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One-Time Shot

Smithton Bears, Book 1

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By: Lane Hayes
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
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The jock, the geek, and the hockey project…

Jett

My pro hockey dreams are hanging by a thread. I need to have a great season and that means no partying, no distractions, no fun. The grad student pestering me for science-y help on his thesis is the definition of no fun, so… okay.

Pros and cons of agreeing to this deal:

Pros: Positive use of free time. (At least that’s what my agent says.)

Cons: Malcolm likes big words and his first language is math. He’s also bossy, clumsy, and he doesn’t know the first thing about hockey.

But he’s also cute and he’s got a great sense of humor and—oh no. I cannot have a crush on the geek. No way. Not now.

Malcolm

Yes, I’m a serious student, but a hockey project is not serious. Who cares about big hunky hockey players zipping around a sheet of ice at warp speed? Not I.

According to my professor, however, the only way to attain the required data is to study the specimen in his natural habitat, a.k.a. the ice rink.

Pros: My thesis should lead to a bevy of job offers.

Cons: Jett. He’s impossible—too big, too handsome, too gruff and yet disarmingly charming and—

Okay, fine. I like the jock… a lot. Lately, I find myself wondering if there’s such a thing as a one-time shot at forever.

One-Time Shot is a low-angst, geek-jock MM college hockey romance featuring a charismatic hockey star and an adorkable scientist.

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Jett and Malcolm were so sweet together.
I really enjoyed that friendship came first and then eventually more through experimenting, for science of course.
Great secondary cast of characters too.
Kurt Graves did an amazing job narrating and bringing these characters to life.

Nerd and hockey jock

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When Malcolm approaches Jett asking if he would let him study him for his thesis he refuses but Malcolm is persistent and Jett eventually agrees. I really felt for Jett he wanted hockey so bad but had no support from his family and worse still he had to hide he was bi because his dad said it would be an embarrassment and ruin his career. Malcolm was so funny he was a true nerd and you could almost see him analysing every sentence before he spoke it when things come to a head Malcolm does what he thinks is best to protect Jett but Jett has other ideas.

Jock and Nerd

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We meet Malcolm and Jett, Nerd doing his thesis on speed and needs a jock to study. A hockey jock and research nerd, full on romance.

A well-written book about men, love, opposites attract, what more could we ask for.

Good narration from Kirt Graves. I speed up the narration to 1.20. but this is usual for me.

One-Time Shot
Smithton Bears, Book 1
By: Lane Hayes
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins

❤❤❤❤ Overall
🎧🎧🎧🎧 Narration
📚📚📚📚 Story
Read at 1.20 speed on Audible

I received this audiobook for free from GRR at my request. My review is my opinion and an honest review - neither the author nor GRR influenced my opinion.

MM-Nerd/Jock romance

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Another great Lane Hayes listen. The story was good, with likeable characters and mostly realistic happenings (for a live story). Low angst and feel good. The narrator did well. Overall, I’d recommend.

One-Time Shot

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This was an adorkable opposites attract romance. The quintessential nerd/jock pairing. Malcolm needs a hockey player to help him with his thesis, but not just any player, the best player on the team. Who turns him down over and over again.

Sweet and spicy, with low angst and a conflict that resolved itself quickly.
At face value these two were polar opposites but they actually had more in common than they initially realised. And the opposites part complemented each other perfectly.

Maybe there wasn't enough time spent with Jett's team mates, especially Ty, but that is a small complaint.

The narrator did an excellent job.

Nerd/jock romance

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