Hidden Scars

Darby U Hockey Boys, Book 1

De: Andi Jaxon

Narrado por: Teddy Hamilton, Iggy Toma

Duración: 11 h y 23 m

Resumen del Editor

Charles Preston Carmichael is the most infuriating man I've ever met.

I want to sock the golden boy of college hockey right in the mouth. He enjoys telling me everything I'm messing up—publicly. And since he's my roommate for the next year, I can't avoid him.

Yet there's something about him that makes me watch him. Something dark. A secret I want to uncover.

When he returns from a weekend away, broken and haunted, I can't keep my distance anymore. He needs someone, and I'll be damned if it's not me.

Soon my life no longer revolves around hockey but the nightmares he's living with. Desperately, I want to save him, but I can't. Only he can save himself.

Can I watch him destroy himself as he tries to hold tight to the things that matter, or will I be the final hit in the destruction of his life?

Hidden Scars is an MM enemies-to-lovers hockey romance with a jealous f*ck buddy and plenty of heat.

©2022 Andi Jaxon (P)2023 Podium Audio

Wow!!!!

I went into this book now knowing what it was about and this is my first Andi Jaxon book. All I an say is wow!!! It was excellent, but heartbreaking. I don't think I've ever felt so much for a character before. I wanted to help, talk to and hug Preston throughout. I would rate this 10 stars if I could.

The narration was EXCELLENT as I expected it to be with both Teddy Hamilton and Iggy Toma. They did not disappoint and brought a lot to the story. I can't wait to listen to the next book in this series.

A story not for the faint of heart

This story is one of my favorites. I absolutely love it. I’ve read it and was ecstatic to see it coming to audio. Teddy Hamilton is fantastic as Preston and I actually really enjoyed Iggy Toma as Jeremy.

The story probably has triggers for some but let me tell you if it is something you can handle please do not miss it. This story will hit you in all of your feels.

Rough but beautiful story ❤️

Oh man was this rough in parts. I had to skip through some because I just couldn’t handle it. HUGE TW for abuse IN DETAIL. Despite that the story was just beautiful written I couldn’t stop listening. The way Jeremy helped Preston was just incredible. I also loved the parts with Jeremy’s family (I was cackling so hard at the Christmas part I woke my bf up 😂). If you can take the rougher parts it’s just a beautiful story, beautifully written and narrated.

Honestly….

Honestly when I read the first page and realized the MLs was being extremely abused. I considered dropping the book. My heart can’t take it. But after a day. My mind was nagging at me to at least give it a chance and HONESTLY I’m glad I did.

My first hockey romance

It won’t be my last. The story was deep. Andi did well bringing it all to fruition. This is a M/M romance. There were a few aspects in the plot I didn’t see coming. That’s what makes this a good read/Listen
I’m a huge fan of Uncle Teddy Hamilton. He can bring a character to life from the dead. Iggy Toma was phenomenal. They worked well together.
Supporting characters here were crucial to the plot. All in all, this is a great story.
Plot/Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Narrators: ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

The hurt comfort is chefs kiss

The narration was amazing. Very graphic scenes so check trigger warnings. Hard to put down and I was constantly rooting for their happily ever after.

Realistically written

Unlike ordinary gay romance novels with predictable endings, this book was well written showing the writers IN-depth knowledge on many current
prevailing issues such as (1) abusive parenting on children that results in a a maladjusted and emotionally doi8isrupted adult, (2) Medical malpractice and acts considered acts against Medical Ethics (3) Hospital management( collusion practice to prevent reporting of a physician- provider at-risk to be named in malpractice suit (4) Anxiety of a secretly un-outed LGBT well-known sports player if the secret is known by the public

I loved the story the feeling and the emotions

The story has amazing story telling and the voices make them even better I love the mental mindset these two have and it wasn’t just pure fighting it was constructed fighting that was a dense instead of a full blown fight I absolutely loved all of this. Definitely a 5\5 read once you get past his dad anyways

Meant to be

Daddy issues/abuse to found family. Andi sort of lost me towards the end with the conclusion regarding his dad anti climactic. HEA. Preston's relationship with Jeremy's family especially Ella is so cute. I'm also excited for Paul and Brendons story

Angsty, Healing, Beautiful Story

First, the narration was amazing. Teddy and Iggy are two of my favorite narrators, and they both do each of the main characters beautifully, bringing out the pain, love, sarcasm, and humor in each of the scenes.
This was one of my favorite books to read when it was first published because I absolutely adore heavy angst, but like others have said I love the love which heals Preston. I love Jeremy's family, especially his grandmother. I love the quilt scenes and what that represents to Preston. I love how even his teammates rally around him in the end.
I don't want to say more without spoiling too much of it, but I seriously loved everything about this book. I wish the author would write more heavy angst! The MM community needs more heavy angst like this!
If you love heavy angst, enemies to lovers, sports romance, strong family love on one side of the relationship, and a beautiful HEA then I highly recommend this story.