Must Love Hockey

By: Sarina Bowen

Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Lena Lee

Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Q: What’s the opposite of a “meet cute?”

A: Meeting a handsome guy at the very moment you’re breaking out in hives all over your body.

The mysterious allergic reaction I have at the hockey game is terrifying. But it’s just a little less terrifying when a big, strong equipment manager for the Brooklyn Bruisers saves the day.

That’s how I meet James “Jimbo” Carozza. When I’m alone and frightened, he gets me the help I need and delivers me safely to the emergency room.

Too bad I don’t even get his number....

©2021 Sarina Bowen (P)2022 Tuxbury Publishing LLC

Loved this one! Great bonus!

I absolutely loved this story! I loved seeing Jimbo find his person and some of the antics that the team get up to have me laughing out loud. The pizza scene is one of my all-time favorites and I truly adored it! I loved these two characters and am hoping that we get to see more of them (even just little tidbits) in future books in the series!
The narrators did a great job with it!

Short and sweet (but not completely sweet!)

I love that Sarina Bowen gave us the sweet story of the equipment manager of the Brooklyn Bruisers, the hockey team from her series. He’s not the typical hero - the star athlete, the team owner, etc. - but just an average Jim who happens to be gorgeous. Emily is also not a typical h, a student with a boyfriend who takes her for granted, and she meets Jimbo while having an unexpected allergic reaction. I would love to have seen more of their relationship going forward, but for a novella it was just right. Stephen Dexter and Lena Lee were fantastic and brought a really good Brooklyn accent. Great easy quick listen for a lazy afternoon.

Loved it

This was just a fun listen. Short and Sweet. Love Jimbo relationship with the team. Enjoyed the narration.

Unique story! Great addition to the series

Loved the team adjacent story but with a different MC. Very well done. Great addition to the series

Nice short story

This is a sweet short story; the characters are so likable. This is short and left me wanting more, I'm a fan of Sarina Bowen's hockey books, this is a small taste. I didn't really care for the male reader, not bad, just not my taste and Lena Lee was very good, no need for a second reader.

Nice extra

This story was cute, Jimbo is adorable. My main problem was the narrators. The male narrator sounded too old for a 23 year old and the female narration was just not my cup of tea.
Overall the story was cute, I like seeing the players get invested in Jimbo’s love life

Smiling for days

Oh, my heart!!! I read Must Love Hockey when it was released in serial form and couldn't WAIT to get my hands on this novella so I could have it all in one place. This novella is sweet, funny and full of heart. This is something I will come back to again when I need a smile..and a sigh.

If you've read any of Sarina Bowen's Brooklyn Bruisers books then you've met Jimbo. If you haven't, it's ok. You can absolutely follow this just fine-but I guarantee you that you'll want to read more. But I digress. I adore Jimbo. Strong, smart and sexy-and did I mention he's sweet?? He has one of the BEST lines ever in a romance, I swear. I couldn't stop smiling!

Emily is so much fun. Smart and spunky and just the kind of girl I'd love to hang out with. I loved getting to know her throughout this novella!

I loved everything about this-from the meet cute to the very end. I was completely smitten. And can we talk about the audio of this for a moment? PERFECTION. Stephen Dexter just killed it and I loved Lena Lee!! She was new to me but I thought she did a great job bringing Emily to life.

I've now read this twice and listened once...because it's just that good. I absolutely enjoyed every moment of this novella and can't recommend it enough!

Delightful short

I first read the story when it was released serially through Sarina’s newsletter and I was hooked on Emily and Jimbo’s story immediately. The MCs are delightful and the meet cute is so original! All the bruisers players had a cameo in this book which is so much fun! It’s amazing how much details are in the story and I love every minute of it. Thank you for the wonderful casting too! It’s nice to hear an Asian narrating Emily. :)

loved it

I really enjoyed reading this author.  I look forward to reading more books by this author in the near future.

love it so for

why this book so short come one Jumbo need more . We need a whole store about Emily and jumbo