Cocky Score

Hawkeyes Hockey Series, Book 1

By: Kenna King

Narrated by: Christian Fox, Erin Mallon

Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

***A Fake Relationship, Brother's Best Friend, Steamy Hockey Romance***

What’s worse than being in a fake relationship with my childhood crush? When he's a notorious NHL party-boy and my brother’s best friend!

Being hired as the PR representative for the hockey team I’ve always been a fan of, should be a dream come true, especially because my old crush plays for them.

My suggestion to save Briggs's career is solid… have him fake date someone wholesome who can change his image. That’s when my big mouth gets in the way and I admit to being the-girl-next-door.

Now… my boss is offering me the promotion of a lifetime, but it comes with strings…

Fake date Briggs Conley!

Now I have to fix Briggs’ reputation, lie to our families, keep my MMA fighter brother from pummeling his best friend, and stop myself from falling further for my childhood crush, all while we're forced to live together and pretend to be madly in love in front of the cameras.

What could possibly go wrong?

How about when my brother ends up in our guest bedroom and I end up with a pro hockey player in my bed.

©2023 Kenna King (P)2023 Kenna King

Cute book- hated the female narrator

This book was so cute it was super fast paced but the characters didn’t need to waste much time since they were childhood friends. The male narrator was great but the female narrator made it so hard to finish this book. The monotone, and lack of emotional narration was painful. Sorry Erin :(

amazing

I really enjoyed this the storyline was great the characters were great it was very enjoyable to read also it had funny parts and sad parts and it was just all around a good book

Cute hero and heroine

This was a fun hockey romance with a little bit of drama and a lot of heart. This was a forced proximity/best friend's little sister romance, so if those are tropes you like, this is the book for you. The characters were likeable and I was rooting for them in the end. Christian Fox and Erin Mallon were fantastic as the narrators.

Excellent best friend’s sister + fake dating hockey romance

Great narrators bring the characters to life which is why I love audiobooks!

This is a story about a Seattle hockey player who has a questionable reputation. When he’s blackmailed by someone he turns to a PR firm to protect himself…and realizes that his best friend’s sister Autumn works for the firm. She ends up trying to improve his image by fake dating him due to her long relationship with him and his family. What starts as a ruse becomes a real relationship once she discovers that his bad behavior was being driven by his father’s health issue.

How it was the boss who was blackmailing Briggs, and not the performer

I liked how they were childhood friends and how Issac was being protective about Briggs dating Autumn

Really enjoyed the story

I really liked this book as a pallet cleanser. I will definitely get the new books in this series. Southerner who loves Hockey books, Football books, not so much.

🤩

This Book was great! It was a little short for my liking and it went a little too fast.

Oh Briggs you cinnamon roll

Briggs baby you are so adorable. I loved this story! I loved the older brothers best friend relationship. I loved how he fell fast and hard and once he figured out what he wanted he was getting it. The spice was spicy and I can’t wait for the next book

Cocky Score

Full stop, I bought this purely for the narrator pairing. However I was delighted by the story! It was a fun and cute read. Briggs starts off in a bit of a (big) pickle. The solution is to fake date his best friend’s little sister- who is also part of his PR team. It was a little far fetched how *that* was the solution to his legal woes- but hey, I’m here for it.

It doesn’t take long for Briggs and Autumn to act on the spark between them. She falls hard, he falls harder, and they waded through the messiness of their jobs, families, and legal troubles together. I enjoyed the story for what it was- pretty low angst, a little drama, and an HEA wrapped up in a perfect little bow.
Just an FYI, there is discussion of cancer in this book (of a family member, not the main characters) if that is a trigger for you.

This was dual narrated by Christian and Erin- both of whom I love. This pairing was everything! They complemented each other very well and I felt like they fit each of the characters.

A repeat listen

Loved this book so much that I have listened to it multiple times. It is in my list of go to books when you want something you know is good. I have enjoyed all the books in the Hawkeyes Hockey series.