Hard to Handle

The Play Hard Series, Book 1

De: K. Bromberg

Narrado por: Emma Wilder, Jacob Morgan

Duración: 10 h y 23 m

Resumen del Editor

New York Times best-selling author K. Bromberg is back with an all new second-chance, standalone hockey romance.

At first, the request seemed simple - sign a new athlete to the agency.

Then I found out the new athlete was none other than the most wanted man in hockey today: Hunter Maddox.

Gifted. Sexy. At the top of his game. And the only man who has ever broken my heart.

If signing him will help save our family business, I’ll swallow my pride and do what’s asked.

But when it becomes clear his uncharacteristic antics off the ice are a hint of something deeper, keeping things strictly professional between us becomes more than complicated. But I know better than to cross that line.

I’ll never date a client. Not even for him.

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Win the Stanley Cup and do it before time runs out.

Not a small feat, but it’s what’s motivated me since the start of my career.

And time is running out.

Enter Dekker Kincade.

Feisty. Dogged. Damn gorgeous. The one I let get away.

I have no idea why she’s traveling with the team, but hell if resisting her is going to be easy.

But I have a job to do, and I refuse to lose sight of that end game. Even if she confuses me. Even if she sees parts of me I’ve hidden from the world.

I can’t lose focus. Not even for her.

©2020 K. Bromberg (P)2020 K. Bromberg

Great book!!

Loved this book! I would have give all 5 stars but I have 2 issues with this book. First off, the female narrator was awful. I can’t stand her voice and I can’t put my finger on it. It’s like a breathy like high pitch? I can’t quite explain it but I find her voice annoying. Also the author wrote waaaaaay too many “GD’s” and Jesus’s. Totally unnecessary. Other than that it was a great story.

Depressing but a great ending!

I barely made it through this book. So depressing and my mood showed it. 2nd half was so much better and of course the ending was perfect!

WOW

I laughed and ooohed and swore and sobbed!! StRt reading this book now!!

Twins Jonah and Hunter lived their lives all hockey. From the time they could get skates on, that was their dream!

When they were sixteen, a horrible fate happened to them.
Involved was Jonah's girlfriend.
This event turned their lives in total horror.

Hunter's father is a brute. No matter what, Hunter is never going to be good enough for him. Along with his father, Hunter is carrying some heavy weights on his shoulders.

Dekker is one of four daughters, who along with their father own a Sports Agent Business.
Their father sends Dekker to get Hunter to switch agencies. Unbeknownst to him, Dekker and Hunter have a past.

Kate, this is a wonderful story where I cheered, swore, laughed and in particular sobbed. Very well done!!

As per usual, Jacob Morgan and Emma Wilder's narratives were perfect !!!

No matter how you get to read this book, make it on the top of your list of musts!! You won't regret it!!

Beautiful Book

I totally enjoyed Dekker & Hunter’s story. The narrators performed amazingly well and really brought their feelings to life. They were so good that sometimes I felt like I was actually sitting in the same room while they expressed their feelings out loud. My only wish is that some things in certain areas could have been more resolved. But nonetheless this book is another K Bromberg winner in my eyes.

Boxes Checked

Beautifully performed book. Emma and Jacob really made me feel this book. And this book...this book checked so many of my book boxes. Hockey romance, second chance and enemies to lovers. Dekker and Hunter...two people who excelled in getting in their own way. It prevented them from being honest not only with each other but with themselves. Even three years later when Dekker is tasked with signing the out of control and volatile Hunter to her family’s sports agency, they still had problems not only being honest with themselves but with each other. This journey was both frustrating and intriguing for me. The arc of these characters and their relationship was such a journey. It was a rollercoaster of emotions in the best way. I loved every minute of it. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of this series featuring Dekker’s smart, sassy and strong sisters.

5 Stick, Skill, Finesse Stars!!!

This is so much more than a sports romance. Hunter and Dekker’s second chance, sprinkled with enemies to lovers storyline grabs you from page one and you’ll struggle to put it down. Their banter is on fire and their chemistry is electric. I love how Decker is a strong woman and HUNTER is so sexy, cocky and you can’t help but fall for him. Prepare for ALL THE FEELS! Absolutely worth the listen! Narration is fantastic!

A 5 ⭐️ FRICTION-FILLED 2ND-CHANCE SPORTS ROMANCE

What a great start to Ms Bromberg’s new Play Hard series about four sisters who are each tasked with saving the family’s Sports Agency business by swaying and signing a successful sportsman. And first up is sassy Dekker Kincade, on the explicit orders of her Dad, she walks back into Hunter Maddox’s life with instructions to sign him to Kincade Sports Management.. however Dekker’s sceptical and realistic because she’s sure she’s got zero chance. Why?.. well, it was her that walked away three years earlier from their six month’s ‘no strings’ sexcapades with a flippant excuse to hide the fact that she’d actually crossed the line by falling in love with the sexy alpha. Coupled with that, is Hunter’s current uncharacteristic flare ups, mood swings and growing aggressions with everyone.. it could be down to the pressure to win.. or it could be something else entirely. And when they meet again, the sparks, attraction and chemistry are still sizzling.. but, as their flirty banter flares and fuels desire, Dekker can see there’s something dark lurking beneath Hunter’s layers that’s eating him alive.

Gifted dedicated focussed NHL player/Captain extraordinaire Hunter Maddox secretly battles heartbreaking guilt, inner demons, family friction and loss.. plus tensions are high with his teammates and his push n pull attraction to Dekker is getting out of control. Couple those layers with an unparalleled need to win the Stanley Cup - and it’s a powder keg of epic proportions waiting to blow. Oil vs water.. principles vs passion.. love vs lust.. pain vs pleasure.. letting go vs grabbing on.. him vs her.. living for someone else vs living for yourself.. saying goodbye and saying hello.. and love and love and love.. and the winner will have it all.

Worth a credit? Wow yes, this was an emotional rollercoaster.. an angst-ridden ride that held grief, sadness, frustration and tragedy as well as fun, friction and the heartwarming heady anticipation that a woman’s love will eventually break through walls fortified by misguided guilt. There’s smouldering tension in this well-balanced enjoyable second-chance game which deliciously builds with passion, pleasures, pushes and promises. Emma and Jacob did a fantastic job with each dual POV chapter and brought the feels, the fire and the friction to life.

passionate, awesome!!

lovely story, loved the male narrator's voice more..... one of the best of bromberg
looking forward for next book eagerly...

Good story great narrator

This book wasn’t quite what I was expecting it would be. It was very emotional. I will say my favorite part was Jacob Morgan. His voice does things to me and is pure sex 😏. Overall still a good book and tugs on the heart strings.

Wow

At first I thought it was a slow start, but I am so glad I stuck it out ...loved it and it all came together nicely at the end... i would listen to it again... so if you find it a little slow , relax and hang in there ...