by: Jennifer Snow
Series: Colorado Ice
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Publisher: Forever
Starting over means a second chance . . .
Abigail Jansen is done with hockey . . . and hockey players. After leaving her two-timing NHL-star husband, Abby decides to start over in her hometown of Glenwood Falls, Colorado. There she doesn't have to deal with people gossiping behind her back or hear the word "hockey"---until her daughter tries out for the junior hockey team. Now Abby has to face her fears . . . and coach Jackson Westmore. He's tall, dark, handsome---and happens to hate her.
All through high school, talented hockey player Jackson Westmore had a crush on Abby, but he would never make a move on his best friend's girl. He gave her the cold shoulder out of self-preservation and worked out his frustrations on the ice. So when Abby returns, newly divorced and still sexy as hell, Jackson knows he's in trouble. Now even the best defensive skills might not keep him from losing his heart.
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.
**Received a copy of the book from the publisher and voluntarily reviewed.**
Rating: 3.5
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Jennifer Snow lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her husband and son. She writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance stories set everywhere from small towns to big cities. After stating in her high school yearbook bio that she wanted to be an author, she set off on the winding, twisting road to make her dream a reality. She is a member of RWA, the Writers' Guild of Alberta, the Canadian Authors Association, and the Film and Visual Arts Association in Edmonton. She has published over ten novels and novellas with many more on the way.
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