The Boyfriend Goal

Love and Hockey, Book 1

By: Lauren Blakely

Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Connor Crais

Performed with duet narration by Connor Crais and Erin Mallon!

A forbidden romance with my brother’s hockey teammate wasn’t on my to-do list when I moved across the country…

Neither was getting locked out of a friend’s place wearing next to nothing.

Or spending the night with the sexy stranger who rescues me.

But I’m trying to get out of my comfort zone so getting out of the rest of my clothes with him seems like a good way to start.

In the morning, I learn the filthy-mouthed man with the talented hands is not only the hotshot new hockey player on my brother’s team: he’s also–wait for it–my brand new roommate.

I’m a good student turned good librarian. A rule-follower. I’m not the kind of girl who does complicated flings. So we agree to another rule: friends-only.

It’s not easy though. Wes is bossy, flirty and generous.

He gives me rides to work.

Pitches in at my library’s fundraiser.

Takes care of me when I get hurt.

And looks at me like I’m the only one.

Soon, I’m falling hard for my brother’s teammate.

Especially when Wes comes to my door and tells me exactly how he’d like to break our rules.

Every single one.

©2024 Lauren Blakely Books (P)2024 Lauren Blakely Books

Sweet and Spicy

I really enjoyed this one. It was sweet and fun. The spice was great, the characters were relatable, the story was fun and not over dramatic with the 3rd act break up. It was more subtle and I found that refreshing. As always the narrators were amazing! I love both Erin and Connor

Super hot

I love the duet/dual narration!! This is a super steamy romance story! The bonus scene is available in audio which is the icing on the cake!

Love

I love Lauren Blakely’s writings! Her love stories are so sweet and intriguing. It’s easy to take on the feelings of the characters

4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎧

Josie isn't one for a one-night stand but is trying to put herself out there. She has a list and is determined to do it. So, she jumps in her feet first. This is how she meets Wes.

Josie finds herself in need and asks her brother for help. Her apartment fell through, and she needs a place to stay. Of course, her brother wants to help but he has just had twins so he asks his teammates for help.

Enter Wes he is loyal to a fault and says he has a room for his teammate's sister. Only they are both surprised when they meet face-to-face again.

The chemistry between Josie and Wes is tangible and playful it's a fantastic story of falling in love with your friend. Of course, they both know it can't be more than friendship because of her brother but emotions don't care.

Can Wes have his girl and not rock the boat with his teammate?

I completely enjoyed the narration Erin is always lovely and makes listening effortless she becomes the character and I love how easy it is to listen. Connor give Wes depth and emotion I wasn't expecting and I loved it.

Loved it!

Josie and Wesley’s romance is a sweet with plenty of heat! I loved every moment of watching these two fall in love from their flirty banter to the friendship they developed all throughout the story. Their romance left me smile and my heart happy. This was the perfect flirty romcom.

Erin Mallon and Connor Crais were a perfect duo in bringing Josie and Wesley to life. Erin’s voice fit Josie’s quirky, sunny personality and Connor did great at showcasing Wesley’s cinnamon roll personality. Together they did amazing at delivering the banter between both characters.

Positive thoughts and energy about life and learning disabilities.

This is book is cleverly written to encourage positive thinking about people that have learning disabilities and understanding the learning disabilities themselves. Finding positive instead of focusing on the negatives. Great love story.

Yes!

This was everything I wanted it to be. So cute and witty. The narrators nailed it. I’m convinced Connor could read a dictionary and it would be 5 stars.

Fun time

Fun time, great 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️, and great representation! Actors were also spot on! Definitely recommend the series

Westley & Josie....delicious!

Lauren Blakely's newest Hockey Romance, The Boyfriend Goal is sooo good, I loved it!! Wesley and Josie are fun with s*xy and steamy banter. Wesley is such a dirty talker and a member of the Sea Dogs Hockey team. I think Wesley ranks in Lauren's top 3 of dirtiest talkers. Josie moves to town for a temporary job with the intention of completing a "List" of things to do from her Aunt Greita. Through a string of events Josie needs a place to stay and her brother (member of Sea Dogs) being the helpful brother that he is found a teammate to help Josie out. Here is where the good stuff begins between Josie and Wesley. The Boyfriend Goal has ALL the feels. Will Wesley and Josie find the balance they both want and/or need between both of their work and personal lives? I love Lauren's writing style, always have, because her characters are so real, lovable, a bit stubborn at times, and just downright fun! Lauren is so very talented when it comes to writing steamy between-the-sheets scenes and wow does she bring the steam in The Boyfriend Goal! Erin Mallon and Connor Crais bring Josie and Wesley to life in your ears. Both narrators are so talented when portraying characters they bring all the feels especially those between-the-sheets scenes, 5 jalapenos steamy.

Cute

The lovely @laurenblakelybooks sent me the second book in this series to review as an ARC, so naturally I had to read the first one, The Boyfriend Goal, first. I really enjoyed this story. We know I LOVE a good hockey romance. I will say that this story hardly has any time where the player is actually on the ice. So if that’s something you want, you’ll be disappointed. I didn’t feel like it was missing from the story, I just would have liked to see more of it. But, I appreciated how the characters had to come to terms with themselves and what they wanted out of life. It didn’t feel quite as stereotypical as some other sports romances that I have read. Though the plotline may have been a little bit predictable in the sense of

*SPOILER*
ONS, meeting again, avoid romance, inevitably have romance, inevitably break up, inevitably reunite.
*END SPOILER*

That being said, I thought it was sweet. They were thoughtful. The FMC represented the craziness of assumptions and thoughts that I find myself having. I did think the very ending was a tad bit rushed. Otherwise, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! I look forward to the next one 😊