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The Striker

By: Ana Huang
Narrated by: Shane East, Stella Hunter
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She's the only woman he wants...and the only one he can't have.

Asher Donovan is a living legend—the darling of the Premier League, the (arguably) greatest footballer in the world.

But his reckless antics and recent team transfer have caused much controversy, and when his feud with his rival-turned-teammate costs them a championship, they’re forced to “bond” during off-season cross-training.

Surviving the summer shouldn’t be hard…until Asher meets their new trainer. She’s beautiful, talented, and no matter how hard he tries, he can’t take his mind off her.

The only problem? She’s his rival’s sister—and completely off limits.

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Scarlett DuBois is a former prima ballerina whose career was cut short by a tragic accident.

Now a teacher at a prestigious dance academy but still haunted by the ghosts of her past, the last thing she wants is to spend the summer cross-training Asher Donovan, of all people.

She swore she would never date a footballer, but when her brother leaves town for an emergency, she finds herself thrown into dangerously close proximity with the gorgeous, charming striker.

Training, she can deal with. But falling in love? That’s out of the question—especially when he’s the only person with the power to break her heart.

©2024 Ana Huang (P)2024 Ana Huang
Contemporary Editors Select Sports Haunted Heartfelt Summer
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About the Creator- Ana Huang

About the Creator

Ana Huang is a #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, Sunday Times, and #1 Amazon bestselling author. Best known for her Twisted series, she writes New Adult and contemporary romance with deliciously alpha heroes, strong heroines, and plenty of steam, angst, and swoon. Her books have been translated in over two dozen languages and featured in outlets such as Good Morning America, NPR, PEOPLE, and Cosmopolitan. A self-professed travel enthusiast, she loves incorporating beautiful destinations into her stories and will never say no to a good chai latte.

About the Performer- Stella Hunter

About the Performer

Stella Hunter has narrated over 300 audiobooks, the majority of those being in the romance genre. She is a classically trained vocalist with a background in stage performance. When not narrating she loves to spend her time outside in the beautiful Pacific Northwest where she makes her home. She can be found listening to an audiobook, having dance parties in her kitchen with her three kids, or curled up by the fire with her dogs.

About the Performer- Shane East

About the Performer

If you listen to British romance heroes then you probably know Shane East. With a career that spans theatre, film, TV, and voice he has become one of the most highly sought after male romance narrators out there. A multi-award-winning actor with his own production company and a catalogue of work that encompasses some of the biggest names in romance writing, he also loves to cook and still can't resist a good ol' cup of tea—and this after 15 years of living in California. You can find Shane in hundreds and hundreds of books. On the Quinn platform (for those who like things short, sweet, and very, very spicy). Or chatting away on Instagram at @ShaneEastReads.

Excellent Narration • Engaging Chemistry • Emotional Depth • Enjoyable Sports Elements • British Accents
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I debated on listening to this audio because I primarily like the King of Sin series, but this story was really good! Love the banter between Asher and Scarlett.

Worth a read/listen!

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Such a great book, narrators, and spice was amazing. My only issue was with Scarlett, she was difficult to understand/tolerate at times.

I love anything Ana writes

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Listen, I want to preface this by saying I LOVE Ana Huang’s stories and her. Like in a big way. I think about Christian/Stella and Dante/Vivan everyday. I own the kindle, audible, hard cover and paperbacks.

This being said- I don’t believe this will be the same for Asher and Scarlet. The entire story is predictable. She’s followed the same recipe even down to having the same dynamics. A guy who doesn’t have friends to advise him, a girl with a tight knit group of friends who fall in love quickly by some close proximity situation. There’s a naysayer and then a loss of faith moment then HEA.
To be fair this is the same with most of the new romance stories but must it be the same story? Must it be such a long story? This could have finished maybe 150 pages in.

Same characters with no diversity? Ana plssss.

The characters are likeable enough, the world building was good and we’d met Asher in many of her other books so we’re already programmed to like him but I feel we learned more about him in other books than his own. I’d listen to this for Shane’s voice. But if you’re not using a credit, wait til it goes on sale. Don’t pay full price.

Not her strongest story but it’s ok

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I loved this book! I loved Asher and Scarlet's relationship. This book made me laugh and cry. As a futball fan its amazing! Go Blackcastle! The performance from these two is chefs kiss! All around a fantastic time and totally worth your time as a reader.

Soooo Gooood!!

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Amazing book love the characters connection and all the characters are lovely. I’m gonna miss Listening to them

Amazing

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Ana Huang is an amazing writer. Love her plot twist and how she connect every single one of her stories.

the deep haunted past of Asher

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Ana is one of my go to authors and this book is the perfect example why. It's got vulnerability with the characters and they feel real. Liked the plot and spice. Great book.

love love love

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I loved the story. The narrators were perfect and those accents? Helped bring the story to life even more. I can’t wait for the rest of this series

Soccer plus romance? Yes please

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Love the football aspect of this and as a giant football fan I could tell that the author did a lot of research to bring us that world accurately and did a good job with that. It only took me out of the story every time they mentioned winning the Premier League as winning the Championship. Yikes! The Championship is the second tier league of English football. And the Champions league is a different cup entirely. Good story overall, entertaining.

Pretty good

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the angst the tension everything omggggg and the readers just a chef's kiss like the writing too like jesus ana eats up as usual

ahhhhhhhhh

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