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Naima Simone
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USA Today bestselling author Naima Simone heats up the page with intensity and wit in this romance between a pro hockey player and a firefighter, both struggling to move on from the past.
Being a firefighter isn’t easy. Especially for a Black woman. Working with family helps a little. But when somebody from your company doesn’t come back from a call, it’s brutal—as in, “How’m I supposed to go on?” brutal.
And one death took me to a really dark place.
A year later, I’m at the Pirates’ hockey training facility. Just another day on the job. Until I find a charred journal. I look inside for the owner’s name, but the words on the page punch me in the gut. It’s like reading my own thoughts. Reliving my own pain.
The journal belongs to Solomon Young, left-winger for the Pirates—a father and widower. When I return it, I’m racked with guilt for the invasion of privacy. The look Solomon gives me is cold as ice.
But damn if that man isn’t hot as hell.
Now he’s stuck in my brain. And fate seems intent on making us face off.
©2024 by Naima Simone. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
“This touching, funny, sexy novel from Simone is a joy to read and is sure to be popular…” —Library Journal (starred review)
“Naima Simone stuns with this heartwarming romance about a woman firefighter and a hockey player. Solomon and Adina's romance is just the right mixture of humor, angst and heat. An exhilarating literacy experience.” —LJ Shen, Wall Street Journal bestselling author
“Unputdownable. I was either giggling and kicking my feet or feeling my heart squeeze at the poignancy. Maybe the best hockey book I’ve ever read.” —Kenya Goree-Bell, bestselling author
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Kain Badd looks great on paper: rich, handsome, and he's even a prince. But after spending a few minutes together, Sammy sees the real him - arrogant, possessive, and too hot for his own good. If she hadn't agreed to help plan his sister's wedding, she could have avoided him. Instead, she's waking up in his bed after an unforgettable night she definitely wants to forget. But he won't let her. When Sammy thinks her life can't get any crazier, the wedding is raided by the police, and she spends her first-ever night in jail.
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Great Romantic Suspense! Steamy and Funny!
- By Jocelyne on 08-29-18
By: Nora Flite
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Almost Pretend
- By: Nicole Snow
- Narrated by: Rock Engle, Carly Robins
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Eleanor Lark is an upbeat illustrator plagued by headaches and unruly strawberry blonde hair. After a grueling cross-country flight, she blacks out cold. The brooding stranger who sat next to her grumping his way through the flight catches Elle as she falls. Neither expects the sweet chaos that happens next. August Marshall is stonehearted, insanely rich, and a master of corporate cleanups with major baggage of his own. The last man alive who needs a media frenzy after his airport heroics steal headlines. But August has a plan—ask Elle to marry him so their trouble disappears.
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Cute romcom
- By Alexis on 06-02-25
By: Nicole Snow
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Caribbean Crush
- By: R.S. Grey
- Narrated by: Jeremy York, Luci Christian
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Casey Hughes is a struggling travel journalist desperate for a big break when she lands the assignment of a lifetime: hop on board Aurelia for its maiden voyage through paradise. While she’ll bask in the luxury cruise ship’s fine dining and complimentary spa treatments, her real mission is to snag an exclusive interview with Phillip Woodmont.
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Pretty good
- By NaomiG on 01-29-25
By: R.S. Grey
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Do Me a Favor
- By: Cathy Yardley
- Narrated by: Elyse Dinh, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Willa Lieu-Endicott moved from California to the Pacific Northwest to start over. Since her husband’s death, she’s been struggling to get back her old career as a cookbook ghostwriter. Unfortunately, her latest project—ghostwriting for a viral cooking sensation known more for his washboard abs than his meals—has her stuck. Until she meets her new neighbor. Hudson Daws, the handyman next door, lives on a farm with his parents and two adult children. He’s the opposite of everything she’s ever known.
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Seemed like a good book
- By Shellie T on 07-31-24
By: Cathy Yardley
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Only for a Night
- The Lick, Book 1
- By: Naima Simone
- Narrated by: Ja'Air Bush
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Rion Ward fought hard to be free of the Irish mob life. Now, as the co-owner of Boston's hottest aphrodisiac club, he's traded crime for the ultimate sexual fantasy. But when the "good girl" from his past walks through Lick's doors, he discovers that his unconsummated hunger for her never abated.
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Title says it all
- By Shay on 06-12-25
By: Naima Simone
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The Hollywood Jinx
- By: Sariah Wilson
- Narrated by: Vivia Font
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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The small town of Patience needs a financial boost. Temporary librarian and aspiring film-score composer Jane Wagner’s plan? Invite movie star Nick Haddon to the town’s harvest festival and stand back for the tourist surge. No one thought he’d say yes—much less that he’d bring a documentary crew to stream his visit.
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Sweet & Swoony
- By Erin on 07-10-24
By: Sariah Wilson
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Losing It
- Bro Code, Book 1
- By: Shelli Stevens
- Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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It was basically the number one rule of the bro code, and Blake Wolfe just came dangerously close to breaking it. How could he know that the gorgeous woman he made out with at a party was his friend's little sister? Kristen Watson is in Seattle for a much-needed vacation after graduating college. Though she has more planned than just hanging out with her bestie—it's also the perfect time to ditch her virgin status and have a little fun before joining the real world. But finding the perfect guy is proving harder than she expected, especially when that guy is apparently off-limits.
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New to me author
- By kevin and Deb conover on 05-09-25
By: Shelli Stevens
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Alternate Endings
- By: Ali Rosen
- Narrated by: Maria Marquis
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Beatrice Leal’s personal life is complicated between her divorce and her precocious six-year-old. But the job she loves is the one thing she counts on to be straightforward—that is, until her boss’s own divorce prompts a move from NYC back to Ireland. Now Bea’s in Ireland twice a month for work. It’s wreaking havoc on the custody agreement she and her moody ex are sorting out while he lives downstairs in the brownstone they co-own. And to top it off, her company’s new CTO turns out to be the boy who once broke her heart: Jack Sander.
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I loved it
- By Kindle Customer on 03-19-25
By: Ali Rosen
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Gangsta Lovin'
- A Ganton Hills Novella
- By: Aubree Pynn
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan, Sharif Stevens
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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What happens when gang loyalty is tried by a generation of children who are loyal to a fault? Savion Saint and Gianna Lewis fall into a situation and quickly realize that everything they’ve been taught can be defied with one act of love. With Savion Saint naturally filling into the shoes of his late father and Gianna Lewis being the gateway to all the answers he has, they learn that everything isn’t black and white. Can the love that Savion and Gianna found blossom while being on opposite sides of the tracks? Take the ride with them and find out.
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This was sooooo good!
- By Honey on 06-23-25
By: Aubree Pynn
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The DM Diaries
- By: Teagan Hunter
- Narrated by: Laurie West, Alastair Haynesbridge
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Olive O’Brien is a plus-size influencer with half a million followers and big dreams. And she’s feeling the pressure to stand out while staying true to herself. To cope, Olive finds solace in an unexpected place: the DMs of Jasper Rafferty, the world’s hottest movie star, where she feels safe to share her hopes, fears, and secrets because it’s not like he’ll read them. Until he does. Kind of.
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Fun & Fluffy Romcom!
- By Sara J Reynolds on 06-08-25
By: Teagan Hunter
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Never Enough
- Meet Me in Montana, Book 1
- By: Kelly Elliott
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, Gabrielle Cendese
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Longing to forget the pain of his wife’s death, Brock Shaw has immersed himself in the one thing that lets him escape the guilt. Bull riding. But life on the road means leaving his young son at home with his parents. They want him to give up his career and be a father to his child, but Brock needs the adrenaline to get through each day…or so he thinks. Lincoln Pratt needs a fresh start. As a top interior designer in Atlanta, she has everything she could ever want, but she’s always at her father’s mercy. Something’s missing, and she knows she’ll find it somewhere far away.
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Haven’t gotten very far..
- By J. L. Squires on 06-01-20
By: Kelly Elliott
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All Superheroes Need PR
- Supers in the City
- By: Elizabeth Stephens
- Narrated by: Dara Brown, Sean Bassett
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
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Over two decades ago, forty-eight young, gifted superheroes fell to Earth and were eventually marketed as opposing brands: heroes and villains. Now, one exceptionally gruff bad guy is looking to hop teams. Hello, PR director Vanessa Theriot. His real name is Roland Casteel a.k.a. the Pyro. First, swap that with the less incinerating the Wyvern. Next, put him in spandex to highlight that near-godlike body. Finally, give that hero in training a heroine—if Vanessa will play the part in a pretend romance guaranteed to make the city swoon. She’s game.
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Fun and cute moments, strung together with a loose plot and ending in chaos
- By Cassandra Hoffman on 06-25-25
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Broken Bonds
- The Bonds That Tie, Book 1
- By: J Bree
- Narrated by: Kasi Hollowell
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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After the death of my mother and her Bonded, I was relieved to find my own Bonds. I was sure everything would be okay if I had them. It wasn’t. The fate of our people is in my hands, and I know we’re better off if I’m alone. After five years on the run, I’m caught and dragged back to face the men I ran away from. I thought I was doing the right thing. Now, I’m not so sure.
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I couldn’t finish
- By kera on 08-25-22
By: J Bree
Sloooowwww Burn!
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Slow Burn 🔥
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An amazing read!
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Second chance romance
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Played by Naima Simone is a standalone, single dad, enemies(ish) to lovers, Black love, hockey romance and it brings the dang spice!
Adina is a firefighter. But not just any firefighter. She's a Black woman in a man's world. But she loves what she does and knows she deserves her seat at the table. When she is on a job and discovers a journal in the aftermath of a hockey arena fire, she can't help but read it, only to be consumed by the emotional thoughts written within its pages. She knows she must find the owner of the journal, but finds out it belongs to a hockey player that has lost love. When she goes to return it to the arena, Solomon (said owner of the journal) is immediately unkind to Adina and says some pretty hurtful things to her thinking the absolutely worst of her intentions. And this was only the beginning of his grumpy self coming to some pretty harsh conclusions that were so far from the truth. But both of these characters had pasts and they come out to play throughout the story.
First of all, I have to say that I liked Adina right away. I wasn't sure what her story was, but I liked seeing a woman that can succeed in a male dominated field. She had a good family and a good friend that really supported her. But Solomon? He was a whole other story. I knew he had lost his wife and that played into his character and his actions, but it gave him no right to treat Adina the way he did initially. Luckily, he saw the light thanks to his son. I loved how he interacted and connected with his son, but I felt some sort of way for him and his relationship he had with his in-laws. They seemed to control his life in ways that he wasn't even aware of. You could feel his inner battle and I liked how that came across when we heard his POV. His words and thoughts differed and you could feel him battling his feelings that he thought he shouldn't be. Because the way he thought about Adina was absolutely sinful (in the best way).
Played is told in dual POV and if you're an audiobook listener like myself, I would 100% recommend listening to this book. Both the narrators, La'Rey Aris and Sean Bassett were phenomenal. Sean's voice was like butter and had me swooning for Solomon, even when he was Mr Grumpy. And Adina's character had that slight New Englander accent that came through and really brought her character to life. They both gave off sexy vibes and I was here for it.
I loved the audio and I really enjoyed the journey these two characters went on to find themselves again. Even though Adina seemed to be strong, she still had something to contend with in the firehouse. And even though Solomon thought he had no room for love again, there was no doubt that he had chemistry with Adina. They had some hurdles to overcome and we got to see that as well as some sexy AF 'bedroom scenes' that leaves no room for interpretation that these two exploded in that area of their lives. The one thing I wanted more of? Adina and Solomon as an actual couple. We got the Happy For Now story, but I really needed a little more couple time.
All in all, this was an enjoyable listen with some good characters. It was light on hockey, but I was here for the relationship and two characters coming together after loss.
Great performances that made me fall
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Beautiful 😻
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Along with very steamy and passionate scenes, we get to experience both Adina and Solomon’s growth and journey to self-love, romance and their HEA!!
Spunky and Smart
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I could not stop!!!!
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great read
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Played
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