5 Star Audible Review ~ Baden (Pittsburgh TItans #1) by Sawyer Bennett

Synopsis:

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 Suffering from wounds that can’t be seen, Sophie Winters has withdrawn from the world in fear and guilt.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

Review:

Baden's story was one of strength, healing, teaching and so much more. To live through a tragic moment made Baden into a different person. The anger, the hurt and pain built him to become not only a mentor to his old and new team but to Sophie.

Sophie was in distress when he rescued her. She suffered more than what he or she would know, The mental toll almost being hurt took on her was hard. She didn't know good from bad anymore and the world she once loved became an evil labyrinth. Would her life continue to stall her into "nothing"?

Baden had a decision that he made not only for the new team that was created but also for himself. He needed to be on and near the ice. He thought it was all taken away but things started to look up in his world. The confidence that he gained and gave to other was incredible. He took something that wanted to break him and made it his stepping stones to become better. Baden was a hero to so many but more of hero to himself and he couldn't see it until Sophie.

Sophie and Baden's story was sad but uplifting. It showed how perseverance would always win! The love that grew and made them grow was perfect! I can't wait to see the next story in this series. I know it is going to be fantastic!!