Review: Playmaker by Jami Davenport

Playmaker is book three of the Scoring series set in Jami Davenport’s world of the Seattle Sockeye. The Scoring Series has followed the Puck Bros as each has fallen for his lady love.  These books can be read as standalones but each does mention characters from the other books. 

In Playmaker we finally get to meet Kaden’s Mystery woman.  We learn what has set him off that causes him into a bar fight and leaves him suspended for the end of his rookie season.  Delaney, (Lanie), is running in fear for her life.  She is running from her past and running from Kaden in fear that what she is running from could harm him.  For almost a year Kaden and Delaney have been dating in secret.  Lanie is not ready to expose her self to the world and that includes Kaden’s friends.  One phone call sends Delaney running from Kaden with out saying goodbye. 

For year Kaden has been drawn to Lanie. He knows she is his everything but when she doesn’t show for their date and just seems to vanish, he can’t handle it.  It sends him a spiraling.  With the help of his roommate Steele Kaden realized he needs to find Lanie. 

They come face to face while Kaden is on vacation and a chance encounter.  Has Kaden hoping for a future and Lanie worried and thinking of running again.

This was a quick read.  I liked the little bits of intrigue in the story. It was great to see little glimpses of Kaden’s teammates.  This is not a typical Hockey Romance since it takes place in the off season, hockey is really an afterthought.   With hockey in the background we do see just small snippets of Kaden’s teammates.   

This is a 3/5  star read for me.  When I read a hockey romance, I do like a little bit more hockey in them.  I liked the feelings that game day add to the story.  Navigating the complexity of being a pro athlete.  This story didn’t really have any of that in it.  It was light on the sports.  Kaden’s character could have had any profession and the story would have been unchanged.