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Baden: A Pittsburgh Titans Novel, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,419 ratings

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 Suffering from wounds that can’t be seen, Sophie Winters has withdrawn from the world in fear and guilt.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?

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Listening Length 8 hours and 37 minutes
Author Sawyer Bennett
Narrator Aiden Snow, Lessa Lamb
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date January 11, 2022
Publisher Sawyer Bennett
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B09NRYWVZF
Best Sellers Rank #86,678 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#105 in Sports Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#672 in Sports Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#846 in Sports Fiction (Books)

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Customers find the story engaging and emotional. They describe the book as a great start to a new series. Readers appreciate the well-developed characters and their emotions. The book content is described as sweet, endearing, and kind.

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Customers enjoy the heartfelt story. They find it sweet, emotional, and meaningful. The book captivates readers with its engaging plot and Pittsburgh references. Readers describe it as one of the best romantic books they have read in a long time.

"...If there is one thing I know, it is that Sawyer Bennett knows how to write hockey books and this one was no exception...." Read more

"...The characters are fully-developed and several are overcoming tragedies. The plot is interesting and well-paced. The story ends well." Read more

"...I probably won’t get others in this series but this is a really beautiful writer. This was simply a book that just wasn’t for me." Read more

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Customers like the start of the series. They say it's a great first book in the new Pittsburgh Titans series.

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Customers like the well-developed characters and emotions.

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Customers find the book sweet and endearing. They say it's beautiful to read, with a cute couple and a good guy.

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"...Their supporters and their opponents. It was seriously beautiful to read. My new favorite couple of the entire Arizona Vengeance Chronicles" Read more

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Customers appreciate the strong and determined character of Baden.

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Customers enjoy the book's hockey content. They find the portions interesting and say the author does a great job on her hockey series books. The story is a good introduction to a new hockey team with many challenges.

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Readers who read Riggs by Sawyer Bennett, knew before the blurb Baden was announced that this book was going to a WOW from a storyline perspective!Reading Riggs is not required to LOVE Baden, this book is completely standalone and is the opening for is promising to be a series laced with deep emotions as Bennett processes grief at so many levels for those affected by the plane crash that took out an entire NHL team...Yes, you read that right, the premise of The Pittsburgh Titans an NHL team being rebuilt as a plane crash resulted in the death of the team and its staff.Ok this specific book..... hahaha.. I got so caught up in my love of this premise and NEW Bennet world I am always paragraphs in without chatting Baden and SophieSophie and Baden have a relationship born from shared trauma…. no not the plane crash…An attack, one, Baden saved Sophie from but cost him his professional hockey careerThe plane crash provides Baden who is still attempting to rehab with the Arizona Vengeance a new path, the opportunity to be a goalie coach.This transition to a new city and career puts Baden in Sophie’s orbit again and sets up an amazing dynamic as there two support each other.The how the love builds, the depth of connection, and the intertwined understanding they share of each other are the elements of beautiful love stories.I look forward to watching beautiful love grow as this series continues!Thank you to Bennett for allowing me to feel really feel two adults, two adults dealing with what life can throw are you, deciding to embrace the love in front of themAnd yes some sexy heat as well heat that builds from attraction to deep connection!In the end that may be the BEST part of this book.... it is about more than boy meets girl and they fall in love...I think the most amazing thing for me in reading Baden is that Bennett pulls of this storyline without it feeling "heavy." I have no idea how but she does... the book is filled with hope, the reader wants each character to find their new normal and you close Baden really excited to see how the reason the rest of the series plays out.I know am STOKED for these upcoming books that promise to be well written about characters who will find LOVE but the books will NOT be "formula" romance novels.How is this for laced with emotion check out this summary of The Pittsburgh TitansStone Dumelin lost his younger brother when the Titans’ team plane went down and is now a rostered playerGage Heyward, Veteran player, retired from the league following a very successful career. Now the Titans need him, but does he have what it takes to get back on the ice and pull this team together?Coen Highsmith was a league star the only surviving Titan was injured and NOT in the plane that fateful day
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022
    Baden's story is finally here, and it is everything that I hoped for!

    It seems like the hits just keep coming for Baden. He made a split second decision to help a woman being attacked months ago, and the injuries he received left him with a long road to physical recovery and a very limited possibility of ever playing in the NHL again. His fierce determination helped him make unbelievable progress toward walking again and resuming a somewhat normal life but the lingering questions surrounding his playing abilities are a cloud hanging over him. Then the unthinkable happens a second time as tragedy strikes the Pittsburgh Titans franchise taking Baden’s best friend and numerous other members of the organization from the world. Out of that horrible accident arises a new possibility for a future that Baden never anticipated, and after talking to his friends and team owner, he decides to take the chance.

    Sophie may not have physical scars from the attack, but the emotional damage inflicted upon her has caged her in a PTSD induced prison. She is terrified to leave her house most days, and she is constantly afraid that she will be attacked again. The version of herself that existed prior to the attack is nowhere to be found despite her efforts to regain her life which is about to cost her a job she enjoyed. Guilt over Baden’s injuries plagues her, but she has no idea of the level of his recovery until he shows up on her doorstep in Pittsburgh the day before he starts his new job.

    I enjoyed the way their relationship evolved. Although they shared a horrible experience that tied them together, they started off forming a friendship before attraction and deeper feelings developed. Glimpses of a more confident and feistier Sophie started making appearances, and occasionally Baden would experience a moment of vulnerability that she would help him face and overcome. This story is a great intro to a new hockey team that has a multitude of challenges and obstacles to overcome, and I will definitely be eagerly waiting to see what happens next!

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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022
    Baden is the first book in the new Pittsburgh Titans hockey series. If there is one thing I know, it is that Sawyer Bennett knows how to write hockey books and this one was no exception.

    Baden Oulett was playing for the Arizona Vengeance when his entire world changed. His act of heroism helping a woman who was being attacked, got him injured to the point where he was paralyzed from the waist down and wasn't predicted to walk again, let alone play hockey. When a devastating plane crash kills all but three players from the Pittsburgh Titans hockey team, Baden is asked to come be the new goalie coach. Is it something he can really do? Does he want to?

    Sophie Winters was the woman who was attacked that fateful night in Arizona. She lives in the Pittsburgh area and the attack has left her with paralyzing fear, anxiety and while she's making progress, it's very slow. She's pretty much homebound at this point due to the fear she deals with. When Baden shows up on her door step, things begin to change. Will he be able to pull her out of her shell?

    Both Baden and Sophie share a connection that most could never (and wouldn't want to) understand. It's obvious from the beginning that they not only share the connection from the attack, but they are attracted to one another as well. Will they be able to help one another continue to grow and find the "new" normal that each of them are searching for?

    I enjoyed this a lot. I liked both Baden and Sophie and they were both strong characters even though they went through something that broke them all the way down and they had to rebuild. I did feel like the book ended pretty abruptly. It felt like there should have been something more there, but maybe we'll get it in the next book in this series. I look forward to what's next with this new group of hockey players.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2024
    I enjoyed reading this well-written story. The characters are fully-developed and several are overcoming tragedies. The plot is interesting and well-paced. The story ends well.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2022
    I knew this series would be heavier by the synopsis but I was hoping for at least some lighter moments. They were few and far between. I felt sad most of the time while reading this. Baden was amazing. Even after everything he’d been through he was very much a supportive and strong person. Unfortunately Sophie was such a mess. She is suffering from severe PTSD and it really doesn’t get much better by the end. They go through something so traumatic together and eventually become friends. It was hard for me to see them with any kind of romantic chemistry because everything around them was so sad. Sophie was always paralyzed by her current fear and Baden was always talking her through it. I felt for her deeply but because of the overwhelming angst I just didn’t see this as a love story. I probably won’t get others in this series but this is a really beautiful writer. This was simply a book that just wasn’t for me.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2024
    4.5 Stars! I loved this book! The start of this story had me in tears! The ugly kind. I knew it was coming, and it still got me in the feels.

    I thought Baden is a bit OTT though, almost a bit too perfect with how he approached Sophie and how he treated her with kid gloves. But it was was she needed, and I think what he needed too. By helping Sophie, he was helping himself work through is own trauma.

    But after all their struggles, they get their deserved HEA in the end.
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Top reviews from other countries

  • C Hansen
    5.0 out of 5 stars it was meant to be
    Reviewed in Canada on November 7, 2023
    Baden and Sophie meet under less than ideal circumstances, but fate brought them back together. This was my first book of Sawyer Bennett’s but won’t be my last. Her writing style captures you from the start. There is some angst in this book from the tragedy that brought Baden and Sophie together so there are some tough parts but it is so worth the read. 5 stars from me
  • Ms. C. L. Montgomery
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2024
    I truly enjoyed every moment of this book and it got me truly excited for the whole series. It was quite different from any other Hockey Romance I have read and the storyline had real grit. Baden and Sophie have shared trauma that leads them on a path of healing to their new realitys although each is different from the other. I liked that it wasn't all carefree and happy from the get go but rather a slow build to them finding there happy. Throughout the book a story builds about the team and them rebuilding from unprecedented tragedy, something you will see through each person's book. I can't wait to get to know all the characters along the way.
  • FurmingerFamily
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2022
    Really liked Sophie and enjoyed her side of the story. Baden's rapid recovery seemed unrealistic which I have to admit did bug me. But as a person he was a great male lead
  • LH
    4.0 out of 5 stars A brand new series. It’s a new city & a second chance…
    Reviewed in Australia on December 28, 2022
    Baden (Pittsburgh Titans, #1) is the first book in a new hockey romance series by Sawyer Bennett & gives us ex Arizona Vengeance player Baden Oulett’s story…

    The Pittsburgh Titans team was decimated when a plane crash killed 22 of their players, a number of coaches, support staff and even the co-owner of the team. The team now must rebuild and Baden is offered a job on staff. He’s an ex Arizona Vengeance player who’s rebuilding his life after he intervened in a woman being attacked which saw him sustaining career-ending injuries. And because of this, this story (and I’m suspecting the whole series too) is a bit more emotional and a little bit heavier due the tragic pasts of the protagonists than the Arizona Vengeance series…

    In Pittsburgh Baden reconnects with the woman that he rescued in the attack - Sophie Winters - who is still traumatised, fearful and filled with guilt. They’re survivors bound by an awful shared circumstance. They’re reconnecting with themselves. And each other. And they eventually falling in love.

    There are parallels in the story between Baden & Sophie and the Pittsburgh Titans team - they’re all survivors of traumatic injuries which have long and painful recoveries.

    This book is about individuals rebuilding themselves and individuals rebuilding a team.
  • papermate
    5.0 out of 5 stars A very happy story. Almost a real story
    Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2022
    Liked the who,e book