Pipe Dreams

By: Sarina Bowen

Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Rock Engle

A goalie has to trust his instincts, even when taking a shot to the heart.

Mike Beacon is a champion at defending the net, but off the ice he's not so lucky. A widower and a single father, he's never forgotten Lauren Williams, the ex who gave him the best year of his life. When Lauren reappears in the Bruisers office during the playoffs, Beacon sees his chance to make things right.

Lauren hates that she's forced to travel with the team she used to work for and the man who broke her heart. There's still undeniable sexual tension running between her and Mike, but she won't go down that road again. She's focused on her plans for the future - she doesn't need a man to make her dreams of motherhood come true.

Lauren plays her best defensive game, but she's no match for the dark-eyed goalie. When the field of play moves to Florida, things heat up on the beach.

One of Mike's biggest fans - his teenage daughter - doesn't approve. But a true competitor knows not to waste the perfect shot at love.

©2017 Sarina Bowen (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Great story and great narrotors

I have really enjoyed this whole series. The story is great very touching and the narrators are wonderful.

Such a great listen!

So here I am, in the middle of the Southwest part of the US, with no hockey teams in sight. But what is my favorite sports to read about? Hockey! Especially if Sarina Bowen is the author!

The first two books in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, Rookie Move and Hard Hitter, got 5 well-earned stars from me, so I was super excited for the chance to read the third installment, Pipe Dreams. I was a bit nervous though- the heroine, Lauren, was a minor character in books 1 and 2, and not very likable..... but we just didn't know her story yet!

After this book, and learning about Lauren and why she is the way she is, she is one of my favorite characters in the Brooklyn Bruisers universe. And Mike Beacon- holy Goalie! I LOVE the men in this series- and they are MEN, not boys- and Mike is at the top of the list. He's mature, he's passionate, he's dreamy. Although of course Sarina gave us some angst- it's love after all- this book is delightfully drama free.

Nicol Zanzarella and Rock Engle were fantastic- such a great listen.

Hockey and romance

Fantastic book! I loved the behind the scenes running of a hockey team and the hockey players relationships.

Great series

Thoroughly enjoyable hockey romance and like the rest of rhe series better than the usual sports romance. Both readers are excellent and add a lot.

Really good second chance romance

Lauren and Mike has the perfect romance after Mike broke up with his ex wife (after she cheated on him). Unforeseen, horrifying circumstances led to him breaking up with Lauren. A few years later, they are in close contact again but of course Lauren is gun shy. Both Lauren and Mike are great characters and the back story is so sad but was really well done to make the characters really sympathetic people. Elsa, Mike’s daughter, is a teenager and her mood swings are legendary and realistic. I love Hans, Mike and Elsa’s love in friend and as always, it is great to see the rest of the team and other people that are part of the Brooklyn Bruiser’s world.

I liked the narrators. Nicol and Rock are the narrators for other books in this series and they did a great job with the narration. I love that I got to listen to this in Escape!