Sharon’s review ~ Crossing The Line by Kelly Jamieson

Crossing the Line by Kelly Jamieson
Published by Boldwood Books Ltd on January 12, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / International, Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Sports
Pages: 277
Format: ARC, eBook, Paperback
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Discover a BRAND NEW steamy, off-limits Ice hockey sports romance from USA Today bestselling author Kelly Jamieson

'No one does hockey romance like Kelly Jamieson!' Bestselling author, Kate Meader

Rule #1 Do not cross the line with best friend’s sister

Ben

On the ice I’m formidable, relentless and I lead by example. Now my coach wants me to step up as Captain – and lead the team off the ice too. But this is my worst nightmare; I’d rather play hockey naked than do any kind of public speaking! To make matters worse, my best friend’s sister has shown up out of the blue to live with us temporarily. We have a history... it’s awkward, she’s starting to invade my fantasies and I can’t seem to escape her. But maybe she could be the answer to my problems...

Mabel

Moving in with my brother was not part of my life plan, but I have no choice at the moment. I need to get away and start my life over. I just wish I didn’t have to share the condo with Ben. I thought I’d buried my teenage crush, but seeing him all the time has me fascinated with him all over again! But now he’s asking for my help to be more outgoing and confident, and basically fake it until he makes it. Sure I can help, but that would mean a lot of time alone. I need to stay strong and resist the obvious temptation...

If you’re a fan of Rachel Reid or Elle Kennedy, then you’ll definitely enjoy this book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy! I devoured this in one day. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I couldn’t put this book down! It was so good! I laughed, I cried. Can’t wait to read more from this author! yall will NOT want to miss this! Kelly absolutely outdid herself on this one 😍 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Crossing the Line was a good book and classic Kelly Jamieson; interesting characters who show growth throughout, steamy intimate moments, and a love story that you can’t help but enjoy. ~ Sharon – Simply Love Books

 

Crossing the Line is a new best friend’s little sister, hockey romance from author Kelly Jamieson and I am always happy to read a book by this author.

Ben Antonov is an introvert and truly does not like being in the spotlight, but when his coach and the GM tell him he is in the running to be team captain and ask him to be the team representative with an abused children’s charity he knows he has to summon the courage to be more outgoing. When he arrives back at the apartment with his friend and teammate, Smitty, who he is staying with until his condo is ready he finds out Smitty’s sister, Mable will be staying with them for awhile following a bad break-up he isn’t happy, but at least he has his own room. It wouldn’t be so bad, but Mable had a crush on him in high school and also humiliated him once so he’s a bit put out. He also notices Mable has changed and isn’t quite the bubbly and wacky person she once was, she is however still outgoing and offers to help him prepare for his meeting with the charity people and to become more comfortable with public speaking.

I liked these two quite a lot and Mable had removed herself from a toxic relationship. What I didn’t like was she didn’t set the record straight with her family and her ex was continually harassing them after she blocked him. While I understood her reason, I felt it caused more harm than good because they didn’t know the situation and would have hopefully been more understanding of her feelings if they had.

I enjoyed watching Ben’s confidence grow as he practiced what Mable helped him with and as he did his “homework.” While he’ll never be an outgoing personality he proved he could take charge and be comfortable speaking if he was well prepared.

It was easy seeing their attraction grow throughout this book and while I worried Mable would end up hurting Ben she thankfully had a sounding board to help her see the light. I have no doubt as their relationship progresses they will only grow stronger as a couple and I hope we get to see this in future books.

I will admit that a lot of characters were introduced in this book and while I understand it was necessary to set up a series and for Ben’s growth as he dealt with issues and problems with his teammates, I felt the relationship aspect kind of got lost.

Crossing the Line was a good book and classic Kelly Jamieson; interesting characters who show growth throughout, steamy intimate moments, and a love story that you can’t help but enjoy.