Slap Shot Surprise

Cherry Tree Harbor, Book 5

De: Melanie Harlow

Narrado por: Connor Crais, Kirsten Leigh

In my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash.

Otherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger.

Did I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey?

But wait, there’s more.

When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again. My luck holds out for less than twenty-four hours, when I realize he’s a groomsman at the wedding I’m attending.

We end up having a drink and a good laugh about my panicked confessions, and when he invites me up to his room for some no-strings-attached fun, I say yes. After all, a headboard rattling one-night stand with a guy who knows how to put the puck in deep isn’t something a bookworm like me ever thought she’d experience.

Neither are those two little pink lines.

Now what’s crashing are all the plans Joe Lupo and I had for our lives–separately.

After all, we’re totally wrong for each other. He’s commitment-phobic and completely focused on his career. And I want to plant roots in my small town–with someone who chooses me.

Love? It’s out of the question.

Until Joe Lupo lines up his shot and aims straight for my heart.

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Slap Shot Surprise !!!

OH MY GOSH ! THIS ONE MIGHT BE MY NEW FAVORITE !!!! Mable Jane Buckley is a quirky, nerdy, play it safe kinda girl who has a DEATHLY fear of flying . Which makes for the most hilarious meet cute with none other than perfectly sculpted, Paul’s twin brother, professional hockey player, Giuseppe ‘Joe’ Lupo . Cut to them both running into each other at a wedding in their home town of Cherry Tree Harbor, Michigan .. and a one night stand surprise happens !!! Long distance is never fun, but these two learn rather quickly that they are capable of scoring the goal . I can’t believe this perfection of a small town series has come to an end . Until my reread Cherry Tree .

This is book five in the Cherry Tree Harbor series and it can be read as a complete standalone .

This audiobook was given to me for honest review by the author .

My favorite of the series 😍

I loved this one!! Definitely my favorite of the series and I'm so glad Melanie Harlow gave us Joe and Mabel's story!!

I knew from the very first chapter I would love this. Their meet cute is hilarious and so original. Of course after that whole situation they would end up at the same wedding. Why not have a night of some fun??!! And of course this night ends up in a pregnancy, which I thought was done so well.

I loved how they both handled everything with such grace and how this brought them together to form an amazing friendship. I think developing that friendship led to having a great foundation for their love. It was perfect.

With Mabel being the baby of the family, I loved seeing her have her moment and get her love story. She loved this baby from the start and was ready to be a mom and you could just feel that she would be the best mom there is. She was strong but also so fun and just that person who would be a great friend!

And Joe! He definitely wasn't expecting any of this. And honestly didn't ever want a baby and wife. Especially at this time in his career. But I loved how he took care of Mabel and wanted to provide for her in any way he could. And he really stepped up and ended up being that rock that Mabel needed to start their family. And I mean, they had great chemistry and he was good in bed too haha.

This was overall just a fantastic conclusion to this series. I wouldn't say you need to read this series in order, and while this one is my favorite, I highly recommend them all! The audiobook was amazing, Connor Crais fantastic as always and Kirsten Leigh did a great job!

I love a pregnancy trope

This was a different way to go about it. I really enjoy the “ stranger to pregnant to love “ trope. Good palette cleanser

The best

I was hooked from the first line and couldn’t stop listening all the way through. This was my favourite of the series and I LOVE the trope. Fantastic narration, and a beautiful story.

score and win

this is just such a fabulous listen the story was amazing it's one of those where you just can't stop listening you have to find out what is going to happen. it's also one of those sweet stories where you just sigh and smile. because let's face it we all want to be on a plane right next to a hot hockey player and be awkward as hell but have the guy hit on us anyway that's not exactly what happens but they meet later on at a wedding after the awkward as hell meet on the plane. without giving too much away I just want to say this was such a fabulous story The awkwardness the hotness of him it just all came together so well and I absolutely loved every second of the story The narrators did a fabulous job Connor did a wonderful job playing that pro hockey player father to be. and the female narrator did a great job of being Mabel the awkwardness of her she she just played it really well you really believed it and that's what you want it was a fabulous listen and I would highly recommend this to anyone

No Surprise How Good This Is

It’s no surprise how good this book is… Harlow writes some swoon worthy romances and this was perfect. The characters were charming, past character cameos gave off that small town feel of the series and still the story was uniquely its own. Such a good audiobook.

Cute meet cute book

Cute meet cute book! Anything with Connor is an immediate download he always kills the audio! Cute story I enjoyed the story and the ending to cherry tree harbour

Love Mabel & Joe Forever!

Audiobook/eBook Read (Audible)
5🌟
Narrators: Connor Crais & Kirsten Leigh

Melanie Harlow will forever be my small town queen!

Mabel and Joes love story was so engaging, fun and SPICY! I loved that it was truly an opposites attract, but also showed how opposites can complement each other.
The meet cute on the plane was totally believable (I would know because I am not a fan of flying!) and hilarious at the same time.
I loved how the surprise pregnancy was handled. These were two grown adults who cared about the lives and careers they had built, but were also willing to make adjustments to welcome a little one into their life.
The way Mr. Joey Lupo showed his affection & care for Mabel and the baby by "acts of service" was AMAZING!
Plus, all of characters from past books just made this book feel so cozy and like a true family.
I had the pleasure of reading an Advanced ebook copy first and then as soon as it was available I listened to the audio and WOW. Kirsten Leigh and Connor Crais are PERFECT in these roles.

This will definitely become a comfort listen and was the perfect ending to the Cherry Tree Harbor Series.

Cherry Tree Harbor Was Just Not Complete Without Mabel’s book!

4.5 ⭐️
2.5 🔥
Small Town Romance
Accidental/Surprise Pregnancy
Mile High Meet Cute ✈️
Pro Hockey Player MMC
Opposites Attract
Text Conversations
He Loves to Spoil Her
He Gives Her A Nickname 🧁
Great on Audio! 🎧
We BEGGED Melanie for Mabel’s book & she DELIVERED! The Cherry Tree Harbor series just wasn’t complete without her book. I also loved seeing the other couples from the previous books, happy with babies! Mabel & Joe meet on a plane, with Mabel freaking out with being on the plane & Joe trying to calm her. They are complete opposites, but are drawn to one another. They depart separately after the plane & just so happen to meet again by chance. After Joe scored his shot, they both again walked away, only to be surprised by an accidental pregnancy a few weeks later. With them both on separate paths & with different life goals, they made an agreement to become friends, while coparenting. But we all know how that ends right?!

Thank you Melanie Harlow for the ARC!

Perfect end to the series

I loved this book so much! The meet cute was perfect. So was the next meeting. I loved how the accidental pregnancy was handled by both Mabel and Joe. Mabel was so relatable. I loved Joe even when he made me mad. The narration was phenomenal! I’m so sad the series is over but this was the perfect ending.