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Game On Box Set: An Anthology
Dedication, skill and muscle--there's nothing sexier than an athlete! Enjoy this hockey-themed romance bundle from Harlequin Blaze, featuring irresistible hockey players who are hot enough to melt the ice! The GAME ON Box Set from Harlequin includes Time Out by New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis, Face Off by USA TODAY bestselling author Nancy Warren, Her Man Advantage by Joanne Rock and Body Check by Elle Kennedy.
675 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Jill Shalvis
386 books13.8k followersJill Shalvis is a NYT, USA Today, and Amazon Top 100 bestselling author of small-town romance and romcoms, known for big feels, found family, and plenty of shenanigans.
If you love small-town chaos, meddling friends and neighbors, sizzling chemistry, and heroes who fall hard for the one woman they absolutely did not plan on, you’re in the right place. Jill’s books blend laugh-out-loud moments with emotional gut punches, slow-burn tension, and deeply earned happily ever afters.
She writes the stories she loves to read: small-town romance and romantic comedies packed with heart, heat, second chances, grumpy/sunshine sparks, and the kind of found-family vibes that make you want to move right into the pages. Many of her series are perfect for binge-reading, and a number of her books are available in Kindle Unlimited and at major retailers.
When she’s not writing, she’s probably plotting new ways to torture her characters, avoiding laundry, or daydreaming about fictional men and the strong, complicated women who bring them to their knees—and then making them work for it.
You can follow Jill here on Goodreads to keep up with new releases, add her books to your shelves, and discover which small town you want to get lost in next.
If you love small-town chaos, meddling friends and neighbors, sizzling chemistry, and heroes who fall hard for the one woman they absolutely did not plan on, you’re in the right place. Jill’s books blend laugh-out-loud moments with emotional gut punches, slow-burn tension, and deeply earned happily ever afters.
She writes the stories she loves to read: small-town romance and romantic comedies packed with heart, heat, second chances, grumpy/sunshine sparks, and the kind of found-family vibes that make you want to move right into the pages. Many of her series are perfect for binge-reading, and a number of her books are available in Kindle Unlimited and at major retailers.
When she’s not writing, she’s probably plotting new ways to torture her characters, avoiding laundry, or daydreaming about fictional men and the strong, complicated women who bring them to their knees—and then making them work for it.
You can follow Jill here on Goodreads to keep up with new releases, add her books to your shelves, and discover which small town you want to get lost in next.
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January 28, 2015
I read books 1, 3, and 4 of this set. The Jill Shalvis and Elle Kennedy books were good, as I'd hoped/expected; I also liked Face Off, whose author isn't listed on the review page and whose name I've forgotten (sorry).
I didn't finish the 2nd book because it hit some gender-essentialism/body-image issues for me, but I liked the beginning and the fact that it was a sports romance with a retired athlete.
I didn't finish the 2nd book because it hit some gender-essentialism/body-image issues for me, but I liked the beginning and the fact that it was a sports romance with a retired athlete.
May 4, 2020
I read 3 of the 4 books in this collection.
Time Out by Jill Shalvis - my first book by Shalvis and it was good. This was a pseudo-second chance romance where the heroine had a crush on our hero when she was a teenager and after a failed seduction attempt when she was 16 and he was 20(?) they didn't have contact for 14 years and now he's back in his old home town which had been ravaged by wildfire. I had to suspend my disbelief because I know hockey is an expensive sport so I find it rather inconceivable that our hero, at 34 is the youngest head coach of an NHL team, and it sounds like he didn't play hockey growing up in California - at least not from what we've been told as their story unfolds.
Her Man Advantage by Joanne Rock - this was a DNF for me. I started it and a few pages into it we learn that the hero is a pro hockey players hiding from some kind of biker gang in Finland and I checked out.
Face-Off by Nancy Warren - this might have been my favorite in the collection because it's 3 novellas in one, following 3 siblings as the fall in love, beginning with the eldest Jarrad, who falls for his grade 1 teacher love, Sienna; then we get his sister Sam's second chance romance with her first love Greg who is Jarrad's best friend, and finally Taylor, the youngest, falls for Canada's figure skating sweetheart Becky when they participate in a hockey player/figure skater ice dance for charity gig - and it's all set in Vancouver!
Body Check by Elle Kennedy - this was the first one I read because I like Elle Kennedy's hockey romances. This is early in her career, written in 2009, and it shows. Hayden's a "junior professor" in art history - what's that? - and Brody is a forward on her father's pro hockey team. They meet for a one-night stand that turns into a flint that's conflicted by a possible gambling/bribery scandal on her dad's team. I was annoyed with Hayden and how shortsighted she was that she'd throw away a relationship with Brody because he's a pro hockey player and wouldn't be around 100% of the time because he'd be travelling for games.
Time Out by Jill Shalvis - my first book by Shalvis and it was good. This was a pseudo-second chance romance where the heroine had a crush on our hero when she was a teenager and after a failed seduction attempt when she was 16 and he was 20(?) they didn't have contact for 14 years and now he's back in his old home town which had been ravaged by wildfire. I had to suspend my disbelief because I know hockey is an expensive sport so I find it rather inconceivable that our hero, at 34 is the youngest head coach of an NHL team, and it sounds like he didn't play hockey growing up in California - at least not from what we've been told as their story unfolds.
Her Man Advantage by Joanne Rock - this was a DNF for me. I started it and a few pages into it we learn that the hero is a pro hockey players hiding from some kind of biker gang in Finland and I checked out.
Face-Off by Nancy Warren - this might have been my favorite in the collection because it's 3 novellas in one, following 3 siblings as the fall in love, beginning with the eldest Jarrad, who falls for his grade 1 teacher love, Sienna; then we get his sister Sam's second chance romance with her first love Greg who is Jarrad's best friend, and finally Taylor, the youngest, falls for Canada's figure skating sweetheart Becky when they participate in a hockey player/figure skater ice dance for charity gig - and it's all set in Vancouver!
Body Check by Elle Kennedy - this was the first one I read because I like Elle Kennedy's hockey romances. This is early in her career, written in 2009, and it shows. Hayden's a "junior professor" in art history - what's that? - and Brody is a forward on her father's pro hockey team. They meet for a one-night stand that turns into a flint that's conflicted by a possible gambling/bribery scandal on her dad's team. I was annoyed with Hayden and how shortsighted she was that she'd throw away a relationship with Brody because he's a pro hockey player and wouldn't be around 100% of the time because he'd be travelling for games.
March 11, 2018
I'm glad...
That I randomly picked this set. It's about hockey players and I love hockey! These books were a good selection of stories. I'm looking forward to getting more by these authors.
That I randomly picked this set. It's about hockey players and I love hockey! These books were a good selection of stories. I'm looking forward to getting more by these authors.
February 26, 2022
Highly recommend Jill Shalvis 'time out' it's a 5 star read for me. The rest were 3 stars.
December 25, 2016
Please see individual stories for review.
September 14, 2014
Review haiku:
Four sexy Blaze books
At a price you can't resist
Totally worth it
Each individual book is reviewed under its own title.
Four sexy Blaze books
At a price you can't resist
Totally worth it
Each individual book is reviewed under its own title.
June 22, 2015
Definitely enjoyed the first two. The third is choppy as all get out -- three mini-stories. We'll see how the fourth goes.
Hmm. The fourth book was fine, fairly enjoyable. So three stars.
Hmm. The fourth book was fine, fairly enjoyable. So three stars.
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