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The Year We Hid Away: A Hockey Romance (The Ivy Years Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Sarina Bowen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,878 ratings
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Could you give up the love of your life to save the child who depends on you?

I used to be like the other Harkness Hockey players, worrying only about the next game or the next party. But that all changed the day I became my little sister’s protector. Only by keeping Lucy hidden and acing my course load will we survive the year.

But then I meet Scarlet, who sees me as more than just a star athlete or a party boy. I fall hard for her. But darkness follows Scarlet, too. When her past comes to light, so does a horrible truth: I can’t save everyone. But I’ll never stop trying.

If you love a strong hero, a fierce heroine and the ivy-covered glamour of college life, dive right in to The Year We Hid Away.

"A book that grabs hold and won't let go." Romance Between the Sheets
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"It is OMG-awesome-NA-at-its-finest." --Tammara Webber, New York Times bestselling author of Easy "I just adored this book. This one is done so, so well." --Mandi Schreiner for USA Today"I've read this multiple times now, and I cry each and every time.." --Holly of BookBinge"The Year We Hid Away was right up my alley and definitely one of a few New Adult books that I've read recently that truly resonates." --Kati for Dear Author"Another beautiful, compelling, captivating story from Sarina Bowen, and I cannot wait to see what she does next!" --Jenn Gaffney of One Click Bliss "I've yet to read a plot like this beautiful, unique love story. Ms. Bowen flawlessly made me a believer in her work." --TeriLyn S. of She Reads New Adult "THE YEAR WE HID AWAY IS another awe-inspiring book from an uber talented author. I am so terribly glad I happened upon her. I will be waiting (im)patiently for her next book." --Mandy Anderson of I Read IndieI just love a book that grabs hold and won't let go, which is exactly what THE YEAR WE HID AWAY did. --Romance Between the SheetsThe buildup was strong and emotional, and I'm a mess whenever the storyline involves children. I highly recommend this one, and I can't wait to read the remaining books of the series. --My Tiny Obsessions

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Copy and paste this link into your browser's address bar to sign up: sarinabowen.com/signup  Dear Readers, Life at the elite Harkness College is brought to you in six tales, each one sexier and more heartbreaking than the last. Contains: hockey hotties, snarky T-shirts, a slow-burn love affair, a liar (with reasons,) a virgin (with reasons,) and one poker-playing grandma. The Ivy Years Reading OrderEach book can stand alone. But if you want to read in the precise order, it is:The Year We Fell Down (#1)The Year We Hid Away (#2)The Understatement of the Year (#3)The Shameless Hour (#4)The Fifteenth Minute (#5)Extra Credit (#6) Followed by the Brooklyn Bruisers:Rookie Move Hard Hitter Pipe DreamsBrooklynaireOvernight Sensation The Ivy Years is also available in money-saving boxed sets:The Ivy Years Part One: Books 1-3The Ivy Years Part Two

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KLIMUTA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tuxbury Publishing LLC (May 26, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1327 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1950155455
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,878 ratings

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Sarina Bowen's contemporary and LGBT romance novels have hit the USA Today bestsellers list twenty times. Formerly a Wall Street derivatives trader, Sarina holds a BA in economics from Yale University. She lives in New Hampshire with her family, nine chickens, and far too much hockey gear.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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shellbelle
5.0 out of 5 stars I was amazed by her writing abilities
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2014
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The Year We Hid Away is a 6 STAR book....Sarina Bowen wrote a powerful story!

Wow! Sarina Bowen blew me away with her first book in The Ivy Years Series, The Year We Fell Down. I was amazed by her writing abilities. Her voice was fresh, entertaining, and held me captivated to the very last word. I gave that book a 6 Star Rating and added it to my 2014 Favorites List. The characters that were introduced in the book became members of my beloved book family. I wanted to know all of their stories. I was biting at the bits for the next book in the series, The Year We Hid Away.

The day The Year We Hid Away released I quickly one clicked this book and devoured it. Unfortunately due to my busy schedule I was unable to write my review until now. This book never left my mind and I thought about the characters and their story. I wanted this review to do justice for this amazing book. Again Sarina Bowen has amazed me with her gifted writing. Her characters, their lives, and their stories are fresh, unique, heartwarming, and so much more than your run of the mill new adult romance.

The Year We Hid Away is another 6 Star book!

The Year We Hid Away is Bridger McCaulley’s story. Let me tell you ladies, this man is going to steal your heart. He is one the most fascinating characters I have read.

Bridger McCaulley is a gifted hockey player, a brilliant student, a well rounded person, and quite the ladies man. On the surface it seems he has life by the horns. As we all know, appearances can be quite deceiving. Bridger’s personal life is a mess. His family life is in shambles. He is fighting to hold onto his academic career and keep his family together. His younger sister needs his protection. He will do anything to give her what she needs. Some things will have to go. His social life, his place on the hockey team, and his friends will have to be put on the back burner. No sacrifice is too small or too large. That is okay until he meets Scarlet Crowley.

Scarlet Crowley is no stranger to family problems. She is hiding from her own family after her father was arrested for unspeakable crimes. She just wants to attend college and start a new life without her past haunting every move she makes. When she meets Bridger McCaulley she finds a kindred soul. A person that she can call a friend.

As their relationship develops into more than just friends their pasts, their family issues, and their lives will hang a dark cloud over them. They will have to join together to hang onto the very things that are good in their lives. Hopefully it will be enough. Hopefully they can hang onto one another.
The Year We Hid Away is a highly emotional book. One minute you will be laughing and the next you will be fretting. These two young people have so much on their plate. It amazes me how strong they are.

Sarina Bowen wrote an amazing story. She tackled some very heavy issues. She had the guts to write about something that most people can’t deal with. She showed how these things affect all the people they touch. She did not sugar coat anything and found very realistic resolutions for all involved. Add a beautiful romance, great friends, and an adorable little girl and you have the perfect book. The Year We Hid Away is that book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A solid New Adult that is executed with warm cozy vibes
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
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This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨

First Impressions
This installment, The Year We Hid Away, is book 2 in the "Ivy Years" series and I absolutely adored this book. It was utterly delightful. While its not a perfect read, it kept me hooked and I read it super quick. I really enjoyed this splice of life type of new adult romance. Its romance was quite endearing and there wasn't quite the communication issues as I would have expected considering the type of secrets that are involved in this story. Could those issues been handled better? Sure but by young peeps? Probably not haha And there was a solid plot to the story that kept me hooked all the way through that I really appreciated.

First Line
The minute I heard the hum of the garage door opener, I was in motion.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Bridger Macaulley
Protector and athlete, a history of being a playboy but isn't really one, taking care of his sister as his mother isn't available to help raise her and working his butt off to get through school for her.

The Heroine: Scarlet Crowley
Scarlet, has changed her identity and while she was once had a promising future as a hockey player, when her father is charged with being a pedophile, she is determined to find her own way in life and find a fresh start.

Summary
The Year We Hid Away starts off with our heroine, Scarlet, escaping from her parents home and their bodyguards with a fresh new identity and to start fresh at the university. We have our hero Bridger, who is working three jobs and attending college full time while having to hide his sister away when his mother falls off the deep end into meth and will do anything to protect his sister even if that means staying hidden from his friends at the university. But then he meets Scarlet and instant chemistry sparks between them. Both Scarlet and Bridger find common ground with each other and a friendship that neither of them thought that they would find. But both of them have secrets and when its all revealed, will their relationship survive?

What I Loved
The Year We Hid Away is a superb read and I had such a blast with it. I really enjoyed the premise of the story and its executed pretty well. Sarina Bowen is a delightful author to read. This is a classic series that is so well loved. And I can definitely see why these are so well recommended. They are just original new adult romances that everyone can fall in love with. In this one we have some interesting setups for our characters. We saw Bridger in the previous book and I was highly eager to see how his story would be developed and get more depths to his character. He was such a man of mystery and a bit of playboy so I was curious in how Bowen would handle his story. Well this was definitely NOT the story that I expected for Bridger haha but it was just as delightful.

Both of our character have to go on their own journey to finding themselves but when they meet, they build such a solid foundation of chemistry and friendship. They instantly build a trust with each other and one of my favorite elements to the story was their easy going relationship. They have such common ground with values that matter and the way in which they have each other's back when their secrets were revealed was perfection. I respected that the drama was kept to a minimum with this one here. Its definitely different from other New Adult romance from its time. Both characters are so likeable and its easy to get behind them and want to cheer them on towards their HEA. Definitely eager to see what is next in the series.

What I Struggled With
This book isn't perfect. The pacing was a bit off at times. The communication could have been better. I wasn't necessarily a fan on the side of the heroine why she didn't come clean with the hero earlier. He revealed his secrets much earlier and I am not sure why she didn't do the same with him. They both have big secrets so I would have liked to see an heroine sharing all parts of herself as the hero was willing to do for her. So it just comes off as Bridger being willing to do more in the relationship than Scarlet. But it was still a solid story just not up to five star par for me personally.

Overall View
This tale is a superb blend of new adult atmosphere, ome hockey feels, solid secrets that have dimension and a romance that delivers in beautiful foundations and strength!

Favorite Quote(s)
My trick is understanding that there aren't any tricks. You just have to wade through each moment as it comes.

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Character Types: Students, Athletes
Themes: Sports-Hockey, Kids Involved, Secrets
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Instant Love Connection, Secret/Mistaken Identity

Book Perspective
Duo POV

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A mix of both

Song This Book Inspires
Cloud 9 by Beach Bunny

Recommendation For Reading Order
I would recommend reading this series in order

Steam/Spice Explanations

Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
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Weezie
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this story!
Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2018
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I just couldn’t put it down!
There was some drama n it kept me going!
I just love story of athletes n young adults with their love life!
Go grab ur copy u won’t regret it!
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Nicolly Dalprá
5.0 out of 5 stars Um dos melhores/One of my favorites
Reviewed in Brazil on November 30, 2017
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Maravilhoso!! Com certeza Sarina sabe cativar o leitor, e o melhor de tudo nos livros dela é que o principal conflito é relacionado a vida de cada personagem, e não aquele vai e vem desses romances “normais”!! Muito bom!!

Awesome!! I just love it, Sarina is a very good writer, and I’m sure that now she is one of my favorite ones!! This book is focused more in the personal life of each character than in the romance (different from the “normal” romances, the couple here has no difficulty to get together)!! Love it!!
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RAEL.ORG
4.0 out of 5 stars Une lecture assez prenante
Reviewed in France on August 27, 2018
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J'ai trouvé les personnages plus consistants que dans le premier tome. L'intrigue n'est pas si compliquée que ça, mais l'auteur amène des personnages auxquels on s'intéresse et surtout, ce que j'ai aimé c'est le décors de l'université américaine, très documenté, d'un point de vue sociologique on apprend pas mal de choses de la culture américaine. Dans cette catégorie de lectures pas prises de tête, c'est un bon auteur.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on May 16, 2017
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good book
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T. März
5.0 out of 5 stars Das Buch braucht sich nicht zu verstecken
Reviewed in Germany on August 7, 2015
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Ein weiteres tolles Buch von Sarina Bowen! Sie hat einen tollen Schreibstil, der einen, meines Erachtens, schnell in die Geschichte eintauchen lässt. Die Charaktere von Bridger und Scarlet sind einem schnell sympathisch und der Aufbau ihrer Beziehung ist so herrlich unkompliziert. Denn alles um die beiden herum ist kompliziert genug! Sie finden sich in einem Moment, den beide absolut nicht erwartet haben.
Das Drama, dass beide separat begleitet ist ernsthaft und nicht an den Haaren herbeigezogen. Reaktionen und Dialoge sind nachvollziehbar. Habe das Buch jetzt schon zwei Mal gelesen und war auch da sehr angetan von der Geschichte.
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