End Game: New York Stars

De: G.A. Mazurke, Serena Akeroyd

Narrado por: Samantha Brentmoor, Teddy Hamilton

I’m a curvy sports geek.

Liam’s a hockey god.

He’s way out of my league…

My brother’s best friend is acting really weird.

Flowers keep showing up. He sends me Cameos and concert tickets.

Then, there’s the job offer…

Well, first, there was the fact that he tracked me down to NYC.

It’s really complicated, okay? But so are my feelings for him. I’ve been ignoring them for so long that they became a wall I’m comfortable hiding behind.

Damn him and his sweet, hot, cute, dirty-talking self who has cherry-picked his way into every aspect of my life.

I’m not complaining… but there’s a problem.

Not that he’s my brother’s best friend. Oh, no. Liam Donnghal is a future Hall-of-Famer NHL star. He could have any girl he wants, so why would he want to make the wallflower his end game?

END GAME, book one in the New York Stars' series, is a standalone hockey romance.

She falls hard, he falls harder ~ Golden retriever hero, black cat heroine ~ Found family ~ Pining hero ~ Brother's best friend ~ Curvy heroine ~ Hockey god hero pierced for her pleasure ~ Band of brothers ~ Marriage pact.

©2023 Serena Akeroyd Publishing Ltd. (P)2024 Serena Akeroyd Publishing Ltd.

Hit it out of the park...

📚 Book Review 📚

Liam and Gracie have know each other for basically forever. After all, Liam billeted with Gracie’s family and become best friends with her brother. The problem? They are both in love with each other and the other does not even realize. This have driven Gracie away from her family, where she has moved from her home town in Canada to New York. Where she can blend in and no longer just be “the sister of the famous Bukowski brothers”. Yes, brothers as in plural. In a family of siblings where they all have made an impact on the world, Gracie feels like she is not good enough. Not good enough for her family, the world, and Liam. But when Liam moves to the New York Stars after his kidnapping, Gracie can no longer stay away. Liam has changed because of the kidnapping and he needs her more than before. She has no idea, though, what all he has planned. The important thing is to remember the number 35.

Goodness. This story is everything I needed and more. Gem is an amazing story teller and always puts her heart and soul into her stories and it shows. Even though this story was not as dark as her others, it was just as perfect. I cannot wait to see what all lies in store for the Bukowski brothers!

🎧 Audio Review 🎧

Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor really blew this out of the park. Excuse a pun for the wrong game. Teddy really can make anything sound good but pair it with amazing writing like we see here? And it is amaze-balls.

I loved how Gracie and Liam took care of each other.

Gracie’s family was focused mostly on their 3 hockey playing sons especially by her mother who never really respected Gracie the way her father did. Liam was fostered after losing his parents. As he learned to play hockey he was billeted with Gracie’s family.

Liam and Gracie were best friends turned lovers in spite of the derogatory comments that came from her mother and brothers. Liam had survived a scary traumatic incident. He and Gracie cared so much for each other after the trauma that affected Liam.

This is a lovely friends to lovers romance.

End Game is an outstanding audiobook!

End Game is an outstanding audiobook!
Between the amazing storyline and witty humor, the dynamic energy between Liam and Gracie is utterly perfection. Not to mention the over-the-top perfectional narration by Samantha Brentmoor, and Teddy Hamilton.

Good but a bit too long

The story was good, cute romance, but kind of drug on and not much to the end.

absolutely amazing

It's hard for me to picture someone (character-wise) with voices, but they were so fluffin easy to visualize and the voices flowed great with each, I love this and cannot wait for any more in this series!

Freaking loved this!

It started off a little slow but changed gears to a whole lot of hot sex, sass, and funny banter. Text chats were the best! Especially at the end when Liam and Gracie were texting Gray, lol. But it wasn’t just the good stuff that made the story interesting. It was how the author humanized the characters and made you feel each characters trauma and heartache and how they unconditionally fought for and supported one another that did it for me. They were so trusting.

35/10 Stars for Gracie & Liam!

For the love of hockey, leprechauns, and homemade pierogi G.A. Mazurke has written a top shelf hockey romance. End Game is “10 seconds left in double OT of Game 7 in the finals” level captivating. I was crawling out of my skin to know how it turned out, but I never wanted it to end. Gracie is a force of nature and my new favorite book bestie. Liam flipping Donnaghal was an insta-love book boyfriend for me. His arrogant “hockey god” facade made me grin, but the thoughtful, bighearted, haunted, attentive cinnamon roll with the ultimate slow play made me fall hard. The “mine” energy goes both ways with this couple and I’m here for every second of it.

I have been aching for the audio of End Game since I first read it and Ms. Mazurke, Teddy Hamilton, and Samantha Brentmoor have created a must-listen hockey romance. Experiencing Gracie and Liam’s complex love story come to life through Teddy and Samantha’s amazing performances was truly delightful. I’m in a state of infinite swooning over Liam’s long game and subversive cinnamon roll antics and Teddy portrayed him perfectly. Samantha’s portrayal of Gracie’s fabulous bad bish personality was phenomenal. She captured every ounce of the lovable, vulnerable, tough, cactus-like, hockey queen book bestie beautifully. If you’re looking for a romcom with an edge and love some hockey in your romance, End Game is a must!

Couple Goals!!

This story will tear you up some, but put you back together in all the ways you want and more. I love Liam and Gracie and the way they are just so perfect for each other. These 2 people are carrying a lot of baggage and trauma, but manage to find healing in each other. The audiobook was absolutely fantastic! Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor nailed these characters. Teddy conveyed everything from heartache, fear and longing to determination, spice and love. What a powerhouse performance! Samantha really brought Gracie to life expertly conveying her strength, hurt and tenacity. I thoroughly enjoyed this cast and highly recommend this audiobook.

Gracie and Liam ❤️

I thoroughly enjoyed this sports romance. End Game, written by SerenaAkeroyd/G. A. Mazurke. Hockey is unfamiliar to me, and I was a tad concerned I may have got a little lost with references and terms specific to this particular sport. No need to be concerned at all. The hockey character is delightfully woven into Gracie and Liam’s journey.

Huge admiration for Gracie deciding to make her break from her hockey obsessed family and forge her own destiny. “hockey makes me feel forgotten and isolated”. This made me sad! Good on Gracie for standing up!

Can Liam be any sweeter! Dealing with his trauma and competing as an elite athlete, Liam always put Gracie first. He could see the despicable behaviour her brothers showed towards Gracie and he wasn’t going to stand for it. Don’t we all wish we had a Liam in our corner?!

The text banter is witty and highly entertaining, whether it was between the FMC and MMC or with the mates. I loved it all.

What is there to say about Samantha Brentmoor and Teddy Hamilton….their performances as Gracie and Liam had me completely captivated. Their portrayal of Gracie and Liam’s vulnerabilities, strengths, determination and love is perfect.

Thank you G. A. Mazurke for this beautifully written story. I cannot wait to be taken further into this world of the New York Stars you have created.

We love the long game type of love!

My personal favorite troupe is that of a long friendship where both parties are secretly in love with each other and this book right here hit the spot! The story had depth, a moderate amount of spicy scenes and a funny ending to boot! Can’t wait to get into Waiting Game!