Shut Out (Bayard Hockey, #1)

Posted on 24 March 2018 by Kelly Jamieson

From the bestselling author of the Heller Brothers Hockey series comes the first novel of a new hockey romance series featuring a college team whose players are heating things up both on and off the ice The Bayard College hockey team isn t where Jacob Flass thought he d be a season ago He was a rising star in the Canadian major junior league, cruising toward a spot on an NHL roster until a single disastrous night on the town brought it all crashing down Now he s out of options, except for playing well, studying hard, and staying away from girls He s not supposed to be flirting with the hottest, sweetest chick he s ever met But how could he possibly stay away Skylar Lynwood knows that Jacob is out of her league She s just trying to go with the flow, which isn t easy when six feet and four inches of total hockey hunkiness is making a play for her one moment, then giving her the cold shoulder the next Skylar s head tells her that this rugged athlete isn t worth her time, but her body says something altogether different Risking her heart for Jacob may be the craziest thing she s ever done but she won t let him shut her out. Best Download Books Shut Out (Bayard Hockey, #1) by Kelly Jamieson – kino-fada.fr ARC kindly provided by Random House Publishing Group Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Thank you a lot And insert suspense music it was a surprising good read I say surprising not because of the author but rather because the story did not begin so well It wasn t after 40% of the book or so that things got better.I ve read some of Kelly s other books mostly her Aces Hockey series and she does a decent job I always have fun with her books but I think she s done ARC kindly provided by Random House Publishing Group Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Thank you a lot And insert suspense music it was a surprising good read I say surprising not because of the author but rather because the story did not begin so well It wasn t after 40% of the book or so that things got better.I ve read some of Kelly s other books mostly her Aces Hockey series and she does a dec...A sweet, sexy and poignant young adult story Kelly Jamieson expertly balances between fun and cute lightheartedness, the excitement of hockey entwined in serious matters such as rape culture and bystander interventionHe started to walk and play hockey at the same time and ever since, Jacob Flass dream is to join the NHL and he was well on his way until a not well thought out decision almost ruined his chances Bayard College is willing to give him a second chance though if he can prove hiA sweet, sexy and poignant young adult story Kelly Jamieson expertly balances between fun and cute lightheartedness, the excitement of hockey entwined in serious matters such as rape culture and bystander interventionHe started to walk and play hockey at the same time and ever since, Jacob Flass dream is to join the NHL and he was well on his way until a not well thought out decision almost ruined his chance...3.5 Hot Jock StarsReview Vanilla Spice booksLet s hold in there a moment and appreciate this beautiful cover OK Gotta love sports romances with yummy jocks This is a New Adult novel and Kelly Jamieson is a new to me author A little trigger warning here too view spoiler rape hide spoiler This was extremely hard for me to rate and it is equally hard to review since I don t want to spoil anything I will say this though the writer of this story lets us know that there are secrets 3.5 Hot Jock StarsReview Vanilla Spice booksLet s hold in there a moment and appreciate this beautiful cover OK Gotta love sports romances with yummy jo... I found a new author I found a new author I foundAfter reading three of this author s previous titles Aces Hockey series and enjoying them, I figured reading this one was a no brainer Because It s about hockey that s a plus The author knows what she s talking about when it comes to hockey another plus She has a wonderful natural writing style sort of like Elle Kennedy You end up loving her characters, even if they bug you at first She writes some smokin hot sex scenes And s I found a new author I foun...Up and coming hockey star, Jacob, is getting a second chance after wrongly accused of rape He is sent to a new school Bayard Bears where he must run the straight and narrow and keep his nose clean of any possible accusations Skylar is totally focused on her future plans and has little time for becoming social She is also very passionate about rape awareness and education where she volunteers as a counselor in new mandatory college program.Jacob comes up with a scheme to keep the puck bunnie Up and coming hockey star, Jacob, is getting a second chance after wrongly accused of rape He is sent to a new school Bayard Bears where he must run the straight and narrow and keep his nose clean of any possible accusations Skylar is totally focused on her future plans and has little time for becoming social She is also very passionate about rape awareness and education where she volunteers as a counselor in new mandatory college program.Jacob comes up with a scheme to keep the puck bunnies away by asking Skylar to become his fake girlfriend I m sure you know the fake didn t make it long The relationship runs hot and cold and hot again with Skylar going along for the ride until she discovers Jacob s real reason for coming to Bayard.Jamieson hits on the tough topic of rape and consent while ...Shut Out by Kelly Jamieson could easily be mistaken for another entertaining sweet and sexy romance, but to categorize it purely as such would be wilful ignorance of the powerful social message it delivers.Jacob and Skylar meet at a time when both are at a crossroads in their lives Skylar is barely keeping one foot in front of the other after the death of one of her best friends, and struggling to maintain pace with her uber successful older sister Jacob has been forced to move countries and e Shut Out by Kelly Jamieson could easily be mistaken for another entertaining sweet and sexy romance, but to categorize it purely as such would be wilful ignorance of the powerful social message it delivers.Jacob and Skylar meet at a time when both are at a crossroads in their lives Skylar is barely keeping one foot in front of the other after the death of one of her best friends, and struggling to maintain pace with her uber successful older sister Jacob has been forced to move countri...Would have been a 5 but the ending sucked Just stopped4 easy stars This book was an easy read with an easy to understand outcome There s wasn t too much in the way of tension and problems but that s okay because sometimes an easy read is needed The hockey athlete thing usually draws me in because I do love a larger than life character If you re looking for something to through you for a loop, this book is not it That isn t a bad thing, but I can see how people wouldn t like this if that s what they are looking for Jacob and Skylar have immedi 4 easy stars This book was an easy read with an easy to understand outcome There s wasn t too much in the way of tension and problems but that s okay because sometimes an easy read is needed The hockey athlete thing usually draws me in because I do love a larger than life character If you re looking for something to through you for a loop, this book is not it That isn t a bad thing, but I can see how people wouldn t like this if that s what they are looking for Jacob and Skylar have immediate and tantalization attraction and...stars Do you ever finish a book and just have no idea how to rate it I m a gut feeling rater, and this one left me a bit jumbled There were a lot of things about this book that I absolutely LOVED But at the same time, it took me like HOURS to just finish the last like 10% I lost my verve for it somewhere along the way.Let s talk about about the things I loved first for a change b c I usually lead with the bad I adored all the little co stars Do you ever finish a book and just have no idea how to rate it I m a gut feeling rater, and this one left me a bit jumbled There were a lot of things about this book that I absolutely LOVED But at the same time, it took me like HOURS to just finish the last like 10% I lost my verve for it somewhere along the way.Let s talk about about the things I loved first for a change b c I usually lead with the bad I adored all the little conversations this book ended up having with the reader about very important topics, and I loved the w...Great chemistry and many hot scenes between Skylar amd Jacob, but the story is just okay and at the end both heroes act very out of character And worse the issues sexual harassment, rape culture, sexual violenc...

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24 March 2018

Kelly Jamieson