranded in the desert and needs to get away from her dangerous ex-boyfriend, she picks her only option: swiping the keys to a famous football player’s Lamborghini and speeding away. Football star Graham Harlan is in chaos. First he took a hit on the field that left him with a near-death experience, and now he’s promised his brother he’ll get married to secure the family inheritance. Trouble is he isn’t even seeing anyone.
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Loved it!
- By Kayla Williams on 01-23-24
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Losing It
- Bro Code, Book 1
- By: Shelli Stevens
- Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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It was basically the number one rule of the bro code, and Blake Wolfe just came dangerously close to breaking it. How could he know that the gorgeous woman he made out with at a party was his friend's little sister? Kristen Watson is in Seattle for a much-needed vacation after graduating college. Though she has more planned than just hanging out with her bestie—it's also the perfect time to ditch her virgin status and have a little fun before joining the real world. But finding the perfect guy is proving harder than she expected, especially when that guy is apparently off-limits.
By: Shelli Stevens
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Caribbean Crush
- By: R.S. Grey
- Narrated by: Jeremy York, Luci Christian
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Casey Hughes is a struggling travel journalist desperate for a big break when she lands the assignment of a lifetime: hop on board Aurelia for its maiden voyage through paradise. While she’ll bask in the luxury cruise ship’s fine dining and complimentary spa treatments, her real mission is to snag an exclusive interview with Phillip Woodmont.
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Pretty good
- By NaomiG on 01-29-25
By: R.S. Grey
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The Best Laid Plans
- The Best Men, Book 1
- By: Karla Sorensen
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, Vanessa Edwin
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Former Dallas football player Burke Barrett is weathering a lot of changes. He’s retired from football. He’s mourning the loss of his best friend. And now he’s been bequeathed a dilapidated house in northern Michigan he doesn’t want. To his surprise it comes with a long-legged, blindly optimistic renovation manager with big ideas for Burke’s inheritance. She’s passionate, irritating, and irresistible.
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Can't wait for the 2nd book to release 😍
- By Hannah Danielle Scofield (Justagirlandherbook21 - Bookstagram) on 12-13-23
By: Karla Sorensen
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Black President
- The World Will Never Be the Same
- By: Brenda Hampton
- Narrated by: Diana Luke, Dylan Ford, Jameson Adams, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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The world will never be the same! Get ready for something new, bold, sexy, and highly addictive! Stephen C. Jefferson and the first lady are prepared to pull you right into the mix. This is a new era, and things in the United States are not what they used to be. The man who now holds the keys to the Oval Office was born and raised in the rough streets of St. Louis, where he discovered how to silence his enemies by wielding knowledge and power.
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Yaaassss!
- By Constant Reader on 05-03-17
By: Brenda Hampton
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Heated
- Burned Inc., Book 1
- By: Naima Simone
- Narrated by: Phoenix McKay, Jeremy York
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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I’m Denver’s unmatchmaker. Every city needs one. Why? Because people break up—and sometimes they should. But when I learn that entertainment attorney Cyrus Hart is someone else’s mistake, I can’t believe it. He’s smart, successful, and sexy as hell. When a chance encounter with Cyrus turns into something more, I can’t help but fall for him. Our chemistry is undeniable. But his ex used my company to send him that letter—and that’s a problem. Especially since he doesn’t know I own the company.
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Just Okay
- By Tracy J on 02-02-23
By: Naima Simone
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Sin and Ink
- Sweetest Taboo, Book 1
- By: Naima Simone
- Narrated by: Rock Engle, Mackenzie Cartwright
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Being in lust with my dead brother's wife pretty much guarantees that one day I'll be the devil's bitch. But Eden Gordon works with me, so it's getting harder and harder to stay away. I promised my family - and him - I would, though. My days as an MMA champion are behind me. But whenever I see her, with those wicked curves and soft mouth created for dirty deeds, it's a knock-down fight to just maintain my distance. "Hard Knox" becomes more than just the name of my tattoo shop. However, surrendering to the forbidden might be worth losing everything...
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Awesome Journey
- By LyricalRain on 01-02-19
By: Naima Simone
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End Game
- Kings of Campus
- By: Monica Murphy
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, J.D. Harris
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Transferring to UC Santa Mira is supposed to be my ultimate college experience—until housing falls through at the last minute. So when I overhear a group of guys complaining they need another roommate, I jump at the opportunity. They’re just football players. Even if one of them makes me weak in the knees, it doesn’t mean anything unless I let it. And I won’t. We want different things. Wanting each other doesn’t change that.
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good love story
- By sixx on 03-10-25
By: Monica Murphy
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The DM Diaries
- By: Teagan Hunter
- Narrated by: Laurie West, Alastair Haynesbridge
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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Olive O’Brien is a plus-size influencer with half a million followers and big dreams. And she’s feeling the pressure to stand out while staying true to herself. To cope, Olive finds solace in an unexpected place: the DMs of Jasper Rafferty, the world’s hottest movie star, where she feels safe to share her hopes, fears, and secrets because it’s not like he’ll read them. Until he does. Kind of.
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great read
- By Kindle Customer on 04-10-25
By: Teagan Hunter
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Do Me a Favor
- By: Cathy Yardley
- Narrated by: Elyse Dinh, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 9 hrs
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Willa Lieu-Endicott moved from California to the Pacific Northwest to start over. Since her husband’s death, she’s been struggling to get back her old career as a cookbook ghostwriter. Unfortunately, her latest project—ghostwriting for a viral cooking sensation known more for his washboard abs than his meals—has her stuck. Until she meets her new neighbor. Hudson Daws, the handyman next door, lives on a farm with his parents and two adult children. He’s the opposite of everything she’s ever known.
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Seemed like a good book
- By Shellie T on 07-31-24
By: Cathy Yardley
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Never Enough
- Meet Me in Montana, Book 1
- By: Kelly Elliott
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, Gabrielle Cendese
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Longing to forget the pain of his wife’s death, Brock Shaw has immersed himself in the one thing that lets him escape the guilt. Bull riding. But life on the road means leaving his young son at home with his parents. They want him to give up his career and be a father to his child, but Brock needs the adrenaline to get through each day…or so he thinks. Lincoln Pratt needs a fresh start. As a top interior designer in Atlanta, she has everything she could ever want, but she’s always at her father’s mercy. Something’s missing, and she knows she’ll find it somewhere far away.
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Haven’t gotten very far..
- By J. L. Squires on 06-01-20
By: Kelly Elliott
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I Do with You
- Maple Creek
- By: Lauren Landish
- Narrated by: Stella Hunter, Ryan West
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Hope Barlowe is a vow away from a lakeside wedding to her high school sweetheart. Next, check off her follow-up dreams: two kids, a dog, a home, and a happy ever after. But suddenly, ever after seems like a very long time. Instead of saying I do, Hope thinks I can’t and bolts for the woods—right into the unpredictable life of a handsome tattooed hiker.
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Cute, funny and just the right amount of angsty
- By Eva on 05-01-25
By: Lauren Landish
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A Lie for a Lie
- All In, Book 1
- By: Helena Hunting
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Jason Clarke
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Sometimes I need an escape from the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that come with being an NHL team captain. I just want to be a normal guy for a few weeks. So when I leave Chicago for some peace and quiet, the last thing I expect is for a gorgeous woman to literally fall into my lap on a flight to Alaska. Even better, she has absolutely no idea who I am.
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Second Chances and Surprises
- By Book Bruin on 10-15-19
By: Helena Hunting
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- Thujuana Lawton
- 04-14-25
Sloooowwww Burn!
This was a really good story. It took a lot for me to stick with this book because it was an extremely slow burn. A lot of descriptions for the same thing. The narrators were very good.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-08-24
Slow Burn 🔥
This was a slow burn but it made it so much better. The narration was excellent! They really encompassed the characters.
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- Keily Rivera-Delgado
- 10-03-24
An amazing read!
This whole book was well written, as serious as it got the way this writer perfectly balanced humor to this was top tier. The performance of the narrators was sooooo good! 100% will not be disappoint. The only thing I wish we had an epilogue or a bounce chapter of there future to have that happy ever after or a proper ending then what we were given but other than that this is a really well written, well preformed story.
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- Erica W
- 10-04-24
Second chance romance
Love love this storyline. Well written and executed. This definitely gives hope to love. And love the characters didn’t have ordinary careers.
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- AlohaD
- 10-10-24
Great performances that made me fall
October is coming in hot with all the delicious single dad romances I've been devouring.
Played by Naima Simone is a standalone, single dad, enemies(ish) to lovers, Black love, hockey romance and it brings the dang spice!
Adina is a firefighter. But not just any firefighter. She's a Black woman in a man's world. But she loves what she does and knows she deserves her seat at the table. When she is on a job and discovers a journal in the aftermath of a hockey arena fire, she can't help but read it, only to be consumed by the emotional thoughts written within its pages. She knows she must find the owner of the journal, but finds out it belongs to a hockey player that has lost love. When she goes to return it to the arena, Solomon (said owner of the journal) is immediately unkind to Adina and says some pretty hurtful things to her thinking the absolutely worst of her intentions. And this was only the beginning of his grumpy self coming to some pretty harsh conclusions that were so far from the truth. But both of these characters had pasts and they come out to play throughout the story.
First of all, I have to say that I liked Adina right away. I wasn't sure what her story was, but I liked seeing a woman that can succeed in a male dominated field. She had a good family and a good friend that really supported her. But Solomon? He was a whole other story. I knew he had lost his wife and that played into his character and his actions, but it gave him no right to treat Adina the way he did initially. Luckily, he saw the light thanks to his son. I loved how he interacted and connected with his son, but I felt some sort of way for him and his relationship he had with his in-laws. They seemed to control his life in ways that he wasn't even aware of. You could feel his inner battle and I liked how that came across when we heard his POV. His words and thoughts differed and you could feel him battling his feelings that he thought he shouldn't be. Because the way he thought about Adina was absolutely sinful (in the best way).
Played is told in dual POV and if you're an audiobook listener like myself, I would 100% recommend listening to this book. Both the narrators, La'Rey Aris and Sean Bassett were phenomenal. Sean's voice was like butter and had me swooning for Solomon, even when he was Mr Grumpy. And Adina's character had that slight New Englander accent that came through and really brought her character to life. They both gave off sexy vibes and I was here for it.
I loved the audio and I really enjoyed the journey these two characters went on to find themselves again. Even though Adina seemed to be strong, she still had something to contend with in the firehouse. And even though Solomon thought he had no room for love again, there was no doubt that he had chemistry with Adina. They had some hurdles to overcome and we got to see that as well as some sexy AF 'bedroom scenes' that leaves no room for interpretation that these two exploded in that area of their lives. The one thing I wanted more of? Adina and Solomon as an actual couple. We got the Happy For Now story, but I really needed a little more couple time.
All in all, this was an enjoyable listen with some good characters. It was light on hockey, but I was here for the relationship and two characters coming together after loss.
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- The Book Junkie Reads . . .
- 02-18-25
Beautiful 😻
I got more than I was expecting. This was a beautiful black love romance. It was depths to the characters. I was wanting more.
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- DRT
- 02-09-25
Spunky and Smart
I loved the characters in this romance. Naima Simone never fails to write strong, slinky and witty women, and Adina and Noni kept me cackling throughout the book. But I really loved Solomon’s gruff and caustic delivery. He says it like it is, and I loved his dry delivery and witty comebacks. I enjoyed the banter between the characters and the loyalty between siblings and friends. I especially loved the way Naima addressed how grief can result in family members overstepping boundaries.
Along with very steamy and passionate scenes, we get to experience both Adina and Solomon’s growth and journey to self-love, romance and their HEA!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-07-24
I could not stop!!!!
OMG!!! The narrators are AWESOME!, especially the male narrator. His voice was panty dropping sexy!!!! Give me all the books he’s narrating !!! This book had me hooked from beginning to end. Do yourself a favor and LISTEN to this audio. It makes a huge difference, I promise!!!! It’s everything.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-22-25
great read
I really enjoyed reading this author. I look forward to reading more books by this author in the near future.
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- JOANNA DURSI
- 09-15-24
Played
I really enjoyed Adina and Solomon’s story. I’m a fool for a good hockey romance and I loved that Adina was a bada** female firefighter. Both have lost their partners and while Solomon has played the field and isn’t looking for something serious, Adina is wondering if she’s ready to get back to dating. These types of books always make me think….what if? The author packed in a good balance of each of their personal lives and then getting to know each other. My only complaint was that I felt the ending was abrupt. I did flop back and forth between the book and audiobook. Overall the audiobook was performed well. I wasn’t a huge fan of the female narrator and how she accented certain words when it wasn’t written that way. Khalil absolutely stole the show.
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