A Shot at Forgiveness
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A Shot at Forgiveness
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Narrado por:
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Robert M. Clark
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Cardeno C.
Sometimes to find love, you must first learn forgiveness.
A dozen years, 2,000 miles, and a law degree after high school, Rafi Steiner continues to harbor resentment toward Isaac Jones, his childhood bully turned NBA star. When Isaac appears at Rafi's favorite restaurant acting like a long-lost friend, Rafi bluntly dismisses him.
But Isaac is tenacious and he has his heart set on the grown-up version of the boy he always wanted and never forgot. The way Isaac sees it, he and Rafi are perfect for each other, if only he could sink the most important shot of his life: his one shot at forgiveness.
©2013 Cardeno C. (P)2016 Cardeno C.Listeners also enjoyed...
What would you do if the boy that bullied you when you were in school turns up twelve years later and wants to date you. Except now he's turned into a sexy hunk of an NBA player and his behaviour is 180 degrees from what it had been. Would you listen to his plea? Would you succumb when his touch makes you burn?
That's the dilemma Rafi has to face in this short story. Like Rafi I was curious as to why Isaac was back in his life, following him around and turning up at his home especially since Rafi remembered him so negatively. I like that Isaac proved himself to have changed and explained his past behaviour reasonably. And of course knowing that he was willing to make sacrifices to have Rafi won me over in the end.
All in all, this is a lovely steamy M/M quickie. The audio narration is done well and brought the story alive. Happy to recommend to fans of #mmromance
Love and forgiveness
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What this story does have in spades is sarcastic humor, plus one bound and determined NBA star-at least he is now that he's going after what-or who-he wants. And while the way the story is written might have you wondering just how stalker-like Isaac would need to be for Rafi to run screaming in the other direction, Isaac's demeanor-especially as interpreted through the audiobook narration-and sweet attitude actually balanced things out for me. But I still didn't quite feel a connection between the two characters, which made the story 3 stars for me.
As for the audiobook narration, I really liked Robert C. Clark's interpretation, it actually made Isaac's pursuit of Rafi more palatable than reading it in the e-book. The sarcasm and Rafi's frustration are quite clear in the audio, and the character voices are well done and consistent, making the narration 4 stars for me.
Great narration
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Would you listen to A Shot at Forgiveness again? Why?
Yes I absolutely love this author and her way of story telling has kept me interested from the first book.What did you like best about this story?
That Isaac wouldn't give up on trying to convince Rafi that they're meant to be together even though Rafi doesn't want anything to do with his childhood bully at first.What about Robert M. Clark’s performance did you like?
The way he made both men come to life and I could hear the emotions in his voice.If you could take any character from A Shot at Forgiveness out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Isaac because I love someone who sees what he wants and goes for it no matter what gets in the way, Isaac just bull does over every obstacle.Any additional comments?
This author writes woth such emotion and the storyline flows effortlesslyAmazing author
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Short and Sweet, Nice Performance by Clark
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Love this story!
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As always Cardeno C is a master!
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If you could sum up A Shot at Forgiveness in three words, what would they be?
sexy, funny, enjoyableWhat did you like best about this story?
the way both characters remember their common past but in such different ways and with different views. it felt real.Which character – as performed by Robert M. Clark – was your favorite?
he was great with both protagonists. short story so not many characters for him to perfom.If you could take any character from A Shot at Forgiveness out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Rafi so we could gossip. i have a feeling he would be very good at it.Any additional comments?
there are some authors, you know you ll get your money worth when you buy their books. cardeno c is one of them.sexy short story
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12 years after high school, they’ve never formally met since, Isaac begins to “stalk” Rafi and then they begin a relationship, despite Isaac’s career.
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Wow. I am so on the fence for this.
When I originally read this story -over two years ago- I gave it 4 stars. It’s meant to be a cute, sexy short story – certainly not an exposition on racism or bullying or professional athletes coming out or anything political. So, if I accept that as truth, then I can just enjoy the fantasy that gets played out here – it’s pretty hot. Isaac is the stereotypically well-hung 6’7” basketball player and Rafi is a petite twink type who really enjoys getting pounded. So the smexy times were pretty hot.
But… it wasn’t until I listened to this – which made me pay way more attention than when I read it – that I realized how “unhealthy” this read. The narrator, whether on purpose or not, helped to put me in the scene. He made Rafi’s voice almost lispy and nerd like and Isaac sounded the part. The imagery I was left with: a skinny young thing being tormented by the big guy on campus and feeling so horrible he had to face therapists for years – his own words. So when Isaac shows up, I was psyched , because there’s nothing like making a big guy grovel – but… the grovelling never came. In fact, Rafi was meant to look at his high school experiences and see a troubled basketball player, not a bully. Hmmm. That didn’t set well with me.
Then there was the fact that Rafi takes a shower after having evicted Isaac and when he gets out of the shower Isaac has “just used his code” to get in. That felt really unsafe and stalkery and not at all sexy. Sure, he was cute and bought Rafi dinner, but … yeah. I didn’t like it much.
So… that was both very dissatisfying and troubling as far as my ability to relate to this story. I know it’s a short story, and I LOVE Cardeno C’s work, but I never felt that connection to Rafi or Isaac that I wanted to. Instead I was a bit angry at Isaac (and then Rafi by connection) for not properly apologizing, for being a LOT creepy and stalkery, and for Rafi for having no back bone. To me Rafi felt bull dozed into this relationship and it didn’t set well with me upon listening.
As for the audio – the narrator did a terrific job becoming the characters. He was really funny – Rafi’s internal dialog is hysterical and Robert has impeccable timing. I really enjoyed his narration, and like I said, it really brought to light things I hadn’t thought about before, possibly due to his excellent narration.
(A final nit pick – I liked the original cover better – the two guys look sweet, like they’re almost embracing, while this new cover looks like the guy just has an extra arm! And I didn’t figure out the towel thing til I really looked closely at the picture. )
So… to rate this:
Story 3 of 5 stars
Audio 5 of 5 stars
Overall 4 of 5 stars
Great narration, interesting story
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Second chance meets bully romance.
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Second Chance.
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