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The Goal

By: Elle Kennedy
Narrated by: Susannah Jones, Andrew Eiden
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Publisher's Summary

New York Times best seller Elle Kennedy brings you a sexy new Off-Campus novel that can be enjoyed as a stand-alone.

She's good at achieving her goals....

College senior Sabrina James has her whole future planned out: graduate from college, kick butt in law school, and land a high-paying job at a cutthroat firm. Her path to escaping her shameful past certainly doesn't include a gorgeous hockey player who believes in love at first sight. One night of sizzling heat and surprising tenderness is all she's willing to give John Tucker, but sometimes one night is all it takes for your entire life to change.

But the game just got a whole lot more complicated.

Tucker believes being a team player is as important as being the star. On the ice he's fine staying out of the spotlight, but when it comes to becoming a daddy at the age of 22, he refuses to be a bench warmer. It doesn't hurt that the soon-to-be mother of his child is beautiful, whip-smart, and keeps him on his toes. The problem is Sabrina's heart is locked up tight, and the fiery brunette is too stubborn to accept his help. If he wants a life with the woman of his dreams, he'll have to convince her that some goals can be made only with an assist.

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©2016 Elle Kennedy (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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So much angst it killed me!

I really enjoyed the off campus series but I have to say this was my least favourite of the 4 stories.

I absolutely loved Tucker, you just could not fault him at all. He was so sweet and supportive. But I really struggled to connect with Sabrina. She just come across so selfish to me. Tucker was constantly waiting on the side for her to let him in closer but she happily held him at arms reach and took him when she wanted him. Not to mention she never once asked how he was feeling about the pregnancy or asked what he wanted to do. That really got to me, and when he FINALLY told her he loved her she ignored him and literally said she wanted him to say it again at a better time for her. WHAT?! What better time to confess your love then after the birth of your baby. I totally get she was trying not to trap him but the poor guy couldn’t have made it any clearer that he wasn’t going anywhere. I just couldn’t deal with the angst!!!!!

I loved that the story included all the other characters and even gave us a base for what was to come in the first book of the Briar U series which follows on from this series. I have already read ‘The Chase’ but I will be re reading now I’ve realised it comes after the off campus series because there were character references that I’ll understand now!

Over all I’m glad that Tuck & Sabrina finally got their HEA. I loved that all the big burley hockey boys were swooning over their little baby niece after she was born, even Dean!

I listened to the audiobook via audible and enjoyed the performance of the narrators.

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Favourite of the series

Loved this book, especially Sabrina. This was my favourite storyline and couple out of the whole series, and i think this is partially because it was unique. Love them both together and the ending of this book was great.

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Lovely story 🩷

Both narrators were excellent. Loved the story and performance. Especially loved the southern drawl. Highly recommend!

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Enjoyable

I would have enjoyed more of a southern accent from the male performance.
I like progression of the storyline and connectedness of the characters.

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I listened the audio for this, and whilst I don't listen to a huge amount of audio, this is one of those books that makes me want to change that. The narrators were great. I really liked both Tucker and Sabrina, even if at first I thought Tuck was a bit too cocky lol. I picked one of the main story lines when it started happening, and I really enjoyed these two together. I wasn't a huge fan of either of their families, but I really liked their friends. Tucker was so sweet and Sabrina was very driven. Definitely enjoyed this one, and would recommend.

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good but often emotionally painful

I think if I had realised how hard going this would be emotionally speaking I may not have got the book - as I found most of it to be. I did think it was good, real and well read...I just dont find this level of angst appealing, even with a happy a happy ending. it wasnt over the top silly and unnecessary drama, which I find juvenile and really annoying, more that the struggles were just a little too real for too much of the story. I read this genre as escapism, and so was not the escape I was seeking. often sweet and hot, and some good humour thrown in, just not enough for me.

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