The Rebound: The BRAND NEW steamy ice hockey romance from USA Today Bestseller Kelly Jamieson for 2026

Kelly Jamieson

Jun 2026 · Boldwood Books Ltd

About this ebook

The BRAND NEW spicy and emotional fake dating hockey romance from USA Today Bestseller Kelly Jamieson 💥⛸️💜❣️ Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy's Off Campus series, Stephanie Archer and Chelsea Curto ❣️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'An elite hockey romance written by a pro.' Bestselling Author Laura Carter

Her hockey star ex. A snowy cabin escape. A fake dating scheme to fool their families.

Carson

A family tragedy caused Ayla and I to stop skating in the same direction. I'm burying my head in hockey practice and finding my way back to myself. Now she wants me to pretend we never fell apart for one snowy weekend in the mountains. I tell myself it’s just a favor. But sharing a cabin with the woman I once called home? That’s dangerous ice.

Ayla

Carson and I loved each other, but grief rewrote the rules, and neither of us knew how to play anymore. However, our relationship status isn’t public knowledge and I need him to help keep the illusion intact. Just temporarily for my Nonna’s birthday. Pretending brings back the easy banter, the familiar heat, the moments that once made us a team. The problem? None of it feels fake. But can we get past this one weekend and confront what we have been too scared to talk about and maybe find our way back to each other?

TROPES:

⛸️ Snowy cabin

⛸️ Fake dating

⛸️ Second chances

⛸️ Hurt / comfort

⛸️ Hockey / sports romance

⛸️ Spicy

Praise for Kelly Jamieson:

'No one does hockey romance like Kelly Jamieson!' Kate Meader

'If you’re a fan of Rachel Reid or Elle Kennedy, then you’ll definitely enjoy this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy! I devoured this in one day' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I couldn’t put this book down! It was so good! I laughed, I cried. Can’t wait to read more from this author! yall will NOT want to miss this! Kelly absolutely outdid herself on this one 😍' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ratings and reviews

Frankly this was just too much sitting around talking about your feelings for me. There was zero hockey as far as I can recall, and precious little interactions with Ayla's family at the party, just lusting after each other and navel-gazing. I tried really hard to finish this but I'm throwing in the towel at 68%. Just not for me. DNF at 68%. Available on Kindle Unlimited. I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

THE REBOUND is the fourth in Kelly Jamieson's New Jersey Storm series. Player Carson Alfredson and Ayla Cavaggioni were happily married until an accident tore apart the life they had been building. A weekend birthday celebration for Ayla's Nonna give them a reason to spend some time together and have them reconsidering their lives. Kelly Jamieson's story is poignant and at times, wrenching, as Ayla and Carson need to face their pain and their shared history to consider whether they can move

THE REBOUND is the fourth instalment in Kelly Jamieson’s contemporary, adult THE NEW JERSEY STORM erotic, hockey romance series. This is Carson and Ayla Alfredson’s second chance story line.THE REBOUND is a story of grief and loss, secrets and lies, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is emotional and engaging; the rebuilding romance is seductive and passionate; the characters are charismatic and determined.

About the author

Kelly Jamieson is a USA Today bestselling author of over fifty romance novels. She writes steamy, spicy hockey romances for award-winning publisher Boldwood Books.