Playing Hooky

By: Rosie P. Burke

Narrated by: Paxton Hite

Conor McGrady: An invite from my college roommate has me back stateside a few weeks before I’m set to start training for the next marathon on my team’s schedule. As a professional marathon runner with commitments to the local Irish businesses sponsoring me, the timing was fortuitous. When Tommy Hark introduces me to a friend of a friend, sparks fly. My attempt at my first one-night stand fails epically when I give Ginny my contact info and insist we keep chatting for as long as this stays fun.

Virginia Tobias: Long-distance relationships never work. That’s why this thing I’ve got going on with Sean McGrady isn’t a relationship. No. It’s fun and sexy and uncomplicated. So what if he invites me to spend a week with him in a cabin. On a lake. In the middle-of-nowhere, Minnesota. I can totally handle seven days of frenzied, passionate, “not exactly labeled” sex that has a definite end date. I am a progressive woman, after all.

Seven days. Countless positions and one very arousing catchphrase. Then he heads back to Ireland and I’m off to a new job in Washington. Simple. Easy. Fun. That’s all. That is all, right?

©2023 Rosie P. Burke (P)2025 Rosie P. Burke

Situationship

Situationship. That's what they call their relationship. Conor and Virginia. They agree to spend one week together at Conor's cabin. Then he goes back to Ireland and Ginny is moving back to her hometown.

If you enjoy a story with more steam than substance, you'll find that here. The steam is...wow. They are trying out a D/s and it's working. Conor is great.

I was gifted an Audible version of this book from the author. Paxton Hite presents this story beautifully. He has a very sexy, kind Irish voice for Conor. And his female voices works very well too. 5 stars for him.

Hot Holiday romance

A one night stand that turns into a week of isolation for Connor and Ginnie in a mountain cabin.Their connection is electric, strong, but can it survive the long distance? This is a short, hot and steamy sports romance. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this spicy, holiday romance narrated by Paxton Hite.
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Ok

Connor and Ginny
3.5*
4* narrations

The narrators did a good job especially loved Connor and his accent.
The two meet and hook up at a wedding. Then Connor invites her to spend the week with him at his cabin before he goes back to racing and she was moving back to her hometown. The story is based on these two experimenting with a D/S relationship for the week.

Playing Hooky

I enjoyed this story the characters were entertaining and their tale was interesting.

The narration was good.

Delightful!

It's just about Christmas and Conor McGrady is visiting his college roommate and good friend, Tommy Hark. Tommy was a professional hockey star, former right winger in New York, but now he's the head coach of the NHL Chicago Sharks. Conor is a professional marathoner, based in Inistioge in Kilkenny, but he'll be spending the holiday in Chicago. Tommy has dragged him to a wedding and he's not a happy camper, but that changes as soon as he sees a beautifully elegant blonde walk into the room. Ginny sees Conor coming toward her and she's a little tongue-tied, or at least a bit off her game, because she proceeds to babble the first thing that comes to mind, even if it makes no sense. They are really cute together and have a natural camaraderie. They anticipate what the other one wants and aren't afraid of exploring their sexuality. There is a smattering of dom and sub lifestyle throughout the book, and the sex is extra spicy and thoroughly sweet. There is something particularly relatable in this book for me since I have a lake home in Minnesota and could well-imagine the snow, the severe weather reports and the beauty everywhere you look. There are always special touches in Rosie's books, and I find myself smiling when I turn the last page.
Paxton Hite did a wonderful job with the narration. His dynamic, well-modulated voice perfectly portrayed each of the characters, bringing them to life and giving each their own voice and personality. I have to admit that I haven't heard a better Irish accent in years!