{"id":71804,"date":"2023-09-13T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=71804"},"modified":"2023-09-12T07:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:52:04","slug":"release-arc-review-waiting-to-score-lake-spark-off-season-1-by-evey-lyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=71804","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Waiting to Score (Lake Spark Off-Season #1) by Evey Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Waiting to Score by Evey Lyon is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is such a fun read \u2013 a brother\u2019s best friend, friends-with-benefits, small town sports romance that is sexy and sweet with just the right amount of emotion to bring the romance, and I really enjoyed this one!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Former hockey star Declan Dash loves to play the game, and the one with his friend\u2019s little sister, Violet Spears? He plans to win…<\/p>\n

Running into your brother\u2019s billionaire ex-hockey-playing best friend at a special kind of party should have been a red flag. Pulling one another\u2019s names from a bowl at said party was a coincidence. Having a wild night together that we said we\u2019d forget was probably our mistake. Especially when Declan shows up weeks later as the new owner of the hockey team that practices
\nin Lake Spark, and he has an offer for me.<\/p>\n

Meet him every day in his hotel room for a week to enjoy a little fling while he passes through town.<\/p>\n

Yep, I stupidly agree. But the man has a few talents, and I need to take a lunch break from my flower shop anyway. Except, our timeline gets extended and the game Declan plays doesn\u2019t come
\nwith a rule book. The lines between us get blurry. My brother will go through the roof if he ever\u00a0finds out that his friend laid a finger on me, but it\u2019s my heart that feels fragile because I can\u2019t
\nfigure out if we have a future or if I’m just a big game where he\u2019s been waiting to score…<\/p>\n

Declan and Violet bring the heat in this brother\u2019s-best-friend and billionaire romance. Waiting to Score can be read as a complete standalone and is the first book in the Lake Spark Off-Season series which is a spin-off of the Lake Spark series. For lovers of small-town romance with a touch of hockey.<\/p>\n

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Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

\u201cWhat are we doing?\u201d
\n\u2026 \u201cEverything we never meant to.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

4 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is such a fun read \u2013 a brother\u2019s best friend, friends-with-benefits, small town sports romance that is sexy and sweet with just the right amount of emotion to bring the romance, and I really enjoyed this one!<\/p>\n

This is the first book in the Lake Spark Off-Season<\/i> series, a spin-off from the Lake Spark<\/i> series, and though there is some character crossover, you can read this one as a standalone. For reference though, Violet is the younger sister of Ford, hero from Worth the Wait<\/a> (Lake Spark, #3)<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Declan Dash, ex-hockey player, now team owner, and well known playboy gets the surprise of his life when he rocks up to a sex party and finds his good friend\u2019s younger sister, Violet present. Declan and Violet have shared a flirty attraction but haven\u2019t really been in a position to act on it (also there\u2019s the complication of her overprotective brother), but they\u2019re both at the party to play, and when their names are pulled out of the bowl, they share a scorching night together.<\/p>\n

When Declan rocks up in Violet\u2019s small home town of Lake Spark for the summer to work with her brother\u2019s hockey summer camp, he proposes that they have a no-strings arrangement while he\u2019s in town to work each other out of their systems. Ha! We all know where this story is going!<\/p>\n

This woman is sexual dynamite with a heart of gold. And I hate the fucking guy who will claim forever with her.
\nBut right now, she is mine.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh the hotness! These two are absolutely sizzling together, and as they spend time together and actually get to know each other, it doesn\u2019t take long for the lines to get blurry, and their no-strings arrangement is suddenly complicated by feelings. It\u2019s way out of Declan\u2019s wheelhouse, and not only do they have Ford to consider, but Declan has no intention of entering into a relationship, while Violet wants love, marriage and a family.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur lines\u2026they\u2019re blurry.\u201d
\n\u201cI agree\u2026but this feels right.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a fun journey for them. They know they\u2019re crossing all kinds of lines but they don\u2019t pull back, they just go with it, and it ends up being one of those situations where they end up in a relationship without actually saying they\u2019re in a relationship. Those are always fun! They have to work through feelings and expectations, and figure out what they want from each other, and though there is some drama along the way (as well as a protective big brother to deal with), it\u2019s a gorgeous ride watching them find their way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only you … I\u2019m not going to let you go.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Declan is a gorgeous romantic hero, a bad boy with a heart of gold who falls and falls hard (those are the best kind!). And Violent is fabulous yet relatable \u2013 strong, smart and sensible, she knows what she wants, and though she ends up feeling way more than she ever planned to, she handles her emotions well. I loved watching these two come together and eventually find their HEA.<\/p>\n

This is a great start to the series, and with a hint of things to come, I am excited to continue on.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Lake Spark Off Season<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is a spin-off of the Lake Spark<\/a> series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Waiting to Score (#1)<\/strong> (Declan & Violet)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Waiting to Win (#2)<\/strong> (Connor & Hadley)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Waiting to Play (#3) <\/strong>(Vaughn & Isla)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

See the spin-off series Lake Spark Inn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Evey Lyon<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Evey loves to write heartwarming feel-good romance that may just make you blush. The pages of her books are filled with swoon, wit, and steamy moments. An American from the Midwest, she now lives in Europe where she drinks way too much coffee, types away on a laptop with music on repeat, and stares at her yoga mat that she should probably use\u00a0again\u2026<\/p>\n

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