The Golden Goal

More than a Game, Book 1

By: Annah Conwell

Narrated by: Kim Churchill, Oliver Clarke

Shaw Daniels is the bane of my existence.

Always has been. Always will be.

When we were kids, he annoyed me to no end by being good at everything. He didn’t have to study or really even try. Meanwhile, I tried too much and still lost to him.

Then when we were teenagers, our rivalry became twisted. He started sabotaging all my relationships. I retaliated by doing the same to him.

Now, we’re adults and we should be able to move on. But when I become a physical therapist for his professional hockey team, it seems as though we can’t let go of our rival tendencies.

Suddenly, our teasing starts to border on flirting. Bets are made and lines are crossed. The kind of lines that once crossed … you can never go back to the way things were before.

The Golden Goal is a rivals to lovers, brother’s best-friend hockey romcom for fans of sports romance. It has all the sizzling chemistry you love, without any explicit scenes. Check out the first book in the More Than a Game series, an interconnected standalone series based around four men in four different sports.

©2024 Annah Conwell (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

Absolutely Wonderful!

I listened to this story during the summer and loved it so much that I went back and purchased it in audio, ebook, and print!

The Golden Goal is the first book that I have read by this author and I am now so excited to go back and read or listen to other books that she has written!

This story was, without a doubt, one of the best tales of unrequited love that I have read. The way Shaw had loved Sutton since they were children was so sweet. It made me feel bad for him as I realized all the times he had stepped in to be there for Shaw, but she had only seen him as someone who antagonized her.

The tropes in this book are some of my favorites, including brother’s best friend and celebrity or sports romance. I have realized lately that I also am a big fan of those moments when an unrequited love is suddenly made known to the person who is clueless as to the other’s feelings. And the moment between Shaw and Sutton when this occurred was perfection. I listened to this part of the story three times and then went back and read it in the ebook, as well. That’s how much I loved the reveal!

There is also an enemies to more vibe in this book. That is not usually a trope I consider a favorite, yet I loved it in this story! Again, Shaw’s devotion to Sutton persevered through all of the years that she considered him her enemy and I loved the moment when she realized all of the ways that Shaw had been there for her in the past. It was like her eyes were finally opened to who he really was.

I listened to the audio version of this novel and it was wonderfully performed in dual narration. Both narrators did a fantastic job and I plan to buy my own copy of this audio book, as well as a print copy for my shelves.

I received a complimentary copy of this audio book, however, I did purchase the ebook version & then went back and bought the print and audio copies, too. All opinions are my own.

Wonderful story!!

I absolutely adore listening to the narrators bring Shaw & Sutton's banter- filled, competitive ,sweet, caring, loving, swoony happily ever after to life!!

Cute Read!

It was cute but nothing special. I don't have a better way of putting this but it all just felt kind of disneyland to me, like it was too feel good if that makes sense and the adults didn't feel like adults. Wasn't a fan of the insta-love either.

The Golden Goal

Annah knows how to write men that yearn! Shaw Daniels can yearn with the best of them! I was nervous that Sutton wasn’t going to figure out her feelings and leave Shaw hanging! I loved the way these two fit together. It felt so natural. it was so cute! The narration was amazing as always!

Recommended reading age (14 yrs+)
No spice (just kisses)
No explicit language use
G Rated Violence/Gore

Very good CLEAN story!!

This was a really cute, fun romance book. I wanted to keep listening to it. I enjoy a book that I look forward to keep reading. This is definitely one of those. I will keep reading all of her books. I appreciate closed door romance and this was well done.