Home Game
Vancouver Wolves Hockey • Book 2
by Odette Stone
Narrated by Madeleine Dauer, Alex Kydd
Why You'll Love This
A broke woman who trusts no one and a hockey player with too much to give — the slow burn here actually earns it.
- Great if you want: a wounded heroine who earns her HEA through real growth
- Listening experience: emotionally layered slow-burn with a cozy, intimate feel
- Narration: dual narrators give each POV genuine emotional weight
- Skip if: you find slow-building trust arcs frustrating
About This Book
Set against the backdrop of professional hockey in Vancouver, *Home Game* follows Ryan Parker, a player navigating the pressures of a new team, and a woman scraping by on the margins, surviving on sheer stubbornness. When her circumstances reach a breaking point, Ryan steps in, and what begins as reluctant reliance slowly becomes something neither of them planned for. Stone builds the romance deliberately, grounding it in class contrast and hard-won trust rather than easy chemistry.
The dual narration from Madeleine Dauer and Alex Kydd is the audiobook's strongest asset. Dauer captures the heroine's guarded resilience with a restraint that makes her vulnerability land harder when it finally surfaces, while Kydd brings a steady warmth to Ryan that keeps him from feeling like a simple fantasy figure. The two voices complement each other without competing, and the pacing suits Stone's slow-burn approach well. Listeners who appreciate emotional payoff earned over time will find the audio format rewards patience here.
