3.68 AVERAGE


Lee and Shayna’s second chance Rom-Com stirred up all kinds of emotions. At times I was spitting mad and I wanted to shake some sense into them and other times my heart was breaking and all I wanted was for them to get a happily ever after. It was an entertaining read with a dynamic cast of characters.

I’m a sucker for second chance romance. Add in the fact that it’s a sports romance and I was immediately sold. I loved Lee and Shayna so much. She made him work for his second chance and I was hooked from chapter one. The narrators were perfect for this story and I can’t wait to read and listen to the rest of this series!

Piper Rayne does sports romance so well and I am here for this football series!

Lee and Shayna met in college but with one stupid move he lost her. Now many years later they find themselves working together where relationships are forbidden. That pull they had in college is still there but what are they willing to sacrifice to stay together?

This second chance romance was a great read. It was not only steamy but held all the emotional moments as well. These two were meant to be together but had so much standing in the way, including themselves. Also I love the tie in to the Hockie Hotties - hello Kane! If you love sports romance definitely grab this one. The next book featuring Brady sounds like a great one too!
funny lighthearted fast-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

4⭐️/3

Great Read

First: make sure you read the prequel first about Lee and Shayna.

When Lee spots Shayna, he automatically wants to make up for how he hurt her in college. Knowing he made a huge mistake and it will take a lot of work to get Shayna to forgive him, he trudges on.
Shayna takes a job knowing she will be near the guy who broke her heart in college. She's determined to avoid him, but when his plans for forgiveness weakens her, their future has a bit of a bumpy road, and they will have to navigate, while trying not to hurt one another.

3.5*

What more could Piper Rayne bring us that we haven‘t already fallen in love with from them? Single Dads? Tight Friendgroups? Familys so big you don‘t know who‘s your favorite? Hockey Hotties? Swoony Footballplayers? … swoony Football Players?

You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows features non other then our favorite Hockey Coaches Kane Burrows, younger Brother Lee who is the number 1 Quarterback for the San Francisco Kingsmen and what a hottie he is.

Piper Rayne already showed us they can write swoony football gods with our favorite football player Xavier Greene but here we are getting alot more of those to read!

Lee Burrows is such a swoony character. He made some awful mistakes in the past, but he‘s here to correct them and to fight for what he wants. And what he wants is Shayna.. The one that got away.

I loved Shayna and Lee‘s story! Loved how strong Shayna was but also how she still leaned into her desires.

I can‘t wait to see what Piper Rayne has in store for us next because it already looks very promosing!

4.5⭐️

After getting her heart wrecked by Lee Burrows the last thing Shayna is looking forward to is seeing him regularly at her new job. But she’s not letting QB1 ruin one more thing for her. She’ll keep her head down and pretend he doesn’t exist. Lee has one regret and it’s messing up with Shayna Kudrow. He’s never felt more remorse and he’s determined to beg for forgiveness. Can these former lovers go from regrets to more?

Listen you have to read False Start—Lee and Shayna’s rough start before jumping into You Had Your Chance Lee Burrows. Why? Well someone else needs to be emotionally devastated after 65 pages like I was, but also it made me like Lee and genuinely root for him in YHYCLB. His golden retriever energy, falls first and hard, and commitment to loving her absolutely sold me on this second chance romance.

Why have I been sleeping on Piper Rayne’s sports romances?! Like 6 hockey romances I could have fallen in love with already—upside more hockey romances to read for the first time.

You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows by Piper Rayne is a second chance sports romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Joe Arden and Callie Dalton. This is the first book in the Kingmen Football Stars series. 

This is the second book of Piper's that I have read, and it won't be my last. I really enjoyed the relationship that bloomed between Lee and Shayna. It was messy, but I couldn't help but root for them. I loved that we got both of their points of views throughout the book. It really brought the story to life. 

I can't wait for the next book in the series You Can't Kiss the Nanny, Brady Banks to be released on February 14, 2023. 

Joe and Callie did a great job on the narration. I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future. 

I would recommend this book if you like sports romances, second chance romances, or contemporary romances.