Voices

M/M College Hockey, Hurt/Comfort Romance (Irish Knights Hockey, Book 1)

De: Joey Parker

Narrado por: Michael Norman Johnson, Avery Wilde

Charlie
I’m tired.
My life has been filled with disappointments, sadness, and pain.
I’m hated by everyone besides my best friend. Until the captain of the hockey team falls on top of me. His eyes are as blue as the ice he plays on, and his smile fills me with warmth I’ve never felt before.
Shane Hawkins.
The man everyone’s friends with, now has me in his sights and he’s not showing any signs of letting me go. Even through my anxiety and messed up mind, he’s still there.
And I don’t understand why.
But it doesn’t matter. Everyone leaves me when the monsters in my head become too loud.

Shane
When I started at Gannon University, my main goal was to focus on hockey and be drafted into the NHL.
But that all changed the day I collided with the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. His golden-brown eyes held such sadness and pain that I couldn’t rest until I saw him again.
Charlie Alexander.
The gifted artist with a mind full of demons and a secret I want to uncover.
He tries to hide them from me, but I see him. His struggle ignites my instinct to protect him.
When he returns from a trip home, broken and bloody, I do everything I can to show him the goodness in life.
But sometimes that’s not enough.

©2025 Joey Parker (P)2025 Pink Flamingo Productions

Outstanding

I don’t even know where to begin. This one had my emotions all over the place, from smiling so big, angry, and in tears. What a phenomenal book, and the narrators did an incredible job! Charlie’s story absolutely broke my heart, but Shane loving him unconditionally and always being there showing Charlie that love does exist was so beautiful.

Decent Debut

I enjoyed this story. Once I got three chapters in, I knew I’d be finishing it in one sitting. Shane’s love and connection to Charlie was one of my favorite elements of this book. It did come across a little “insta-lovey.” So if that’s a no go for you, you may want to take that into consideration.

I do think the pacing and resolution in the final 20% of the book was a little off. Things started happening and jumping and it didn’t feel entirely satisfying. I was also a little confused about the Skylar and Uncle plot point. It definitely felt out of place imo.

Overall, I plan on picking up this author’s next book! I am looking forward to how she plans on expanding her world and her character’s stories.

Amazing!

The narrator for Charlie was exactly how I imagined it to be. Shane’s narrator was good too. They both did a phenomenal job and this book is still a top read of the year for me!!

Heartbreaking beautiful

It takes a lot for me to go outside of my comfort zone. This book had a lot of triggers for me, but it was quite well written and worth it. The narrators aren't any I'd heard before, but they we still good. I noticed that the book is part of a series and I'm interested to see what other stories I'll get to hear. Nice job!

The story progression was superb.

This one was a tear jerker for me. I loved the character progression and how the back story unfolded