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Hidden Scars

Darby U Hockey Boys, Book 1

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Charles Preston Carmichael is the most infuriating man I've ever met.

I want to sock the golden boy of college hockey right in the mouth. He enjoys telling me everything I'm messing up—publicly. And since he's my roommate for the next year, I can't avoid him.

Yet there's something about him that makes me watch him. Something dark. A secret I want to uncover.

When he returns from a weekend away, broken and haunted, I can't keep my distance anymore. He needs someone, and I'll be damned if it's not me.

Soon my life no longer revolves around hockey but the nightmares he's living with. Desperately, I want to save him, but I can't. Only he can save himself.

Can I watch him destroy himself as he tries to hold tight to the things that matter, or will I be the final hit in the destruction of his life?

Hidden Scars is an MM enemies-to-lovers hockey romance with a jealous f*ck buddy and plenty of heat.

©2023 Andi Jaxon (P)2023 Podium Audio Romance Sports Hockey Heartfelt

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I really enjoyed this. Hurt/comfort MM romance with hockey, trauma & lots of rough spiciness! Beautiful character development and just a sweet story with a well earned HEA. Narration was perfect!

Broken & beautiful

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Wow… I’m a bit lost for words. What a profoundly disturbing story describing the abuse Preston suffered at the hands of his father, but these very real issues and the trauma inflicted upon the victim of the abuse were handled really well by the author.
I loved this story, the developing love between Jeremy and Preston was captivating. I laughed, I cried, I was aghast and I was deeply satisfied by the story. So well narrated too

Disturbingly brilliant.

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Wow! what a story. As someone who has experienced DV I really struggled with parts of there journey to love, however, did not take away from how much I loved this book, only added to it.

Trigger warning required

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These was a beautiful story that pulled on all the heart strings. It does come with a trigger warning of abuse from a trusted family member, who is a medical professional. In saying that, if you can handle listening to trauma scenes there is one scene that skims over it, and one scene that we hear what actually happens, throughout we also see mental manipulation. Largely the book deals with the emotional implications of dealing with trauma, and how always being put down effects your self esteem and causes constant doubt and acceptance of anything positive. There is a beautiful love story between Jeremy and Preston - (both pro ice hockey players), which helps pull him through the dark times and out the other side with a HEA.
100% acknowledgment to Teddy Hamilton who does the narrating so well, that you feel all the emotions and the mental struggles going on in Preston’s head as he battles through.
A powerful story, but also coupled with some smiling moments and spicy bedroom scenes.
Would recommend

Teddy Hamilton does emotions so well.

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There are some pretty intense themes of abuse and cutting.

this is still a good book overall but not just a fluffy romance.

Intense, trigger warnings

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