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A Lie for a Lie

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A Lie for a Lie

By: Helena Hunting
Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Jason Clarke
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series comes a romantic comedy about instant attraction, second chances, and not-so-little white lies.

Sometimes I need an escape from the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that come with being an NHL team captain. I just want to be a normal guy for a few weeks. So when I leave Chicago for some peace and quiet, the last thing I expect is for a gorgeous woman to literally fall into my lap on a flight to Alaska. Even better, she has absolutely no idea who I am.

Lainey is the perfect escape from my life. My plan for seclusion becomes a monthlong sex fest punctuated with domestic bliss. But it ends just as abruptly as it began. When I’m called away on a family emergency, I realize too late that I have no way to contact Lainey.

A year later, a chance encounter throws Lainey and me together again. But I still have a lie hanging over my head, and Lainey’s keeping secrets of her own. With more than lust at stake, the truth may be our game changer.

©2019 Helena Hunting/Ink & Cupcakes Inc. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Sports Comedy

Critic Reviews

"Helena Hunting takes readers on an emotional journey in A Lie for a Lie. A sexy, heartwarming read!" --New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy

"This beautiful romance is true perfection. RJ is the ultimate book boyfriend. I loved this story beginning to end." --New York Times bestselling author Kendall Ryan

"A heartfelt second chance romance with Helena’s signature humor and plenty of sizzling heat. Nothing hits me in the feels like a Helena Hunting romance!" --USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow

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This book is funny, and sweet and all the things a good romance book should be. I really enjoyed it!

A Lie for A Lie

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this book sort of continues on from the pucked series, it has snippets of violet and Alex, Sonny and Miller, mentioned Lilly, poppy and lance so if you want little snippets of the progress of their lives on from pucked, listen to this.
I love the sweet innocence portrayed in Lainey, and the brute force of Rj (rookie) they remind me of a bit of Alex and a bit of poppy mix. loved the secrets they hid, you could see it coming, but still very enjoyable. loved it. can't wait to read on more through this series.

Another Fabulous Helena Hunting romance

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i can't believe everything is changing and THESE two have set it all in motion . this AWESOME team will be changing and there captain and ex captain are leaving ??what will happen to the resy of their Hockey family . so sad . but I've definitely loved this story. i hope we get more . loved it .💖👄💞💋💞👄💖

omg . how beautiful 😘😘

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An enjoyable story of love, loss and finding each other. The characters are likeable, caring and well suited.
Jason Clarke is perfect as the male narrator (can I suggest Pucked is re-recorded using Jason).

Helena Hunting does it again

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OMG, you will get all the feels
Loved it, loved it so much I’ve already listened to it twice in two days and you will get a sneak peek into some favourite characters.
I can’t wait until the next book drops in this series

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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I started listening to A Lie For A Lie yesterday, and was completely hooked by the storyline and the fabulous narrators. Halfway through I switched to the ebook - I had reached the really good part of the story (the whole Lie for A Lie part - if you have read it, you know where I was!), and I just HAD to keep going. Unfortunately listening to Audio relaxes me so much at night it sends me to sleep, so ebook to finish was required. (Jason Clarke is one of my fav narrators, so I'm going to finish the audio off today as well - he's too good not to listen to).

Lainey was such a sweet, super smart, adorably awkward character. She meets Rook (RJ) when they are both travelling to Alaska, and he is completely charmed by the above mentioned adorable awkwardness. Bonus that she has no idea at all who he is. When RJ is called away from Alaska for a family emergency, both realise too late they are unable to contact the other. Fast forward to a year later where they run into each other again by chance, and then starts the interesting part of the story which kept me up late reading!

There are a couple of more serious themes in the storyline, but overall it was a very low angst, at times fun to read second chance romance

love a good second chance romance

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What a charming story of half truths with a fateful true love connection, loss & heartbreak. New beginnings and fateful reconnection. -Overall wonderful heartwarming story of true love overcoming the impossible!

Narrators did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life and the story to be well rounded.

Charming..

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Super sweet second chance romance. Great family and friend support with minor angst, add top-notch narrators and it's a highly recommended listen/read.

Love me a second chance romance

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Repetitive and annoying. You get it after the first few chapters and the rest is just fluff and filler. I regret buying it.

Light and fluffy but not exciting.

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