Goal Line by: Julia Connors(Audio Review)

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Goal Line by Julia Connors, brilliantly narrated by Sean Masters and Savannah Peachwood, is an utterly captivating friends-to-lovers romance that expertly delivers on slow burn, top-tier pining, and a fake marriage trope with massive heart.

Book Description

As the youngest heir of the Hartmann fortune and the backup goalie for the Boston Rebels, the pro hockey team my family owns, I’ve spent my life being the peacemaker in my cutthroat family and the goalie that my teammates can depend on.

I have only one weakness: my coach’s daughter, Evangeline Wilcott.

Eva is a pairs figure skater, and my life-long best friend. I’ve always wanted more, but she friend zoned me back in high school and we’ve lived thousands of miles apart since.

Eight years later, a secret pregnancy is threatening her skating career. When she’s rushed to the hospital right before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, I panic. Now, my team’s loss lies solely on my shoulders and I could be traded.

When Eva needs help, suggesting we get married is the easiest split-second decision I’ve ever made. A grandchild could keep me in Boston playing for my family’s team, and I’d do anything to take care of Eva.

We agree to a marriage based on friendship, but once Eva and I are living together, all those artificial walls we’ve built start crumbling. Now, I’m making up for all the years I couldn’t call her mine.

But when her past reappears in our new life together, her happiness and my family’s reputation are both threatened. And maybe I’m not so different from my family after all, because I find there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to keep my wife safe and happy.

About Julia Connors

Julia Connors is an Amazon Top 15 bestselling author of spicy sports romances. She grew up on the warm and sunny West Coast, but her first decision as an adult was to trade her flip-flops for snow boots and move to Boston. She’s been enjoying everything that New England has to offer for over two decades, and now that she’s acclimated to the snowy winters and finally found all the places to get good sushi and tacos, she has zero regrets. You can usually find her in front of her computer, but when she stops writing she’s most likely to be found outdoors, preferably with a pair of skis or snowshoes strapped to her feet in winter, or on a paddleboard in the summer.

My Thoughts

Goal Line by Julia Connors, brilliantly narrated by Sean Masters and Savannah Peachwood, is an utterly captivating friends-to-lovers romance that expertly delivers on slow burn, top-tier pining, and a fake marriage trope with massive heart.


We meet Luke Hartmann, the backup goalie for the pro hockey team his wealthy family owns, and a perpetual peacemaker. Luke’s only weakness is his lifelong best friend, Evangeline "Eva" Wilcott, a pairs figure skater and the coach’s daughter. Despite having longed for more since high school, he’s been firmly cemented in the friend zone.

Their worlds collide when Eva's secret pregnancy threatens her skating career. Her emergency causes Luke to panic during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, leading to a crucial loss and the threat of him being traded. When Eva's health and financial stability hang in the balance, Luke makes the fastest, easiest decision of his life: he suggests they get married.

It’s a pragmatic solution—a grandchild might help him stay in Boston, and the marriage guarantees Eva the health insurance she desperately needs. They agree to a union based solely on their enduring friendship.

However, as soon as they start living together, the artificial walls they’ve built over the years begin to crumble. What everyone but them always knew becomes undeniable: they have true feelings for each other. Luke, a total golden retriever hero, pours his heart into making up for all the years he couldn't call her his, stepping immediately into the protector and "dad" role with the sweetest devotion.

The book is filled with heart as Eva battles to maintain her career against the pressures of her controlling mother, while Luke struggles to balance his family’s expectations with his personal life. Just as they start exploring their real romance, disaster strikes. Eva’s past reappears, threatening both her happiness and his family’s reputation.

Luke proves that he’s willing to leverage every resource he has, finding that there is nothing he wouldn’t do to keep his wife and new family safe and happy. The long-awaited payoff when they finally transition from best friends to lovers is incredibly rewarding, solidifying this as a beautifully realized love story that comes alive through the excellent performance of Sean Masters and Savannah Peachwood.

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