I was bound to enjoy this novel - it's both a sports and enemies-t0-lovers romance. Regan and Tierney are coaches on opposite ice hockey teams. There's a bit of history between them, but Regan pushed Tierney away and there's now no love lost between them. When Tierney joins a new team, she begins to interact more with Tierney. What starts as a casual arrangement soon blooms into love.

The romance is sweet really. I loved Regan's bad girl personality, as well as Tierney's level headedness. They made a very cute pair.

Just a heads up though - there are only fade-to-black sex scenes, which (personally) I found cut the chemistry between Regan and Tierney.

Looking forward to reading what's next from Kelly Farmer.

Many thanks to Netgalley, Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) for a copy of this novel. ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

Regan Lane is a hockey legend and now coach. She is loud and brash and says what she thinks. Tierney McGovern is also a hockey coach and is not impressed by Regan Lane and her loud mouth. The two of them are constantly thrown together as the season progresses due to a challenge Regan lays down and Tierney finds that Regan isn't so bad after all.
This is the third installment of this series from Kelly Farmer and I am here for more whenever she is ready to release the next. I have loved all three but you don't necessarily need to read the first two books in the series before reading this. I definitely enjoyed the scenes that included Caro, Amy, Jen and Maisey though, it's always nice to catch up with old favorites. I really loved this story with Regan and Tierney, their problems were complex and their personalities layered in a way that make the romance feel so genuine. Hope was a great addition and I loved Regan's relationship with her siblings. I'm never disappointed after reading a book by Kelly Farmer and this one was fantastic. Can't wait for her next one!

⭐⭐⭐⭐
🏒👩‍👩‍👧🏳️‍🌈

This book is a lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers, ice hockey sapphic romance. It was cute, it had great banter and I really enjoyed it.

This is the 3rd book in the series, but I read this one first. I believe there are characters from the other books in here, which probably would have made some sense make more sense, but I enjoyed it all the same.

Tier (Tierney) and Regan are rival coaches in Ice Hockey, and even though Tier tries to deny, and stop it, their chemistry is off the charts. They were former lovers back when they were young, but things happened and they parted ways. Tier married, adopted Hope with her ex, and divorced. I loved Hope as a character, with her many questions and stories about bugs and animals.

I'm not really into the miscommunication trope, but everything happens for a reason. :)

I liked that Regan stuck up for what she believed in, at the moment, considering it's probably something I would have done. I also liked how she dealt with everything afterwards, realising her behaviour also affected others.

Thank you, Kelly Farmer and Netgalley for a copy of the ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I love a good sports romance and we seem to see alot of M/F and M/M romances but not as many F/F! So hats off to Kelly Farmer for Calling the Shots about two female ice hockey coaches.

Regan Lane is and outspoken ex-player (literally and figuratively). She gets a promotion to the Boston Ice as head coach, after spending time as assistant coach in the NHL, and is quickly back in the orbit of one-time (brief) flame Tierney McGovern, coach of the New York Libertys. Tierney has never forgiven Regan for loving and leaving her after a week's tryst early in their careers. She's moved on having married (and divorced) and having a child - but the wound is still fresh and she's determined not to allow Regan's brash, showboating nature get under her skin.

Calling the Shots was a good mix of Tierney and Regan managing team dynamics, and their personal lives - Tierney's moreso given she shared custody of her daughter with her ex. There was enough hockey to appease the hockey enthusiasts, a little steam for those loving the steam (could have been a little more), and some drama to make you question if there was going to be a happy ever after.

Thank you to Carina Press and Netgalley for this ARC!

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, from Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) and #NetGalley. Thank you for the opportunity to preview and review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Kudos for a LGBTQIA+ story that’s realistic and compelling. Charming characters who are relatable.

Thank you to Kelly Farmer, Carina Press, and NetGalley for the Arc of Calling the Shots.

I liked a lot about this book, specifically that the characters seemed pretty realistic and not just caricatures of people. Nothing about them was super over exaggerated and they acted in ways that I thought were believable.

I’m also a huge fan of hockey so I enjoyed most of the hockey talk while some of it seemed just mildly unbelievable. However I do enjoy that it was based around women’s professional hockey!

The only thing I wasn’t super jazzed about is the miscommunication trope used in the book. It’s one of my least favorites, but I was happy it didn’t last very long.

Overall a good book and really enjoyable!

I like that there are more and more books about same sex couples being released lately! Usually the gay couples are the background characters and not the main ones. It was really refreshing to read.

I like the premise and overall story, but the writing was a little rough in some spots

I found a lot to love about 'Calling the Shots'. It was so interesting to read a book about two rival female hockey coaches. Both women, Tierney and Regan, shared a romantic week together, but things fizzled after that week because Regan ghosted Tierney. I love a good rom-com with a friends to lovers angle to the story, and this book comes through! I also liked that they were both hockey coaches on rival teams. The added bonus of the challenge in the games created more tension between the two characters.

I really enjoyed the dynamic between Tierney and Regan. Both women feel the spark again between them, but they both have been hurt in the past. Tierney is divorced, and she has a daughter. She has to decide if she wants to put herself back out there again, and she has the added challenge of deciding when to introduce someone new to her daughter. Regan is someone who has a past of not being able to commit to someone. She is unsure if she wants a partner and a family, but she has to decide if she wants to take a risk.

I loved that the book dove into the difficulty of dating after divorce and dating as a parent. This is something that I don't see a lot in books that I typically read, but it is very relatable.

The descriptions of the hockey games made me feel like I was watching the games on the ice. I liked being able to read about professional female hockey teams, and the challenge that women face in professional sports.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I think that I would have enjoyed it more if it was told in a first person point of view. It would have been better to read from the perspective of Regan and Tierney, alternating back and forth.

Thanks to NetGalley and Carina Press for the ARC of this book! I would recommend it for sure!

Calling the Shots is an enemies to friends to lovers romance set in the world of professional hockey.

Tierney McGovern and Regan Lane are two rival coaches trying to prove themselves in a world that constantly overlooks women's sport. Tierney struggles with making a name for herself and getting out from her father's shadow. Regan is a huge advocate for women's hockey and uses her strong personality and platform for her cause. Their rivalry is eaten up by the papers and creates a competitive atmosphere that leads to funny challenges that ultimately rekindle their romance.

I absolutely loved how fiercely Regan fights for equality and inclusivity in sports. As a sports fan, I know how disparate the women's game is to the men's, regardless of sport, so I was on board for all of it. When she shuts down clearly misogynistic and sexist comments/questions from reporters or fans, I was clapping. She's my hero.

There's a lot I liked about the book -- the world of hockey, the competition, and the character growth. However, the writing felt a little disjointed. I also feel like it should've been written in 1st person POV. I don't know, but the writing kept me from connecting with the story fully and I felt I had to go back and re read portions of text just to remember what had happened.

The concept of this book is golden but the execution left a lot to be desired. Overall, this is a quick and cute read but not memorable.

Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Press for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Kelly Farmer, Carina Press (Harlequin), and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. Calling the Shots comes out November 15, 2022.

Calling the Shots is a second-chance, single-mom, LGQTB, hockey romance. Tier and Regan are both head coaches of two different women's hockey teams. Regan is a hot head outgoing woman who is very vocal about the inequality between women's and men's hockey, this sometimes lands her in hot water. Tier is quite and serious and she lets her skills as a coach shine through on the ice. Before Regan got her position she makes The Challenge, which is the bet that her team would not only get into the championships but that they would win against Tier's team. What the public doesn't know is that the two not only know each other due to their time spent in the hockey world, but also years ago they spent a very steamy week together that didn't go anywhere due to Regan ghosting Tier after. While the two battle it out for the championship, they start to realize that the heat that they once had might still be there.

This books was very cute and I honestly loved all of the characters including the side characters as well. I loved Tier's daughter I though she was super cute and added humor. Tier and Regan were both flawed in their own ways but I thought they had great growth and character development. I think the only thing was that there were random big jumps in time that made reading it a little jagged. Other then that I thought this was a quick, sweet and romantic read.

My god, I loved this. I haven’t read the other books in this series, and I honestly need to go back and do so. I love hockey romances, and queer romances, and the fact that this provided BOTH was absolutely perfect! I loved that this story spotlighted women in athletics and in high powered positions within athletics organizations, and the public scrutiny that comes with that.

I ADORED these two MCs and their story. Their chemistry was INSANE which was kind of surprising with this being fade to black. These characters were so well developed and just insanely lovable. Their growth was amazing, and I loved watching them figure their shit out and heir lives together.

This story delivered SO much serotonin! Such a sweet, easy read!


I was given an ARC by NetGalley and Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin). All opinions are my own.

I appreciate the story concept but the dialogue, character, and conflict all are extremely lacking in this effort. I will not continue this series.

Calling the Shots is book 3 in the Out on the Ice Series by Kelly Farmer.

Tierney and Regan are really amazing characters their rivalry was fun, exciting and wonderfully written.
Kelly Farmer writes with compassion, love and quirkiness.
Her characters are really nice people, people you'd like as friends.
If you love a good romance story with some good fun rivalry then you must read this book!
Absolutely enjoyable and I loved every second of it.
Full of all the wit and charm I enjoyed this way too much.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Carina Press,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!
I will post my review to my blog, platforms, BookBub, B&N, Kobo and Waterstone closer to pub date.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for sending me an earc in exchange for a review!

Calling The Shots is a lesbian hockey romance featuring the coaches of rival women's hockey teams who have a history and a spark between them that never quite died even though their last encounter was over a decade ago. Regan is a fiery and loud extrovert, while Tierney is much more quiet and reserved. However, they have a connection in their troubled pasts and messy family lives that they manage to connect over.

I enjoyed this book and the romance between Tier and Regan, especially the banter between the two of them and Hope as a character. It was great to see how protective Tier was over her child and how Regan came to love Hope as well. One thing I didn't love as much in this book was how vague the time skips were, to the point where I couldn't always tell when they happened until a few sentences in. The romance was very sweet though and I am interested in reading the other books in the series to learn more about the other hockey couples