Wake Up, Nat  Darcy, Kate Cochrane
Wake Up, Nat  Darcy, Kate Cochrane
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Wake Up, Nat & Darcy

Author: Kate Cochrane

Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2024


Synopsis

For fans of hockey romances and "I hate you but not really" shenanigans, two former Olympic rivals with unresolved feelings are paired up to host a popular morning show—and must remain professional even as fans closely scrutinize their incredible chemistry—in this sparkling, sapphic debut.

"The sapphic hockey romance of my dreams!" —Anita Kelly, author of How You Get the Girl

Ex-lovers. Ex-rivals. New cohosts. Oh, puck.

Cut from the U.S. women’s hockey team right before her third chance at gold, Natalie Carpenter is scrambling for a plan that’ll help her avoid moving back home. The answer: a guest hosting gig on Wake Up, USA’s winter games coverage. Her co-host: Darcy LaCroix, Nat’s ex-girlfriend, one-time college teammate turned adversary.

Since leaving Team Canada, Darcy has worked hard to make a name in broadcasting. If her big break requires sharing screen time with the former cocky freshman who turned her world upside down, so be it. At this point, there’s nothing between them except history.

But audiences disagree. #PuckingHotties is trending hard, and Nat and Darcy agree to lean into it...for ratings, obviously. It’s not like Nat can forget the way Darcy broke her heart or their bitter team rivalry.

Between working, traveling together, and that irresistible spark, it’s getting hard to separate what’s real and what’s for the camera. Because somewhere underneath everything that went wrong is the sneaking suspicion that nothing will ever feel quite this right again.

Puck Struck
• Wake Up, Nat & Darcy
• Yours For The Season

About Kate Cochrane

Kate Cochrane lives outside Boston with her wife, two children, and charming but badly-behaved chocolate Labrador.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Leah on April 24, 2025

I received an ARC from Harlequin-Romance via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Ok, so. I wouldn’t call this book terrible but there were a lot of things that made me unhappy. 1. This is a “second chance” romance. Yet, their initial romance happens off page and we only see them lusting after......more

Goodreads review by Gretal on April 21, 2024

I don’t think anyone is more disappointed than I am that this,,, was not very good.. I’d been looking forward to it since it was announced, but unfortunately just 20 pages in, I knew it was probably not going to live up to my expectations. There were a number of things I struggled with, starting wit......more

Goodreads review by b.andherbooks on July 15, 2024

first off, the title and people on the cover do not fit image I have of Nat & Darcy - more masculine leaning, queer, hot babes. MUSCLES. These gals look like pals. Also, they are both former Olympian hockey players from Team USA & Team Canada, and I don't get that here either. OKAY but the inside sto......more

Goodreads review by Bianca on December 31, 2024

disappointed… they were RETIRED (that was in the blurb but i was still upset at the lack of hockey). miscommunication trope was overused. side note: no canadian sings our national anthem that much!!!......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on November 12, 2024

Wake Up, Nat and Darcy is a fantastic friends-to-lovers-to-rivals-to-lovers second chance romcom by Kate Cochrane. Interspersed flashbacks help us understand Natalie and Darcy's history as they build a new future. The story grabs your attention from the very beginning. I love their personalities. Th......more