What happens to a hockey player, when a baby he doesn't know about, shows up on his door unexpectedly. On top of that, said player likes to stick to a routine and a baby will throw everything off. Meet Ford, the hot hockey player that lives next door to Andi. Andi, on the other hand, just went thru a divorce and has been dating all the guys she never got to before. Since Ford finds himself with a new baby and he has no clue how to handle it, he goes begging to Andi to try and help him out. In the past, Ford has helped Andi after her divorce, so he thinks this will be a good way to pay him back. Read along as Andi and Ford figure out how to raise a baby, the growth of their relationship, and the hot teammates that Ford has that want to help too.

This is another hit book for Kelly Jamieson.

I struggle a bit with romance books that centre around or focus on a baby or small child as a plot point in the story so I was a little wary of Keeping the Score. I needn't have been concerned. Although there were areas of the relationship between Andi and Ford and baby Tilly in the early days, these were all resolved and worked out as the book progressed.
This book does include a lot of my favourite tropes, it's a slow burn, friends to lovers romance and I do enjoy that. Andi and Ford really grow and change as the book progresses and I really enjoyed their journey and the growing relationship between them.
This is the second book I've read by Kelly Jamieson and the characters from her last one, Crossing the Line feature in this book too. Overall, a great read and one I would recommend.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily.

This friends-to-lovers hockey romance had all the tropey goodness I crave - forced proximity, a surprise baby drop-off and an alpha hero who goes from “no kids, no way” to “dad mode activated” real quick.

Ford is a routine-obsessed, superstition-fuelled hockey player whose life gets flipped when a one-night stand leaves him with a 3-month-old baby girl he didn’t know existed. Enter Andi - his longtime friend, neighbour, and emotional support human, who’s just as unprepared for parenthood as he is. Neither wanted kids… but fate had other plans (and a lot of sexual tension).

It’s a very slow burn but the dynamic is sweet, the banter is sharp and the spice when it finally hits - is worth the wait.

Bonus points for the found-family vibes from Ford’s teammates and a genuinely sweet evolution of their relationship

A great read! I enjoyed the characters, and felt all the feels (even cried on an airplane)! Highly recommend this book!

Love isn’t all hugs and kisses and puppies and kittens. It’s hard. It’s vulnerable. It’s sacrifice. It’s hurting when someone else hurts. Because of all those things , it takes courage to love.

I think this is the best quote from the book.. Kelly Jamieson writes a tale of fuzzy heart string tugging and soul shaking quiet moments where you are struck by what love truly is and how that remains the most elusive thing to communicate to those who matter most.

This tale weaves in three men and a baby to second chance romance to fine line from friendship to live to instant family tropes with due homage to Khalil Gibran!!! I mean the references are so well nuanced and the pacing of the tale makes you want to shake the living daylights out of tge two bumbling idiots taking a second chance..

I cannot gush enough, pick it up, it's a beautiful, quick read, perfect with some chamomile tea or a cozy blanket...

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for the ARC!

I really enjoyed this book! The book follows Andi and her pro hockey goalie neighbor Ford after Andi’s break up with her pro baseball player fiancé. When her fiancé cheats on her, Andi begins to rely on Ford for things around her apartment and when Ford has the daughter he didn’t know about dropped off by her mom for an undisclosed amount of time, it is his turn to rely on Andi for help. Neither ever wanted kids but they came together to take care of his daughter. They begin completely lost but learn how to be parents together.

As they take care of Ford’s daughter, they get to know each other more and begin to develop feelings. It starts as a friends with benefits situation but feelings continue to grow. It was so nice seeing them come together and fall in love in that way, and the characters had really nice chemistry that kept me rooting for them. Honestly, this book had me bawling at one point (which I didn’t expect at all) and it was a surprisingly emotional journey reading it.

I wish I had realized this was book two in a series that can be read as stand alone, as I generally enjoy reading whole stand alone series in order to get the references in later books and I believe the couple from book one made quite a few appearances in this, but I’m only assuming who they are. I definitely plan to read the first book and I hope I enjoy it as much as I did this!

I had mixed feelings about this one. There were parts I enjoyed, but overall it didn’t fully work for me.

I struggled to connect with the main characters, especially Ford. It felt like he was using Andi more as free childcare than treating her as someone he truly appreciated. She kept helping him out, but it wasn’t clear why she felt so responsible for him and it started to feel a bit one-sided.

There’s a twist near the end that added important context to the biological mother’s actions, which had been confusing up to that point. I thought it was a good reveal, but I do think a trigger warning would have been helpful. Hopefully, one is included in the final version.

The ending was nice, and I’m definitely curious about Smitty and the pop star. I’d read more about them!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

4 Stars ... a sweet romance

This is a friends-to-lovers romance with a side of a single dad. Ford made me laugh with his rigid schedule ... he had a hard time adjusting to the non-schedule of a baby. I felt so sorry for Andi ... her ex-husband was a piece of work ... good riddance. The banter is very realistic especially between the hockey teammates. Then there's the chemistry between Ford and Andi ... it's off the charts and full of spice!

Ford is the goalie for the New Jersey Storm NHL team and he has worked hard over the summer break to become the best. But when a one-night stand shows up with his 3-month-old daughter, all his plans and schedules go up in bottles and diapers. Andi's husband left her for her best friend, but she got their neighbour Ford in the divorce. Ford has helped Andi with many household fixes, so when he asks her to help with his daughter, she feels obligated. Andi doesn't know the first thing about babies because she's never wanted to be a mother, but her heart melts when she sees Ford holding his daughter. All she has to do is keep her heart out of it and she'll do just fine.

I received an ARC courtesy of Boldwood Books through NetGalley.

The single dad trope is one of my favourites and this was done really well. I don’t find it as common for the child to be a baby. Especially as young as Matilda. I liked that you could see all the common issues you can have with a baby. It wasn’t that the baby popped up conveniently when needed. The 3rd act drama/hiccup was also only minor and quickly resolved which I do prefer aswell

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I really like how Kelly Jamieson creates unique people and beautiful stories.
Ford is an ice hockey goalie with a slew of superstitions, quirks, and severe need for order and schedules. What's nice is that Ford recognizes this in himself and does what he can to manage and cope.
Clearly this is all thrown out the window with the discovery and delivery of his daughter.
In comes neighbor Andi, who's just as inexperienced and clueless about babies, but she's willing to help out. How great to recognize that women have just as much to learn about babies as men do!
I found the whole set up refreshing.
There connection was palpable and the spicy scenes were hot. The "big" conflict was rather minor and resolved without anything big for either character, although the instigating event was quite sad.
Supporting cast helped enhance this couple and create space for future books.

A wonderful friends-to-lovers story, “Keeping the Score”, by Kelly Jamieson, features two amazing lead characters who get involved in a relationship full of affection, then love, humor and tenderness.
The chemistry and attraction between Ford and Andi blend with genuine fondness and enjoying each other's company.
Ford and his love of planning, organizing and order along with his fierce loyalty and devotion make him such an enticing hero.
I also loved Andi, and how she adapted so well to a new reality to which she thought she wasn’t prepared at all.
I enjoyed how the author wrote about Ford’s obsessions and superstions and how they, along with the need for order and routine, are a part of his personality, a consequence of his upbringing, and not a clinical condition.
The scenes and dialogue between the main characters and with baby Mathilda are lively, funny and endearing and show how both are so giving, kind and tender despite assuming the opposite.
There is so much love for the baby, who becomes the chore and the center of their lives so naturally.
Some scenes made me laugh, but there’s also loss and grief in the story.
I also appreciated how the leads’ jobs are a part of the story and enjoyed the secondary characters.

Hockey romances are one of my favourites at the moment, and after reading the first book in this series I was SO excited to read this one.
Andi and Ford are a brilliant couple, their attraction was obvious from the start and I loved the way their friendship evolved into more. This book held more emotion than most sports romancws I've read, with the added element of a baby. I loved Ford in dad mode!
Spicy, but with all the feels.

I loved this book - it made me laugh and cry and feel all the feels!
This is the second book in the series about the hockey team „New Jersey Storm“ but it can absolutely be read as a stand-alone. If you have already read „Crossing the Line“ you will enjoy meeting Mabel and Ben again.
Goalie Ford and divorcee Andi are nextdoor neighbours and friends. They do help each other out occassionally but have never had a closer relationship. Both are happily single and have no intention of changing that status. But then Ford finds out he has a daughter and the baby is left in his care he turns to Andi to help him take her of baby Matilda. They are both in completely over their heads at first but together they learn and improve and of course spend a lot of time together and get to know each other so much better…
I enjoyed reading this book sooo much! I loved both main characters from the start. Ford is a bit quirky but he is a great person and Andi is just as lovely. The story felt a bit unrealistic to me at first (why would a mother leave a baby with the father who didn’t know she existed?) but then of course we learn why and it was so heartbreaking.
This book was really a perfect romance for me.

This is a five-star read that simply scores so easily. Ford and Andi are just so adorable, and the story will make you cry, in the best way possible. Ford has his quirks, and at first you could find him a bit annoying, but then you get to really know him and see underneath his façade and quirks and you can’t help but love him so deeply. Andi has her shields up and you can understand why, when Matilda hits the scene she creates simple madness, but brings about a whole heap of love and joy in only the way a baby can. This is a great story and I am so hopeful that we will hear from more players of The Storm, as there seem to be some really great stories there.

I love a good hockey romance and this book was a great hockey romance. Ford and Andi are a great couple. Start off as neighbors who have an attraction that they don't act on and help each other out from time to time then Ford has a surprise baby dropped off on his door step. Tilly up ends his life and surprise ends up turning Andi's life upside down too but in the end it ends up in the best way. I loved this book. Willa's story was heartbreaking but I ate this story up in one day.

Fun, steamy friends to lovers hockey romance. Throw in a surprise baby, humor, and some deep character growth, and this book kept me invested throughout. A great read!

A super entertaining book that I flew through. The pace was great, and the writing captured my attention. I liked the hockey action and the banter between the characters. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I love a good hockey romance. And single dad, friends to lovers with the neighbour? Hell yeah

When it comes to single parent trope I do enjoy it, usually preferring single mum to single dad though. But this one was just sweet. I did feel like there wasn’t a ton of baby interaction even with it being part of then plot.

This is a good romance. Friend to lovers is a favourite of mine because of the friendship first. You can really feel when the chemistry grows and it gos from this is my pal to hubba hubba. I will say I did get ripped out the book when during a sex scene he called her vagina, her “kitty”. I mean why.

There isn’t a third point breakup which is always nice. And really I just thought it was a very cute book. The FMC and MMC are both written well with flaws but they are so good together. I very much enjoyed this book.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the early chance to read and review “Keeping The Score.”

I really enjoyed the latest hockey romance from Kelly Jamieson. I found the premise of a hockey player who suddenly discovers he has a 4 month old baby intriguing and I was excited to see how his relationship with his recently divorced neighbor Andi would unfold. Like the previous novel in this series, the final act was more emotional than I was expecting but it made for a satisfying conclusion for the reader. I hope that some of the other players on the team, such as Smitty, Crusher, and Alfie, get a chance to have their stories told as well. Overall, I rate this book a solid 4 stars.