The Hardest Route

By: A.S. Teague

Narrated by: Elizabeth Hart, Alex Kydd

My friends used to tell me, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Clearly, they lied because a few months later, I found out my one-night stand was pregnant.

I couldn't handle a baby. I was Griffin Rockwell, the best wide receiver the league had ever seen. But what choice did I have? My baby girl was coming whether I was ready for her or not.

Brooke turned out to be an amazing woman and mother. For seven years, we were the MVP's of co-parenting - and even better friends.

That all changed when tragedy struck our makeshift family and I was faced with the terrifying possibility of losing the one woman I was quickly realizing I couldn't live without.

I was at the height of my career and on the path to becoming the greatest of all time. But keeping my family together, with Brooke by my side, might prove to be the hardest route of all.

©2019 A. S. Teague (P)2019 Tantor

Male narrator wasn’t great.

He wasn’t horrible enough for me to turn it off but he was bad enough for me to speed him up to 1.8 speed.

Depth

This was a great book! It is way more than a guy and a girl meet then suddenly a problem pops up that they must overcome ,like most romance books. This book has way more depth or layers, I definitely think it’s worth your time to read/listen to!

You guys; this is such a good book!

Super sweet, beautiful, kind, sexy, funny and sad story about life and the struggles that come with it.

Amazing

This book is a hidden gem. Character development was beautiful, an unlikely match becoming friends then finding more while going through so much together. Great listen.

Phenomenal Story!

This book, this story!!! Amazing!!!! The male voice is rough to get used too! But so worth it!

Okay

I couldn’t stand brook she was selfish & she thinks everything should be about her ugh!.. she never put the child needs first, it was about what broook was feeling.. I did enjoy him tho & he was a great father, it sucks he wanted to quit football at the end tho. When he has his family in one city

Great story

Great story! Narration was rough! The male voice was slow on 1.8x …. Can’t imagine on 1 😳

Unique

Has some lower ends I didn't see coming but had a happy ending to make up for it. Don't hate the narrators. Alex Kydd is one of my favorites and him slowed down seems purposeful for this character.

Great Story I definitely registered many times.

Great story and love the narrators Alex Kydd, is one of my favorites . Great to see a bond getting stronger and stronger to cannot live without each other. Beautifully written and love how narrators brought to life.

Entertaining story

I really enjoyed this one! It pulled me in from beginning to end and held my attention. Griffin and Brooke meet in Vegas and have an immediate connection and after spending some time together end up having a one night stand. It has lasting effects. Griffin had been in Vegas with his friends to celebrate them being drafted into the NFL. Brooke is finally able to track him down and send him a message to let him know that their one night had consequences and she is pregnant. I loved how Griffin stepped up immediately even while he was still trying to process the news and he flew to Brooke for them to make a plan. They decide to keep romance off the table and be co-parents. The story does jump a little in our timeline and after the initial pieces where they are working it out and after Brooke has their daughter, we jump 6 years and start following them again as they continue to co-parent and work through what comes up from the distance as Brooke stayed in Atlanta and Griffin is in Chicago. They have become best friends and until Griffin's friends up their teasing and calling Brooke his wife and her dropping things to show up for his mom does he realize that he does have more than just friendship feelings for Brooke and that he wants to explore that. I enjoyed how Griffin went after what he wanted once he figured it out. Brooke and Griffin had to find a balance between them and what worked as they added the romantic aspect to their relationship and then they get thrown a big obstacle they have to figure out. I enjoyed their best friends as well and am excited to get their stories as well.
The narrators did a good job with the characters and bringing them to life. They felt realistic and genuine to the characters.