
What It Was
Off Ice, Book 1
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Lynn Norris
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Grayce Rian
About this listen
What happens when the hot-as-sin boy next door returns home for the summer, and he finally sees me as more than just his little sister's best friend?
McKenna
It was my last chance for a hot girl summer before I left to play college volleyball. But when my best friend's older brother decided to come home from college, my plans quickly shifted.
Griffin Turner was a divinely sculpted hockey player who had held my heart for as long as I could remember. It only took one summer for us to fall fast and hard.
When tragedy struck, Griffin shattered what was left of my already broken heart, leaving me to face a future that was far from what I had envisioned. Two years later, I've picked up the pieces and built a life I'm proud of. That is until my brother's first NHL game, where I am forced to watch as my past, present, and future collide.
Griffin
It's been two years since I walked away from the love of my life, and since then, I've worked my ass off to become the best forward in the NHL.
When McKenna Wilder's aquamarine eyes connect with mine once again, the overwhelming emotions hit me like a slapshot to the chest.
I wasn't the man she deserved when I walked away from her—I'd become only a shell of the man she once knew. But I've poured everything I have into overcoming my demons. And now that I've discovered the truth, I'm determined to prove I'll never let them go.
What It Was is the first interconnected standalone novel in the Off Ice series. Listeners will love this spicy romance featuring a hot-shot hockey player and a tempting volleyball player and their journey through love, loss, heartbreak, and second chances.
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Meet Randi Burnett—she’s brilliant, she’s beautiful, and she works for the bride. Missing groom? Intoxicated in-laws? Crying ring-bearer? You name it, she wrangles it. Too bad her personal life isn’t thriving like her side gig as a bridesmaid for hire. Recently dumped, Randi throws herself into her biggest challenge yet when she’s hired as a maid of honor and pretend best friend for an ice queen bride. There’s just one problem—the best man is infuriating, overprotective, and anti-marriage.
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Beckett: If you’re reading this, well, you know the last-letter drill. You made it. I didn’t. Get off the guilt train, because I know if there was any chance you could have saved me, you would have. I need one thing from you: get out of the army and get to Telluride. My little sister Ella’s raising the twins alone. She’s too independent and won’t accept help easily, but she has lost our grandmother, our parents, and now me. It’s too much for anyone to endure. And here’s the kicker: there’s something else you don’t know that’s tearing her family apart.
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What in the actual f@#k!
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- Jaimie
- 02-27-25
I AM SPEECHLESS....
Wow... JUST WOW....
I saw this book recommended somewhere and saw that that audio was available, so I gave it a try. And let me say, I LOVED IT!
This story is one of heartbreak, grief, and healing. I felt so many emotions while listening to this book. I actually felt my anxiety going up while reading it (in the best way).
You know those stories that will leave you wanting more, well this is that one.
McKenna and Griffin have this bond that is one that was formed at a young age, and when they do get a little older and understand those feelings and give in. It is beautiful.
But with love, it isn't always enough. In this story, McKenna and Griffin have that love that is meant to be, but timing isn't right.
You will swim in your emotions while reading this book. That is what happened to me. And I am not a big cryer during reading, but this brought some tears to my eyes.
I loved the audio of this one. I listened to this in one sitting and couldn't stop until the end. I had to know how it ended. The narrators on this are both new to me, and I really liked them.
Alex Knox and Lynn Norris bring this story to life with the emotions it deserves. I felt it all through the words they read.
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