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Waiting to Play (Lake Spark Off-Season Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Evey Lyon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 122 ratings
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Vaughn Madden is hockey's hotshot who moves to a small town, only to learn that Isla Chase has kept a nine-month secret from him.

It was one night trapped with a hockey god due to a hurricane. We shared one bed too. I also ignored the little fact that Vaughn has always been my brother's rival on the ice. And when the storm cleared, so did Vaughn. Months later, he shows up in my hospital room in Lake Spark where it only takes one look at me and the man is counting back in his head, or maybe it’s my face that explains it all.

He's going to be a dad. And I didn’t tell him.

His eyes inform me that he won’t let me off easy. He wants answers to why I kept this a secret—and he quite possibly needs a scotch for his nerves too. Vaughn is soon adamant that he isn’t going anywhere, especially as he is the new General Manager of our hockey team that trains in town. He also has a list of demands that I owe him due to my secret keeping. Hence, why I move into his house. I’m not sure if developing feelings for a man with a wicked smirk is good for me or our child, but he’s becoming more than my baby daddy. And it turns out that Vaughn’s head has been working overtime, because the family image that I’ve dreamed about is the game that Vaughn seems to have been waiting to play...

Vaughn and Isla bring you a heartwarming and steamy secret- and accidental-baby romance in forced proximity setting. Waiting to Play can be read as a complete standalone and is the third book in the interconnected Lake Spark Off-Season series which is part of the Lake Spark world. For lovers of small-town romance with a touch of hockey.

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"Yes, Yes, Yes. a million times YESSS. This was a great book. Their chemistry is explosive and in the beginning all the way through to the end." - Jasmine, Goodreads

"Waiting to Play is a romantic and sweet sports romance that is destined to touch your heart." - Misty, Reds Romance Reviews

"Evey Lyon's Waiting to Play is a fantastic read that tugs on the heartstrings with emotional depth and realism through her lively characters." - Teresa Williams, Goodreads

"A wonderful emotional and entertaining read that has just the right mix of banter, heat, angst and love." - Jackie Wright, Goodreads

"This was a great addition to this already entertaining series. This book has the perfect balance of witty banter and emotional backstories. Vaughn and Isla were so perfect together." - Reading in the Red Room, Goodreads

"This book has all the warmth, great characters, humour, family and small town feels along with spice and angst. The perfect ingredients for a great romance and I absolutely loved it." - turn_the_page_lady, Goodreads

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C4LN34CY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lost Compass Press (January 9, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 9, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2867 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Evey Lyon

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Evey writes heartwarming romances with steamy moments, often in small-town settings with an element of sports. An American from the Midwest, she now lives in a tiny country in Europe where it rains a lot. That is probably why she occupies her days typing away on her laptop with music on repeat and slow-roast coffee nearby.

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Janet Hammons
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2024
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Love it. Their journey was not short or love at first site. I love their journey. I love the banter. I love that her baby daddy is her brother's worst hockey enemy. I couldn't put it down.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Waiting to Play
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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The storyline was good. However, there was too much fluff, tho. The first couple of chapters were really good. Getting deeper into the story, I couldn't continue. I ended up not reading the rest of the story.
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Erin
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and Spicy hockey romance with a surprise
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024
Raiting 4.5⭐️
Spice 2.5🌶
I thought this book was pretty good if you want a sweet romance with some spice and surprise. I enjoyed the tropes
- Hockey 🏒
- Surprise pregnancy
- Forced Proximity
- Brother's Enemy
- One-bed
- Found Family
- Steamy

Vaughn is a mutual friend of a couple getting married at the beginning of the book. He is in town for their wedding. He also plays hockey for a team in Florida where everyone at this wedding plays for another team, The Spinners. There, he meets his enemy of the Ice, Briggs sister, Isla (pronounced like the first half of island).
Vaughn and Isla flirt the weekend of the wedding, but nothing happens because her brother is there. He finds out she'll be in his state in a few weeks for business. When that weekend comes, there also happens to be a bad hurricane happening. Vaughn shows up at the hotel to check on Isla. They end up having an all-night marathon of s3x. They both agree it's just one night, and Vaughn is 6 gone the next morning.
Fast forward 6 weeks, and Isla is finding out she is pregnant. Even though she is happy about having the baby, she's not so sure how/if she should tell Vaughn. It's just been her and her brother growing up. She never knew her father. Vaughn and his brother Stone also knew what it was like to not have a father. Isla knew this because they both had discussed their father situations the night of their hookup. Everyone keeps telling Isla she needs to tell the father so he can make up his own mind instead of her making it up for him. Every time Isla does go to two, Vaughn she always comes up with an excuse of not telling him. Even sleeping with him again in his car when she is halfway through the pregnancy. But because she was in a dress, he didn't notice her little belly. She takes in a bad situation and runs with it, saying that's her reasoning for not telling him.
Vaughn ends up taking a new job as GM for the Spinners and moves to the town where Isla lives. The day he shows up, he is with the Owner Declan. Who also happens to be found family to Isla. His wife is Isla best friend. So when he gets the phone call from his wife that Isla was rushed to the hospital because of the baby, he takes off there with Vaughn in tow. They all walk into Isla room where she could literally see Vaughn counting back the pregnancy in his mind. He finds out in front of everyone that the baby is his. Naturally, Vaughn is upset about this. Her keeping this from him, and he pretty much makes her move into his new home so he doesn't miss any more time away from the pregnancy nor the babies life once it comes.
They end up sharing more spicy times together in his bed. He almost missed the delivery due to him being in a flight home from the hockey drafts. He let's Isla name their baby, which she does after the hurricane that brought them together. This book is about then working together as parents for their baby, but that line also blurring. Their scared they won't be enough for their child since their parents weren't around. They also don't know the first thing about being a couple and scared about relationships as well. They have to work through all this together but keep wanting to put their child first and only work on parenting. They have to work on their own insecurities about everything and put that aside if they want this to work. Will it work out, though? Or will Vaughn end up being too scared and walk away like his own father did?
I really thought this was a cute and sweet book. I enjoyed reading this book, and this is my honest review.
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Nikenya's Bookshelf
4.0 out of 5 stars Vaughn Madden came through
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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I have been waiting on Isla and Vaughn’s book. I totally loved their story but I found myself irritated with them. They just didn’t communicate well at all. While I understood that their past experiences made them skeptical about trusting love, I just wanted them to trust each other. They finally got on one accord and everything worked out perfectly.
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Kelcie
5.0 out of 5 stars Evey Lyon really knocked it out of the park with this one!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
The banter throughout this book was just to good that I didn't want to put the book down. The way Vaughn and Isla just had the best chemistry. This just might be my favorite book out of this whole series! And the best part is there's no third act breakup!

This book is a rival's sister, forbidden love, accidental pregnancy, with a bit of forced proximity. I am not someone who has read many accidental pregnancy trope books, nor do I feel one way or another about the trope in books. But this one I have to say really nailed it when it comes to it. The pregnancy obviously is a big part of the book but it doesn't make it into a rushed love story which I found so refreshing! Vaughn has this protective alpha personality and will do anything and everything to make sure Isla and his baby are safe and have everything they could possibly need without being so overbearing. And even after Isla hid the pregnancy from his for almost the whole time, I still swooned over this man.

The progression of their relationship outside of parenting flowed in such a realistic way that honestly made you fall in love with them as a couple even more. It wasn't just a one night stand that all of a sudden turned into a full on relationship. It was them learning who each other are as people and as parents and realizing that even though things went in a different order it was still perfect for them and their family. It really took a look at those inner thoughts that a lot of people go through when becoming first time parents and what it feels like when you get a surprise like that.

I feel like all of Evey Lyon's books are just so well done and I don't think I'll ever get enough of them. I know this is the last book in this series but I hope to see more within the Lake Sparks universe soon!

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Ashley G
3.0 out of 5 stars Isla and Vaughn
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2024
ating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️

This book was good in the second half (the first could have not existed and the story would have been significantly better), and it’s not my favorite of the series so far! And I promise it’s not the accidental pregnancy trope! It’s the miscommunication from Isla that really made the front end of the story lacking in my opinion.

To back up, this story follows Isla and Vaughn who are actually really cute and kind of perfect together! I wanted to cheer for them, but their relationship just started in such a bad place that it was hard to recover. After Isla finds out she’s pregnant she tries to tell Vaughn multiple times and changes the subject or backs out each time. If this only happened once, it would have been okay, but this happened 3 times (one of which they end up having $ € x and, I was really bothered by it because Vaughn was in a bad place and Isla was almost halfway through her pregnancy at that point and she was still keeping it a secret).

I think my favorite thing about this book was that they named the baby after the hurricane that caused their one night stand and Vaughn’s devotion to little Nora even as he navigates his new career. This is part of the reason why it’s getting 3 instead of 2 stars. Vaughn was top tier 5 stars in the second half, and he’s the redeeming factor here!

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Accidental pregnancy
Brothers rival
Hockey
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