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Canadian Boyfriend

By: Jenny Holiday
Narrated by: Joshua Jackson, Emily Ellet
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READ BY JOSHUA JACKSON AND EMILY ELLET! Fate brings together a ballet teacher and a hockey player in this big-hearted novel about second chances and taking risks by the bestselling author Entertainment Weekly calls the “master of witty banter.”

Once upon a time teenage Aurora Evans met a hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada. And soon, he was the perfect fake boyfriend, a get-out-of-jail-free card for all kinds of sticky situations. I can't go to prom. I'm going to be visiting my boyfriend in Canada. He was just what she needed to cover her social awkwardness. He never had to know. It wasn't like she was ever going to see him again...

Years later, Aurora is teaching kids’ dance classes and battling panic and eating disorders—souvenirs from her failed ballet career—when pro hockey player Mike Martin walks in with his daughter. Mike’s honesty about his struggles with widowhood helps Aurora confront some of her own demons, and the two forge an unlikely friendship. There’s just one problem: Mike is the boy she spent years pretending was her “Canadian boyfriend.”

The longer she keeps her secret, the more she knows it will shatter the trust between them. But to have the life she wants, she needs to tackle the most important thing of all—believing in herself.

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©2024 Jenny Holiday (P)2024 Forever
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Romantic Comedy Sports Comedy Hockey Feel-Good Heartfelt Witty

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Critic reviews

“A heartwarming, healing, romcom worth staying up late to finish.”—Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author

"Heartwarming, engaging... the witty banter and outrageous situations keep the tone upbeat even as characters face challenging situations."—Library Journal
"Readers looking for emotionally intelligent romance will want to snap this up."—Publishers Weekly
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The story was beautiful. complex and well written, sweet and sad. Great listen. Both narrators were great, but Joshua Jackson had this ability to totally take me on the journey.

Joshua Jackson's narration soothes the soul.

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I loved every part of this book. A very heartwarming and beautiful love story. Joshua Jackson and Emily Ellet did a wonderful job narrating,and made the characters come to life.
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This was a gem!

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This was great! But I will be honest, these MCs were almost too emotionally mature, too responsible, and too tepid in their relationship and their conflicts. For a story that tackles some heavy topics (ED, emotional abuse of a parent,and loss of a spouse) extremely well (like the best I’ve encountered) it lacked a surprising amount of emotional tension. This took low angst to another level, and was almost squeaky clean in terms of spice. None of this was objectively bad, it just didn’t compel me as I’d hoped.

If you enjoy super low-angst, low-drama, low-steam—you will love this!!! Mike and Aurora were lovely and their personal growth was great to listen to even if their romantic arc was so slow and lacking tension I could have missed it.

Narration was sublime.

I still don’t get why Aurora called Mike by his full name (Mike Martin) for literally the entire book, in her head. It was distracting as hell…

Lovely, if a little too tepid

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Such a sweet, cute yet emotional listen. Top notch narrating! Loved every second. Heartwarming, emotional yet cosy read. Definitely added to be repeated!

Delighrful

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Joshua Jackson does a fantastic job... will be in my relisten list!! good story, love that it approached a number of difficult issues and was a realistic story.

One of the better performed books I have read.

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