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Win Big

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i just adore these wynn hockey books, and i'm so excited we're finally getting everly's story. in win big, théo and j.p.'s aunt meets her match in wyatt bell. he's obnoxious and carefree in ways that rub up against her buttoned-up controlling persona.

but the thing about wyatt is that he clearly has hidden depths. he's not the playboy she assumes he is. and when he makes a commitment he genuinely tries his best to honor it. he cares about his hockey career and his team. but he also has responsibilities to others that mean more to him than his happiness.

and this strikes a chord in everly. because her tightly held control is all about making sure she does nothing to embarass or upset her family, her parents in particular. she did that once and it was horrible. and she never wants to do that again. the idea of disappointing her family gives her panic attacks.

but as everly and wyatt get closer, it's pretty clear that they could both use some of the other's influence in how they handle their baggage. and in fact, they are absolutely perfect for one another. the way they fit is everything.

i hope we see harrison's story next. he has his work cut out for him with the yoga instructor that has caught his fancy.

**win big will publish on november 19, 2019. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/random house publishing group (loveswept) in exchange for my honest review.

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Everly Wynn is lauded as the princess of the Wynn family dynasty. To everyone including most of her family, she’s seen as perfect. Running her family hockey teams charity organization, she can’t afford to be seen as anything less. Especially since being perfect is nothing but a charade for want she feels inside. So to her it’s no surprise.... okay it’s still a surprise when she wakes up in Wyatt Bells bed.

Wyatt Bell has no cares in the world, he’s seen and known as the carefree, always wants to have a good time, stress free guy. But that’s what he wants everyone to think. So when his word sparring partner finally concedes to their mutual attraction for one another he’s all game. But what was supposed to be a fun casual night of sex turns into just another regular night when Everly has too much to drink.

What starts out as a casual one time (on Everlys Part) fling ends up being a PR issue. A harmless photograph from a sex shop gives the wrong impression to the public and it’s up to Everly and Wyatt to go onto “PR” dates. But to Wyatt he sees it as his opportunity to get under his princesses skin.

Both weighed down by their past, will they be able to work through it together and finally get to a deeper relationship or will the past make a reappearance and keep them from finding their forever person. Well you’ll have to read to find out!

Big Win was a great addition to the series and propelled the overall story ARC forward a lot in terms of the family drama. Hopefully not much forward where it’s completed before all the younger Wynn generation gets their happily ever after.

Although you don’t find out until close to the end what haunts them, all throughout the book you get hints dropped to you and a sense that what each has gone through were traumatic in their own right and fundamentally changed them as people. This book deals with that and how you are able to truly move forward with your life, when Life deals you blows.

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There are some authors I read that consistently put out a superior product and Kelly Jamieson is one of those authors. Her Wynn Family series has been entertaining to say the least, but Win Big is by far my favorite in the series. It is sort of an opposites attract, enemies to lovers story, but it is filled with emotion, characters who have some baggage that makes them the way they are, and because a Wynn is involved, a whole lot of mixed up family politics. I found it impossible to put down and when it was over I wanted to begin reading it again.
Since she was 16 years old and made some bad choices that devastated her parents, Everly Wynn has strived to be a model citizen and daughter. She makes sure her behavior is above reproach and she doesn’t harm the Wynn family name in any way. To people around her she comes off as stand-offish, a bit of a snob, and unfeeling, but underneath she is a good person just trying to make her parents and family proud and live up to the Wynn name. So on New Year’s Day when she wakes up alone in Wyatt Bell’s bed and remembers they make out session from the night before she knows she has to nip it in the bud right away, Wyatt on the other hand has different plans.
You’ll I loved these two together, Wyatt is so full of life and lives each day to the fullest while Everly is all about work and keeping up appearances, but the chemistry between them…whew, so hot! Their verbal sparring is foreplay and they’ve been at it for a long while so it isn’t a surprise when it finally boils over into more. What I really enjoyed was watching the metamorphosis of Everly with Wyatt’s help and watching them both open up to the things in their past that has made them the people they are today.
The Wynn family drama really comes into play in this book and I was happy to see all of the kids and grandkids working together to try and put their family back together. I’m really interested to see how things shake out as this series progresses.
As for Wyatt and Everly, they have some fun, they get in a bit of trouble, they make some mistakes, and they have a few moments of indecision, but through it all it is evident they have something special and when they are apart they both realize just how much the other person makes their life better.
Win Big is simply spectacular, I was engaged from the first page until the last and I fell in love with this couple and their insane chemistry. Ms. Jamieson really outdid herself on this one, it is a Wynner!

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Win Big (Wynn Hockey, #3) by Kelly Jamieson....I have enjoyed all of Kelly's Hockey books and the first two in this series...but this is the best so far. This book grabbed me from the beginning and did not let me go. Everly Wynn (only daughter..scandal at 16) Wyatt Bell (hockey player and a player but he has his own past to deal with) add in the law suit between Everly's father and his two son's from his first marriage... her father's health...Owen....all the family dynamics... laughter, tears..and I did shed a few of both kinds, quilt, heart wrenching feelings, love and very hot steamy stuff..all to get us to a very HEA. I can't wait for the next book...will it be Harrison's story?..Thanks to the publishers and #NetGalley for letting me preview this book.

Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Action-packed Easy-to-read Entertaining Funny Great world building Haunting Happily Ever After Informative Page-turner Romantic Steamy Tear-jerker Tragic Wonderful characters

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I am a HUGE, HUGE Hockey fan and reading hockey romance novels are simply perfection in a cover. Kelly Jamieson feeds my addiction in the best kind of way. Wyatt and Everly are what I love to call Hockey royalty, even though they fought their attraction well, Wyatt really didn't fight that much, but the chase is what make this book so exciting, that and the game play by play.
Love on the rink is the best kind of read, a book to cuddle up to and cheer at the same time as you fall in love with Wyatt one of the sexiest defense men in the hockey romance realm!

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I’m sure I’ve said this about a Kelly Jamieson book before but... I think I’ve found my new favorite Kelly Jamieson book!

I absolutely LOVED Win Big!

From page one, I was in reader raptures with Everly and Wyatt. Yes, I remembered both characters from the previous books in this series, but I have no doubt I’d have felt the same coming into Win Big fresh, because they were so much fun—and had great depth. Their banter was charming, heated (with snark and sexual tension), and made them both so very, very likable, I couldn’t help but root for them to get together.

While Wyatt is grade-A book boyfriend material—every time I had to set this book aside today, I was thinking about him and wishing he was real and MINE—Everly was super relatable. I wish she, too, was real... so we could be friends.

Ms. Jamieson has been a favorite of mine for years, and that she’s still able make me giddy makes me, well, giddy. I can’t wait for this series to continue. (Maybe Heather? And one of Everly’s male relatives? Girl needs a HEA, stat.)

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I received a copy of this arc from NetGalley for an honest review. I love romantic hockey books but they are all the same. I would love for one to surprise me and this just did not.

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I was excited when I read the blurb and saw that this was Everly/Wyatt’s story. Everly was an immense presence in Theo and J.P.’s books, and I couldn’t wait to read about her. I wasn’t disappointed.

Win Big’s plotline was well written and flowed well. The author was able to keep my attention focused on the plot through the entire book. Lately, I have found my attention wandering when reading. So, for a book to keep my attention is a good thing.

There are dual POV’s in Win Big. I am not an enormous fan of dual storylines. I get lost when reading them. My attention wanders, as I mentioned above. But the author did a fantastic job of switching between Everly and Wyatt’s POV.

I loved Everly in Win Big!! She was larger than life presence in the previous two books. She did get on my nerves in J.P.’s book, and honestly, I was expecting the same in this book. So, imagine my surprise when she came across as a normal girl with typical issues. I loved it!!

I loved Wyatt also. I will say that he had some significant baggage when he was getting involved with Everly. I wish that his relationship with Owen/Heather was explained earlier. I thought the same thing Everly did. Other than that, I loved him!! He stood up for her when Everly’s blast from the past came roaring back into her life. There was so much he did for her in this book, and that made me love him!!

Win Big is book 3 in the Wynn Hockey series. It can be read as a stand-alone book, but I highly suggest reading the first two books. There is a crucial storyline that is interwoven in the book. It is explained, but it’s better to read from book 1. That way, there is no confusion when reading about Bob’s problems.

Speaking of Bob’s issues, I loved how Everly, her brothers, her nieces, and nephews came together to try and solve it. I did feel bad that Everly’s digging made her face some painful truths about what was going on with Bob. The scene where they confront Bob and his two older sons was well written, and well, it made me cry.

Everly and Wyatt had some insane sexual chemistry going on. What I liked is that the author built that chemistry up to an explosive release. And yes, that is my way of saying that they had some unbelievable sex.

The end of Win Big was emotional. I am not going to get into it, but I will say that I am excited to see who the next couple is going to be.

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Everly and Wyatt have a history of antagonizing each other, until a New Year's Eve party changes things. They continue to banter and spend more time together, and each discovers the other is more complex than their reputations. I really enjoyed Everly and Wyatt, and their story was fun and relatable. Can be read as a stand alone, but I recommend starting with the other books in the series to better understand the Wynn family dynamics and the female friendships in this book.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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I received a copy from Netgalley and the publisher In exchange for my honest review. I really enjoyed the family aspect and the hockey storyline. Both were damaged and looking to protect themselves but find love instead. The language during the love making scenes was a little unnecessary to me but other than that, a great story

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This is the 3rd book in the series, and I enjoyed reading it a lot.

Everly, daughter of the team owner, and Wyatt, hockey player, have an encounter on New Years, which eventually leads to more. Can this work out?

The author keeps this story really interesting, giving more details about the family feud, which prolongs throughout the series. There’s a lot of chemistry between Everly and Wyatt, banter back and forth, and even tho I haven’t read book 1 & 2, I could easily follow the story line!

I kindly received an arc from the author / publisher through Netgalley and voluntarily left a review

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Wyatt seems like a jokester and a playboy, while Everly is a straightlaced perfectionist. These two really like to push each other's buttons! There's an undeniable connection there, though, and they both have secrets.

I liked their interactions and what both brought out of the other, along with the side story of her family. This is the first I read in this series, and there was so much mention of all the other characters, I didn't feel necessarily lost, just that I missed a bunch of other stories I guess. Also at times I felt like there was a lot of added details I didn't need. But I liked the couple, the story was entertaining, and the ending was good and happy.

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Sweet story. Really enjoyed getting to know the real Wyatt and Everly behind their respective facades. This book had a lot more depth and emotion than I was expecting and it added a complex layer that I really loved. Their relationship developed naturally and unexpectedly and that made it more real and believable. A quick, romantic and perfectly sexy read!

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I always enjoy Kelly Jamieson's hockey series and Win Big does not disappoint. Everly and Wyatt's story was wonderful. I am truly enjoying this new series and all of the characters.

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Everly Wynn loves her job working for the philanthropic arm of her family's hockey team. She's dealing with a lot - worries about her father's health, the fact that he seems to have stolen from her two oldest brothers resulting in a lawsuit that is making the family choose sides, and still trying to be perfect after making a terrible mistake at sixteen.
Wyatt Bell knows that life can be surprising and difficult. That's why he tends to take life as it comes. Up to and including when he is caught in a photograph that, while he's not worried about it, does make the hockey brass to call him in to the office and for Everly to step in and say that she would be willing to be in a relationship with him. Or at least appear to be for PR reasons. Except that... it could be that feelings might just get involved.
This was the first book I've read in the series but I didn't feel like I was missing much. It was a little bit slow to get started and I thought that the blurb highlighted Everly's mistake more than it was mentioned in the book. Then it was wrapped up pretty quickly..

Three and a half stars
This book comes out November 19th
ARC kindly provided by Loveswept and NetGalley
Opinions are my own

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This is another heartwarming and sexy hockey story by Kelly Jamieson. It is an entertaining story with engaging characters and I also enjoyed all the secondary characters; many of them making appearances from past stories.

Wyatt stole my heart. He is funny and charming and has a lot of confidence. Wyatt lives life to its fullest and he is the perfect guy for Everly. Unfortunately, Everly has a lot of issues and is afraid to let herself enjoy life.

Once Wyatt and Everly start to spend time together, Everly slowly lets down her guard. She is able to have fun and doesn’t feel the anxiety she usually has.

Everly and Wyatt are successful and appear confident but they are both vulnerable and have issues they are afraid to share. They are perfect for each other, they just need time to figure that out. I especially loved all the chemistry flowing between them. Great story.

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**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

Win Big is the next book in the Wynn Hockey series and one that many of us that have been reading the series have been waiting for. One thing I will say is that this series is much better read as a series. You're able to understand the family drama that continues and having read all the books gives you a much more rounded understanding of the family.

Everly Wynn runs the foundation arm of the hockey club. She has always been one who likes to be in control and have things just so, but between the anxiety that the fights (and tries to hide) and an incident that happened back in her teens, she feels an even more heightened determination to be perfect. She's the problem solver in her family and so between trying to keep the family in line and work, she leaves herself little time for fun.

Wyatt Bell is fairly new to the team having been traded from his previous team in Detroit. He's also known for loving the ladies, but the real question is, is that who he really is or is that most a facade? As we learn about Wyatt, he's had his own struggles and deals with some weighty issues, but the one thing that is clear, is he has a heart of gold and is a really good person.

While Everly and Wyatt have always had more of a love/hate relationship, as the two of them spend time together, they begin to learn about one another and figure out that what you see isn't always what you get. As they begin to learn the layers of the other person, they see there is much more there than meets the eye. They each push to bring out different sides of the other person, all while things begin to turn romantic.

I enjoyed Everly and Wyatt and how their story unfolded. As a person who suffers from anxiety, it was great to see it included in the book and to see how Wyatt approached the situation after he learned that Everly suffered. I think the love/hate aspect made it that much sweeter when they actually started seeing further within the other person.

I'm looking forward to continuing along this journey with the Wynn family!

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In this third installment of the Wynn series, we get to spend time with “aunt” Everly. She is roughly the same age as Theo and JP (the heros from the first 2 books), but she is the daughter of their Grandfather from his second marriage.

Everly is a slightly different heroine, on the outside she is calm, cool, and collected. On the inside she’s a mess and that mess is tied up in multiple issues from her childhood/teenage years. Everly is a prime example of “don’t make assumptions.” She is paired with Wyatt, a player on her father’s hockey team. Wyatt is a prime example of still waters run deep and a remarkable character to get to know.

I really liked Everly and Wyatt together. Both characters needed to grow emotionally and they are the unexpected catalysts for that to happen. For Everly, we also see growth in the family front as well as the romantic experience. It was nice to see rifts that we have been following for the two previous books start to potentially heal.

Win Big is a solid addition to the Wynn series. It is technically a stand alone, but the back story contained in the first two books supports this story and makes it much more robust. I am enjoying this series and curious about which of the Wynn’s we will see next.

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I love this series by Kelly! And this one won't disappoint! 5 hockey pucks for this one!
Meet the female Wynn, Everly, who has always had to fight for her dads attention because she wasn't a boy that played hockey, like her brothers. When she hangs out and spends the night with Wyatt Bell, she feels like she's made yet another mistake in her life that will disappoint her parents.
Read along and enjoy their story, as Wyatt tries to convince her that she's perfectly not perfect, and that's ok! You will fall in love with him, and they will be your new favorite Wynn family couple! Grab this one asap!

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Thanks to the publisher for an ARC to read and give my honest opinion.


After the last Wynn book, I was so happy to receive a copy of Everly and Wyatt’s book. Hockey is a fun past time for me so if I can incorporate it into my reading...well it’s a Win Big for me. So let’s dive in and see how I felt about this book.

The book started off slow.... no denying that but I’m not in favor of the big elephant in the room scenario and the author does not reveal it until 2/3’s of the book. Everly has Daddy issues and she clearly does not start off liking Wyatt even after a drunk make out. Wyatt however is the life of the party and seems to be genuine in his like for Everly, which just makes you adore him. When the book finally heats up you have to finish... loved the ending.

What did I like? Wyatt made an amazing book boyfriend. His genuine and fun loving persona just combatted against Everly.... love how she accepts defeat.

Would I buy this book? Yes. This is a series but each are stand alone but it’s one of those series that you’ll just enjoy reading all the scenarios. In this book the plot with her Dad thickens but no solution.

Thoughts for the author?Fun series...thanks so much for allowing me to peak before it goes out to all the readers. I hope they enjoy it as much as I did.

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