Sometimes you just need to read a short book, very hot, very entertaining and a protagonist who is obsessed and loves his girl very much 🛐✨❤️
I loved Sumner, what a man 😮‍💨 I loved how he is with Bri 🤍 they are very cute, Tessa never fails with these stories, I want more 🛐❤️

He's great at hanging out and entertaining you🙈


-Hockey romance🤍
-fake marriage/convenience💍
-novella✨
-hot🥵
-new year’s eve🥳
-“my wife”😮‍💨


Thanks netgalley for the eArc

“Not a relationship. An . . . expirationship?”

If you’re looking for an over the top mushy hero and a heroine who is cynical about romantic love being real/forever, all wrapped up with a marriage of convenience plot, then you’ve found your read. I’m not sure this one was 100% for me. It was entertaining and it was steamy, but I kept cringing because the hero was just a little too golden retriever/teddy bear for me. I think I’m a Tessa Bailey grumpy hero fan more than a mushy hero fan. All that said. It was entertaining, quick, and starts off on New Year’s Eve, so maybe a holiday romance if you’re in need.

**I do want to mention that they get married because the hero has a visa that’s about to expire. He’s from Canada and some of the blasé/out of touch discussion around immigration/visas might be upsetting to some considering the way the United States treats non-white immigration/immigrants.

Thank you to Amazon Original Stories, Netgalley and the author Tessa Bailey for a free ebook in exchange for my honest review.
Ok, I actually really liked this novella. Sumner is a rising hockey star who needs a green card to stay in the USA to play hockey. (I have to agree with the criticisms regarding the fact that hockey is literally Canada's thing... anyways.) Britta is a bartender who has a half-brother on the hockey team and had a dream of being an owner of the bar she works out. Enter marriage of convenience. Another common criticism of this novella was the fact that it took around 5 months to get a green card, which is not how reality works. Also, I do agree with some reviewers that the MMC was just a little bit too into her at times to the point where some of his actions came off as creepy. Overall, I did really enjoy this.

Spicy and sweet. This novella packs a lot in a short time and remains entertaining. The couple agree to marry so that he can stay in the US to play hockey. This story is full of humor, heart and romance with a lot of steaminess. I admit it had me blushing at times. It is well worth the read. Thank you netgalley for the chance to read this book!

Tessa Bailey manages to always write a story that has sass, heart, and characters that you root for no matter what. What’s especially impressive is that she managed to do it all in a short novel that leaves you wanting more of all of it. I loved this cute little story of a die hard relationship guy and a commitmentphobe girl who somehow find their way into a green card marriage and something a bit more than either bargained for

Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey is a fun quick read!

I went in this story blind as I will pick up anything Tessa Bailey writes. I expected a Christmas romcom, but instead a I got a cute New Years romcom with some hockey (!!) thrown in.

Same Time Next Year had some fun tropes thrown in: fake marriage, hockey, sports romance. If you enjoy Tessa Bailey’s novels be sure to pick up Same Time Next Year!

Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

I love the marriage of convenience trope. It’s the fake dating trope but on steroids. I mean, who doesn’t love a “my wife” moment??? Anyways, I don’t have a lot to say about this book. I only wished it was a full on novel and not a novella. There was potential here, and not only because of the plot (since the plot is almost redundant at this point), but because with Britta and Sumner’s characters and their relationship and chemistry. I wished we were shown those moments, especially when they were doing their “assignments” of getting to know each other for the immigration office for Sumner’s green card. Like that would’ve given us so much lovely scenes. I enjoyed reading it nonetheless, that’s why I wished this was a novel and not a novella.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

Same Time Next Year is my favorite Tessa Bailey book to date! There is so much to love about this short fake marriage, friends to lovers romance. Did I mention that it is a hockey romance? For all romance lovers and Tessa Bailey fans you must pick up this book!

Both Sumner and Britta are such lovable characters, that you just want to root for the entire time. Sumner is a big burly love muffin that has some A+ dirty talk! Tessa Bailey completely blew me away with this one, because she fit so much plot, pining, sexy and emotional depth into such a short novel.

The only reasons that you wouldn't want to read this is if you don't like sports romance or spice. I honestly think that anyone that likes the genre or enjoys great writing will enjoy this though. I do not have a single negative thing to say about this book.

This is a read in one sitting type of book. It is so captivating, fun and just amazing writing and plot building! I am always on the lookout for the newest Tessa Bailey book, but this blew me away even more than her others and that is truly saying something! I can't wait to see what else she does with this series!

A really cute and fun story in addition to STEAMY! These hockey stories get me every time. Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this copy for read and review

I normally like Tessa Bailey, but this wasn’t great. I don’t think holiday romance novellas are for me because they’re usually so rushed and mostly corny. I couldn’t completely hate a book that had the line, “She shakes like a washing machine on the spin cycle.” Like??? I’m so glad that got past the editor for my personal enjoyment.

Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey is an Amazon Originals novella and the story of Britta and Sumner.
 
Britta is a bartender with the goal of becoming an owner and Sumner is a hockey player on the verge of entering the professional league. However, he is Canadian, and his visa is about to expire and therefore he is looking for ways to extend his stay.
 
A green card marriage-of-convenience might be the perfect thing that also benefits both. For me their marriage of convenience comes out of thin air, and I would have liked to see them interact more beforehand. I couldn’t even see any sparks between them while they were ten steps ahead. In addition, the book jumps a bit from month to month and therefore everything happened too fast.
 
Overall, this is a short and sweet book and if you’re looking for a palette cleanser story, definitely check out this one. 3 stars.
 
(ARC kindly provided in exchange for a review.)

I don’t know how Tessa Bailey does it, but it’s another winning story. This novella delivers all the angst, spice and characters, sometimes when you read a novella you are left wanting, needing more from the characters or more from the story. I felt none of that with this - it gave me all I needed. It was perfect.

4.5 stars

Cute. Cinnamon roll hero. Classically Tessa Bailey. Perfect combination for a great short romance.

britta swore of relationships after her father chose his other family over her, derailing the life as she knew it. years later, she’s reconciled with her half brother who plays hockey for her local team and she bar tends at a local popular spot for the team. on New Year’s Eve, her brother drops the truth Bob that sumner’s got to figure out a plan to stay in the country as his work visa is up and asks britta to marry him. britta always thought sumner was a good guy and doesnt want to agree to this but after being offered fifty grand she can’t exactly say no. she agrees with the understanding that they’ll never actually be together, and summer reluctantly agrees.

for such a short book, it packs a lot of detail and plot. i really loved the characters, especially sumner and how much he cares about britta. the spicy was on point (as always with Tessa’s books). highly recommend this one.

This was a fun short spicy read. I found the Audiobook on Amazon Prime and really enjoyed the narrators.
Sumner is a hockey player in Connecticut. He's about to be sent back to Canada. Just when he's gaining traction and recognization on his bid to the NHL. Britta's half brother Bryce tries to convince Britta to do a green card marriage with Sumner. They seem to be smitten with each other. Britta is a commitment phobe and Sumner is a good guy, a relationship guy. We follow their year together and it gets really spicy. 😉😳🥵🔥
I definitely wasn't expecting that. This is my first book by the author and I'm intrigued to read more.

I love a cute and sappy Tessa Bailey book, and thought this novella would fit the bill. I am a sucker for a Green Card marriage of convenience. This book needed the luxury of a few more thousand words so that the characters could be more fully fleshed out. It's saccharine sweet and more than a little cringey with over the top characters and an under-developed plot. Still love me some Tessa Bailey, but not sure this one was "it".

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this ARC.

This is a hockey spicy romcom. It’s not my favorite. It was ok but there are better Tessa Bailey books. I liked the story just not my favorite.

3.5 stars to be exact.

If you overlook the fact that the two main points of the book - green card and hockey - are potrayed inaccurately, this is a quite enjoyable read.

I feel like Tessa Bailey half-asses her books. Which is a shame since she's not a terrible writer. If only she would put more time and effort into research and focused on developing a cohesive story rather than putting new ones out in a rapid pace, her books would have been really great.

Sumner had potential to be a great MMC. We need more guys who's dream is to find their person and get married. Suprisingly, he is down bad for someone who's not a marriage material at all. He got so infatuated with Britta just because she's hot. And jerked off to her for over 2 years. He decided she's his dream girl without having any good conversation with her. It's a bit weird.

Sumner is so giant he's giving Ali Hazelwood a run for her money.

This book reminded me a lot of My Killer Vacation, with just roles reversed. Both had crazy physical attraction and stupid reasoning not to act on it.

Thankfully it's a short read and doesn't beat the dead horse. It's alright for a quick read if you just want to turn your brain off and read borderline porn.

I just reviewed Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey. #SameTimeNextYear #NetGalley
I have heard a lot about the author and everybody seems to love her books.Since I am not a romance reader, I never reached for her.
When got the chance to read this on netgalley ,why not ?
I am amazingly surprised at how much I liked it .Cute little sports lovestory with some very steamy scenes.
This book has convinced me to pick more from her.

Thank you so much to Tessa Bailey and Amazon Original Stories for this eARC in exchange for my honest review💓
2.5⭐️ rounded up

Same Time Next Year is a quick, cute, steamy novella following Sumner, who I immediately fell in love with, and Britta, a feisty bartender/owner. Sumner has been in love with Britta since the moment he laid eyes on her, and there has been no other girl for him except her. He is gentle, kind, respectful, and most importantly, a giant of a man. I would say that the main reason that I enjoyed this novella was because of Sumner. The spice was okay, but I did not feel too connected to the story without the male main character. The pacing was a little off for me, and while Sumner remained somewhat the same character throughout the story, Britta was flirtatious and feisty at the beginning of the book, but became a somewhat shy girl who stuttered a lot as the relationship progressed. I do not understand why her personality changed, regardless of the way her feelings grew for Sumner. I also wish that we saw more of the relationship and how her feelings grew, rather than all of the spice we were provided with. The book gives us little snippets of their relationship every 3 months, so I would have liked to have more emotion as the year passed by in the book rather than seeing what was on the surface. However, I realize that it was a pretty short book and not the same length as a full length novel.