Received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

This was so, so cute. I love a second chance at love, especially when one of them doesn't even know it's a second chance! When Abby moves home after her husband's very public cheating scandal, she comes face to face with his best friend, who's always been a jerk to her, and of course he's her daughter's hockey coach. As Abby starts to realise that maybe she was reading her and Jackson's relationship wrong, she also starts to build confidence - much needed after the public fallout.

This was such an enjoyable read and I loved watching the relationships build. I would have appreciated a bit more closure in the way of Dean and maybe an epilogue? But I really enjoyed this story and watching these two come together. Anyone know where I can find a Jackson for myself?

I'm happy to see there are more stories to tell in the Colorado Ice series that has hockey at its core. Maybe This Time is book two in the series but I didn't feel lost not having read the first book, Maybe This Kiss . I look forward to reading all the books in the series since Snow is one of my go to authors having enjoyed her Brookhollow Story series and the Beyond the Cage series as well as some stand-alone books. Snow's books have a hometown feel to them with just the right amount of romance and love. This series is reminiscent to me of the New York Blades series, also a series with hockey at its core, by Deirdre Martin.

Maybe This Time has a lot of angst due to Abigail's return to her hometown of Glenwood Falls, Colorado from Los Angeles due to her impending divorce from an NHL hockey player, Dean Underwood. Her nine year old daughter, Dani, is less than thrilled to have left sunny California, her friends and her dad behind. Abby couldn't take the tabloid photos of her cheating husband and comes home to restart her life after filing for divorce. Everywhere she turns she has memories of growing up and she has to avoid some of the memories and feel empowered so she can take her life back. Watching her interactions with some she grew up with were painful especially since Dean also grew up in the small town. Her run ins with Jackson, Dean's best friend, were angst ridden since he harbors a secret of how he's really felt for all these years. Dean was a character that I disliked immediately and it only got worse as the story progressed.

Jackson and Abigail have a one step forward and two or three back approach but it's amazing what lengths Jackson will go to in order to help Abigail and Dani out under the guise of friendship or is there more? There is according to Jackson's sister Becky who becomes close with Abigail especially when they enter a business arrangement together. There is also with the chemistry between them but what will happen when Dean arrives to take Dani to a Father/Daughter Dance at her school? What impact will it have on their budding relationship?

There are family and friends, lots of hockey, sorrow, anger, tears, unhappiness, reminisces, memories, disbelief, lies, happiness, laughter, jobs, friendships rekindled, loving and love. There is a happily ever after in the offing and some closure but the ending was a little too abrupt for me but I hope we meet up with Abigail and Jackson again and again in future books in the Colorado Ice series. An epilogue would have been nice and given me the closure I was looking for.

3.5 Stars

Maybe This Time is the first book that I have read by Jennifer Snow. It’s a good take on a second chance romance. It was a little predictable but the story was still enjoyable. This is the story of Junior Hockey League Hockey Coach Jackson Westmore and former hockey wife Abigail “Abby” Jansen. Abby was married to Jackson’s best friend Dean Underwood but they are now going through a bitter divorce and have a young daughter together. The pending divorce is what causes Abby to move back to Glenwood Falls, Colorado with her daughter.

To put it simply, Jackson has always had eyes for Abby. His affection for her goes back to when they were kids. Unfortunately, Jackson never got up the courage to profess his love to Abby. Consequently, his best friend Dean eventually swooped in and stole Abby’s heart. As a way to make sure that no one could ever tell how he felt, Jackson made it a point to give everyone including Abby the impression that he disliked her. During the course of Abby and Dean’s marriage, Jackson barely even spoke to her. Jackson and Dean really only talked about hockey so Jackson didn’t really know much about their relationship either. For Jackson, this was just another situation where someone else got what Jackson wanted. Jackson had gotten accustomed to that because although he spent a short time as a professional Hockey player himself, Jackson’s older and younger brothers actually truly made it as professional hockey players while he was left behind as just a coach.

I truly appreciate the fact that Jackson was able to swallow his pride and finally take his shot with Abby and in other areas. After faking his disdain for Abby for so long, it was great that he finally admitted his true feelings. I do find it odd that Abby never figured it out or at least questioned his attitude towards her. Plus, it was also just as odd that Jackson had never evaluated his friendship with Dean at a more adult level considering how long they were supposed to have been best friends. My biggest complaint is that there still had to be that part in the book where false assumptions are made and hearts have to be broken just to be fixed later.

I was initially drawn to this series because of the lovely covers along with the interesting blurbs for the prequel novella and then this first full length novel. I am always looking for fun new series and authors to read, mostly because I’m a little bit of an addiction (no 12-step programs for book addicts yet! ;) ). This first novel in the series was an interesting one and I am looking forward to exploring more of this authors work for sure. Abigail has returned to her hometown, young daughter in tow, after the abysmally trite ending of her marriage to the town superstar and hockey fanatic. She has soon off the game and wants nothing to do with Hockey or hockey players, much less the childhood best friend of her soon-to-be ex-husband. But when her daughter finally shows a spark in their new lives and decides to join the new gender-equal youth hockey team, there’s no way to avoid Jackson, seeing as he is the team’s coach. Jackson is beyond willing to put distance between them, out of loyalty to his friend, but he finds it more and more difficult as he is reminded why he always had a crush on Abigail as a young boy. When circumstances continuously throw them together Abby and Jackson have to decide if the attraction they share is enough to overcome their rocking history, past relationships, and the truly terrifying chance of finding love after all these years. I loved Jackson once I got to know him and understood his reasons for being a jerk to Abigail had everything to do with protecting his heart. He is the kind of solid, cariing, and sexy guy that Abby should have been with all along, and he is also the perfect guy to step in and fill the void in her young daughter’s life left by her absentee father. Abigail has had a lot of knocks lately, but she is working to overcome each of them, independently and find a path to a better life for her and her daughter. This story came with a lot of laughter, some tears, and ultimately the understanding that sometimes to get what we really need we have to give up what we always thought we wanted. The chemistry between Abby and Jackson was there from the first moment they laid eye on one another again, leaving the pages burning up when they finally give into that passion. I throughly enjoyed getting to know both of these characters and seeing them fall in love, and cannot wait to see what’s in store next for these two and this town of hockey fanatics. Keep up the great work Ms. Snow.

Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra

As I continue on my journey that is the writing of Jennifer Snow I am truly delighted and amazed. How can an author so fully engage me? I will tell you how: by creating a world with charming characters with depth of character and some quirkiness (after all – aren’t we all a bit quirky in our own way?).

The story of Abigail Jansen begins with her 9-year-old daughter (Dani) giving her the silent treatment. Apparently Dani was not thrilled to be moving from California back to Abigail’s home town – Glenwood Falls, Colorado in the wake of her parent’s divorce. Abigail gets a job (at least temporarily) at the local school, where she runs into the Westmore clan. Two of the Westmore “boys” are professional hockey players in the same league as her ex. The third Westmore boy (Jackson…and he is definitely no longer a ‘boy’) is the local hockey coach and best friend (or is he?) of her ex. Abigail has a history with Jackson so she has vowed to avoid him at all costs but then her daughter tries out for the junior co-ed hockey league….and makes it. So avoiding coach Westmore is not an option. And let me tell you…the sparks fly.

I love how honorable Jackson tries to be in the beginning, like he is respecting some time honored teen code to not hit on your best friend’s girl (even though he was interested in her first). But as time goes by and Jackson learns of the ill treatment Dean bestowed upon Abigail, you can sense Jackson’s loyalties shifting. The electric energy between the two is palpable and I could not but hope that they could come together, regardless of their fighting the attraction. Make no mistake, Abigail fights this attraction tooth and nail (so to speak).

“The only thing holding him back from making a move was her obvious disdain for him whenever they were forced to share the same air.”

When it finally seems like Abigail and Jackson have set up ground rules to be able to interact together as parent and coach, you get passages like the following which definitely tell a different story:

“He stared at her mouth. Damn, a kiss from those beautiful pink lips would be worth a slap in the face. One taste of her would be worth unraveling any progress they’d made in becoming friendly. Who the hell wanted friendly?”

When Jackson finally confesses that he has feelings (and actually has since the second grade), things get very sticky (and hot):

“..Jackson, why did you kiss me?”

“Because I have feelings for you.”

“Like good feelings?”

“No, terrible, unwanted, unreciprocated, completely wrong feelings…but they’ve always been there, and now it seems they have a mind of their own.” he said.

It seems that Jackson has always carried a torch and did not know how to act upon it nor express it, before his best buddy Dean fell for Abigail. Now he has his opportunity. Let’s hope he can be the man that Abigail needs.

I found the progression of the relationship (once it got started) both plausible and proper for a single mother. I really liked Jackson’s caring behavior not only towards his own niece, Taylor, but also towards Dani. Both Jackson and Abigail took into account the kids when proceeding with their relationship. A plus in my books.

The plot moved at a good pace and kept my interest throughout. I enjoyed the professional hickey game where brother was pitted against brother! Who doesn’t love a good match up. I really liked this second chance romance between two childhood ‘friends’. I cannot wait for the next book in this series…..I am hooked 😉

*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*

I really loved and enjoyed this book. Great characters and a great story line. great start to this series, can't wait to read more.

Lovely second chance romance will leave readers swooning. Definitely recommend!

I always seem to be drawn to sports romance novels. Jennifer Snow gets the reader hooked from the very beginning and takes you on a journey of love that leaves you wanting more. Can't wait to read the rest of the series!

I accidentally downloaded this book when I wasn’t paying attention. I blame my kids for the distraction. It honestly wasn’t something I had planned to read but, since I now had it, I gave it a try.

Maybe This Time was a solidly written, sweet second-chance romance between Abigail, a newly divorced, unemployed, single mother now living back at home and Jackson, the small town hockey coach who also happens to be best friends with Abigail’s ex husband.

Returning home to her small town after a public divorce Abigail just wants to get settled, find a job and start over. The last thing she is thinking about is finding love again. Jackson Westmore on the other hand has been in love with Abby since childhood. Her return brings back all of those old feelings again and try as he might to ignore them, he cant.

Abigail always thought Jackson hated her so when they begin to see more and more of each other she is surprised by the feelings that start to develop between them. The romance however is hampered when Jackson, the only Westmore brother not in the NHL, is given the opportunity to get back into professional hockey, a sport Abigail wants nothing to do with anymore.

Like I said above, the writing was solid and the story, while short was well developed. Abigail and Jackson were likeable characters that kept me engaged. The angst and heat were on the tame side but the romance was lovely and very heartwarming. The biggest thing missing for me was an epilogue. I'm a sucker for a good epilogue. But, who knows, I'm sure we will see more of Abby and Jackson in the next few books in the series.

If you are looking a quick weekend read this is the book for you.

Sweet hockey-centric romance with believable characters. I always enjoy stories where characters reconnect after years apart and this was no exception.

I really enjoyed this story by Jennifer Snow and will most definitely be looking forward to reading more books in this series.
Who doesn't like hot guys in uniforms, playing rough sports and who fall hard for the ladies in their lives? Jennifer makes sure all of these requirements are met with her new series Colorado Ice.
Abigail is headed back to her childhood home to start over with the help and support of her family. Finding herself divorced, unemployed and basically homeless going home seems like the best decision for her and and her daughter Dani.
Jackson has secretly loved Abigail since they were children, but had stepped aside when his best friend wanted to date and marry her, but now all bets are off. She was back home and Dean had messed up royally. His loss was now hopefully Jackson's gain and he was going to make sure everyone knew it.

I was given an ARC from the author/publisher. All conclusions are mine and mine alone.