Steele

Arizona Vengeance, Book 9

De: Sawyer Bennett

Narrado por: Brian Pallino, Jill Redfield

A second chance may be just what James Steele needs....

I might be one of the older players on the Arizona Vengeance, but I like to think that also makes me one of the wisest. Or at least I used to.

Turns out, I’ve been a bit selfish. I’ve been married to hockey and my team for years, which hasn’t left much time for my actual wife, Ella. Now I’m juggling a separation I never wanted, the pressure of being a single dad to our teenage daughter, and the career I sacrificed it all for.

While my game on the ice might be on fire, the game in my personal life is clearly lacking, as evidenced by the fact I just saw my wife on a date with another man. If I have any hope of saving the family I love, I need to reprioritize, and fast. So it’s time for me to get back to fundamentals, just like I did when I learned how to play hockey. I’ve never backed down from a challenge, and romancing my wife is a challenge I am very much looking forward to.

Time to put on my game face, because I’m in it to win it.

©2020 Sawyer Bennett (P)2020 Sawyer Bennett

Reality Check

This was such a great second chance story. It felt like it was real life. She's trying to date again. He's jealous of the new boyfriend. Their daughter is giving them grief and sass. Yeah, real life.

Will Steele be able to win Ella back? Will she want him back? Will Lucy accept whatever the outcome is? And will she get a puppy?

I love how his teammates had his back and how the wives and girlfriends had Ella'a back and engaged with her even though she and Steele were not back together. I think the thing I liked the most was watching Ella reflect on why she felt the way she did and come to the realization she did. That's a hard thing to do and she did it and admitted to her concerns.

This was my first Brian Pallino and Jill Redfield narration. They are good combination and I truly enjoyed listening to them.

Memorable and Brilliant Performance!

Steele is second chance romance filled with hilarious banter, romance, passion, and the team work between both parents trying to work out the way to gave their daughter the chance to prove she'll be able to take care of a puppy on her own.

This story is about family, love, understanding, priorities and respect. I absolutely love it, and right now getting emotional at listening to the amazing performance of one of my top favorite voice authors who recently passed away.

The audible version was phenomenal. Brian Pallino's performance was brilliant, just perfection. He always make feel as if I'm part of the story. Both narrators did an excellent job by bringing the story to life.

THIS IS MY MOST FAVORITE STORY BY FAR FOR MANY REASONS, AND I CAN'T HELP BEING EMOTIONAL WHILE LISTENING TO HIS UTTERLY AMAZING STORY!

My favorite book of 2020

I have been waiting for this book for a long time, and it beyond exceeded my expectations.

After his wife asks him to leave, Arizona Vegeance's James Steele just leaves, but as time goes by he realizes that he was not the best husband to his wife, and not the best father to his daughter Lucy. Then he decides that he is not letting his family go without a fight. James plays to win, and he will stop at nothing to win his girls back.

I loved this story because it was a real reminder of the power of love and the importance of showing that love to those most important to you.

The narration was fantastic, and made the book really come to life.

Second Chances

In this newest installment of the Arizona Vengeance series, we again meet Jim Steel. In the last book we watched him spy on his wife who he is separated from at a food festival. This book picks up a few weeks after the food festival.
Jim Steel while dedicated to his team, hasn't been the best husband and father and he hasn't always made the best decisions for his family. This book tells Jim's story as he fights to get his wife back and bring his family back together while maintaining his hockey career.
I do wish we had more backstory on this couple, I would have enjoyed some extra chapters devoted to their beginning, but the author did provide enough backstory and memory scenes to be satisfied.

While it is a quick listen at 5 and 1/2 hours, it was great listen. It was the first tiem that i've heard Brian Pallino narrate, I really enjoyed his performance. Jill Redfield has done some great narration for other authors and it was a treat for her to perform on this book.

Second chances

Jim Steele is a professional hockey player with the Arizona Vengeance. In a previous book, we learned about Jim’s separation from his wife.

This is truly a wonderful story about a man trying to win back his wife after taking her for granted for so long. When she begins to date, he begs her to give him a chance to win her back. Steele must dig deep to right his wrongs to prove to Ella that his family is the most important thing in his life, even above his hockey career. When his efforts begin to pay off, will Ella fully trust that the new and improved Jim Steele is here to stay or will he revert back to his old ways.