Snowballed

Moo U Hockey

De: Melanie Ting, Heart Eyes Press

Narrado por: C.J. Bloom, Ryan West

She needs Prince Farming...but she got me instead.

Sure, life’s been easy for me. Growing up in an oceanside house in SoCal, playing top-level college hockey, driving a luxury car with a generous allowance - sounds like the dream, right? Turns out what I didn’t have was freedom. And when I decided to transfer to Moo U for my last year of hockey, my controlling father cut me off.

No money, no car, no friends. I’m just another student struggling to make ends meet. The only place I can afford to live is the Meyers’ farm, where I’ll work in exchange for room and board. Farm work is so exhausting that I don’t even have time to wallow in the crappy turn my life has taken. Zoe Meyers is a hot blonde Amazon with all the energy of a chipmunk on crack. And her positivity is making me realize how lucky I really am, even though I’m broke. Too bad she’s not impressed by a guy who can’t figure out which end of a goat to milk.

Because suddenly I want to impress her. I want to do a lot more with her, too...if I can get her out of the barn and into my arms.

©2021 Melanie Ting (P)2021 Heart Eyes Press LLC

Loved this story!

My favorite type of books are those where there's character growth, emotion, and yet the author can still make the story feel light and entertaining amongst the drama and angst...and this book is exactly that. Melanie Ting, who's new to me, did a fantastic job in creating a story that I was immersed in from the very first page. Her characters, Zoe and Noah, battled family issues and lots of challenges but did so with courage and strength. They had so much chemistry that it was undeniable that they'd end up together but they also cared so much for each other's feelings and the situations each was facing. I adored how caring and gentle Noah was with Zoe and I absolutely loved that, for the most part, they communicated well with each other. Of course the path to their HEA didn't come without their struggles, both together and individually, but it was worth all the heartache to see them come together as a strong couple. This is the 9th book in this series and they just keep getting better - and, although I don't normally do this, I'm going to claim this one as my favorite so far. Don't miss out on this wonderful couple and fantastic story get your copy today so you can laugh and cry with them...you won't regret it one bit!

Fantastic chemistry!

Snowballed by Melanie Ting, is book #9 in the Moo U Series. This was my first from this author and really enjoyed her writing style. CJ Bloom and Ryan West did a fabulous job with the narration. Their voices compliment each other well and their animated voices made for an enjoyable listening experience.

Noah comes from a family of hockey players but he is tired of his brother constantly being in the limelight and being overlooked by his family. When the coach of the Moo U team comes to California and offers him a spot on the University's hockey team he makes the decision to leave California and head to Vermont. What he didn't expect was his father to cut him off financially but determined to make it on his own he answers an ad to work on a farm in exchange of room and board.

After the loss of her father Zoe is determined to keep her family's farm going in her fathers memory, though both her mother and brother want to sell it. When Noah first answers her ad she is ecstatic. However, upon first meeting the two could not be more opposite and they really rub each other the wrong way. The more time they spend together the more they learn about each other and open up to one another. Noah challenged Zoe not only on the farm but also on the ice. He really helps her find her confidence, and I loved that.

The slow burn attraction between Zoe and Noah was fantastic. Their relationship developed at the perfect speed. I enjoyed the lighter, sweet sides to these characters as well as the serious tender, emotional sides as well.

The author did a wonderful job writing in the Moo U world, and I look forward to checking out more of her work in the future.

I am LOVING the Moo U series!

4.5 stars!
I am LOVING the Moo U series in Sarina Bowen's World of True North! I am finding so many new-to-me authors, as well as new-to-me narrators. Noah and Zoe were great characters and author Ting developed them well. The farm setting was fun to read about and I loved how hard working Noah was, even at tasks that were new and foreign to him. I enjoyed seeing their friendship and attraction to each other grow and change. Narrators C.J. Bloom and Ryan West both gave excellent performances. I listened at 1.3X, which is typical for me, and I found their narration perfectly conversational.

Not hockey book

I can’t say it a bad book but if you are expecting to read a hockey romance, this was not the book for you. In fact, I’m really not sure why it was included at all. As a romance it was fine but that is all.