You Had Me at Hockey (Bears Hockey) by Kelly Jamieson-Review & Excerpt Tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 8, 2020
Can a spirited, down-to-earth influencer get an uptight hockey player out of his shell?
Josh
I am a warrior. That’s been my motto since I recovered from a near-death accident when I was younger. Now I enjoy my nice, settled life in Dallas playing pro hockey—a boring life is better than being dead. I’m not a party guy or an adventurer; I like my routine and peace and quiet. So being traded to New York is the worst possible change that could happen. And meeting unfiltered and fascinating Sara Carrington throws my life into even more chaos.
Sara
I’ve been considered weird my whole life, which is why I’m still a virgin, but I’ve turned it into a career with my YouTube videos. Who knew people would love watching me talk about my zits, taste test meatless burgers, and try to learn TikTok dances! Now I’m launching a podcast. Getting hockey star Josh Heller as a guest will help gain listeners for sure. I expect a bearded jock with no teeth and nothing to say, but I get a hot as H-E-double-hockey-sticks grouch with a surprisingly dirty mind. My mission to make him laugh is successful, but I want to know why he’s so uptight underneath that panty-dropping smile. Maybe I can teach Josh to have some fun . . . and maybe he can teach me a thing or two along the way.
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REVIEW:YOU HAD ME AT HOCKEY is the second instalment in Kelly Jamieson’s contemporary, adult BEARS HOCKEY erotic, romance series focusing on the New York Bears of professional hockey. This is defenseman Josh Heller, and podcaster/youtuber Sara Carrington’s story line. YOU HAD ME AT HOCKEY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Josh and Sara) YOU HAD ME AT HOCKEY follows the building romance and relationship between defenseman Josh Heller, and podcaster/YouTuber Sara Carrington. Josh Heller was surprised when he discovered that he had been traded from Dallas to the New York Bears, but with surprise came trepidation, not only about a new city and a new team, but a former friend who he has struggled to forgive and forget. An interview with media personality Sara Carrington finds Josh slowly easing into life in the Big Apple but Josh never expected to fall for the spunky podcaster. As life with Bears began to take shape, Josh struggled with a former friendship that died years before. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Josh and Sara, and the potential fall-out as misunderstanding, miscommunication, ego and frustration push Sara out of Josh’s life.
The relationship between Josh and Sara begins as an assignment as Sara is scheduled to interview the Bear’s newest team player. Josh battles between head and heart as the newest arrival to the New York Bears but keeps secrets his trepidation as it concerns a former friendship, and the fall-out from an accident years before. Sara Carrington is a bit of a free spirit, who speaks the truth, and refuses to change in an effort to fit in. Meeting Josh Heller gives Sara the ‘warm and fuzzies’ but Sara has a secrets that is about to be exposed. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters as well as the return of hockey player Easton Millar, and former hotel hospitality manager Lilly Evans (Must Love Dogs and Hockey #1), as well as team members Jamal Jordan aka Jammer, Jay aka JBo, Owen Cooke aka Cookie, Russ aka Evan, Igor Barbashev aka Barbie, Wendell aka Wendy, and Colton aka Gunner. We are introduced to model Layla Young, and Sara’s friends Kaylee, Brandon and Nate.
YOU HAD ME AT HOCKEY is a story of friendships, relationships, acceptance and love. A story of misunderstanding and hurt, heart break and pain, love and happily ever after. Once again, Kelly Jamieson pulls from real world events in both the junior and professional hockey leagues including racism and the tragedy of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash of 2018. The premise is engaging and emotional; the romance is seductive and energetic; the characters are energetic, flirty and fun.
CLICK HERE for Sandy’s review of book one MUST LOVE DOGS AND HOCKEY
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Reviewed by Sandy
She emerges from the elevator and I watch her walk toward me, her faux fur coat hanging open. My gaze wanders from a chunky gold necklace shining at her throat, down over the short black dress to her excellent legs, and then lower to sexy black shoes with impossibly skinny heels.
Whoa.
What a contrast from the girl I hung out with the other day. But when I meet her eyes, it’s the same person, those sea green eyes dancing with life and humor. “Hi.”
“Hi. You look gorgeous.”
“Thanks. You look gorgeous too.” She touches the lapel of my black wool coat.
“The taxi’s waiting for us.” I set my hand on her low back and usher her out as the doorman opens the door for us. We slide into the back of the bright yellow car and I give the driver the restaurant address.
Sara shifts so she can face me. “I’ve heard of this place but never been there. This’ll be fun!”
We make small talk on the way there. I discover she watched the game last night, which startles me. Although . . . I like it.
“I have questions,” she announces. “So many questions.”
“About?”
“Hockey. I mean, I didn’t understand much. You guys move so fast out there! They drop the puck and wham, everyone’s skating all over the place.”
“Uh, yeah.” I’m amused by her description.
“They were talking about you.”
“Who was?” Clearly, her mind zips all over the place.
“The TV guys. They seem to think it was a good deal to get you from Dallas. They said . . . hell, I don’t remember what they said, but they were complimenting you.”
My mouth twitches into a near-smile. “Oh yeah? Were they talking about my passing and shooting skills? My controlled entries?”
She frowns. “Why does that sound dirty? How do you make hockey sound dirty all the time?”
“It’s one of my hidden skills. They probably didn’t talk about that.”
She snorts. “No! They didn’t.”
“It must have been my amazing skating. My hockey sense? My high compete level?”
“Well, they weren’t talking about your modesty.”
Goddamn, she makes me laugh.
“They probably said all those things,” she admits. “It sounded really good anyway. I thought how cool it was that I know you.”
I like that she’s maybe a little impressed with me since I’m kind of intimidated by her.
Traffic is nuts. We’re barely moving. The driver keeps honking, but there’s nowhere for the cars in front of us to go, so I don’t get the point of it.
We keep talking, but after a while I pull out my phone to check the time. It feels like we’ve only traveled two blocks. “Shit,” I mutter.
“What’s wrong?”
“Our reservation is for seven. This traffic is nuts.”
“Of course. It’s Saturday night in Manhattan.”
I hate being late. I hate rushing. I hate not being in control. “We could get out and walk there faster.”
She laughs softly and pats my leg. Well, that’s distracting. “Not in these heels, dude.
Kelly Jamieson is a USA Today bestselling author of over fifty romance novels and novellas. She writes the kind of books she loves to read–sexy romance with heat, humor and emotion. Her writing has been described as “emotionally complex”, “sweet and satisfying” and “blisteringly sexy”. She likes coffee (black), wine (mostly white) and shoes (high!). She also loves watching hockey. She is the author of the popular Heller Brothers Hockey series, Aces Hockey series, and the Rule of Three trilogy.
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Thank for another wonderful review and excerpt.
Wonderful review, Sandy. Looks like a great series, as well as emotional.
Looks great, thanks Sandy
Great review, Sandy. Sounds very good.
Great review and excerpt, thanks
sounds like a fun story. thanks, sandy.
Very nice review and excerpt, thanks Sandy
Terrific review, Sandy. Looks like a great story line.
Great review, Sandy. Looks like a very good story line.
Wonderful review, Sandy. Looks like a fun romance.