The Spark Sisters Duet

Swimming Romance Interconnected Standalones

De: Ali Dean

Narrado por: Stacey Glemboski

With Dean's empowering female characters and their hot and intense love stories, The Line Below and Kick are all-consuming stories that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster and leave you on the edge of your seat.

Warning: book hangover likely after listening to this boxed set.

The Line Below

When my teammates drag me to a club for my 21st birthday, the last thing on my mind is meeting a new guy. I'm not the kind of girl who gets wrapped up in a stranger on a sweaty dance floor. Except, that's exactly what happens.

Only, the guy isn't a stranger. He's Jett Decker, the Olympic track star who has the entire campus buzzing with his transfer to our college. He may have given me his number, but I won't use it. I refuse to be distracted by silly things like explosive chemistry. I've got my own Olympic dreams to chase. Turns out, whatever ignited on that dance floor can't be put out by swimming laps.

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Kick

When rising rock star Jack Kingston comes to play on our college campus, I think he’ll be just another fix. Instead, he flips everything around and makes me question who I am, what I want, and why I do what I do. After he leaves, everything changes.

Pushing myself in the pool, struggling to keep up with my twin sister, it’s what keeps me from losing myself entirely. Swimming isn’t my passion. It’s my source of stability. When I find the courage to finally start pushing my boundaries, I discover success in ways I never imagined, both in and out of the water. When Jack resurfaces, I'm forced to decide between facing my fears or letting them spiral out of control as my past catches up with me... threatening to pull me back under. It's time to sink or swim.

©2012, 2022 Ali Dean (P)2012, 2022 Ali Dean

two for one

Enjoyable read. Lighthearted stories. Interesting take getting the story from 2 different perceptives. .

Great Boxed Set!

I loved The Spark Sisters's stories. Each story follows one twin sister in her journey to love. Shay and Kick are opposites, but both are insecure. Their bonds are very strong, and I liked how they were very supportive of each other. The stories are beautifully written. Shay and Jett's story is sweet and heartwarming. I liked Jett confidence. This is a great Sports Romance. Kick and Jack's story is more emotional, filled with drama, secret, angst, and ups and downs. Kick is a wonderful character, young, smart, impulsive, and sassy. My heart broke for her. I liked Jack's determination. They are perfect together. I enjoyed both stories. Stacey Glemboski did an excellent job with the narration. #TheFlock

A Hard Hitting, Yet Sweet Read

Thank you to Ali Dean and Booksprout for allowing me to listen to a copy of this duet. I really enjoyed my time reading this. Kick and Shea both felt real, and both of their stories felt like they were different while still being connected. And swimming isn't usually something that is featured within sports romances, so it was nice to have a change of pace when it came to that. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who's looking for a good sports romance that sets itself apart.

An addictive College Sports Romance

The Spark Sisters Duet by Ali Dean is a college sports romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Stacey Glemboski, she does a fantastic job at bringing these characters to life! Spark twins, Shay and Kick, are wonderful characters - strong together and apart, and so different from each other yet complementary. I loved the college swim theme of these two and how the author creates a strong female athlete.

Fantastic Duet! Amazing Stories!!

The Line Below
The author created a fantastic character in Shay. She's strong and resilient, but she's reserved. Her twin, Lydia (Kick) is the outgoing one and the one who all the guys are interested in. When Jett Decker dances with her at a club, she doesn't think he was there for her. Shay has an adorable naïveté about her that makes her likable. Her and Jett's interactions, both with his family and friends show just how perfect they are for each other! I thought Shay's realizations about what she wants for her life and her future goals (and future relationship plans) and her journey to get there were amazingly told by the author.
The story was told in dual POV with a majority from Shay's perspective. I'd have preferred some more from Jett to get to know him better.

Kick
I loved Kick's character growth. The book starts out with events concurrent with the first story, but then the story moves forward. Kick really grows into a better person, dealing with her issues and focusing on some of her toxic habits. This story was amazingly written and once I started, I could not stop! Kick goes on a journey that is a tough one, but she's strong and has a loving sister (and rockstar boyfriend) to help her out.
The story is also told from dual POV, with it mostly from Kick's side, but there are quite a few from Jack.

For the duet itself: I liked how each couple was unique and not a rehashing of the same characters in a different book. The author did a great job of making unique characters and an amazing journey for both couples.

TW: there is talk of assault in both stories.

I loved the narrator! She did such an excellent job really getting into the characters and the emotion in their voices. She had a good distinction between the inner monolog and the speaking voices, plus the male and female voices! I absolutely will listen to other books she narrates.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.