As surprising as it may be, this is my first ever TB book and jury is still out on how I’m feeling. It was short and spicy, as it is only a novella. I really did like Britta but Sumner wasn’t exactly my type and some of the things he said left me cringing. Overall, I can see myself giving TB another go!

Tessa Bailey had NO BUSINESS WRITING ONE OF THE BEST ROMANCES IN NOVELLA FORM. LIKE HOW??

This hockey romance, brother’s best friend, marriage of convienence, commitment-phone meets commitment hungry trope full romance might be the sweetest and spiciest of Tessa’s books and I cannot stop thinking about it.

BRB off to reread it asap

Thanks NetGalley and Amazon for an advanced copy of this novella.
This was my first Tessa Bailey read and boy was it spicy! A quick and easy hot read about a fake marriage for Greencard arrangement purposes between 2 people who basically already have the hots for eacother. What ensues is a mixture of very well executed spicy talk and activities with love and romance vibes. Sure to get you hot and bothered in the best way possible. iIt's been a great entry into Tessa Bailey's work and I won't hesitate to grab another in future.

A quick and steamy novella! This was the perfect amount of humor and spice to keep me out of a reading slump.

A marriage of convenience to attain a green card leads to strengthening a friendship that can't lead to more.

I love Sumner's character and honesty. He's a genuine book boyfriend and I love every moment he's on page, especially his patience with Britta and her past issues with relationships.

All the steam that Tessa is known for, but the characters that will stick with you for days to follow.

I really don't know how to start with this review, only that I am surprised to say I almost DNF'd this story, and the only reason I didn't 🚫💔 is because I was so excited to get this because: Tessa Bailey + Hockey Romance and I have to sadly say I really didn't like it. 😕

If you take these tropes and put them together in a story, you think you will hit a jackpot 🎰💰, but the writing felt so bad, it was rushed, at some times the dialogue reminded me of a Mexican Telenovela 🇲🇽📺, those dramatic ones I saw as a kid in Mexico, and it got to a point where I couldn't believe this was Tessa's writing.

It pains me to say this, because I am all about Tessa Bailey, but this book left me hanging completely and I don't even want to rate it, I am sorry. 😢📚

This marriage of convenience was delicious! We have a gentle giant Ball player who falls in love with the half sister of one of the team mates. It’s a slow burn that burns and the dual pov made the book even better

With a premise similar to The Proposal, Same Time Next Year was a cute and smutty romance novella featuring an amateur Canadian hockey player about to lose his work visa and a bar manager who is the sister of one of his teammates in Connecticut. Sumner is definitely smitten for Britta (maybe a little obsessed) and convinces her to marry him so he can get a green card, stay in the country, and keep trying to get called up to the NHL. Overall, I'm excited that Tessa Bailey is starting to write sports romances. I wasn't 100% on this one, it was a little cringy at times. But I'm excited to see what she does with a full-length sports romance novel. Thank you to Amazon and NetGalley for the chance to read this novella.

* I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this book. All thoughts are my own.

I liked it but not enough to really get past the super cringey dirty talk, and the fact that in my head every time I read her name I thought of a Brita pitcher for some reason… Overall, it’s a cute enough novella but I don’t think I’m really a Tessa Bailey fan anymore.

I guess I’d recommend since it’s quick.

This was a quick and fun read but nothing to memorable. Basically the whole plot was the MMC being overly obsessed with the FMC to the point that it was almost concerning!

In this novella, bartender Britta agrees to a marriage of convenience with Canadian hockey player Sumner (who she knows has a huge crush on her) so he can get his green card and continue to play for the local team.

I'll keep the review as short and sweet as the book. The story had a fun premise and somewhat likable characters. However, I did not like the possessive-aggressive-alpha-male tendencies or painfully cringey smut, and the lackadaisical green card plot line was an insult to the immigration process.

Thank you to Amazon Original Stories for gifting me with an ARC to review. All opinions are my own.

I just didn’t like this story. It ultimately comes down to I didn’t like Britta who is the main character within this story and her love interest, Sumner, truthfully wasn’t any better. She couldn’t let go of her past and he, though multiple times said he would respect her boundaries, never did. It felt so beyond fictitious for a story set in a modern day setting that, for me, just didn’t work. Really had high hopes but it just didn’t live up to the hype for me.

2 stars - This book was okay. It did not have too much plot but that is not surprising since it is a novella. Sumner, the MMC, plays hockey and his work visa is expiring so he asks his teammate's half-sister Britta to marry him for a green card. There were so many questions I had when I was reading this. Why did the hockey team he was playing for not help him with his visa? Why could he not sign with a hockey team in Canada? Why did they never move in together if they pretended to be married? I get that he put his name on the bills and had this mail directed to her house but why did immigration not question the fact that he had another residence? Not even going to touch upon the whole green card issue.

This was a fun and steamy novel from the queen of sexy romance, Tessa Bailey. Britta has trust issues and has plans never to giver her heart to a relationship. Sumner is a hockey player who has been pining for Britta for the last year. He's about to lose his green card unless he can get married. This is the set up for this slow burn novella that takes place over the course of a year. While they might be fantasizing about each other, they take their time getting to know each other. I enjoyed the progression of their relationship and getting to know both of them. It was an enjoyable read.

Thanks to the publisher for sharing a copy. All opinions are my own.

Tessa does it again! This time it's a spicy hockey romance! Great characters, great chemistry, great spice! My only compaint is that it's too short;) Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC in exchange for my honest review!

trust me when I say that I'm not a huge steamy books fan but this is so good!
it made me feel a certain way while reading it and although it is just a novella the story is complete.
also, the reassurance coming from the MMC is chef's kiss.

this was fine.

i would definitely recommend other works by this author before ever mentioning this one - but it’s not a bad story.


it’s extremely and too heavily focused on the sex moments and the too often described heavenly „tits“ of the female POV or the constant mentioned of the thick bulging veined arms of the huge large big 6.5 feet tall male POV…. it was a bit too heavy handed.


personally i think this would have been a cute story in itself - a sports player needing a green card to finally be able to go pro and needs someone to marry (has been done a lot before nothing bad about a popular trope!) and the sister of other player in the team make it work together and fall in love along the way.
could have even included -hopefully less cringy- sex scenes BUT the hyper focus on mentioning all the sexual attributes while also always mentioning the female POVs personal struggles to commit to a relationship…. it was too much with too little and at the same time too long for what this story did.


overall it’s okay but it isn’t a great read and i know this author can do better and had done better.

do with that what you will!

Wow I did not expect that I would give this short little novela a 5 star rating but I absolutely loved this book! It had all the best tropes ever in this; marriage of convenience, mutual pinning, he fell first and harder. I am completely obsessed!

If you’re looking for a quick steamy romance with a cinnamon roll MMC, marriage of convenience and he falls first tropes, then you might like this novella.

I like how supportive and patient Sumner (MMC) is towards Britta (FMC) who had trust issue with family and relationship.
Although, I admire Britta for having a close relationship with her half-brother, Bryce. It was a difficult decision especially remembering her situations and she handled it really well.

While I do like the sweet and supportive romance in here, I’m not entirely sure with the steamy scenes. It feels a little bit weird, especially the dialogue between the main characters during that part...

The problem with novella is that it’s usually too short and I was always craving for more out of the book, the same happen with this one.
I kinda wish the length is slightly longer to give room for the story and the characters to developed.
Moreover, I kinda wish the hockey part was shown a little bit more in this novella – I would like to know more about that.

Nevertheless at the end of it, I feel happy they got the ending they deserved with Britta finally ready to step out of her comfort zone and Sumner finally got his dream.

I received an advanced review copy for free through Netgalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Huge thank you to the author and publisher!

⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: sexual content, abandonment, cursing, mention of alcohol and sexual harassment

Tessa Bailey can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned and this novella is a perfect example. Is sumner the polar opposite of every hockey player I’ve ever met? Yes. Is that actually such a breath of fresh air that he was a good person from the start? Also yes!

More about Britta and Sumner please!!

That you #netgalley and publisher for the #ARC of this book. I read some reviews and was feeling very discouraged by them, but I gave Tessa the benefit of the doubt and read this short story and I enjoyed it. This was spicy girl! I liked it for what it was, a short sexy story with not a lot lot of substance and sometime we need those. This for me was perfect and exactly what I needed after the more heavy book I just finished. I’d you’re looking for spice, he falls first and hard in under 200 pages this is your book. Enjoy!