Must Love Hockey
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- Author：Sarina Bowen
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Summary
Q: What’s the opposite of a “meet cute？”
A: Meeting a handsome guy at the very moment you’re breaking out in hives all over your body。
The mysterious allergic reaction I have at the hockey game is terrifying。 But it’s just a little less terrifying when a big， strong equipment manager for the Brooklyn Bruisers saves the day。
That’s how I meet James “Jimbo” Carozza。 When I’m alone and frightened， he gets me the help I need， and delivers me safely to the emergency room。
Too bad I don’t even get his number…
A: Meeting a handsome guy at the very moment you’re breaking out in hives all over your body。
The mysterious allergic reaction I have at the hockey game is terrifying。 But it’s just a little less terrifying when a big， strong equipment manager for the Brooklyn Bruisers saves the day。
That’s how I meet James “Jimbo” Carozza。 When I’m alone and frightened， he gets me the help I need， and delivers me safely to the emergency room。
Too bad I don’t even get his number…
Reviews
Leticia （jerseygirl）
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"Because I feel like I met you at exactly the right time。""Why is that？""Because any time with you is the right time。"If you're a Sarina Bowen newsletter subscriber， this story will be familiar to you， as the author shared it there over the course of a few weeks。 Still， I bought it for my collection， because I simply loved Jimbo。This is a very cute and sweet read， and a short one as well。James and Emily have an interesting meet cute。 While it's not all sparks flying， insane chemistry and the lik "Because I feel like I met you at exactly the right time。""Why is that？""Because any time with you is the right time。"If you're a Sarina Bowen newsletter subscriber， this story will be familiar to you， as the author shared it there over the course of a few weeks。 Still， I bought it for my collection， because I simply loved Jimbo。This is a very cute and sweet read， and a short one as well。James and Emily have an interesting meet cute。 While it's not all sparks flying， insane chemistry and the like， there's a definite connection between them。 A definite 'what if？'。 But Emily is in a long-term relationship， so it will all to remain in the realm of possibility。 Her boyfriend， however？ What a douchecanoe。 The fact that Emily got to meet a man like James only emphasizes that fact。And James。。。 he can win over anyone。 He's the sweetest guy， attentive， friendly， loyal， and absolutely adorable and easy to swoon over。 His interactions with the team were lots of fun， and even if you haven't read the other books in the series （I haven't） it can totally be read as a standalone。This is a story about how the good guy actually does get the girl sometimes。 And I know quite a few people who wouldn't mind a Jimbo in their lives。So good！ 。。。more
cogirl252
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So much fun…Packed in a little book。 We’ve been reading about Jimbo for years in the Brooklyn hockey books， so it’s great to see him get a little love。 ❤️ Now I’m off to reread all the Bruisers books。
AJ
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4 stars！This is such a cute read！ A standalone novella set in Sarina Bowen’s Brooklyn Bruisers world， this is a story for equipment manager， Jimbo， and it’s a quick， cute read that manages to bring the feels。 Originally offered in serial form for Sarina Bowen’s newsletter subscribers over 13 episodes， it has now been published for all to read and enjoy， and it’s a great read for fans of the series。Emily is leaving a Bruisers game when she experiences a sudden allergic reaction。 Unsure of what is 4 stars！This is such a cute read！ A standalone novella set in Sarina Bowen’s Brooklyn Bruisers world， this is a story for equipment manager， Jimbo， and it’s a quick， cute read that manages to bring the feels。 Originally offered in serial form for Sarina Bowen’s newsletter subscribers over 13 episodes， it has now been published for all to read and enjoy， and it’s a great read for fans of the series。Emily is leaving a Bruisers game when she experiences a sudden allergic reaction。 Unsure of what is happening， she’s terrified and struggling with her symptoms when Jimbo comes to her rescue。 He gets her help and even escorts her to hospital and waits with her until she’s able to go home， and though he gets a little bit flirty， he’s the perfect gentleman。 And then he begins his slow and gentle pursuit。 He lets Emily know where he’s at， and he’s beautifully upfront about what he wants。 There are some hurdles in their way， but watching him slowly break through her walls and win her over is so freaking sweet！！！ “I can’t invite you in，” I blurt out。 “I have a boyfriend。”His grin widens。 “I remember。 But， see， he’s the wrong guy for you。”“Because the right guy is me，” he says simply。Swoon！“But it’s okay if you’re not on board yet。” Jimbo is a gorgeous hero。 He’s such a sweetheart， and is a genuinely nice guy， but he has a bit of a wicked side， so the sexy time is sizzling！ I loved watching him and Emily finally come together。He is aided along the way by the Bruisers players， who look upon him as a little brother。 In scenes that had me laughing out loud， they tease and rib， and attempt to ‘help’ him get his girl。 So freaking funny， and I love seeing these boys again。 I miss them！ Speaking of， there’s some epic hockey moments in this one， scenes that play out brilliantly on the page， just like a movie， and that had my heart pounding。 So much fun！It’s all topped off with a happy ending， I really enjoyed this novella。 It’s sweet， cute， and beautifully heartfelt。 4 stars！ 。。。more
Picky Consumer
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Too Short This is more of a short story than a novel。 I did not realize that when I purchased the kindle version。 Also， the love interest is an equipment manager - not a hockey player。
Kristie
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So cute but should have been longer。 Jumbo deserves it。
Kristine
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Again， another series that is well established and wonderful to come back to because you get to see so many characters that you have met and come to really adore。 This series has been a pleasure to read and I have to admit， I've even become a fan of hockey because of it。 This was a shorter story - more of a novella - that introduces us to the equipment manager of the Brooklyn Bruisers， Jimbo。 I liked him from the first moment he appeared on page。 He has the perfect amount of confidence and vulne Again， another series that is well established and wonderful to come back to because you get to see so many characters that you have met and come to really adore。 This series has been a pleasure to read and I have to admit， I've even become a fan of hockey because of it。 This was a shorter story - more of a novella - that introduces us to the equipment manager of the Brooklyn Bruisers， Jimbo。 I liked him from the first moment he appeared on page。 He has the perfect amount of confidence and vulnerability and is honestly just a pretty great guy。 We also get to meet Emily， who is a pretty likeable character as well。 She， on the other hand， is not at her best when they meet。 She is at a crossroads in her life and in her current relationship。 This was a very quick read。 It moved pretty quickly and ends with a nice HEA。 My favorite part though was getting to see the guys （ and some of the gals） from other books and I think I loved that more than anything。 Those guys - a bigger bunch of gossipers you will not find。Another win for Ms。 Bowen。 I'll admit。。。I'm hooked。 。。。more
Melissa
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Oh， my heart！！！ I read Must Love Hockey when it was released in serial form and couldn't WAIT to get my hands on this novella so I could have it all in one place。 This novella is sweet， funny and full of heart。 This is something I will come back to again when I need a smile。。and a sigh。If you've read any of Sarina Bowen's Brooklyn Bruisers books then you've met Jimbo。 If you haven't， it's ok。 You can absolutely follow this just fine-but I guarantee you that you'll want to read more。 But I digres Oh， my heart！！！ I read Must Love Hockey when it was released in serial form and couldn't WAIT to get my hands on this novella so I could have it all in one place。 This novella is sweet， funny and full of heart。 This is something I will come back to again when I need a smile。。and a sigh。If you've read any of Sarina Bowen's Brooklyn Bruisers books then you've met Jimbo。 If you haven't， it's ok。 You can absolutely follow this just fine-but I guarantee you that you'll want to read more。 But I digress。 I adore Jimbo。 Strong， smart and sexy-and did I mention he's sweet？？ He has one of the BEST lines ever in a romance， I swear。 I couldn't stop smiling！Emily is so much fun。 Smart and spunky and just the kind of girl I'd love to hang out with。 I loved getting to know her throughout this novella！I loved everything about this-from the meet cute to the very end。 I was completely smitten。 And can we talk about the audio of this for a moment？ PERFECTION。 Stephen Dexter just killed it and I loved Lena Lee！！ She was new to me but I thought she did a great job bringing Emily to life。I've now read this twice and listened once。。。because it's just that good。 I absolutely enjoyed every moment of this novella and can't recommend it enough！ 。。。more
Andreia
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Great novella！ Sarina is just one of my favourites！
Emmi
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This was a sweet and heartfelt novella。 I really liked it。
Cristina
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Sarina Bowen is one of those authors that never leaves a stone unturned。 She’s an expert at giving beloved secondary characters their own wonderful story。 She’s done this with none other than the young equipment manager of the Brooklyn Bruisers， Jimbo！ Jimbo has quite literally grown up in the Brooklyn Bruisers series and now it’s his turn to find love。 When he runs into NYU student Emily Chen outside the loading dock of the Bruisers’ Brooklyn arena， what should be a “meet cute” is anything but。 Sarina Bowen is one of those authors that never leaves a stone unturned。 She’s an expert at giving beloved secondary characters their own wonderful story。 She’s done this with none other than the young equipment manager of the Brooklyn Bruisers， Jimbo！ Jimbo has quite literally grown up in the Brooklyn Bruisers series and now it’s his turn to find love。 When he runs into NYU student Emily Chen outside the loading dock of the Bruisers’ Brooklyn arena， what should be a “meet cute” is anything but。 Regardless， something sparks and， with the help of the entire hockey team， these crazy kids stumble their way towards each other。 This novella is an absolute DELIGHT。 Both Jimbo and Emily are adorable， relatable and so easy to root for。 Personally， I love that Emily is Asian American， and we see slices of her life with her mom and the choices she faces。 That aspect of who she is as a heroine is treated very respectfully。 Jimbo， by contrast， is a very familiar character to fans of the Bruisers series。 Having him as the central character of his own novella fills in all the gaps not only for him but for his hockey team family。 Fans of the series will find themselves laughing out loud many times during this way too short novella。 The audiobook doesn’t disappoint。 Stephen Dexter is a terrific Jimbo， relishing in the fuhgettaboutit-ness of this Brooklyn boy。 Lena Lee is truly wonderful as Emily; she’s a plucky gal， navigating the path between the “shoulds” and “wants” with aplomb and courage。 It’s way too short and all too adorably entertaining！ Grab it and put a smile on your face！ 。。。more
Chris Jucius
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"Must Love Hockey" was initially introduced as a serial for Sarina Bowen'a newsletter subscribers。 Within the first couple of chapters sent， I knew that I would buy if Bowen released as a book -- and she did！Emily and James' introduction to each other definitely can't be considered a meet-cute （you know， those first meetings that happen when the H and h make a grab for the same item or something similar） but it's one to remember。 Almost immediately， we see James' （aka Jimbo to the hockey team he "Must Love Hockey" was initially introduced as a serial for Sarina Bowen'a newsletter subscribers。 Within the first couple of chapters sent， I knew that I would buy if Bowen released as a book -- and she did！Emily and James' introduction to each other definitely can't be considered a meet-cute （you know， those first meetings that happen when the H and h make a grab for the same item or something similar） but it's one to remember。 Almost immediately， we see James' （aka Jimbo to the hockey team he works for） natural inclination as a caretaker。 In addition to being an equipment manager for the Brooklyn Bruisers' hockey team -- where caretaking is essentially his job description and what he does day in and day out -- he instantly goes into this mode when he spots Emily having a medical crisis after a home game。 Emily is a college student whose medical emergency acts as a trigger for other unsettling changes she needs to make in her life。 She recognizes that Jimbo is a good man but can't be too involved with him while she is in a serious relationship。While the story is shorter than other books in the Brooklyn Bruisers' series， it's full of appearances from other characters from previous books （but not a problem to understand if you haven't read any of them） and a fulfilling read。 。。。more
Kara Hildebrand （Two Book Pushers）
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Must Love Hockey is a novella in the Brooklyn Series。 Ya'll， this is Jimbo's story。 We know Jimbo， we love Jimbo。 And now， I love him even more！ I'm so glad Sarina gave us his story and even though it's short， it's full of everything we love！ Must Love Hockey is a novella in the Brooklyn Series。 Ya'll， this is Jimbo's story。 We know Jimbo， we love Jimbo。 And now， I love him even more！ I'm so glad Sarina gave us his story and even though it's short， it's full of everything we love！ 。。。more
Sally
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Was adorable story。 Read it as newsletter serial。
Kim
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Jimbo is one of those guys that just grabs you by the heart and you find yourself totally rooting for him。 He is the equipment manager for the Bruisers and is thoughtful， kind， caring， loyal， and finds himself in a bit of an underdog situation。 He comes to Emily's rescue after a hockey game and is smitten， but she already has a long-term boyfriend。 But Jimbo is not quite down and out yet。 This is a sweet， funny， swoony story about being yourself， taking a chance， and hoping to win the girl in th Jimbo is one of those guys that just grabs you by the heart and you find yourself totally rooting for him。 He is the equipment manager for the Bruisers and is thoughtful， kind， caring， loyal， and finds himself in a bit of an underdog situation。 He comes to Emily's rescue after a hockey game and is smitten， but she already has a long-term boyfriend。 But Jimbo is not quite down and out yet。 This is a sweet， funny， swoony story about being yourself， taking a chance， and hoping to win the girl in the end。 I loved how the team both razzed and supported Jimbo。 He really is part of the team， and just such a totally likable guy and perfect boyfriend material。 This was originally a newsletter serial and I anxiously awaited each installment。 。。。more
BookReadingJenn
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I LOVED this story！
Regina
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Ah， Jimbo！ He's such a cinnamon roll of a hero and just perfect for Emily。 This novella has the perfect blend of swoons， sweetness and Brooklyn Bruisers shenanigans （of course！）， and my only complaint would be that it was too short。 :） More， please？ Ah， Jimbo！ He's such a cinnamon roll of a hero and just perfect for Emily。 This novella has the perfect blend of swoons， sweetness and Brooklyn Bruisers shenanigans （of course！）， and my only complaint would be that it was too short。 :） More， please？ 。。。more
Claudia Fosca Stahl
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It is no secret that I love everything Sarina Bowen writes。 I especially love her Brooklyn Bruisers series despite the fact that I have never even seen a hockey game in my life。 Every single one of the books in this series is a wonderful soul hug and I highly recommend it。I loved everything about this story。 I just couldn’t get enough of Emily and James。 They are so wonderful together。 The hockey action is pretty cool， and there’s Bruisers shenanigans to enjoy。 It’s hilarious， sweet， and there’s It is no secret that I love everything Sarina Bowen writes。 I especially love her Brooklyn Bruisers series despite the fact that I have never even seen a hockey game in my life。 Every single one of the books in this series is a wonderful soul hug and I highly recommend it。I loved everything about this story。 I just couldn’t get enough of Emily and James。 They are so wonderful together。 The hockey action is pretty cool， and there’s Bruisers shenanigans to enjoy。 It’s hilarious， sweet， and there’s also ice melting heat to enjoy。 It’s a wonderful read。Must Love Hockey is a novella for one of the most beloved characters in the series and is just wonderful。 Jimbo is the team’s equipment manager。 He’s sweet， smooth， and super swoony。 He’s also a bit wicked。 One hundred percent book boyfriend material。It is a novella， but it can be read as a complete standalone。 It’s a great way to get to know the wonderful characters in this fantastic hockey world， or to get a taste of the awesomeness that is Sarina Bowen’s writing。 However you look at it is a win-win。This novella was previously published as a newsletter serial， so some people might have already read it。 In any case， it’s so good it’s worth having it at hand to reread。 And it’s also now available in audio。 。。。more
Jodi
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loved this when it was a newsletter serial！！ James and Emily were awesome 4。5 stars
Sasha Says
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Must Love Hockey is absolutely darling。 Originally published as a serial in author Sarina Bowen's newsletter， the episodes are now combined in a novella and I am so glad to have it on my kindle。 I always thought Jimbo， the equipment manager of Bowen's fictional Brooklyn Bruisers hockey team， needed his own girl and story， and Emily （and their not-so-meet-cute） was perfection。 It was great to see favorites from the Bruisers help Jimbo pursue and woo Emily。 Must Love Hockey is absolutely darling。 Originally published as a serial in author Sarina Bowen's newsletter， the episodes are now combined in a novella and I am so glad to have it on my kindle。 I always thought Jimbo， the equipment manager of Bowen's fictional Brooklyn Bruisers hockey team， needed his own girl and story， and Emily （and their not-so-meet-cute） was perfection。 It was great to see favorites from the Bruisers help Jimbo pursue and woo Emily。 。。。more
QuinnReads
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Unexpected Benefits of a Tick BiteI absolutely LOVED this story！ Sarina Bowen was kind enough to share this with her newsletter readers over the course of a few months。 I looked forward to a new addition to the story every time her name popped up in my email！ It’s quirky， seriously sweet （without crossing the line into sickeningly sweet）， a bit steamy， and just plain fun – well， once we get past that whole potentially dying thing！ James and Emily didn’t come to be easily。 Emily was in a long-ter Unexpected Benefits of a Tick BiteI absolutely LOVED this story！ Sarina Bowen was kind enough to share this with her newsletter readers over the course of a few months。 I looked forward to a new addition to the story every time her name popped up in my email！ It’s quirky， seriously sweet （without crossing the line into sickeningly sweet）， a bit steamy， and just plain fun – well， once we get past that whole potentially dying thing！ James and Emily didn’t come to be easily。 Emily was in a long-term committed relationship when her world was literally flipped upside down。 James won me over from the beginning。 He’s warm， sweet， and genuine。 Emily has needed to shake up her life a little bit but how it happened was not what she had in mind。 The banter between James and Bruisers teammates （and their partners） is AWESOME！ I love how they are protective of him but also extremely welcoming of Emily， bending over backwards to try to get the two together。 And his large family is very similar in that regard。 I haven’t read any of the books in this series but I am now adding them all to my TBR list！ I really hope to see more of these two as they got a really good HFN but I’d like to see a few years from now where that was a beautiful HEA。 。。。more
K。 King
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‘Must Love Hockey’ is a cute novella featuring Jimbo， the Bruisers equipment manager。 Jimbo is definitely the star of this book， he’s a total sweetheart with a sexy side and the scenes with the other guys from the team were hilarious。 However， I wasn’t a huge fan of Emily which is why I didn’t rate it higher。 She has a boyfriend for almost half of the book which in a novella eats up a serious amount of time。 Also she knows Jimbo has feelings for her and strings him along while she is still techn ‘Must Love Hockey’ is a cute novella featuring Jimbo， the Bruisers equipment manager。 Jimbo is definitely the star of this book， he’s a total sweetheart with a sexy side and the scenes with the other guys from the team were hilarious。 However， I wasn’t a huge fan of Emily which is why I didn’t rate it higher。 She has a boyfriend for almost half of the book which in a novella eats up a serious amount of time。 Also she knows Jimbo has feelings for her and strings him along while she is still technically dating someone else。 。。。more
Debra
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JimboIn this book everyone's favourite equipment manager James 'Jimbo' Carozzi finally gets his HEA with Emily Chen。 They meet when she suffers a severe allergic reaction while leaving the Brooklyn Bruisers hockey game and he essentially saved her life。 James falls hard and fast but Emily has a boyfriend。 A must read especially for Bruisers fans。 I've never rooted for anyone this much to get their happy ending as I did with Jimbo as he's always been in the background。 Absolute perfection。 JimboIn this book everyone's favourite equipment manager James 'Jimbo' Carozzi finally gets his HEA with Emily Chen。 They meet when she suffers a severe allergic reaction while leaving the Brooklyn Bruisers hockey game and he essentially saved her life。 James falls hard and fast but Emily has a boyfriend。 A must read especially for Bruisers fans。 I've never rooted for anyone this much to get their happy ending as I did with Jimbo as he's always been in the background。 Absolute perfection。 。。。more
Books I Flove
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What a GEM！！！ Everyone needs a Jimbo in their life。 I would give this book a million stars if possible。 This is such a 𝗙𝗨𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗡𝗬 read。 I adore this story and the people！！！Jimbo meets Emily after she attended a game and she doesn’t feel good because of an allergic reaction。 He tends to her and so this begins。 He’s very smitten， and it’s fun how the team reacts to this。 So many laugh out loud scenes。 I really really loved this cute， fun， swoon-worthy novella！！！
Moran
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I read it in 2021 when Sarina Bowen sent it as a free story in her newsletter and I'm so happy to have a Kindle copy。 I read it in 2021 when Sarina Bowen sent it as a free story in her newsletter and I'm so happy to have a Kindle copy。 。。。more
Arielle ⭐ Cursebreaker ⭐
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4。5 I LOVE JIMBOOOOOOOOOOOO
Jenny
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Read this as it came out in the newslettercute story
Amanda
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Loved reading Jimbo’s story！
Victoria
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Cute inclusion of side character from the fabulous hockey series。 Jimbo the equipment manager saves the day when a fan takes ill from a food allergy。 They both get plenty of grief/support from the rest of the team。 A nice addition to the series。
maggieandteddy
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IT'S LIVE！ Amazon: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyAmazonAmazon paperback: https://geni。us/MLH-AmazonApple: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyAppleGoogle: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyGoogleKobo: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyKoboNook: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyNookNote: this is the same content as the newsletter serial。 It is novella length。 Enjoy！**** My review: Jimbo's story。 Such a sweet & SWOONY story。Everybody's favorite equipment manager is back！ Last year Must Love Hockey was an email ser IT'S LIVE！ Amazon: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyAmazonAmazon paperback: https://geni。us/MLH-AmazonApple: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyAppleGoogle: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyGoogleKobo: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyKoboNook: https://geni。us/MustLoveHockeyNookNote: this is the same content as the newsletter serial。 It is novella length。 Enjoy！**** My review: Jimbo's story。 Such a sweet & SWOONY story。Everybody's favorite equipment manager is back！ Last year Must Love Hockey was an email serial。 But not everyone likes to read in serial format。 So now you can own the ebook from the retailer of your choice。 Live on February 22nd， preorder yours here。 Paperback | Apple | Nook | Kobo | Google 。。。more
Katie Koziczkowski
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4。5☆ Must Love Hockey was super cute and definitely entertaining！ James is such a great guy！ I loved everything he did for Emily and how much he cares for her。 Emily is was a good character too， she's just a little more complicated because of Charles， who I did not care for。 I loved how involved and invested the team was in helping Jimbo。 I especially loved the pizza "date" episode， that was a hoot！ I of course wish this could have been longer because I was really enjoying it。 4。5☆ Must Love Hockey was super cute and definitely entertaining！ James is such a great guy！ I loved everything he did for Emily and how much he cares for her。 Emily is was a good character too， she's just a little more complicated because of Charles， who I did not care for。 I loved how involved and invested the team was in helping Jimbo。 I especially loved the pizza "date" episode， that was a hoot！ I of course wish this could have been longer because I was really enjoying it。 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Must Love Hockey&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Must Love Hockey&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0