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Minnesota Caribou, Book 1

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Written by: Colleen Charles
Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Teddy Hamilton
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She's my friend's little sister. But I've ached for her for years...and I won't be denied. 

What does the star center for the Minnesota Caribou professional hockey team do in the face of the ultimate betrayal? 

Right, I've sworn off women because I caught my fiancee with my brother. Now, they're both dead to me. They represent an ache so deep, I might never recover. 

I've never known a goal I couldn't score - or a girl I couldn't score with. Until I see her curled up in a sexy ball in my hospital room. 

She's off-limits. Julia Wales is lush, smart, more determined than I am, and 100 percent taboo. For the first time in my life, I want someone I can't have. She's the successful business owner who obeys every rule. I'm the guy who breaks them. 

Not since my injury have I shown a woman my scars. Until now...and there's no going back.

Contains mature themes.

©2016 Colleen Charles (P)2020 Tantor Contemporary Contemporary Romance Genre Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Sports
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julia was so annoying and frustrating. the way she would jump to conclusions or make up the stupidest things. i was so annoyed when she suggested Adam had gotten back with Rachel. that would make no sense. also, the story kept jumping forward weeks or months at a time there was no time for the characters or the story to build. steam was boring.

frustrating

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I enjoyed reading this book and I'm glad the TWO MC's found love! The supporting characters really made this book eventful!

I enjoyed reading this fun book!

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Meandering story, with very little hockey, almost no spice, and lots of stressful crappy characters doing stressful things to the main characters. Not fun 😒

Just ok…no spice just stress

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Honestly pretty disappointed in how the author portrayed the main characters. Everything the author trys to have them be, falls flat. Instead they lack depth and have abrupt changes at the best of times. making them seem hypocritical with no real backbones. The self doubt and cristisim, pop up at the most awkward times. The second half of the story has so much drama it begins to become annoying. It seems that way since nether of the MC's actually does anything to stand-up for themselves or for each other. The only time the FL shows spirit is to flip like a switch on the ML. It would of been nice to have at least seen attempts for either or both of them to fight for themselves or each other (except he does rescue her from Carters attempts I give him that). It's also weird how the brother is mentioned so much, and is supposed to be protective. Yet we're supposed to believe he wouldn't even check in on her, all because he's so busy and has a family of his own... idk

Doesn't quite cut it

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