Light 'Em Up

This whole “Bang Brothers” series has been amazing and I truly am sorry to see it come to an end. Each of the seven books in the series were written by different award winning authors. The books are well written and only minimal spelling/grammar errors. So, if you love hot sexy hockey players who fall for incredibly beautiful ladies then this is the series for you !

LIGHT ‘EM UP by Kelly Jamieson is the fifth instalment in the contemporary, adult, multi-authored hockey romance series focusing on the Bang siblings. This is former figure skater turned skating coach Annie Bang, and professional hockey player Logan Coates. LIGHT ‘EM UP can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. For followers of Kelly Jamieson, the story line is set in the author’s Bears Hockey series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Annie and Logan) LIGHT ‘EM UP follows the forbidden relationship between Annie Bang and Logan Coates. Annie Bang is the new skating coach for the professional hockey team the New York Bears but Annie never expected to come face to face with Logan Coates, a one-night from six years earlier, and the man who almost destroyed her brother’s career.Working with each member of the team, Annie teaches strength and agility but most of the players become defensive when a figure skater threatens everything they thought they knew including our story line hero. Logan Coates’ knows his reputation precedes his introduction to Annie Bang but not everything is as it appears to be. What ensues is the building but secret relationship between Annie and Logan, and the potential fall-out when their affair is revealed.

The world building focuses on the proverbial ‘elephant in the room’. Logan’s take down of Annie’s brother was an accident but the ensuing penalty, suspension, and fan negativety added more heart break to our hero’s already floundering self-esteem. Too many injuries ended Annie Bang’s figure skating career, and in an effort to prove herself worthy of being a ‘Bang’ sibling, Annie focused on getting a job in the NHL.

The relationship between Annie and Logan is one of second chances, of a sorts. A one-night stand six years earlier, and their careers going in different directions culminates in a rekindling but potentially forbidden romance. Annie is the team’s skating coach, and Logan is off limits as far as Annie is concerned . Keeping their relationship on the down-low, Annie must come to terms with betraying her entire family, a family she believes had given up on our story line heroine. Logan doesn’t want to be Annie’s dirty little secret, and finds himself struggling with his own issues of low self esteem. The $ex scenes are passionate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic and charismatic secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to several members of the Bears team and coaching staff, as well as Logan’s parents, and Annie’s brothers, mom and dad.

LIGHT ‘EM UP is a story of secrets, family, friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating and emotional; the romance is seductive ; the characters are charismatic and compelling.

Book 5 of the Bang Brothers series, written by Kelly Jamieson and part of her Bears Hockey series.

Includes:
⛸️ Figure skater turned NHL skating coach
🏒 "Enforcer" trying to play smarter
⛸️ Woman in a male dominated field
🏒 Hockey player trying not to be distracted by his coach
⛸️ Hiding her chemistry with a player
🏒 Working through familial pressure

Annie Bang has grown up in the literal and figurative shadow of her 5 hockey star brothers. After her figure skating career comes to an end, she makes her NHL debut...as the Bears new skating coach. The Bears are not her first choice. Why? Well the Bears is the team her one time hookup who then put her brother in the hospital with a dirty hit plays for. And Logan Coates, who's trying to change his image as an enforcer to a player who uses actual skill and game knowledge, reluctantly needs Annie's help to clean up his skating.

Kelly incorporated serious conversations about some of the very real issues that plague the NHL which was a refreshing change that made the story feel more real plus lots of opportunities where Annie needed to stand up to condescending men. There was something so satisfying about seeing Annie put the fear of God into some of these giant NHLers as she put them in her place. I also really enjoyed her friendship with Ivan because he's hilarious and you know we love a good rodeo! 😉😉😂 And the grand gesture at the end was so darn cute, I loved it!!!!

The plot of this book was great but something made it hard for me to fully dive into the story. About 15% in we found our rhythm and it was much smoother from then on, though something still kept me from fully clicking with it. Highly recommend reading it because it is a really fun book and builds on such a great series!