The Pucking Bet

A Fake Dating, College Hockey, He Falls First Romance (Defenders Diaries)

It was supposed to be simple.

Fake date campus hockey royalty to make my long-time crush look my way.

Enter Kieran O’Connor—star winger and campus legend.

Devastating good looks. Cocky dialed to eleven. The kind of guy who always gets what he wants.

He needs help passing a class. I need a fake boyfriend.

We make a deal.

I write the rules in permanent marker: no touching, no kissing, no feelings.

But Kieran O’Connor doesn’t do rules.

His grin is a blade.

His hands? Pure trouble.

Somewhere between late-night problem sets and his number stretched across my shoulders, I forget we’re pretending.

Then I find out the truth.

The bet he agreed to.

Make the tutor fall for the golden boy.

He thought it was a game.

He didn’t think he’d get burned.

And if Kieran O’Connor wants me back,
he’ll have to skate through everything he set on fire —
and prove he knows how to earn what he broke.

A fake dating, college hockey romance where the most wanted man on campus falls first—and falls hard—for the underestimated girl who refuses to be anyone’s prize.

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Engineering 204

It is a little different from the other books in this series because it involves Liams young brother when he is in college . It does have some of the characters from the past books in this series from the defenders team and their families. It introduces Ween an engineering student who sees colors. Kieran is on track to become a Defender when he graduates college but he has other desires as well. The his book deals with predators and college students acting badly. Kieran has to be completely broken down to find his true path and discover how to be a man . This is a love story between Wren and Kieran but it has some very difficult challenges they face to get their HEA. I thoughly enjoyed listening to this storyline. The characters and the storyline is well written. The author did a great job with the subject matter. I felt all the emotions that Wren endured during the storyline. The ending is perfect.

College Hockey Romance

I loved Wren & Kieran's story... the dialogue is top shelf. The book is fast paced & easy to read/listen to. Loved the characters & the ending. Didn't really care for the LONG 3rd act breakup, but understood it. I loved their time overseas. 🤩

I loved the narrators, they did a great job & the book was easy & delightful to listen to.

This is part of the Defenders Diaries series, as interconnected standalones. All of the books in the series are fantastic! You won't want to miss this great series!

*college hockey romance
*he falls first
*fake dating turns into more
*tutor

Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Thank you to the author (A J Summers), publisher, narrators, Audible & Booksprout for the ALC. All opinions are my own.

It was Pucking good

Very good read. A nice romcom with a good amount of spice and decent storyline. It was a little long and a bit drawn out but still a good read. The narrator was excellent.

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A bet and love

Loved this story of a bet, college life and what happens when feelings grow. Kieran made a bet to get the nerdy college girl to fall for him. simple, no problem, unfortunately things don't go just like he would have planned. Wren has a crush on another person and Kieran agrees to help her land the guy. Neither of these two planned for feelings to grow. So what happens when Kieran realizes Wren is more than a bet and the longer he waits the worse it will be. I love what happens in the story and how first love can grow even when your heart breaks.

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