Bro Code Hell

Hellman Brothers, Book 2

By: Marika Ray

Narrated by: Kyle Mason, Angelina Rocca

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Living with my older brother's best friend wasn't even my worst idea lately.

Keeping it a secret from my brother was on the list too. Oh, and actually falling (literally) for Blaze Hellman—when every frown clearly said to stay away—was most definitely at the top of the list.

I was kind of a genius normally. I'd managed to graduate early and was about to open my own veterinary clinic in my home town of Hell. I clearly had my life together.

Until Blaze came back to town, moving slower than a sloth on crutches, more wounded emotionally than physically. We ended up bonding over stray dogs, exes from hell, and oddly enough, shared grief.

But helping him get his life back together could cost me my heart . . . and destroy his friendship with my brother. Will the heat between us create a situation that breaks all the bro codes?

©2022 Marika Ray (P)2023 Tantor

Swoony hilarious heart warming romance perfection

This is a glorious grumpy hero paired with a sunshiny heroine best friend’s little sister forced proximity tale with a side of childhood crush thrown in. The story has the perfect mix of all the good stuff. It is also a story that sucks you in and keeps you enthralled to the very last syllable. Blaze is one of 5 brothers raised by a single mother. He recently moved back to his small hometown of Auburn Hill after suffering an injury that ended his career as a stuntman. Blaze has some unpacked emotional baggage and he’s a little rough around the edges and a little wounded which comes out all kinds of grumpy growly bear. Tired of living with his no boundaries mom, he asks his best friend, Ben, if he can live with him. Annie, Ben’s little sister, is a veterinarian who is working on opening her vet practice in town. Annie is happy, super talkative and just wants to help everyone. Tired of living with her grandmother and her grandmother’s BF, she also asks to move in with Ben. Ben is out of town and there is a miscommunication which leads to a naked shower encounter and thus starts Annie and Blaze’s journey to their HEA. The book does a phenomenal job of taking us on the journey of Blaze and Annie as they struggle to let go of past pain and fear, learn to trust and depend on each other, and fight for what makes them happy. The story has plenty of steamy scenes, sweet moments, stupid choices, laughter, crazy and quirky townspeople, and simmering and overwhelming feelings, all wrapped up in swoony heart squeezing love. The story was well written with relatable characters with depth who grow and an engaging storyline that made me feel all the things. I’ll definitely keep reading this series.

Kyle Mason and Angelina Rocca did a wonderful job narrating the story and characters into life with enough change of inflection, tone and cadence to voice multiple characters quite well.

I love this series of brothers/books!

Even though I started with book 4 of this series, I had to jump right into the first book and kept going as soon as I could! I had moments of laughter that even made my Dobies wonder what was up! Of course because this book had two Dobermans added to the mix(even if just a small part) I was even more excited about this story. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series! Wonder author and narrators! PS the mother is also close to my heart as I raised boys and never act normal either!!!