This author partnership is EXCELLENT! The characters were so fun to get to know and I could not put this book down. I hope Kennedy and Bowen write more stories together! This book is a binge-worthy for sure!

I received an ARC for the updated cover version that is coming out in mid-September. To my understanding, nothing was changed from the 2017 version. I thought Stay was fine. In my early 20's, I read a lot of Kennedy and Bowen's work. Stay felt like their other books in the sense that it was quick and easy to read. This book features characters from the Him series, so if you are looking for a full reading experience, you'll want to start there first. I liked that Hailey and Matt were "older" characters with history. I enjoyed their respective POV chapters. I would have liked a little more character development from Hailey and Erik. Their characters read a little surface level to me. I thought Hailey and Erik had good chemistry. There was a decent amount of spice scenes. I thought the side plot with Thomas fell flat. I could tell that the authors were trying to add in comedy with that plot line; however, it felt cheesy to me. The ending was okay. I wish there was a better conclusion with the Kara storyline. Thank you to Bloom Books and NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for supplying me with an egalley of this title to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I cannot pass by an Elle Kennedy book, ever. I love her fun, funny, romantic stories and this one was no different.
Stay is the follow up to Good Boy. So you'll see some cross over characters there. You don't truly need to read the first book in the WAGs series to understand this one, but it will spoil the relationship from the first book a bit.
I'm loving the new covers Sourcebooks has given to this updated series. They are fun and the colors truly pop and catch the eye.
The story has a typical romance theme which includes one of my favorite romance sports, Hockey.
Hailey and Matt have a cute connection. I love that they share the background of divorce and what follows that. Both having a difficult time realizing they deserve to be happy, despite what happened in their past relationships. They have great banter and lots of fun chemistry throughout the book as they navigate their new relationship. They don't label themselves for a good while, worrying those labels will define who they are to each other. But in the end they are a couple and everyone around them realizes it before they do, of course.
I love the relationship Kennedy and Bowen paint of Matt with his twin girls. He's so good with them. It's sweet. And the struggle between him and his ex to balance co-parenting seems to be fairly spot on, though I've not experienced this on a personal level to truly know 100%.
Of course we have the characters with their insecurities who just do not think they are worthy of one another. And it takes a bit of a rift for the realization that they are to come to the forefront. I will say, there is no real third act break-up, at least not in the traditional sense. Usually that involves some sort of miscommunication, but that is not the case with this book. It was refreshing.
It was also nice to see characters that are a bit older, a bit more worldly, a bit more mature. You can see the struggle between them as they figure out what will make their relationship work, and it's more than just passionate sex.
It was fun to see the WAGs ladies from the first book. I love that Kennedy and Bowen paint a picture of women empowering other women and lifting them up. Their support is really great.
Overall, this one was fun and I'd continue with the series, given the chance.

Utter perfection. This has to be my favorite from Sarina and Elle to date! Anything they write together is gold but this one was just so precious to me. Hailey and Matt were a dream come true to read about and I CANNOT wait for more.

Hailey ia personal virtual assistant and is secretly in love with her client Matt. He's a hockey player who is divorced and doesn't believe that he can do long-term relationships. He can't deny his attraction though.

I love this series. Hailey and Matt are so cute together! Terrific humour. Wonderful steamy scenes. Terrific storyline. One of the best sports romance! :)

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

Hailey + Erik

-hockey romance
-single dad
-online connection

these two were adorable, & i love the acceptance hailey had of erik’s job & situation. his girls were so cute

This was a delight! I'm a big fan of Elle Kennedy's college hockey books, and it was great to see something in the same vein but set in the adult world. It allowed for the sort of relationship baggage that set it apart from the college-set series, but - while there was plenty of emotional depth - it remained light-hearted enough to be a true romcom rather than veering into super-dramatic and heavy territory. In other words, pretty much perfect for a fun, spicy read with just the right touch of angst to keep things interesting.

I haven't read the authors' previous collaborations, and while there are references to previous books and past escapades involving these and other characters, it just added to the world-building of the story without me ever feeling like I was missing something. That said, I absolutely was left wanting to read the other instalments!

I loved Hailey and Matt's dynamic - both of them fun, passionate people who were hurting as a result of past relationships and able to find what they were missing in one another - first through their e-flirting via the Fetch service, and subsequently IRL when they finally meet in person. I also really appreciated the nuanced take on divorce - nobody was demonised, in the end, and I ended up having a fair amount of sympathy for everyone and just being glad they'd all got through and out the other side.

Oh, the the spice was perfect, too *fans self*!

Recommended for fans of general hockey romance (e.g. Meghan Quinn, Helena Hunting, Pippa Grant) as well as those already fans of Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen's back catalogue.

I love this series so much, It's always a joy to read them, I dropped everything when I got the notification I got approved!
Super cute and easy read

This was such a charming read!

I just loved all the characters! They were all well-developed, charming, and relatable. Hailey and Matt were just amazing. They had such a wholesome but electric connection. I quite enjoyed the story and it had me smiling at all the charming moments between the characters!

I highly recommend giving this book a read!


Thank you Bloom Books and Netgalley for a copy of this book!

So glad Eriksson got a book! He's been a favorite for a while now and I was hoping he'd get a book! It's always great to be in this universe and fun to spend time with the WAGS.

I really enjoyed this. I thought the characters were well developed. I love the Fetch business concept and how it leads to them meeting. I’m not a big hockey fan, but I loved that Hailey was.

I hope there’s more to come in this series!

Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy writing together is magic! Stay is the second book of the WAG’s series. I loved the first one and this one is just as good. I absolutely adored Hailey and Matt. Can’t get enough of these hockey romances!

Thank you NetGalley and Bloom Books for the arc of this book.

Stay by Elle Kennedy & Sarina Bowen is such a lovely romcom. I love sports romance and these authors made the characters so much fun and likeable. I love that the WAGS are not catty but supportive. It was interesting to read the dynamics of the two different divorces but I like how everyone found healing in the end. Such a sweet read. Thank you, Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for giving me the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I've always enjoyed Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen's hockey romances (The Deal and Rookie Move are escape reads for me), so I was excited to have the opportunity to read this one! It was a great escape read, moved at a good pace and I appreciated the characters dealing with real issues. Recommend if you love their other books!

4.25⭐️ Two Words: Matthew Eriksson

But on a serious note, this was such a refreshing read! I have been a big fan of Elle Kennedy for a long time and this was my second book by Sarina Bowen. The writing style between the two of them is seamless and the character development in this book is so well done!

Matt and Hailey are both divorcees who are navigating this new ‘single’ world with quite a lot of baggage. But they balance each other out and are perfect for each other.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of a hockey romance. While there is another book prior to this (Good Boy), I don’t think you need to read it to enjoy this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom Books for the opportunity to read this eARC for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are solely my own.

Ps. I hope to have a friend like Katie Hewitt one day!

Usually when you read stories about WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends) the women characters are catty stereotypical. Not with Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy. This is a story about a golden retriever man who is a great dad, and a smart, savvy business woman who is supported by the women in his teammates lives. I love everything Sarina Bowen writes, and highly recommend.

📖 Book Review 📖 Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen write an absolutely beautiful, heartfelt, unputdownable novel. Like most Canadiens, Hailey breathes hockey and in her post-divorce quiet life might have a little crush on star player Matt Eriksson. It’s always fun to daydream and of course she hopes that the client she texts for her virtual assistant business turns out to be him. When she offers to bend the rules just a bit to walk this faceless client’s dog and receives amazing hockey tickets, that pipe dream comes closer to being an actual reality…Stay is just about the coziest read that I have picked up in awhile and I absolutely adored every minute of chemistry shared between Hailey and Matt. The wild card in this book was definitely the WAGs; their sisterhood bond was wonderful!

I would highly recommend Stay by Bowen and Kennedy to adult romance readers. It is book two in the WAGs series but you do not have to have read book one Good Boy to understand and enjoy this book. Fans of Good Boy will not be disappointed as there are guest appearances by Jess, Blake, Wesmie, and even mother Riley in Stay. Stay is my favorite book in this WAGs series and reminds me of Bowen’s Brooklyn Bruisers series which I also loved. Hailey and Matt’s story is so cute; I didn’t want to put the book down. It was well written with great pacing. I hope there are more books in the WAGs series or other collaborations by Bowen and Kennedy. Their writing styles worked so well together.

The story of Matt and Hailey had me laughing throughout. Their journey was fun but showed their insecurities too. This is the 2nd in a series. I'm hoping there'll be another one in this series. Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy. #Stay #NetGalley

Hailey owns and operates a virtual assistant business in Toronto named Fetch and she may be crushing on a client. She figured out that her anonymous client is none other than Matt Eriksson, a professional hockey player, and Hailey, who is the biggest fan around. The two begin to flirt a bit online and this turns into a little more than a virtual relationship, even though they’re both divorced and unsure how to move forward.

I liked this book and I’m still stoked this series has so many future books possible with more teammates. Before, we saw professional hockey player Blake find love but now we’ve moved on to his friend Matt, and there are so many more to choose from. I like that they deal with the very real aftermath of divorce and navigating not only those feelings but the familial dynamics that it leaves behind. These two write funny banter and I think this book flowed better than the first of the WAGS series. This book is a quick read with lots of hockey-related content; I still think Elle Kennedy writes the best hockey romances around.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.