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Men of Hidden Creek

By: A. E. Wasp

Narrated by: Chris Chambers

Home is where you make it.

Beau Hopper is good at good-byes. A minor-league hockey player, he goes where the league tells him. Single and estranged from his family, Beau drifts without connections or commitments. He makes a living, not a life.

Former Marine Connor Casey's life revolves around his siblings. After Hurricane Harvey took their home and a car crash claimed their parents, Connor is determined to rebuild their house and their lives.

When Beau learns Connor might lose custody of his siblings if he can't finish the rebuild in time, he volunteers to help in exchange for a place to stay, and it isn't long before he finds himself in Connor's bed.

It takes more than passion and plywood to build a home, so when the league comes calling after Beau, Connor can't ask him to stay...but how can he ever let him go?

Contains mature themes.

©2018 A. E. Wasp (P)2018 Tantor

Loved it

Story= 5 stars. There is a real storyline here. Amazing chemistry between really well developed characters.
Narration= 5 stars. First time listening to Chris Chambers.. I am very impressed.
Overall = 5 stars. This story is heartwarming, I teared up a few times, it was laugh out loud funny, and there was some sizzling delicious hot and sexy times.


Charo

Amazing Story and Narration.

This is the first audio book I have ever listened to, because I just don’t have the tile to read anymore with work and school. I loved the steamy romance and I was constantly driven to an audible “awwwwe” while listening. Not to mention the several times I laughed and earned myself some strange looks from bystanders. It was absolutely a fantastic story.

Smouldering romance with lively family in tow

Very good narrator does well with multiple voices in this one; younger hockey player on way out falls for ex marine out in the styx with 4 children, who, unusually, are not annoying but developed characters in their own right. The story proceeds through a series of mini crises but ends on an upbeat note as unity is ultimately established.

Loved It

Score isn't the same hockey player/casual hook up story. this story has depth, struggle, family values and real feelings. The relationship between Beau and Con is important, but it's the relationship between the two men and the kids that is seemingly more important! Great job Chris!

Male on male erotic feel-good novel

An erotic male on male novel, portraying real gay everyday struggles with a feel-good ending.

Solid story

New to me author. I liked it, mostly. Liked their brick wall method of dealing with frustration. There is not a substantial amount of hockey. (I was ok with the amount of hockey, but if hockey’s why you want to read it, scale back expectations of rink time.)

Steam: Med-low, mostly k i s s i n g (near a tree) but some M/M action does happen, happily.

Narration: It’s decent if you overlook the audible inhales throughout. The narrator, going the opposite way of the valley girl intonation arcs pretty much every sentence to end heavily with the exact same down tone. This doesn’t allow one to follow paragraphs as it sounds like each sentence stands alone. Toward the end, the phrasing lightens up some and sounds more fluid. It’s not that bad but it did make it harder for me to get into the story. He does appropriate accents when needed and accounts for things like characters yawning during a line.

So cute...

This is the cutest book I've had the pleasure of listening to in a while. The book was represented well by the narrator and the narrator gave a great performance that worked well with the book.

I will be revisiting this book again and again. Well worth the time.

love it

it's funny and sweet at the same time. I like how both men are macho. wow. love the kids.

hot hockey guy

I loved the characters in this book, the kids were my favorite part. I loved the friends they make as the story progresses. the narration was excellent.


Kathy Banks

Great Hockey Romance!

I haven’t read many of AE Wasp’s work, but this one will definitely make me read more of her work. She gives us a romance between two men, with a peek at a period in their lives, from meeting each other, to the proposal, that will lead to their HEA. A story with just enough angst, a bunch of adorable kids, old and new friends, as well as the usual annoying set of homophobes, who cannot beat Love. I loved listening to narrator Chris Chambers, who made each character’s POV come to live. Very entertaining and thus recommendable novel. ❤️