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Long Shot: A HOOPS Novel

By: Kennedy Ryan
Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Jo Raylan
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A forbidden love story set in the explosive world of the NBA . . .

Think you know what it's like being a baller's girl? You don't.

My fairy tale is upside down. A happily never after.

I kissed the prince and he turned into a fraud. I was a fool, and his love—fool's gold.

Now there's a new player in the game, August West. One of the NBA's brightest stars.

Fine. Forbidden. He wants me. I want him. But my past, my fraudulent prince, just won't let me go.  

*Contains domestic abuse not involving the hero.

©2018 Kennedy Ryan (P)2018 Tantor

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Gripping

Very well written and narrated, It was gripping, hard to put down and very believable.

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It’s heavy but beautiful!

I was not expecting this type of story TWs SA and DV it was heavy and hard to read sometimes but I really enjoyed it. A real eye opener to victims of DV and the psychological trauma /cage the perpetrators lock them in

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Magnificent

5⭐️ Kennedy Ryan, this is a masterpiece.

I am not sure I will ever find the right words to describe the experience of reading this book. It was visceral. Suffocating. Crushing. Brutal. Hopeful. Healing. Beautiful. Freeing.

I knew all the CW’s going in, but I was not expecting to LIVE IT with Iris to this extent. It was deeply difficult to read, but it would have been harder to look away.

This was stunning, I will absolutely be reading everything this author has written—but I will need pace myself. I couldn’t pick up a book this heavy very often.

Proceed with caution—this is magnificent, but not something to pick up on a whim.

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What a shot!!!

This book has it all, it’s pure devastation to pure bliss. I loved it and I cannot recommend it enough but be warned, read the triggers warnings.

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Tear Jerker

This book had all the feels. My tears flowed freely with the heavy content. It was well written. The story was heart breaking and healing all at the same time. The narration only added to the sorrow I felt as I read. At the end I was exhausted and overwhelmed, I needed a couple of days to get over it.

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Wow! This was confronting.

This story is very well written. I couldn’t stop listening. Should come with a trigger warning though, some scenes were brutal. I really felt what Iris was feeling. I’ll definitely come back to this one again.

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Perfect!

I went in blind and love it! This story was phenomenal. Well written and the performance from both narrators was perfect.

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Congratulations Kennedy Ryan

I love that Kennedy Ryan combines her journalism and contemporary romance fiction writing skills in each book to teach about a new topic!

Kennedy’s thorough research and interviews of victims true stories is what makes you understand what victims often endure. The most common accounts are combined as one and told through Iris’s point of view, with the safety of anonymity for victims.

Thank you Kennedy for helping give a voice to these innocent and courageous women currently suffering from domestic violence and survivors that have lived through it.

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Whirl Wind of Emotions

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Definitely recommend! [* Please read trigger warnings.* ] This will make you feel so many different emotions, and after you get past the first few chapters, you'll be hooked! As someone who has been in situations, this book made me feel so many different emotions. I couldn't stop listening to even though I felt like crying and remembering memories I thought I blocked out. This helped me deal with some of those emotions. I didn't necessarily go through exactly what she did, but people are sneaky with hurting you. Making it so no one can see or when you try to push away, but no words come out feeling forced. The feeling of being trapped.. This novel, I thought, was going to be like a normal romance or possibly similar to some of the others I'd listened to or read. But this one... to me, it felt way more real to me. I definitely recommend it, and the ending is so great! I don't know how I feel about what happened to her ex it made me feel empty.. finished but not finished... but that's what makes it feel more real, I guess.
Sorry gone into a rant, haha. I recommend this audio book. Just know it will make you feel so many different emotions like a whirl wind, with no end, but.. the ending you will always cherish.

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WOW

Great story and fantastic narration. The story is heartfelt and proves you with a whirlwind of emotions. Kennedyprovides a great view and awareness of DV and what some women may go through physically, emotionally and mentally.

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