Review: Off Limits by Kelly Jamieson (Aces Hockey #1.5)
Note: This ARC was provided by Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Jenna MacFadden and Andrew Ross may not be siblings but when Jenna's family took Andrew in as a teen with nowhere else to go and no one else to turn to, he became a part of the MacFadden family. That didn't stop Jenna from having a crush on Andrew, a crush that blossomed into something more but one weekend together proved that Andrew would always choose his loyalty to their family over any feelings he may have for her. Now, Jenna is coming home with her boyfriend in tow and she's ready to prove to herself that she's finally over Andrew...except she isn't, and the more time she spends with him, the clearer it becomes that no one will ever come close to replacing Andrew in her heart. Unfortunately, Jenna remains off-limits to Andrew, but the possibility of never having her in his life may be enough for Andrew to take his chances.
Off Limits is a novella and is the second release in author Kelly Jamieson's Aces Hockey series and one that I really quite liked! It was very different from the first novel, Major Misconduct, and felt more than just the usual falling-for-your-best-friend's-sister romances that I've read in the past. Yes, Jenna MacFadden was the younger sister of Andrew Ross's best friend, but that was just one of the factors that was preventing Andrew from pursuing her. They were family but this didn't have that taboo element that's found in all the step-sibling stories that have suddenly become this year's "in" romance trope. There was also enough of the hockey element to make this novella feel that it really was part of the series, plus the cameo appearances of familiar characters--especially Marc Dupuis and Lovey Armstrong--from book one.
There was a twist in the story that I didn't anticipate, one that involved Jenna and Andrew when they were in college, and it set the stage nicely as to why Jenna kept her distance from him. A part of me was half-expecting these two to end up in bed while they were home for Christmas, but I was happy with how everything played out, and that they were forced to confront their issues before anything more transpired between them. The epilogue, however, felt a tad off, since it appeared as if it was more about Duncan Armstrong's floundering love life with his model girlfriend than it was about Jenna and Andrew. I guess the point was to set the stage for the next book in the series, but maybe a a line or two about Duncan would have sufficed. Still, Off Limits has become my current favorite in the Aces Hockey series. 4.5 stars! ♥
Release Date: 17 November 2015
Date Read: 15 November 2015
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