Here it is! The cover for my next book from Boldwood Books!
Keeping the Score will be out June 3! NEW SINGLE DAD HOCKEY ROMANCE 🏒💖
Ford is my first ever goalie MMC and it was so fun to write him and all his idiosyncracies!
Tropes:
🥅 Sports romance
🥅 Single dad
🥅 Friends to lovers
🥅 Surprise baby
🥅 Forced proximity
🥅 Slow burn
🥅 Spicy af!
I have exciting surprise news!
I've been working on this multi-author series for literally years now and finally we're pulling it all together and ready to release it! I'm so excited about this!
No Way Rosé will be available April 29
Gone With the Wine will be available May 13
Que Será Syrah will be available May 27
Where there's a wine there's a way…
Bianca
I left Napa Valley to forge my own winemaking path. But when I co-inherit my Nonna’s share of the legendary Martinelli-Lamberti vineyards, I intend to bring in the harvest, then fly right back to Argentina, where I’m more than just the invisible middle child of a runaway mother.
Until I encounter Jansen Beck, a handsome newcomer to Napa who lights me up like a good malbec. A retired hockey star who just bought an old, established neighboring winery.
Jansen
My sum total of winemaking knowledge would fit under a hockey puck. But partnering with Bianca will be a win-win—my state-of-the-art lab combined with her knowledge will bring the sexy brunette into my orbit more often—and maybe convince her I can be a success, even without skates and a stick.
Trouble is, I’ve got baggage. And she’s itching to pack hers and blow this cabernet stand. While we work together picking, crushing, and fermenting, the attraction between us is causing another chemical reaction. And with wine and with life, it’s not healthy to keep things bottled up…
Pre-order:
Amazon: https://bit.ly/GoneWtWAZ
Nook: https://bit.ly/GoneWtWBN
Kobo: https://bit.ly/GoneWtWK
Apple: https://bit.ly/GoneWtWAp
We have a cover! And pre-order links! Woop!
Isn’t it beautiful!
Crossing the Line will be available in ebook, paperback and audio January 12, 2025
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D12WX57Z
Apple: https://bit.ly/crossingthelineApple
Nook: https://bit.ly/crossingthelineBN
Kobo: https://bit.ly/crossingthelineK
Google: https://bit.ly/crossingthelineG
And you can add it to your Goodreads “want to read” shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/.../219175693-crossing-the-line
Rule #1 Do not cross the line with best friend’s sister
Ben
On the ice I’m formidable, relentless and I lead by example. Now my coach wants me to step up as Captain – and lead the team off the ice too. But this is my worst nightmare; I’d rather play hockey naked than do any kind of public speaking! To make matters worse, my best friend’s sister has shown up out of the blue to live with us temporarily. We have a history… it’s awkward, she’s starting to invade my fantasies and I can’t seem to escape her. But maybe she could be the answer to my problems…
Mabel
Moving in with my brother was not part of my life plan, but I have no choice at the moment. I need to get away and start my life over. I just wish I didn’t have to share the condo with Ben. I thought I’d buried my teenage crush, but seeing him all the time has me fascinated with him all over again! But now he’s asking for my help to be more outgoing and confident, and basically fake it until he makes it. Sure I can help, but that would mean a lot of time alone. I need to stay strong and resist the obvious temptation...
Well I’m home from RARE Edinburgh 2024! What an adventure this trip was! My sister accompanied me as my assistant for the signing, and we took a little extra jaunt over to Ireland to explore our Irish heritage. We both felt we connected with our Irish roots and we learned a lot about Ireland, the people, their history.
First, the signing! It was amazing, as usual, and I loved meeting everyone who came by my table! Hearing from readers is the best part of this job and I was really touched by some of the conversations. it was a whirlwind day but so much fun. It was also so great to connect with author friends I don’t get to see very often, especially old friends I haven’t seen for a long time! We ended up closing down the meet and greet party we were having so much fun!
Waiting to see everyone!
With Elise Faber, Kate Meader, and Kat Mizera
With Becca Jameson and Lorelei James
We explored Edinburgh, our first time there, and it was gorgeous. The city has a castle on a hill right in the middle of it! I love old architecture and every corner we turned was another beautiful vista. We also went for a lovely afternoon tea and of course checked out a few pubs.
We also took a tour across the country to Inverness, Loch Ness, (sadly we did not spy Nessie despite keeping a close eye out) and Urquhart Castle, which dates back to AD580. It is crumbling but so beautiful.
Then it was on to Ireland! More beauty! We took several guided tours and the guides were all such great storytellers. We learned so much about the history of the country. We did a walking tour of Dublin, a tour of the Jameson distillery and the Guinness brewery — both so much more than I expected! Very polished and interesting! We also drove across Ireland to the Cliffs of Moher—stunning! We visited Galway and drove along the Wild Atlantic Way. So much more amazing old architecture, beautiful parks, cute pubs…I took so many pictures! These are just a few.
I’m full of story ideas and my creative well is brimming! So much beauty, laughter, and learning.
It’s finally my turn to get banged! LOL
Light ‘em Up is book 5 in the Bang Brothers Hockey series, written with my fabulous author friends Jami Davenport, Kat Mizera, Cathryn Fox, Elise Faber, and Gina Azzi! Have you been reading their books?
This time Mama Bang is in New York to help her only daughter find love!
Annie Bang
I’m thrilled to be working in professional hockey, since my five brothers are all hockey players. My new role as skating coach to the New York Bears is the perfect fit and I can’t wait to whip all these guys into shape so we can win more games. Except one of the guys is Logan Coates—the guy who sent my brother to the hospital in a memorable game three seasons ago. I want nothing to do with him.
Logan Coates
I don’t need some tiny figure skater telling me what to do. I know how to skate. I wouldn’t be in the NHL if I didn’t. Although, I am a fourth liner. I do want more ice time. I want to make a difference on the team. But learning how to figure skate isn’t it. Especially from Annie Bang, who hates my guts. Speaking of guts…she has ’em. She’s a pint-sized badass. And that’s sexy as hell. When I’m around her, my skate blade’s not the only thing made of steel. Which makes it very uncomfortable when Coach is forcing me to be around her.
I have amazing news to share!
I recently signed a 4 book contract with a new publisher!
it’s a new hockey series and will start off with CROSSING THE LINE, out in January 2025.
I’m so excited to be working with Boldwood Books. And I had so much fun writing Crossing the Line, I can’t wait to share it with all of you.
Stay tuned for the cover love!
You can finally pre-order LIGHT ‘EM UP at Amazon! (And everywhere else!)
As you may know, Light ‘em Up is part of the Bang Brothers Hockey series, a mulit-author series about five hockey-playing brothers, their little sister Annie, and their matchmaking mama! This is going to be so much fun, I can’t wait for you to read them all!
It’s getting closer! Are you going to be there? I hope you’ll come say bonjour!
I’m super excited to be going to Paris again, I love it there so much and I have SEKRIT reasons for wanting to go back which you’ll find out about soon! Also, I always love meeting readers and hanging out with my author friends.
And can I confess that one reason I’m excited is that I’ll get to dress up and wear pretty shoes!!! It doesn’t happen much anymore lol
Our Kickstarter campaign for the Bang Brothers Hockey books! is live!
This is going to be so much fun! We have some beautiful special edition hardcover books for you, and lots of gorgeous art and swag. Kickstarter is the only way to get the hardcover books and special stuff, although the ebooks and paperbacks will be available later this year. But you can get them FIRST by backing this project.
If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, here’s a little basic info. Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform that creatives can use to fund special projects. You’ll need to go to Kickstarter and create an account. When you pick a project to back, scroll through all the fabulous options and choose the tier you want to receive. We’ll have lots of different options for you. For example, our lowest tier is $5.00 and gets you some cool digital stickers. When you’ve pledged to back your tier, your rewards are reserved for you, and you don’t pay anything until the campaign is over. If by chance we don’t meet our funding goal, the project won’t go forward. You’ll get updates about how the campaign is going and when your goodies have shipped!
From six bestselling authors comes the Bang Brothers Hockey series. These five professional hockey-playing brothers and their younger sister are about to face off against their newly retired mother…who suddenly has plenty of time to play matchmaker.
Add in some secret dating, a single dad, an accidental pregnancy, a marriage of convenience, a runaway bride, and a wrong bed—or two—and these siblings are not going to know what hit them when Mama Bang decides that it's time for them to skate off into their happily-ever-afters!
Each of the six volumes in the Bang Brothers Hockey series features a special edition case jacket designed by Jena Brignola. The six front covers come together to feature a gorgeous rainbow of watercolor hockey pucks and their backs show tribute to the cities these books are set in—Oakland, Portland, Los Angeles, Knoxville, New York City, and Boston! In addition, their edges will be custom printed and feature fun insights into each of the Bang siblings! LOOK AT THOSE PRETTIES! I’m in love lol
A rainbow of hockey hunks + printed edges, special edition interiors with 2-page chapter headings, title pages, and bonus art!
Don't miss all of the other goodies, like exclusive swag, stretch goals, and a Zoom party with all six Bang authors!
For those who follow me on various social media sites, you may have noticed that I haven’t been active on Twitter lately. sob I used to love Twitter, especially for hockey game nights. I’ve been hanging out a bit more on Threads and I am on Bluesky also. So if you’re there, give me a follow. I’m kind of seeing how these new sites go, but they’re similar in feel to Twitter so I’m trying them out.
Yay it’s finally here!
And this one’s really been a long time coming. I’m so excited to finally have a new book to share with you all and I hope it gives you all the Christmas spirit feels. I love Christmas, I love New York City, and I love love so this book was so fun to write.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN5VQ2RW/
Apple: https://apple.co/3sycfeb
Nook: https://bit.ly/mpcnook
Kobo: https://bit.ly/mpckobo
WINNER!
The winner of the Kobo Nia from my Bears Trivia Contest is
Annamaria Mactavish!
And here are the questions and answers for those of you curious!
1. Which character saves a dog’s life?
Answer: Easton Miller in Must Love Dogs…and Hockey)
2. Which character talks to plants?
Answer Lola McGrath in Good Hands
3. Which character has a fear of mascots?
Answer Hunter Morrissette in Talk Hockey to Me
4. Which character likes to watch pimple popper videos? Answer Sara Carrington in You Had Me at Hockey
5. Which character busks in the New York subways? Answer Emerie Ross in The O Zone
6. Which character has ADHD?
Answer: Nate Karmeinski in Scoring Big
Thanks to everyone who played along!
TRIVIA QUIZ FOR MERRY PUCKING CHRISTMAS
We're on day 6 LAST DAY! of the Bears Hockey Trivia Quiz! If you play—and get all the answers right—you're guaranteed to win something. So... let’s play!
Search on this hashtag to find them all (on my FB page or my Instagram): #BearsHockeyTriviaQuiz or go to my blog https://www.kellyjamieson.com/blog
Today's question: Which character has ADHD?
Put your answer here: https://forms.gle/XdwyJJMp13wpMBxaA
Winners will be chosen randomly. Grand Prize winner will be announced on November 14 on Facebook, Instagram, in Kelly’s newsletter, and on her blog.
(Your personal information will never be used other than to send you prizes)
TRIVIA QUIZ FOR MERRY PUCKING CHRISTMAS
We're on day 5 of the Bears Hockey Trivia Quiz! If you play—and get all the answers right—you're guaranteed to win something. So... let’s play!
Search on this hashtag to find them all (on my FB page or my Instagram): #BearsHockeyTriviaQuiz or go to my blog https://www.kellyjamieson.com/blog
Today's question: 5. Which character busks in the New York subways?
Put your answer here: https://forms.gle/fCLPiFy6xyuo1XGi7
Winners will be chosen randomly. Grand Prize winner will be announced on November 14 on Facebook, Instagram, in Kelly’s newsletter, and on her blog.
(Your personal information will never be used other than to send you prizes)
TRIVIA QUIZ FOR MERRY PUCKING CHRISTMAS
Naughty is the new nice…
Small town woman. Big city hockey player. They shouldn’t add up, but when two lonely hearts collide, the holidays get a lot merrier—and hotter.
We're on day 4 of the Bears Hockey Trivia Quiz! If you play—and get all the answers right—you're guaranteed to win something. So... let’s play!
1. Each day, read the question posed on social media. Today’s question is:
Which character likes to watch pimple popper videos?
2. Do you remember the answer? If not, find it!
3. Fill out this form for your answer each day
https://forms.gle/cECfCm71QxrAsuMN9
4. Win prizes!
· All participants who answer all the questions correctly will receive a swag pack
· One grand prize winner will win a Kobo nia
Winners will be chosen randomly. Grand Prize winner will be announced on November 14 on Facebook, Instagram, in Kelly’s newsletter, and on her blog.
(Your personal information will never be used other than to send you prizes)
TRIVIA QUIZ FOR MERRY PUCKING CHRISTMAS
Naughty is the new nice…
Small town woman. Big city hockey player. They shouldn’t add up, but when two lonely hearts collide, the holidays get a lot merrier—and hotter.
We're on day 3 of the Bears Hockey Trivia Quiz! If you play—and get all the answers right—you're guaranteed to win something. So... let’s play!
1. Each day, read the question posed on social media. Today’s question is:
Which character has a fear of mascots?
2. Do you remember the answer? If not, find it!
3. Fill out this form for your answer each day
https://forms.gle/56fb3RvqUhHeYY7K7
4. Win prizes!
· All participants who answer all the questions correctly will receive a swag pack
· One grand prize winner will win a Kobo nia
Winners will be chosen randomly. Grand Prize winner will be announced on November 14 on Facebook, Instagram, in Kelly’s newsletter, and on her blog.
(Your personal information will never be used other than to send you prizes)
TRIVIA QUIZ FOR MERRY PUCKING CHRISTMAS
Naughty is the new nice…
Small town woman. Big city hockey player. They shouldn’t add up, but when two lonely hearts collide, the holidays get a lot merrier—and hotter.
We're on day 2 of the Bears Hockey Trivia Quiz! If you play—and get all the answers right—you're guaranteed to win something. So... let’s play!
1. Each day, read the question posed on social media. Today’s question is:
Which character talks to plants?
2. Do you remember the answer? If not, find it!
3. Fill out this form for your answer each day
https://forms.gle/bfzvEjjS4ztGdCfe6
4. Win prizes!
· All participants who answer all the questions correctly will receive a swag pack
· One grand prize winner will win a Kobo nia
Winners will be chosen randomly. Grand Prize winner will be announced on November 14 on Facebook, Instagram, in Kelly’s newsletter, and on her blog.
(Your personal information will never be used other than to send you prizes)
TRIVIA QUIZ FOR MERRY PUCKING CHRISTMAS
Naughty is the new nice…
Small town woman. Big city hockey player. They shouldn’t add up, but when two lonely hearts collide, the holidays get a lot merrier—and hotter.
This trivia quiz will revisit some of the Bears Hockey characters because we’re about to see them all again in Merry Pucking Christmas!
1. Each day, read the question posed on social media. Today’s question is:
Which character saves a dog’s life?
2. Do you remember the answer? If not, find it!
3. Fill out this form for your answer each day
https://forms.gle/zrJoSwxCAip3usvP6
4. Win prizes!
· All participants who answer all the questions correctly will receive a swag pack
· One grand prize winner will win a Kobo nia
Winners will be chosen randomly. Grand Prize winner will be announced on November 14 on Facebook, Instagram, in Kelly’s newsletter, and on her blog.
(Your personal information will never be used other than to send you prizes)
This month Apple has a prmotion on sports romances and GOOD HANDS was selected to nbe part of it. Only $0.99!
Eeeek it’s been a while since I posted! I have lots of news to share!
Join the Chippy Chicks - 5 hoekcy romance authors - as we talk about what’s been hapening over the summer and get raady for the new hockey season
Yes! I’ve been writing! This is actually the second book I’ve finished — the other one will hopefully be out some time in 2024 - stay tuned!
I started this Christmas story last year before my burn out, and it’s been so fun to get back to it and finish it. I love Christmas and Christmas romances.. It’s the opposite of a “home for the holidays” Christmas romance!
What we're seeing is an example of toxic fandom. "Fandom refers to a community of people who are passionate about something, whether it's a film, a band, a television show, a book, or a sports team.'" They find a sense of community and connection and get deeply involved.
This happens with all kinds of media--KPop, Marvel, Swifties, Naruto, and...sports teams.
Booktok creators became big hockey fans, or more specifically, hockey player fans. And their followers became hockey player fans, too, as well as fans of the creators. But when there are disagreements and passionate fans turn to infighting or to defending what they love, it becomes toxic. They are so invested in a particular work or person that they act out to “save” or “defend” it with online trolling and harassment, damaging it for everyone else.
Hockey fans themselves (not booktokkers) aren't immune to this. I belong to a lot of hockey fan groups and there is often infighting among the fans about who should be traded, why X is a terrible goalie, and how stupid the coach is. They're *passionate* about their team, sometimes to the point where I can't stomach it.
So these hockeybooktokkers who followed popular creators got upset when the creators thought they were being attacked by a player's wife. (See video below for an analysis of whether that really happened.) And they're unhappy that the Kraken unfollowed booktokkers and deleted booktok posts when the Kraken felt it had gotten out of hand. As they should have, when one of their team members and his wife felt uncomfortable about it.
Unfortunately this is causing damage to the entire booktok community and specifically hockey romance. I would hope that all of us are not judged on the actions of a few, but that's already happening, with a hockey romance author being trolled and attacked on her new release.
As authors, we love our "fans." We want them to be passionate about our work. We just want them to be respectful and compassionate to other readers, authors, and...well, everyone.
In April, I went on a once in a lifetime trip to Australia!
I attended the Romance Author and Reader Event in Melbourne. The event was fantastic. I appreciated all the organization and planning that went into it, everything went smoothly (for me, at least; there were some Amazon glitches for some authors). I had my daughter as an assistant, and she was also organized and took a gazillion photographs, handled the payments, and multiple other tasks. I loved talking to readers! It’s such a special joy to talk face to face and I want to thank everyone who came by my table. I even got gifts!
Look at my beautiful banner!
There was also some sightseeing/research, because OF COURSE I now have to write an Australian hero! We spent one week in Melbourne. I love this city! The skyscrapers are beautiful. We stayed on the wharf and were able to walk along the Yarra River and have a drink and meals. We explored the business district with beautiful older buildings, the tiny lanes with graffiti, churches, and parks. We did some tours outside the city as well, including the Great Ocean Road, a walk through the rainforest, and Shipwreck Coast where the Twelve Apostles. The walk down to the beach where Tom and Eva were shipwrecked was magical. It had just rained so we were there alone and it was quiet and tranquil—almost spiritual.
I have to mention the coffee! At first we were surprised at how expensive it was, and how you don’t get refills. Then we tasted it and realized it’s all freshly made espresso. I ordered a long black each time, and OMG so delicious. I’ll never get used to a pot of drip coffee again!
There was also a lot of wine… that is orange wine I was drinking…
We saw the Brighton Bathing Boxes, then went to see kangaroos and koalas and wallabies, then the magical little penguins who come out of the ocean at dusk.
Then it was on to Sydney for a week. We visited the Blue Mountains and rode a cable car over the valley. Incredible. We took a ferry to Manly Beach, went to Bondi beach, Darling Harbour, and on our last day we shopped!
Things that did not impress me about Austraila:
I ate a beautiful shiny mandarin orange expecting it to be amazing, and it was tasteless.
We tried a Violet Crumble chocolate bar. It’ls like a Crunchie bar, which I LOVE but it had a funny taste.
Things that impressed me in Australia (Besides the friendly, polite people and gorgeous landscape and ocean)
Ordering your drink and/or meal from the QR code on the table. And I mean, you order your meal on the app and pay for it. In a few minutes someone brings you your wine, then your meal, and when you’re done you just walk out.
The coffee (as above)
The tap on/tap off on public transportation. We took the ferry, trains, and buses. We just had to use our credit card to tap on, then tap off when we got off. SO EASY
Free wifi everywhere (even on the beach)
No tipping (because I’m happy to know that people make enough money that tipping isn’t necessary)
The commitment to reconciliation—the tour guides were very open about Australia’s history of colonization and even used the term genocide to refer to how indigenous people were treated, which is very brave and honest and admirable.
