Really enjoyed this action packed, sweetly sexy, fun and emotional journey filled with intriguing and engaging charters, witty dialog, heart racing twists and thrilling turns. A sweetly sexy romantic journey from beginning to end.

Kelly Jamieson is a must read author for me! She did not disappoint with this story! At the heart it tackled a very sensitive and pervasive set of topics: PTSD, Trauma Recovery, Depression and Sexual Harassment in the workplace. The story showed that it is okay to not be okay,to go get help when you need it and to leave if that is the only thing you can do and also to feel guilt and to move forward. A hot hockey player who can't keep his hands off his girl makes it even better! If you want a heartwarming story and hot sex, definitely read this book!

I loved Talk Hockey To Me! The Bears Hockey series is a lovely tribute to the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.

In this funny and heartfelt second-chance romance, Hunter and Kate's paths collide years after their friendship ended abruptly. At a crossroads in his NHL career, Hunter's carefully crafted path is at risk of disruption. Nearly a decade since the fatal bus crash that claimed his teammates and friends, Hunter is worried the disruption will flare his PTSD. Since her winning college hockey career, Kate has utilized her masterfully-developed hockey knowledge to build a successful sports agency. Fate connects them again and could throw both of their life plans on a new course.

I adore Kelly Jamieson's hockey series. She has a talent for bringing the behind-the-scenes lives of professional athletes to light is a fun, endearing, and steamy way! With small connections to her Chicago Aces series, Kelly brings in the nostalgia while allowing the Bears Hockey series to stand out as a unique, heartbreaking, utterly sweet hockey romance series. Talk Hockey to Me is funny, full of steam, and genuinely illuminates some of the real struggles of the NHL. I listened to the audiobook and it is spectacular. Lauren Sweet and Rock Engle do a wonderful job bringing the world of Bears hockey off the page. Their hysterical, authentic performances bring Hunter & Kate to life perfectly!

4 stars

I enjoyed reading Talk Hockey to Me by Kelly Jamieson.

The writing is well done, the characters Hunter and Kate were likable, entertaining and the chemistry between was smoking!

Overall, Talk Hockey to Me is a great addition to the Bears Hockey Series and I highly recommend it.

Thank you to the publisher via Netgalley for the advance copy.

Sweet love story about second chances and hockey! Kate Bridges and Hunter Morrisette met in Bayard College, where both were playing college hockey. Both the girls and the guys’ teams ate together at the college cafeteria and were good friends. The only exception was Hunter, who was just too serious and focused on his sport. He started to show random moments of humor and he grew on her. They stayed friends during college, with an underlying attraction that never progressed until one last night in Cancún where they were celebrating graduation. After the one night tryst, Hunter left and they never talked again.

Fast forward four years, Hunter is finishing his pro hockey contract with the New Jersey Storm, his agent had a heart attack and he was suddenly in the air. He needed to find a new team in a few months, and the only person he trusted was Kate, who was now a sports agent.

Working together brought back a lot of memories, they were comfortable working together, Hunter trusted Kate completely to handle his business and their attraction flared up again. They were explosive together! They had a lot of fun moments, with family and friends, but Hunter mental issues came up. Hunter had PTSD from a horrible accident in a bus carrying his junior hockey team. He was very messed up and it still flares up in moments of tension. It caused them some problems and I loved how the author dealt with this issue, with a lot of sensitivity.

I loved all the respect and acceptance that Kate and Hunter had for each other, how they cared so much for the other’s wellbeing. Kate had her stories about her past employment and Hunter was there for her too. As all Kelly Jamieson’s stories, this one flowed great, it was entertaining and emotionally riveting, and I always love her characters. Even Kate’s younger brother Ryan was enchanting, to the point that I’d love a book about him! I also loved seeing Easton and Josh appearing and closing the circle, dealing with the tragedy that affected all three, and allowed them to heal together. Great reading!

Talk Hockey to Me is the third title in the Bears Hockey series. Hunter and Kate’s story is a second chance romance. This pair where friends in college, who’s lived changed after one night of passion.
Kate is a strong, sophisticated, and intelligent heroine. A former collegiate hockey player who redirected her passion for the sport into being a sports agent.
Hunter has a complex history and suffers from PTSD and is at the end of his contract, when he suddenly finds himself in need of a new agent.
The friendship they share is enviable, but the chemistry between this pair is undeniable. There are flashbacks throughout to the relationship that they shared in college, which I’m not usually a fan of but it gave added insight to this title.
Overall, a sweet, sexy, emotional and inspiring friends to lovers romance.

The third book in Kelly Jamieson’s Bears Hockey series deals with some serious issues that aren’t always discussed in sports or by men, mental health and the treatment of women involved in various aspects of professional sports. I applaud Ms. Jamieson for bringing these issues into her book and for the way it was handled. I enjoyed this book although it felt a bit heavier at times than her normal work and I felt like the relationship got a bit lost because of the unique situation the hero and heroine were in. Don’t get me wrong, it was still a good book but I would have liked more time with the hero and heroine as a couple instead of business associates. While it was obvious these two had a fantastic friendship and yes that is always a good foundation for a relationship but they spent a lot of time reminiscing about the past instead of learning about the people they’ve become over 5 years or so they were apart.



Hunter Morrisette and Kate Bridges were both star hockey players in college and became friends during that time. Hunter was a bit older having delayed college after a tragedy left him broken and with PTSD. Kate was enjoying being a student an on her own after taking over the care of her younger brother and assisting her dad after her mother passed away when she was 16. Shown in a flashback towards the beginning of the book, we get the run-down of their college years and the fact that over their time there they became friends and then one night on a trip to Cancun with their friends they crossed the line after too much tequila. Hunter leaves and Kate realizes that she while she had feelings he obviously didn’t and while he had a good reason for going one she understood more than most, it still stung. Now 5 years later, Hunter needs a new agent and he wants her and while she knows she’ll do the best job or him she’s not sure she can be around him in any capacity.



I loved the friendship between these two and it was easy to see they understood one another very well. On top of that there was a good dose of appreciation and admiration going both ways which gave them a very good foundation from which to work. While Kate is determined to get him the best contract both monetarily and time wise, Hunter is adamant about not playing for the team that wants him the most no matter what something Kate pushes him on. I appreciated that Kate challenged Hunter and made him face his fears even when he didn’t want to because they were holding him back from getting what he wanted out of his career.



Bringing in Easton and Josh from the first two books in this series who were also in the accident that caused Hunter’s PTSD brought to light how they were all affected by it and helped them to put things into perspective and figure out a way to move forward. Having these three young hockey players be the face of Mental Health issues in this work of fiction is something that would be so helpful in real life.



Add in Kate who was not only smart, but tough and resilient as a sports agent in a “man’s world” and you have to very likeable characters you can’t help rooting for. I love the time spent with Kate’s dad and brother and the heart to heart talk with her Dad as he brought up his concerns about what her relationship with Hunter could do to her fledgling business forcing her to look at things from all angles.



I am never disappointed in a book by Kelly Jamieson and while I felt like the relationship got a bit lost in this book, I was rooting for this couple who were so good together. Talk Hockey to Me was a wonderful addition to the Bears Hockey series.

🐻🏒I really hate that I have not read the previous two books in this series. This little book was powerful, and its release is so timely. I loved the connections between all the series' Hs. They openly talked about what they were dealing with and how each handled a significant trauma all lived through.

I particularly enjoyed the story surrounding Hunter and Kate. They had known each other for years; before the romance, there was respect and genuine friendship. Kate was a stellar character, and I loved her way of running her business. She was fierce, competitive, and earning respect on her own merit. It was also very cool that Kate played hockey all through college. Hunter's character was honest in what he was dealing with, and I really liked how he was honest with Kate and would let down those walls so she could see him.

Talk Hockey to Me was a moving read that I enjoyed immensely. I had not read this author before, but if this is an example of the depth of emotion she can write and bring us through to the light at the end, I will be reading more by her.🐻🏒

I totally enjoyed this book. I loved how strong Kate was to go after what she wanted even though people were trying to hold her back. I wanted to junk punch Hunter for being that guy at the beginning of the book. No one wants to be ignored but he definitely changed my mind after getting to know him. I haven’t read Josh or Easton’s book yet but I definitely will now.

Nothing better than this author and her books, especially hockey ones. May she never stop writing!!!!!

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by NetGalley

I always enjoy reading books by Kelly Jamison, so when I got my ARC of Talk Hockey to Me I was really excited to start it. I really enjoyed reading Talk Hockey to Me, and while it is about hockey I didn't feel that I didn't know what was going on because I don't follow hockey.
Talk Hockey to Me is about hockey player, Hunter Morrisette, just when he's about to become a free agent after his contract is up his long time agent has a heart attack, leaving him without someone to fight for him to get what he deserves at whatever team he ends up with. The only person Hunter can think of to help him is sports agent, college friend and secret crush, Kate Bridges.
Kate is a new independent sports agent so she needs all of the clients she can get to prove that, even though she is a woman, she is a great agent. So when she receives a phone call from Hunter, the man she loved in college, that she thought never saw her as more than a friend until one night together in Cancun, asking if she'll be his new agent she has reservations. She isn't sure if she can keep it professional and put aside the feelings she still has for him. But Kate can't turn down Hunter because she knows he need her help.
As the two work closely with one another the feelings that they had for one another in college come back in full force they must decide if they should risk their friendship and tell the other how they truly feel about the other. But when Kate goes against what Hunter wanted for what she thought was his own good Hunter isn't sure if he can do this anymore. Can Kate convince Hunter that she was just doing what she thought would be the best for him? Can Hunter move on from the childhood trauma that is holding him back from everything he deserves to forgive Kate?

I think Kate and Hunder are my favorites out of the series so far. This book was so much fun but also tugged on the heartstrings making this a perfect read.

Hunter has always been a little on the lone side of hockey. He does his job, keeps his head down and tries every day to be better to move up to be the star he was meant to be. So when he finds himself at the end of his contract with his current team and his agent has a heart attack, taking him out of the negotiations - he turns to the one person he knows will be on his side. Kate.

Kate is his old college best friend and the girl that got away, although she never knew of the feelings he had for her. But he hasn't seen her since the night he left to join the NHL and it's been a long while. Seeing her brings back the feelings, but he has a job to pursue and he can't be thinking about what was lost, he needs to be looking to what's ahead for him. But as the magnetic pull from the past makes an appearance in the now... will he be able to resist the gorgeous Kate and keep his head in the game?

These two were perfect! Both had things from the past the other had no clue about and as they started to reconnect it was like magic. They were meant for each other but they both had a job to do and would that cause a wedge in between them again like it did in the past?

Such a great read! I love this series and we get to have a little cameo from our couples from books 1 and 2. If you love sports romance this a must-read for you!

Before I actually get into a review of this book, I need to say that I had a lot of trouble with the way the author co-opted the Humboldt Broncos tragedy for her character development. I am all for pushing against toxic masculinity and the hockey tough mentality that's so harmful to so many, and stepping up and recognizing mental health as legitimate. But you can do that without co-opting someone else's tragedy and trauma. This character's development is built around a very specific event in recent hockey history that affected real lives of real junior hockey players, and to bundle it up as a self-deprecating "fucked up" guy trope in a romance novel feels very disrespectful to their experience. It has only been three years, the kids/young adults and the community are still reeling from what happened. She could have chosen to focus Hunter's mental health around a TBI from a hard hit, PTSD from a bullying incident or from watching a teammate take a career-ending injury as a teenager--things that are unfortunately very common in the sport and broadly relatable. This was too specific and not her story to tell.

Kate is a sports agent fresh out of law school and just getting started in her career, but she certainly knows the game and its business very well. Her dad is pro hockey coach Joe Bridges of the Chicago Aces, but she's not interested in trading on his name. She's been on skates since she could walk, making it into the Frozen Four her junior year, and has a real mind for stats and comps that is sure to always get her players the best contracts they deserve. But when an old flame's contract expires while his agent is hospitalized following a heart attack, her professional boundaries become dramatically jeopardized.

Hunter is a hotshot winger for the New Jersey Storm, better at throwing hits and blocking shots than he is at burying the puck in the back of the net, but his offensive stats have been slowly coming along. His UFA status is encroaching and his anxiety about it could not be higher. He knows there is no one better than Kate to secure him the contract he's been working so hard for, but can she put aside her maternalistic tendency to make his best decisions for him and actually listen to him? Because if there is one thing that is not negotiable in his next contract, it's that he will not be signing with the Bears...

Kate's a strong female protagonist, but kind of stuck in the feminism of the 1990s. The challenges she faces in the industry are overt--her boss telling her outright she needs boob job, for example. Her brand is to blend in as one of the guys--drinking beer she knows so little about she can't possibly like, surrounding herself with hockey player buddies who can't stop "joking" with her about sex and taking it all in stride with a gratuitous eyeroll and the occasional blush, and setting firmer boundaries with her female friends offering connection than her male clients that she's always making excuses for. She's good at math and athletic. Basically she takes up the feminist cause by shrouding herself in masculinity. Which is cool and all if that's actually who she is, but she doesn't seem to feel authentic about it AT ALL. She's just putting on this facade of who she thinks she should be when she clearly wants to be acknowledged and valued for her femininity and says as much at several points. And even striking out on her own and finding her own autonomy in her personal life as well as her business life can't offer her that autonomy. It's kind of depressing.

I know it's just a romance novel and it's not supposed to be this deep, but I was actually surprised by how little sex there was. This book lowkey is trying to be deep; it's centered on the interpersonal relationships. There's actually only three (?) sex scenes. And they're not very elaborate. There's also no actual hockey. Super disappointed in this one. Just really was not for me.

I received this arc for an honest review.

Though I am late with this review, I really enjoyed this book. The third book in the series and parts of it went with the first two books with the two characters from those books helping Hunter and the three of them coming to terms with the accident when they were younger.
Before you get to that part you have Hunter who is in the last year of his contract looking and hopefully getting the one to put him over the top, only to get a call about his agent being in the hospital and will not be able to work for him. Hunter decides to turn to the one person he knows and that is Kate. she is an agent and left her old firm to start out on her own, surprised when she gets the call they decide to meet.
The meeting goes well and she agrees growing up around hockey her whole life she is okay with everything. The problem for each is the last time they were together they were actually together and Hunter left her just when she thought maybe they had something. Once that is cleared up it should be alright. Which it is until they start dating and now his past has come back up because he won’t tell why he won’t play for the team that offered the best deal. Now they each must work it out. A very good story like her other books and very much worth the read.

I want to love this book. I love sports and I like the idea of this storyline. But the present tense is tough for me. I stopped reading.

Excellent third book in the series. I loved finally hearing Hunter’s story. It definitely broke then healed my heart. Kate is the woman I wish I could be. Kick ass heroine. I love the storyline and I’m hoping for more in this series!!!

Loved this journey! So much more to this than a romance. It covers a plethora of real life emotions, just living, and maybe trying to plan futures.
Yes, this was still an awesome romance, nothing quick or insta-love about it, the chemistry was always there, though they maybe ignored it back in college, until one crazy, drunken night in paradise, then nothing.

"I have to get past what happened between us, though. We were friends. So one night we got a little drunk on a hot tropical vacation with lots of skin showing...and it got carried away. It didn't mean anything. It was a bunch of kids letting off steam after a long college year."

Hunter and Kate had been friends in college. Things did go further, for just one night. They haven't exactly stayed in touch since college, but Hunter needs help. And Kate is the right person to ask .

Kate loved her college times with her friend, Hunter. When things got more than friendly that one night, she was ready for more with him. Then he was gone. Now that he needs her professional help, can she keep her personal feelings out their business dealings? Time will tell.

I love this book. It touches on some serious subjects and it adds a lot to the storyline. I love the Bears Hockey series!

The 3rd book in Kelly Jamieson’s Bears Hockey series and I have read all of them and loved them. While they are sports romance books they all also deal with some more serious subjects interwoven into the story and this one was absolutely awesome.

This is a second chance at romance and also an at work type of romance. It stars Kate and Hunter, both hockey players who knew each other in college and had a one night together and then went their separate ways. Now years later she is a sports agent and he needs her to represent him and so starts their second chance story.

I loved their friendship and I loved watching them have deeper feelings for each other. I also really enjoyed the supporting characters in the story. It was an awesome story and I really loved watching Kate be there for Hunter as they got to know each other again and had to work with each other.

I really enjoyed this book.
Hunter's struggle with mental health feels very real and poignant.
Kate is a great, complex heroine. Smart, funny and accomplished.
I can't wait to read more from Kelly Jamieson!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review.