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Defender

By: Nicole Dykes
Narrated by: Tim Paige, Liam DiCosimo
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Travis Wyatt

All I’ve ever wanted is to go to college and get out of Kensley. That small town is all I’ve ever known. I want to be free to be myself, not stifled by small minds in the football-loving town where I grew up.

Then I blew my one and only chance.

Now, I’m just stuck. Stuck in small-town life with the same small-town people I’ve always known. Stuck where I don’t want to be. Constantly on the defense and hiding secrets about myself. To never be the real me.

I’m lost, and I’m angry. But those people I was desperate to get away from, they don’t stop. They insist on showing me that maybe it’s not about my location.

That maybe I can be free right where I am.

Oakley Easton

Travis is way too uptight. I don’t know why. He has everything a guy could want—a steady job and friends who would do anything for him. A great, simple small-town life. But I guess that’s not what he wants.

He’s always been different. Better. Smarter. Stronger.

Still, I find myself wanting to show him everything he’s dreamed of is within his grasp. That he doesn’t have to be so serious all the time. That he can be himself wherever he is, and I’ll back him up.

Because that’s what I’m good at—on and off the field. I’ll always be his defender.

If he’d only let me.

©2023 Nicole Dykes (P)2023 Podium Audio

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Sweet & Simple

Oakley and Travis have a beautiful love story that is simple and sweet and hot. Well worth the read.

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Loved!

I loved this book and hearing the narration really brings this story to life! The narrators were perfect to tell Travis and Oakley's story.

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Loved it!

Great story and fantastic narration. I am really enjoying this series and can’t wait for the next books!

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Love this series!

Each book in this series gets better and better.. Excellent character and relationship development. Perfect narration by both. Highly recommend!

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Love this book and series

Loved it. this series, these narrators and the writing of Nicole Dykes. this series is so good from book one. this addition is smoking hot and sexy. Liam DiCosimo and Tim Paige are a wonderful narrating team. they definitely bring the hotness to a higher level. get this book, get the whole series. you won't be sorry you listened.

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Back to Kensley….and Hayes…

Here’s the thing with Travis and Oakley…I was sure that this was not going to be my favorite. They are drastically different - Travis had some pre-conceived ideas to get over and so did Oakley. What I had forgotten is how amazing a frenemies to lovers can be when there is also an ‘opposites attract’ moment or fifty going on.

The way these two complete each other? I am all in. ALL THE WAY IN for them.

Tim and Liam again have absolutely NAILED this - especially the snark and Oakley’s emotions. It’s just so perfect!

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Another perfect one

Just like Keeper, Tim Paige and Liam DiCosimo did a fantastic and wonderful job at bringing yet, ANOTHER set of men to life.
Did I do these totally out of order and have to go back to listen to Guarded? Yes. I’m still excited because I know they’ll do a fabulous job yet again.

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