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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Sabrina is a figure-skating teacher turned nanny for the hot hockey-playing single dad, Tyler. I love how easily Sabrina fits in with the kids. She won them over easily by showing interest in what they liked and their relationships were so sweet.
Tyler was so sweet, leaving her notes and buying her things she briefly mentioned. Encouraging her to foster more cats while she was living there really warmed my heart. They made the cutest little family!
The audiobook was fantastic. Honestly, Teddy Hamilton could read me the phone book, and I’d be entertained. Brooke Bloomingdale is a new to me narrator, but I absolutely loved her! Duet audio is my favorite format. This one was done so well.
This was such a sweet, fun, and spicy read. Now I have to go back and read the previous books in the series!
ALC review
🎧Duet audio
🎙️Narrators: Brooke Bloomingdale and Teddy Hamilton
🏒Hockey
⛸️Figure skater/skating teacher
🏒Single dad x Nanny
⛸️Forced proximity
🏒Found family
⛸️Caretaking
🏒Spicy lessons
Tyler was so sweet, leaving her notes and buying her things she briefly mentioned. Encouraging her to foster more cats while she was living there really warmed my heart. They made the cutest little family!
The audiobook was fantastic. Honestly, Teddy Hamilton could read me the phone book, and I’d be entertained. Brooke Bloomingdale is a new to me narrator, but I absolutely loved her! Duet audio is my favorite format. This one was done so well.
This was such a sweet, fun, and spicy read. Now I have to go back and read the previous books in the series!
ALC review
🎧Duet audio
🎙️Narrators: Brooke Bloomingdale and Teddy Hamilton
🏒Hockey
⛸️Figure skater/skating teacher
🏒Single dad x Nanny
⛸️Forced proximity
🏒Found family
⛸️Caretaking
🏒Spicy lessons
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Thank you to Lauren Blakely and Hambright PR for an advanced copy of this book.
So I had the same issue with this book that I had with rhe previous book in this series. It was unnecessary long. I found myself skimming a lot of it because things were just going in circles and repeating themselves. I think I would have enjoyed this much more if it had been half the length.
I also feel like our main characters didn't have a lot of depth and not a lot of chemistry.
The tropes seemed interesting but could have been executed better.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
So I had the same issue with this book that I had with rhe previous book in this series. It was unnecessary long. I found myself skimming a lot of it because things were just going in circles and repeating themselves. I think I would have enjoyed this much more if it had been half the length.
I also feel like our main characters didn't have a lot of depth and not a lot of chemistry.
The tropes seemed interesting but could have been executed better.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When you get a book narrated by Teddy Hamilton along with Brooke Bloomingdale, you know you are in for a treat. Combine that with Lauren Blakely's witty writing with characters that have great chemistry with some great tropes and you can't pass this one up.
The Overtime Kiss is the 5th book in the Love and Hockeyseries of standalones and is such a fun and sweet single dad, second chance at love romance. Tyler is full of love and just wants to give the people he cares about what they deserve. He's a listener and a doer. Meanwhile, Sabrina has been hurt by those that are supposed to love her unconditionally so she pours everything into things she loves, which isn't always appreciated. I was super excited to see where this story was going to take us.
Sabrina Snow blows up her own wedding after finding out and realizing that her fiancé is a cheating asshat. Not only that, but her father is basically just as bad as him and blames Sabrina for his faults. Being a runaway bride, she lands herself at a hotel bar with local professional hockey player, Tyler Falcon, sharing 1000 confessions with him. Little does she know that Tyler has had a secret crush on her since she walked into his life as his kid's skating coach. After a few drinks and no additional rooms in the hotel, she ends up staying with Tyler only to find him gone in the morning.
Although these two had a perfect opportunity to come together right out of the gate, I have mad respect for Tyler and the way he handled the situation. But poor Sabrina. After everything she'd been through with her fiancé and her family, I just wanted a win for her. Luckily it came in the form of amazing, supportive friends and an unlikely ally in her Lyft driver. After life giving her so many lemons, a job falls into her lap that may afford her more opportunities to get ahead, but at what expense?
Tyler is a single dad to two amazing kids and has a friendly co-parenting situation with his ex. He's a professional hockey player and needs help with the kids since his life is hectic. When his current nanny quits, his family steps up, but Tyler NEEDS a nanny and his mother has a great idea. Why not hire the woman that is good with kids AND who happens to be his kid's ice skating coach? What could go wrong in hiring a live in nanny that he's had a secret crush on? ;)
I love a single dad romance and you know exactly where the story is going to go when you combine it with a nanny. It was fun to see the way Tyler and Sabrina interacted, knowing there was an attraction there, but having to put it on the backburner for the sake of the job. But the tension? And them getting to know each other in a friendly manner? You could appreciate and feel the respect and friendship form and them get to know not only each other, but for Sabrina to develop a relationship with his kids, Luna and Parker. That's one of my favorite parts of a single parent romance. To see the love interest build trust and love with the kids. And Sabrina did it in such a natural and real way for each kid. Their relationship may have been my favorite.
But as with any good nanny/single dad romance, you gotta love how the tension is always there and how the characters fight it. Blakely gave them that chemistry but also the banter was fun, electric and just plain real. While it took them over half way through the story to give in to their attraction, but with rules, it was still fun to see how far they were going to take it and how much they could push those rules. A semi slow burn that turned into so much more.
If you like Hockey, ice skating, kids, animals, banter, humor and an overall great cast of characters, do not sleep on this book or this series. Teddy and Brooke did a phenomenal job with their performance of bringing life to Tyler and Sabrina's journey. If you're an audiobook listener, you will enjoy this duet narration that will bring you laughs, love, chemistry and time on the ice!
The Overtime Kiss is the 5th book in the Love and Hockeyseries of standalones and is such a fun and sweet single dad, second chance at love romance. Tyler is full of love and just wants to give the people he cares about what they deserve. He's a listener and a doer. Meanwhile, Sabrina has been hurt by those that are supposed to love her unconditionally so she pours everything into things she loves, which isn't always appreciated. I was super excited to see where this story was going to take us.
Sabrina Snow blows up her own wedding after finding out and realizing that her fiancé is a cheating asshat. Not only that, but her father is basically just as bad as him and blames Sabrina for his faults. Being a runaway bride, she lands herself at a hotel bar with local professional hockey player, Tyler Falcon, sharing 1000 confessions with him. Little does she know that Tyler has had a secret crush on her since she walked into his life as his kid's skating coach. After a few drinks and no additional rooms in the hotel, she ends up staying with Tyler only to find him gone in the morning.
Although these two had a perfect opportunity to come together right out of the gate, I have mad respect for Tyler and the way he handled the situation. But poor Sabrina. After everything she'd been through with her fiancé and her family, I just wanted a win for her. Luckily it came in the form of amazing, supportive friends and an unlikely ally in her Lyft driver. After life giving her so many lemons, a job falls into her lap that may afford her more opportunities to get ahead, but at what expense?
Tyler is a single dad to two amazing kids and has a friendly co-parenting situation with his ex. He's a professional hockey player and needs help with the kids since his life is hectic. When his current nanny quits, his family steps up, but Tyler NEEDS a nanny and his mother has a great idea. Why not hire the woman that is good with kids AND who happens to be his kid's ice skating coach? What could go wrong in hiring a live in nanny that he's had a secret crush on? ;)
I love a single dad romance and you know exactly where the story is going to go when you combine it with a nanny. It was fun to see the way Tyler and Sabrina interacted, knowing there was an attraction there, but having to put it on the backburner for the sake of the job. But the tension? And them getting to know each other in a friendly manner? You could appreciate and feel the respect and friendship form and them get to know not only each other, but for Sabrina to develop a relationship with his kids, Luna and Parker. That's one of my favorite parts of a single parent romance. To see the love interest build trust and love with the kids. And Sabrina did it in such a natural and real way for each kid. Their relationship may have been my favorite.
But as with any good nanny/single dad romance, you gotta love how the tension is always there and how the characters fight it. Blakely gave them that chemistry but also the banter was fun, electric and just plain real. While it took them over half way through the story to give in to their attraction, but with rules, it was still fun to see how far they were going to take it and how much they could push those rules. A semi slow burn that turned into so much more.
If you like Hockey, ice skating, kids, animals, banter, humor and an overall great cast of characters, do not sleep on this book or this series. Teddy and Brooke did a phenomenal job with their performance of bringing life to Tyler and Sabrina's journey. If you're an audiobook listener, you will enjoy this duet narration that will bring you laughs, love, chemistry and time on the ice!
Thank you to Hambright PR for the ALC.
I knew I was gonna like this one when we immediately meet Sabrina, a runaway bride, who discovered her groom was cheating on the day of her wedding. And of course the man she runs into is one of her skating student’s father, Tyler. Oh yesssss, give me all the sexual tension.
Tyler was down bad. He’d been smitten with Sabrina (on the down low!) since before her breakup, but he never pushes or takes advantage, even after she becomes his kids’ nanny. And he’s such a great dad, he made me swoon. And with Teddy Hamilton as his narrator (in duet form!!!), I can’t think of anything much better.
The relationship Sabrina has with Tyler’s kids was one of my favorite parts of this story. It was so heartwarming and wholesome—a perfect foil to the spicy and dirty things Tyler does.
The third act break-up/conflict was quickly fixed with communication, and overall, this was a fun and steamy story!
I knew I was gonna like this one when we immediately meet Sabrina, a runaway bride, who discovered her groom was cheating on the day of her wedding. And of course the man she runs into is one of her skating student’s father, Tyler. Oh yesssss, give me all the sexual tension.
Tyler was down bad. He’d been smitten with Sabrina (on the down low!) since before her breakup, but he never pushes or takes advantage, even after she becomes his kids’ nanny. And he’s such a great dad, he made me swoon. And with Teddy Hamilton as his narrator (in duet form!!!), I can’t think of anything much better.
The relationship Sabrina has with Tyler’s kids was one of my favorite parts of this story. It was so heartwarming and wholesome—a perfect foil to the spicy and dirty things Tyler does.
The third act break-up/conflict was quickly fixed with communication, and overall, this was a fun and steamy story!
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated