The Deal

De: Elle Kennedy

Narrado por: Christian Fox, Lorelei Avalon

She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy....

Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice, even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.

...And it's going to be oh so good.

All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.

©2015 Elle Kennedy (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Love the book, not thrilled with the narration...

If you could sum up The Deal in three words, what would they be?

Awesome fun story -read it, don't listen

Who was your favorite character and why?

I LOVE Garrett and Hannah apart and even more together -they both have quick minds and are genuine in everything they do.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Lorelei Avalon?

Alternated between a male and female narrator for Hannah and Garrett's chapters. Maybe Madeline Maby and Zachary Webber...

Any additional comments?

LOVE the book! This is one of the few books I have re-read only a few months after initially reading -the dialog between the characters and the texts back and forth made me laugh out loud while reading. I was really excited to see it was coming out as an audiobook so I could listen to the story during my crazy daily commute.

The narrated version is not at all what I expected -Ms. Avalon has a very deep and nasal-toned voice and does not fit for a 20 year-old woman OR a 20 year-old man (she is playing both characters -even though the books chapters are split between the male and female POV); her intonation is off and does not do the story justice. I found myself annoyed when really common phrases were narrated in a way that stressed words in an oddly -I have no idea how old Ms. Avalon is, but based on the narration, I am guessing she is significantly older than the characters and has never uttered similar dialogue in her everyday life.

I'm glad I only paid $1.99 to add the audio version, because I am really disappointed with the result and don't think I'll be making past the first couple of hours :-(

✫✫ 4.5 Stars ✫✫

I really enjoyed this book! It was so refreshing to listen to a New Adult book without the immature drama. This book had hockey players, great friendships, a great love story which wasn't an insta-love woohoo and was pretty sexy too. I really like both main characters, they were both strong because of their past and ready to move past that all. They really were a great match for each other and brought out the nest in each other. I'm excited to listen to the rest of the series now!

The narration did seem a little to old for these 20 year old's but she still did a good job.

Sexy & fun!

4.5 Stars

Loved Hannah and Garrett!

Loved that Hannah was the one girl not impressed by Garrett and she wasn't a blip on his radar until he needed tutoring. She rebuffs Garrett until he makes her a deal she can't resist: he'll help her catch the guy she's really lusting after if she helps him with his grade. Of course, things don't go as planned, especially when Garrett starts falling for Hannah pretty much after their first conversation.

The audio version was okay, and got me started, but I think I prefer just traditionally reading to listening to this one. Still, I downloaded the second book with audio, too.

Exactly what I want out of a book!

I love the narrators. I have came across some that sound stiff and uptight. These two brought the characters alive. And the dialog, so natural. I'm a forever fan now!

Enjoy this one

I don’t really read college age books, usually too YA. This was a well written story that totally eclipsed the immaturity of YA. It’s got depth to the story, a hot alpha high integrity male and a strong talented female. Loved to read and listen to the audible version. I have actually listened to the book three times. The narration really enhanced the story. Enjoy.

Brilliant

This book was nothing less than amazing

Totally funny, lovely and beautiful - A mayor mustread for everybody loving romance, drama and sexy guys

Fans of Tijan will love this book. I sure did

redhat queen

This book was very interesting and exciting. I liked all the characters. I love your writing Elle. I have read some of your books. You keep me interested all the way to the end of the story. Great narrators too. They put a lot of passion in their telling of the story.

Hockey

The story is good. I am amazed how good this first book is and how these two flawed people are able make each other whole again.

Wow!

I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. It had its cheesy parts, but it actually added to the charm.

Medium spicy not too crazy lol

I loved this book, the narration was fine. The book is amazingly written and I couldn’t stop listening!