
The Way We Play: or Tempting the Kicker
The Bradford Boys
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Marcio Catalano
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Kirsten Leigh
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By:
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Tia Louise
About this listen
He’s a grumpy, retired kicker who says he only breaks things. I’m a thirty-year-old virgin with something he can break (and I don’t mean my heart).
How does one get to be a thirty-year-old virgin?
In my case, start with being risk-averse and cautious, focused on building your career, then inherit your 12-year-old, special-needs brother. Done!
Zane Bradford appeared at the perfect time. He takes my brother to equine therapy, he gives me rides to work, and he rescues me when I collapse in the shower. (Yes, he saw me naked.) He says he only breaks things, but I only see him fixing everything. Heck, his job is as a repair man.
This grumpy, angry god with lean muscles, silky dark hair, and ice blue eyes has taken himself out of the game. But massage therapy is my job, and I’m ready to play.
Rachel Wells is ruining everything. She walks into my workplace and argues with me, talks back, defends herself. She gives me romance books to “improve my mood,” and insists on massage therapy to ease my pain. Chronic pain isn’t my problem—she is, with her bright green eyes and sassy attitude. Then she tells me she’s never been kissed. (What’s wrong with the men in Birmingham?) The more she tempts me, the more I feel my resolve weakening. She wants to play, but I’m not going to break.
(THE WAY WE PLAY is a small-town, grumpy-sunshine, sports romance with close proximity, enemies-to-lovers vibes, and a virgin FMC, and an over-protective alpha hero. No cheating. No cliffhanger. No third-act breakup.)
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Taron Rhodes was my brother’s best friend. He was sexy as sin. But he was more than that.... He was ponytail-pulling, ice-down-your-shirt teasing, throw-you-in-the-lake screaming.... Strong, tanned arms and blue-green eyes over a heart-stopping, naughty grin.... Did I mention his tight end? I gave him my first real kiss, my heart, my everything. I said I’d wait for him.... I’m still waiting, because Taron Rhodes is still the man of my dreams. And I have a secret that has his blue-green eyes.
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OMG! This book brought back memories
- By F. Faith Taylor on 06-21-20
By: Tia Louise
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A Little Taste
- By: Tia Louise
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Samantha Brentmoor
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Aiden Stone is a six-foot-two former Marine with a permanent scowl, dark hair, and dreamy blue eyes. He’s the oldest of the Stone brothers, and his “by the book” family has battled mine for control of our small town for generations. The last thing I should do is sleep with him. Or nearly run him down with my truck. Especially since he's sort-of my new boss.
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Big fan of Tia Louise
- By Caroline Palmier on 08-12-23
By: Tia Louise
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Fearless
- A Thrilling, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance
- By: Tia Louise
- Narrated by: Lee Samuels, Samantha Brentmoor
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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My job is to protect the innocent, but Blake van Hamilton has never been innocent. With killer curves, silky brown hair, and silvery-blue eyes, she’s been an inconvenient object of my lust since we were teens. Now I’ve been hired to guard her against a band of criminals who want her money, and maybe even her life. Still, I'm the last person she wants helping her. Blake van Hamilton hates me, but it won’t stop me from doing my job.
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Nothing earth shattering
- By Kim on 01-31-23
By: Tia Louise
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Center Ice
- Boston Rebels, Book 1
- By: Julia Connors
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Andi Arndt
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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I’ve always been a wild card–the first to start a fight on the ice, and the life of the party off it–but appearances can be deceiving. Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters.
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♥︎✰Fantastic narration!🙌🏼🏒 ✰♥︎
- By 🌼Daisy H. on 09-06-24
By: Julia Connors
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Cocky Score
- Hawkeyes Hockey Series, Book 1
- By: Kenna King
- Narrated by: Christian Fox, Erin Mallon
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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Being hired as the PR representative for the hockey team I’ve always been a fan of, should be a dream come true, especially because my old crush plays for them. My suggestion to save Briggs's career is solid… have him fake date someone wholesome who can change his image. That’s when my big mouth gets in the way and I admit to being the-girl-next-door. Now… my boss is offering me the promotion of a lifetime, but it comes with strings… Fake date Briggs Conley!
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Cocky Score
- By Rachel on 01-19-24
By: Kenna King
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Caught in the Axe
- Maine Lumberjacks, Book 1
- By: Daphne Elliot
- Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Mollie Stark
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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My ex’s brother is officially off-limits. Right? He’s ten years older. He’s only in town for a few weeks. And did I mention he’s my ex-boyfriend’s brother? But when I agree to be the grumpy lumberjack’s temporary assistant, it gets harder and harder to resist him. He’s all beard, broad shoulders, and growls, but I savor every one of his rare smiles.
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worth the credit
- By Ireadromancetoescape on 05-19-25
By: Daphne Elliot
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The Last Guy
- By: Ilsa Madden-Mills, Tia Louise
- Narrated by: Brooke Hayden, Patrick Garrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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The first rule of office romance is don't do it - especially if your dream is to hold the anchor spot on the nightly news and your boss is trying to get you fired. But one look at Cade Hill, the sexy new sports director, and uptight reporter Rebecca Fieldstone is daydreaming about other things. Sex in his office...Sex in the on-set kitchen...Sex in the supply closet.... She can't stop thinking about the former NFL quarterback and how perfect he'd look between her sheets - except he's an arrogant jerk with a huge...ego.
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A Rom-Com to Remember!!
- By Shannon on 02-08-18
By: Ilsa Madden-Mills, and others
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Obsession Falls
- A Small-Town Romance
- By: Claire Kingsley
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, Ava Erickson, Scott Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Someone is stalking Audrey Young. And she has no idea why. Complicating matters is her landlord and new neighbor, Josiah Haven. She doesn’t usually go for the big, surly lumberjack type. But there’s something about that broody man. He intimidates her a little, but she kind of likes it. She could totally handle the mess that is her life, except the strange feeling of being watched is just the beginning. Next thing Audrey knows, she’s a target, and she doesn’t know who’s behind it or why. For Josiah Haven, none of that makes her his problem.
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In Love with this new series!
- By Phara Blair on 11-04-23
By: Claire Kingsley
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Mad Love
- The Single Dad Playbook, Book 1
- By: Willow Aster
- Narrated by: Ava Erickson, Connor Crais
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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For a long time now, I’ve despised Weston Shaw. He’d been someone I’d admired, taking my favorite football team, the Colorado Mustangs, to the Super Bowl. But that all turned upside down after one night that had nothing to do with me. We share one undeniable connection: his son, Caleb. Unfortunately, the circumstances behind that have never been my story to tell. But now, the truth is out, and I’m left to deal with the consequences. I’m living under the same roof as Weston, and each day, I discover a side of him I never expected.
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Sweet Single Dad Romance
- By @mellovesaudiobooks - IG on 10-11-24
By: Willow Aster
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Say You're Mine
- The Gallaghers, Book 1
- By: Layla Hagen
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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I swear I didn’t mean to flirt with the world-famous Brayden Clarke - especially not right in the middle of an interview for a job. It was a slip - or, perhaps, a gut reaction to his smoldering eyes and deep, sexy voice. To my total disbelief, they give me the assignment. My task is simple: advise Brayden and his band on how to communicate with their fans.
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A STRESSLESS SWEET LISTEN
- By 🔹🔸🔹🔸CAROLYN 🔹🔸🔹🔸 on 05-23-21
By: Layla Hagen
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On the Defense
- Chicago Grizzlies
- By: Piper Rayne
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Stefanie Kay
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Miles Cavanaugh is moving into “The Den”—a notorious four-flat apartment complex in Chicago with two of his new teammates from the Chicago Grizzlies. The Den is known for the number of women who come and go, but as the three bachelors start their new season, they get their first inkling that things are starting to change.
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Great story,. . .voices needs practice
- By AmazonReviewer on 03-26-25
By: Piper Rayne
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You're the One
- By: Layla Hagen
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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It all starts as pretend. To everyone else, Hunter is the most powerful man in New York. Respected by his associates and feared by his competitors. But to me? He's just my best friend. my sexy-as-hell best friend. It was easy to agree to help him fake a romance. After all, who knows him like I do? Convincing his tight-knit family takes a little more: An unexpected kiss that makes my skin sizzle, my knees go weak. Before I know it, our banter turns to flirting and Hunter's hell-bent on charming me. On our first night together, we barely keep our hands off each other.
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This was boring
- By Cielo on 09-23-20
By: Layla Hagen
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The Muse
- By: Lauren Blakely
- Narrated by: Shane East, Siiri Scott
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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The first time a woman stepped out of a painting, I thought I was seeing things. The second time, I thought I was going mad. The night she emerged from a Renoir, I felt something else entirely -- a deep stirring of desire, and the wish to get to know the brilliant beauty who's been trapped inside a painted garden for years. She can only come out at night in the Musée d'Orsay, where I work. There, after hours, we wander through galleries, with the Van Goghs, the Monets, and the Toulouse Lautrecs the only witnesses to our midnight kisses and, soon, our trysts.
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Simply Beautiful
- By MelB on 03-19-21
By: Lauren Blakely
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Autumn Nights
- By: Willow Aster
- Narrated by: Neill Thorne, Brooke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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A prince on a white horse swooping in to save the day... Isn't that every girl's dream? Maybe for some, but I've never expected to find my own happily ever after. I've made one bad dating choice after another, and it doesn't help that my only example of marriage is my dad leaving my mother before I was even born. I'll never be a believer in fairy tales. So, imagine my surprise when I meet Zac Ledger at my sister's wedding. He is the total opposite of my usual type: gorgeous, confident, and genuine. He's also athletic, and I am so not.
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cute, single dad romance
- By Amanda Herring on 11-28-23
By: Willow Aster
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Somewhere You Belong
- Carrington Cove, Book 1
- By: Harlow James
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, MacKenzie Cartwright
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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One letter changed my life. One night with him might change my forever. Inheriting a beach house in a small town you've never heard of is less than ideal. Falling for the broody bar owner who hates me because he wants the house? Even worse. I came to Carrington Cove for one reason: to renovate the home I knew nothing about, sell it, and get back to my life in D.C. and my multi-million dollar business. There was nothing on the agenda about falling for Dallas, the sexy former Marine who chastises me about my manners and withholds how to fend off the murderous geese on my property.
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Get tissues ready
- By Lisa__lou__reads on 05-18-25
By: Harlow James
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Runaway Love
- By: Melanie Harlow
- Narrated by: Sebastian York, Sophie Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Yes, I’m a single dad who needs a nanny for the summer. But hiring the stranded runaway bride who shows up on my doorstep in a wedding gown with no references, no skills, and no experience? No one is that desperate.
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Yay For Small Town Single Daddies!
- By Sabrina (@romance.and.raindrops) on 06-22-23
By: Melanie Harlow
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When Rachael comes to be Ms Gina's nurse and gets a new start in her life she has no idea that the broody, handsome man who also helped Ms G would steal her heart. Rachael's life hasn't always been easy as she had to care for her brother Edward most of his life and it hasn't always been easy to do. When she gets notice from her grandmother that Edward is having problems without her, she goes and gets him and tries to figure it all out. What she finds is that her new town is full of loving and caring people who wrap them in love and become her family, and they love and care for Eddie as well.
In the previous book, Zane Bradford, aka football star, has come home after a career-ending injury. He is angry, hurt, and in pain and doesn't want to be around anyone. When his sister with a little help from Ms G finally gets him out of his room he starts to live again. Now we are to the present and Zane works for Ms G along with Rachael and she is a distraction like none he has faced before. He wants to keep her at a distance but the pull between them is something he just can't resist.
I loved how this book shows individuals who struggle but find their way. I loved how Zane has such a caring and soft side beneath his grumpy outer layer. I loved how Rachael finds her happy place and her family of friends who truly love her and Eddie. I mostly love Ms G and how this woman can see with her heart even though she can't with her eyes. She is a matchmaker in disguise and does a great job. This book is packed full of funny, great characters and I just loved it.
Marcio Catalano and Kristen Leigh narrate this book.
Zane and Rachael
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Loved it!
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A Lovely Grumpy/Sunshine Romance
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From the moment they met the sparks flew and not necessarily in a good way. However as their relationship developed there was more to it than chemistry.
This is a story of romance, family, friendship and taking a leap of faith. Zane is my idea of a book boyfriend. He is protective and caring and I loved how supportive he was of Eddie and how he treated him.
This book ticked all the boxes for me. Once again Tia Louise has delivered an emotional, well written and heartwarming story.
The narration by Marcio Catalano and Kirsten Leigh
brought the characters to life for me. Their voices were easy to listen too and they brought all the passion, drama, romance and humour to their performances. They most certainly did justice to the wonderful story written by Tia Loui
Great story and narration
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Fantastic narration
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Secondary characters are where its all at in this one! Gina is amazing! I loved that nothing gets her down and can stop her. Edward is a terrific young man. So smart and really has a heart of gold! If thats no enough lets add in the Bradford family! They are a hoot and I could not stop laughing at their text thread! Especially when Logan was added that brought a smile to my face. I would love to stop in their place and get some food just to observe them.
I listened to this on audio. Kirsten Leigh and Marcio Catalano surprised me with their performance. Both are fairly new to me and they did an amazing job!
I look for to the next because this one is Pure Gold!
Pure Gold!
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•Storyline: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
▪︎Spice Level: 🌶🌶/ 5
•Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧/5
•Swoon level: 🫠🫠🫠🫠/5
•Bookshelf Worthy: 📚📚📚📚/5
•Platform: E-book
•Recommend: Yes
▪︎Re-read/re-listen: Yep
•Trope: Football Romance, Grumpy -Sunshine, Single mom vibes, Co-workers
• Thoughts:
I love the Bradford family!!! Zane did not disappoint at all! I loved his grumpy butt. Rachel is a ray of freaking Sunshine and throw in Edward. Perfection! I know this is gonna be a series where I am going to love each brother, and I won't be able to pick a favorite.
Their connection and dynamic are so sweet! I love Edward as well. I really enjoyed Zane and his connection with him. I felt Zane just needed a little kick in the butt with his grumpiness. He holds a lot on his shoulders. This is a great read and easy to find yourself sucked in and not wanting to put the book down. I recommend!! It made my heart happy.
Narrator Thoughts:
Marcio Catalono and Kirsten Leigh are the narrators for this book. They did a good job. They brought the characters to life. Marcio is a new to me narrator, and I very much enjoyed his voice and the performance he brought to the character. I will definitely be seeking out more of his work Kirsten is a newer to me, narrator, and I still absolutely afore her. I love her voice and her performance as Rachel.
These Bradford siblings.
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The story opens with Zane back home in Newhope, Alabama, living in the old family house with his sister Dylan and her fiancé Logan, working at Second Chance Stables, doing equine therapy with kids, also working as a handyman for a sweet, rich old blind lady, Miss Gina, a few miles north of Newhope, and having an inner grumble with himself about Rachel Wells. Rachel who with her 12-year-old brother Edward had to get away from Birmingham, is a friend of Dylan’s so they are staying at the house (nobody asked Zane if this was okay!) and working at the Bradford family restaurant Dylan runs. If sleeping in the room right across from Zane’s isn’t bad enough, she’s also Miss Gina’s nurse and massage therapist, so he has to see her every single day, at home and at work. Rachel is in Zane’s way. She’s also in his thoughts. Thoughts which sometimes are a little bit racy. Definitely some attraction and chemistry there. When he’s not grumping and griping and complaining, that is.
Rachel hasn’t had an easy life. Neither has Edward. Their mother wasn’t interested in having another child when Edward was born, and once it became clear Edward is on the spectrum their father wanted nothing to do with him. So Rachel has always been the one to care for him, watch out for him. They’ve been living with their grandmother, but when Rachel moved away to finally try and start her own life – about time at almost 30, right? – Edward became too much for their grandmother to handle without him being medicated. Rachel couldn’t imagine that being an acceptable option. So here they are in Newhope, trying to settle in and adjust.
Zane’s attitude is defeatist: wherever he goes, whoever he gets close to, something bad happens, so he just won’t get close. His life is what it is. Best not to get involved or let his hopes get too high. The Bradfords are well-known and well-regarded in town, he’s close to his brothers, has friends, enjoys his work with the kids at Second Chance and loves Miss Gina, but he was an introvert before and it’s only gotten worse since his accident. Rachel is the opposite, and it’s driving him crazy. As crazy as her smile and sexy body and sunshiny attitude. She’s always chirping away about something, always trying to fix something, always talking to him when he just wants her to stay away – out of sight, out of sound, out of his thoughts.
The Way We Play is so much fun. Zane is a good guy, lovable and deserving of love, even if he doesn’t believe it. Rachel is a wonderful woman, perfect combination of sweet and spicy. Inexperienced, but not a child. And the attraction between them just keeps heating up in spite of the conflict that also often occurs. They are surrounded by family and friends that love them and want them to be happy. Watching Edward find his place and bloom is amazing. Getting to see more of the Bradfords and the rest of the characters, especially Miss Gina, is heartwarming. Zane’s inner dialogues and resistance are often laugh-out-loud funny, just the same as Rachel’s push-ahead-and-take-no-prisoners approach is. And the narrators? Absolutely outstanding. Marcio Catalano is low-key as Zane, bringing just the right amount of emotion and grumpiness and unexpected possessiveness and protectiveness and jealousy, and desire and yearning. Kirsten Leigh makes Rachel vulnerable and weary and afraid, but also brave and determined and ready to grab life and live it, and feeling protectiveness of her own, not just for Edward but now for Zane, who so needs someone in his corner to help him open up. Timing, tone, emotions – all just right and make for a very, very enjoyable listen. So much that you can hardly bear to remove those headphones.
Thanks to Home Cooked Books for providing an advance copy of The Way We Play. I thoroughly enjoyed it and have found a new series to love. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.
Sweet and steamy, loved it
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I like the denial part, it makes me laugh. I loved the first time she called him Baby, this book is so swoon worthy. I like how Zane helps so much with Edward, helping Rachel. I wanted to slap Jaden so much, he deserves it.
Marcio Catalano & Kirsten Leigh did very well voicing the book. these two are new to me, I liked them very much.
This is the 2nd book in a series, a so far good series. Check it out.
Swoon Worthy
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Marcia Catalano and Kirsten Leigh did a wonderful job bringing the characters and their story to life. They were spot on with the love and the emotions that flow through this book.
Rachel is guardian to her twelve year old special needs brother Eddie so the last thing on her mind is love and relationships but we all know love normally happens when we least expect it. From the moment she meets Zane sparks fly and not in a good way but as we turn the pages we see a man determined to be the man Rachel and Eddie need in their life. So can he convince her to take a leap of faith….one click to find out.
The Way We Play touched me on so many levels, I fell hard and fast for Zane and Rachel is the girl I want in my corner but what took this book to another level was watching Zane build a relationship with Eddie. This is a beautifully written love story that I highly recommend.
A great story with great narration
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