Waiting to Play by Evey Lyon

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𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 by Evey Lyon is LIVE! This is a secret baby, brother’s enemy, forced proximity, steamy hockey romance you can’t miss!

Release Date: January 9, 2024

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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What to expect:

🏒One Night Stand

🏒Secret Baby

🏒Brother’s Enemy

🏒Forced Proximity

🏒Hockey Romance

🏒No Third Act Breakup

🏒Small Town Romance

🏒Lots of Steam

🏒Witty Banter

My review:

“It’s like this, Isla. My whole life I’ve been playing a game.  But it turns out the one game that I want is the family card with a woman that I love.  I’ve been waiting for you, and I didn’t even know it.  I’ve only ever played to win, and that’s the point.  Once you win, it’s cemented as fact, and you can’t go back and change it.  Which is perfectly fitting, because this family is the win for the game I’ve been waiting to play.”

 Waiting to Play is the third book in the new Lake Spark Off-Season series by Evey Lyon. This was a new-to-me author until I started this series, and I am so glad I discovered her.  Each book can be read as a standalone, but I feel to understand the connection between all the characters it is best to read them in order.  I love small-town romances and Lake Spark has all the charm of a small town.  The author has a way of writing where the characters are so life-like, and you feel like you are part of their story. 

I couldn’t wait for Vaughn and Isla’s story after finishing the second book, Waiting to Win.  They had such chemistry between them, and their banter was so witty.  I loved watching them fall for each other and they made such a cute couple.  This was such a beautiful and emotional book.  I love how the team has made their own family and their camaraderie.  I really enjoyed this book and wish I could give it more than 5 stars.  It is the perfect book if you like small-town and sports troupes.  I cannot wait for the next book. 

I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

 

BLURB:

Vaughn Madden is hockey's hotshot who moves to a small town, only to learn that Isla Chase has kept a nine-month secret from him.

It was one night trapped with a hockey god due to a hurricane. We shared one bed too. I also ignored the little fact that Vaughn has always been my brother's rival on the ice. And when the storm cleared, so did Vaughn. Months later, he shows up in my hospital room in Lake Spark where it only takes one look at me and the man is counting back in his head, or maybe it’s my face that explains it all.

He's going to be a dad. And I didn’t tell him.

His eyes inform me that he won’t let me off easy. He wants answers to why I kept this a secret—and he quite possibly needs a scotch for his nerves too. Vaughn is soon adamant that he isn’t going anywhere, especially as he is the new General Manager of our hockey team that trains in town. He also has a list of demands that I owe him due to my secret keeping. Hence, why I move into his house. I’m not sure if developing feelings for a man with a wicked smirk is good for me or our child, but he’s becoming more than my baby daddy. And it turns out that Vaughn’s head has been working overtime, because the family image that I’ve dreamed about is the game that Vaughn seems to have been waiting to play...

Vaughn and Isla bring you a heartwarming and steamy secret- and accidental-baby romance in forced proximity setting. Waiting to Play can be read as a complete standalone and is the third book in the interconnected Lake Spark Off-Season series which is part of the Lake Spark world. For lovers of small-town romance with a touch of hockey.

Find other books by Evey Lyon here: www.eveylyon.com