Review: Hot Hockey Love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2012
Hockey and steamy sex in one book?!? Oh yeah! I am all about that.  Kelly Jamieson does not disappoint in Breakaway.  Breakaway is the story of Remi, a middle school teacher, and Jason, a professional hockey player.  Remi has been raising her younger sister and brother since her parents died.  She has sacrificed her personal life in order to provide for her family.  Now her siblings have grown and moved out, Remi is convinced by her best friend, Delise, that it is her time to have fun.  In comes Jason, who has just ended a long term relationship.  Both Remi and Jason meet up and decided to "just have fun."  Naturally, "fun" turns into love and the story just keeps getting better.As I was reading Breakaway, I noticed that the story progressed very quickly to what I believed was a HEA.  Then I noticed that I was only half way through the book.  There was so much more to read.  Ms. Jamieson introduces more conflict and the story gets even better.  I loved how Remi and Jason connected from the very beginning.  There was definitely that spark between them.  The ensuing sex was so hot I could feel the emotions between them.  Ms. Jamieson can put together a great sex scene.For the hockey fan, there is plenty of action. If you don't know much about hockey, that's ok.  Ms. Jamieson shows that angle.  For the experienced hockey fan, the action is great and feeling of being a new hockey fan is nostalgic.  I even chuckled a few times as I remembered my confusion as a new fan.  I really liked the inclusion of real hockey teams and the playoffs.  Being an avid hockey fan, I was able to stay involved with the games situations and identify with the emotions of the other fans and Remi.My only reason for not going for a full 5 stars was that I wanted more background into Jason's ADHD and his struggles with it.  Ms. Jamieson does a decent job giving some basic information about ADHD and its effects as well as how Jason copes and handles it.  I also wanted more development of Remi.  It seemed that she did get a bit whiny at times and I think having a little more background could have helped explain it better.Overall, Breakaway was a fantastic read.  Once I started, I couldn't put it down.  I lost a few hours of sleep this week.  It was worth it.  The hero and heroine were very realistic.  Additionally, the situations were very real.  The struggles and outcomes were very real.  I could see this happening to a friend of mine.  I could only wish it would happen to me...getting a professional hockey player that is.  Thanks Ms. Jamieson for a great hockey induced love story, two of my favorite things.