Baden
A Pittsburgh Titans Novel
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4.1 • 118 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
After suffering a horrific injury that threatens to end his career, Baden Oulett is about to learn that sometimes a fresh start is just what the doctor ordered.
I worked my whole life to achieve one goal—play professional hockey. As part of the defending Cup champion Arizona Vengeance, I was living my dream until one split second decision destroyed it all. Instead of lacing up my skates and hitting the ice, I’ve spent my days in rehab and physical therapy just so I could walk again. When a coaching opportunity with the Pittsburgh Titans is presented to me, I find myself with a career I had never considered but which allows me to continue being part of the sport that I love.
While my injuries are physical, the same can’t be said for the woman I rescued. Suffering from wounds that can’t be seen, Sophie Winters has withdrawn from the world in fear and guilt. I didn’t know Sophie before that fateful night and have only met her once since, but I refuse to let her face her demons alone. Determined to be a friend, I support Sophie in the only way I know how… by simply being there.
Through our shared trauma, Sophie and I begin to find peace within one another. As we grow closer, what started as friendship becomes more intimate until our broken pieces become one. But can a love born of anguish endure, or will the pain of our past prove too much to overcome?
Customer Reviews
Baden
Baden (Pittsburg Titans, Book 1) by Sawyer Bennett
5 Maple Leaf Review
"𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘸𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥."
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Baden and Sophie will take you on an emotional rollercoaster, pull at all of your heartstrings, and leave you with a huge book hangover.
Baden takes a job as the new goalie coach for the Pittsburg Titans. Upon arriving in Pittsburg he decides to look up Sophie to see how she is doing after the attack they suffered seven months prior. Sophie is utterly shocked to see Baden standing on her doorstep. Baden refuses to let Sophie face her demons alone and it brings them closer than either of them are sure they are ready to face.
I have been anxiously awaiting Baden's story for a very long time and it did not disappoint in the slightest. Baden, even after everything he has endured, is a total sweetheart and stole my heart right away. Sophie had me cheering her on to overcome her fears and take control, which she does in the most spectacular way. Baden and Sophie stole my heart, had me laughing out loud, and even had me shedding tears.
Baden is a great start to the Pittsburg Titans series which is shaping up to be an amazingly emotional journey of moving forward and finding ways to heal, and I can not wait to read the whole series. Although this can be read as a complete standalone, I highly recommend reading the Arizona Vengeance series to get Baden's full backstory.
Audio… Aiden Snow and Lessa Lamb were the perfect choices for the voices of Baden and Sophie. They did an amazing job bringing the characters to life, conveying all their emotions, as well as the whole story.
Baden is a roommates-to-lovers, slow burn, sports (hockey) romance told in the dual first-person point of view ending in a happily ever after.