Long Shot (Hoops, 1)

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From award-winning author Kennedy Ryan comes the soul-gripping, unforgettable first installment of the Hoops trilogy.

Iris DuPree meets August West in a sports bar during her last semester of college. It's the conversation of a lifetime and sends sparks flying in every direction. The connection is undeniable...but the timing is all wrong. August is poised for the NBA draft, and Iris belongs to another man--basketball's "golden boy" and August's long-time rival.

The two go their separate ways, but they often recall that electric night and what could have been. While August has embarked on his all-star life, studded with wealth and fame, Iris's perfect public relationship has become a nightmare behind closed doors. A tarnished dream of fool's gold.

When August re-enters her life, the world seems briefly bright again, but Iris's darkest nights are not over yet. To survive, she must build her own strength and trust that her bond with August can endure after all this time.

Even when her fraudulent prince has vowed never to let her go.

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480 pages

Average rating: 8.78

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RissNovak
Apr 23, 2024
7/10 stars
READ TRIGGER WARNINGS, THEN READ THEM AGAIN. I've never experienced having a trigger until this book.. The abuse scenes are excruciatingly detailed and gutwrenching to read. I listened to the audio late at night because it was on my list of recommendations, and it kept me up most of the night because I was so angry for what Iris was going through. It's got so much worse before it finally got better. Hard read for me, but very well written. Dom...read more
BaddieM
Mar 03, 2024
10/10 stars
Definitely a good read!
Precious
Dec 03, 2023
10/10 stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ LOVE AUGUST
Shawn💜Reads
Oct 25, 2023
8/10 stars
I read the trigger warnings and was still taken aback by the abuse scenes. I thought it'd only be one scene like that but there were several. I had to skip over the majority of those parts. Kennedy really painted a picture and my heart goes out to all survivors. Like she said at the end, this may be a fictional story but I know there are too many stories out there just like this one or worse. I cried so much for Iris. How can a human be so cruel ...read more
AlexGJ
Aug 16, 2023
8/10 stars
Review One: 2 stars.
Make sure you read the trigger warnings.

I think maybe the book wasn't described well, or at least I was taken aback. The synopsis sort of implies that 'her past won't let her go.' Which to me, read that it was going to be about a love story where the main conflict was an abusive ex. I didn't really expect her to still be in this abusive relationship for almost 3/4 of the book. I think I maybe found it personally a little to...read more

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