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An Appies Hockey Romance
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Narrated by:
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Rock Engle
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Katie Schorr
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By:
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Jenny Proctor
About this listen
He's a grump and happy to stay that way. But can her sunshine melt the ice around his heart?
Nathan Sanders didn't earn his reputation as the grouchiest player on the Appies hockey team by chance. So when Summer Callahan breezes into his life with her flirtatious smiles and endless charm, he responds like he always does: he completely ignores her.
Summer is intrigued by the surly defenseman, so when a viral social media post requires her to step in and fake it as Nathan's girlfriend, she jumps at the chance. She's convinced the ones with the hardest shells are often the softest underneath, and she's determined to prove it.
But Nathan doesn't crack so easily. Despite their obvious chemistry, he makes his lack of interest in a relationship—any relationship—perfectly clear. But the longer they pretend, the less fake everything seems, and the more Summer starts to fall.
She can only hope her fake relationship doesn't lead to real heartbreak.
Romancing the Grump is a closed-door, grumpy/sunshine, fake dating hockey romcom with heart and humor, sizzle but no spice. Perfect for fans of sports romance who want a little less heat.
Books in the Appies Hockey Romance series connect to Just Don't Fall and Absolutely Not in Love from the Sweater Weather series, but all books stand alone and can be listened to in any order.
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- By: Emma St. Clair
- Narrated by: Kylie Stewart, James Joseph
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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An arranged marriage isn’t the worst fate for a princess like me. Especially because I’ve been in love with my intended groom since we were children. But when my prince shows up with an American girlfriend instead of an engagement ring, all arrangements are off. The clock is nearing midnight; I won’t turn into a pumpkin, but if I’m not wed by summer’s end, I’ll forfeit my kingdom. Just your typical royal dilemma. Out of sheer desperation, I make a deal with a devilish duke. Rafe de Silva is the prince’s rival and has a plan so ridiculous it just might work.
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Almost perfectly predictable
- By koko on 12-30-22
By: Emma St. Clair
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The Buy-In
- Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series, Book 1
- By: Emma St. Clair
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, Rock Engle
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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Ever since his career-ending injury, Pat has bounced from job to job, idea to idea, short-lived relationship to short-lived relationship. But when his father purchases the town of Sheet Cake, Pat suddenly sees his life with clear purpose: get his brothers on board with his dad's wild idea and win back the one woman who got away. Lindy was supposed to be traveling the world, not stuck in a small town, caring for her niece. But she would do anything to keep custody of Jo, even if that looks like a marriage of convenience with the man who already broke her heart once.
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Emma St. Clair does it again!
- By Midwest girl on 01-27-23
By: Emma St. Clair
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Season's Schemings
- By: Katie Bailey
- Narrated by: Austin Rising, Melissa Moran
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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All Maddie wants for Christmas is to stick it to her cheating ex. But how? Enter Sebastian Slater, the NHL’s most infamous player. On a drunken night out in Vegas, Maddie asks the superstar athlete to pose as her new boyfriend. She’s kidding, mostly. But Seb shocks her by making a counter offer: he doesn’t want to date Maddie for the holidays…he wants to marry her. Show up at her ex’s cabin alone or with a surprise new hockey-playing husband? Maddie opts for the ultimate level-up.
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This book was amazing!!
- By Danielle on 12-30-24
By: Katie Bailey
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Eloise and the Grump Next Door
- Oakley Island Romcoms, Book 1
- By: Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, Rock Engle
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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After graduation, I thought I’d be off to grad school, doing research on my favorite poet. Instead, I’m renovating my late grandmother’s home and posting about the process on Instagram. Talk about a detour… But here I am. Turning Gran’s beach house into a bed and breakfast; a process that would be a lot easier if I didn’t have to deal with the grumpy lawyer living next door. It doesn’t help that the night Jake and I met, I got a little tipsy, and he had to carry me back to my hotel.
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Really good
- By Nicole Light on 01-11-23
By: Emma St. Clair, and others
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Desire or Defense
- D.C. Eagles Hockey, Book 1
- By: Leah Brunner
- Narrated by: Dane Anderson, Alex Picard
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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I'm the notoriously angry, grouchy D.C. Eagles defenseman who just can’t keep his temper in check—a temper that leads to a fifteen-game suspension from the NHL. As if that’s not bad enough, I'm forced into a short-term youth-hockey coaching gig—which my manager swears will “rebuild my image.” But what I didn’t expect was for a gorgeous, spunky blonde to stomp onto the ice on day one and lecture me about being rude to her little brother.
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Love the story, but female voice sounded too old
- By Amazon Customer on 09-05-23
By: Leah Brunner
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The Christmas Letters
- A Sweet Holiday Romantic Comedy
- By: Jenny Proctor
- Narrated by: Lidia Dornet, Philip Alces
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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When Tess Ravenel gets herself stuck inside a bathroom stall in one of Charleston's most historic buildings, she isn't exactly thinking about her dating life. But then the paramedic who comes to her rescue has a voice that sounds like butter and enough charm to make her forget she's seconds from having a panic attack.
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Kisses only contemporary romcom
- By Berly on 05-07-25
By: Jenny Proctor
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My Lucky Charm
- A Holidays with Hart Standalone
- By: Courtney Walsh
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, Bradley Ford
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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It's no secret that I love life. And Dr. Pepper. But also, I love a challenge. So when the coach of the Chicago Comets gives me the opportunity to help their star player, newly traded to their team, acclimate to life in Chicago, I'm all in. I have to be. After my last job went up in flames, I have something to prove. It turns out that the player, Grayson Hawke, is the rudest, most off-putting, reclusive guy I've ever met. It also turns out that he is the beautiful stranger I kissed on New Year's Eve.
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Grumpiest, sunshine-iest romance
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 01-05-25
By: Courtney Walsh
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Love Redesigned
- A Sweet Romantic Comedy (Some Kind of Love)
- By: Jenny Proctor
- Narrated by: Amanda Stribling, Andrew Gibson, Blake Lockheart
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Going home to her twin brother’s house in Charleston with her tail between her legs is the last thing Dani wants to do. But when she walks out on her fashion house dream job, she doesn’t exactly have a choice. Living in New York City is anything but free. But going back to Charleston...Alex is in Charleston. And facing down her ex? Her ex who just happens to be stepson to her former boss?
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Delightful! I enjoyed the characters a lot!
- By Julie C on 08-17-21
By: Jenny Proctor
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Summer Ever After
- Falling for Summer, Book 1
- By: Kortney Keisel
- Narrated by: Amanda Friday, Andy Harrington
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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Falling in love is easy. Finding the right guy to spend happily ever after with... that's the hard part. But I have a foolproof plan. I'm taking the tropes that work in romance books and applying them to my love life. Only one bed? Never fails. Caring for someone when they're sick? A classic. Who did this to you? Seals the deal every single time. So long, loneliness. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. But the more I try to force romance, the more feelings naturally progress with the one man who's off limits: Walker Collins, the guy I've had a secret crush on since 7th grade.
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Super duper cute!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-20-25
By: Kortney Keisel
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Her Last First Date
- By: Jenny Proctor
- Narrated by: Emma Faye
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Is Zoey too much of a disaster for even TV's hottest handyman to fix? When Zoey returns home to California to live with her ailing grandmother, she's less than enthusiastic when Nana tries to set her up with Harry, the handyman who's been helping her out around the house for years. But then she discovers Harry the handyman is actually Harrison Beckford, the handsome host of the hottest home renovation show on television. To Zoey, Harry seems too good to be true. He's got the job, the house, the dog, even two adorable kids who Zoey quickly falls in love with.
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The story was clean so the reader got more story instead sex scenes that I fast forward through
- By Rebekah52 on 04-01-25
By: Jenny Proctor
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Misfortune and Mr. Right
- An Only Magic in the Building Standalone
- By: Savannah Scott
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, Lee Samuels
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Olivia Pennington has spent her whole life competing with Logan Alexander—and losing. From spelling bees to science fairs, he's always been one step ahead, snagging the trophies, titles, accolades, and now … he's after the promotion she desperately wanted. As if that's not bad enough, Logan also moved into the apartment she had her heart set on. Logan's been secretly falling in love with Olivia since the third grade. His strategy? Stay close, win her over.
By: Savannah Scott
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The Pucking Arrangement
- A Brother's Teammate Single Dad Hockey Romance
- By: A J Summers
- Narrated by: Shane Martinez, Jaxon Jensen
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Dmitri Sokolov doesn't lose control. Until his daughter’s nanny quits days before playoffs—and Erin O’Connor steps in to help. The Captain's baby sister. Too young. Too tempting. Too damn off-limits. But now she's in his home—close, distracting, and turning his world upside down.
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Dmitri is such an amazing MMC!
- By Janine Doller on 06-30-25
By: A J Summers
Summer arrives for her first day working as legal counsel for the Appies organization and immediately has a run in with Nathan, the very good looking, but ever grumpy player, or the “defender” as he’s known on the Appie’s team. Nathan’s broody demeanor is such a regular occurrence it’s brought its own wave of viral videos and hashtags with female fans everywhere wanting to #tamethebeast.
Concerned for the Appie’s family friendly reputation, the social media director comes up with a plan to tame the female fans.
What you’ll find:
Dual POV
Fake dating
The DREAM TEAM brotherhood
One bed
Slow burn
The protector
“The KISS”
Great banter
Dad “hockey” jokes
She takes care of him when he’s sick
Twin sisters
The “Dream Team” dynamics was one of my favorite parts. The teammates always had beach others back. I loved how open and upfront Summer was throughout everything - it was so refreshing!! I loved that Nathan was given the space to work through the issues of his past so he could love Summer the way he wanted to love her and allow himself to be loved by Summer.
This story is part of the Appie’s Hockey series (4 books so far). Each book is a stand alone read, but so much more fun to read each player’s background story.
I HIGHLY recommend!!
Romance content: Just [great] kissing - closed door!
One of my favorite closed-door Hockey Romances!
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It was great
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This hockey romance has all the great possibilities and humor dropped in too.
The story doesn't die off and magically everything works out. This story follows through the secondary stories as well.
I can recommend this book to any hockey lover that wants a great storyline.
Hockey romance A+
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Loved it
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Jenny Proctor does a phenomenal job of constructing big personalities, a team that’s more like a family, and lovable characters in this darling episode in the Appies series. I’m a huge fan and absolutely LOVED these narrators. They bring the banter, wit, and situations to life.
This is a book with so much to love–full of growth, charm, and swoon.
Content: mild language; mild romance
Loved it all
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Fun story, banter, narration
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Love the narrators!
Love the series!
I love all of the books about the Appies! And hope to see more!!
Love, love, love
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If you are a fan of sweet and clean hockey romances, this series is one you should definitely read. You can jump into any book, as they are all written so they can be enjoyed as stand alones, however, I really love the experience that the authors have created by crafting these stories of teammates who are also close friends. So, I love reading them in order when possible.
This is the second book that I have read this week where the male main character feels that he cannot, in good conscience, enter into a relationship due to the troubles that he experienced as a child, growing up in a family where love didn’t conquer all. But, of course, Nathan falls for Summer anyway, even though he puts up as many walls and boundaries as he can.
I love the fake dating trop because it gives the characters a reason that they must act as if they are in love when they are in public. This story had the great twist that Summer realized early on that she cared for Nathan, so her feelings quickly became real. It added some great tension. Both of these characters were just so wonderful and I couldn’t help but love them both. And I loved that Summer ended up taking care of Nathan when he was sick. It was a beautiful turning point for them, too.
Once again, as with all of the prior Appies books, I loved it from start to finish, which included an epilogue and even a bonus epilogue!
Loved This Fake Dating Story!
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Perfection!
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Great fun!
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