Moms of Mayhem

A Small Town Single Mom Hockey Romance (Mayhem Hockey Club, Book 1)

By: Aimee Vance

Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen, Lee Samuels

Starting over was never part of the playbook. Fresh off a failed marriage and years of putting everyone else first, Emmy Hudson returns to her small hometown determined to rebuild a life for her and her teenage son, Jace. With her brother close by and Jace joining the once-elite Mayhem Hockey Club, it seems like the perfect second chance. Beckett Conway is back in Linwood for the worst reasons: a blown-out hip, a tanked NHL season, and a mom whose health is declining too fast for his liking. Coaching the local youth hockey team wasn’t on his rehab checklist, but watching Jace sneak onto his backyard pond to practice brings back everything he loved about this little mountain town. Too bad Jace’s mom is sarcastic, stubborn, and somehow the most attractive woman he’s ever bantered with. As if that wasn’t enough, Emmy is his best friend’s sister and in charge of clearing him to play again. Sparks fly, lines blur, and before long, Emmy discovers that maybe finding herself means letting someone else in, even if that someone was the last person she expected to fall for.

©2025 Aimee Vance (P)2025 Aimee Vance

Beckett & Emmy

I absolutely loved this brother's best friend, hockey romance. Beckett and Emmy were perfection.

Lee Samuels and Vanessa Moyen were the best pick for these two characters!

Thank you Home Cooked Books for the ALC!

I LOVED everything about Moms of Mayhem!

Aimee Vance is a new to me author and I fell completely in love with her writing. All of the characters were so lovable and relatable that you'll want to be a part of their found family. Emmy & Beckett's banter was top tier and so much fun! I loved that she didn't hold back on her sass and he never tried to dim her light. She's a fierce momma bear that holds no bars when it comes to her son. And Beckett. That man! When he decided she was his he went all in and proved to be even better than the book boyfriends he delivered to her door.
The way Emmy & Beckett so organically went from enemies to friends to lovers was written with all the heart and humor I love about listening to romance. Vanessa Moyen & Lee Samuels were absolutely incredible bringing this couple and story to life. They delivered the perfect blend of fun, emotions, banter, and heat to make you feel like you were truly part of the story.
Through Beckett falling in love with Emmy, he realized everything he was running from when he left home just didn't matter anymore. All he saw was the future he wanted laid out in front of him and set out to make it happen. I loved Jace so much and the relationship he and Beckett formed was priceless. I am so excited for more from this author and series.

What a great start to this series!

Single mom Emmy moves back home to heal not only her broken heart but her son’s broken spirit. Her ex, Ryan, sure did a number on both of them. Emmy is determined to start over in her hometown by opening her own Pilates studio. Her son, Jace, will also start over on a different hockey team in this small town. Emmy’s brother, Ty, has retired from professional hockey and is running the family hardware store & quietly supporting Emmy & Jace as they begin to acclimate to their new life.

Then Beckett Conway shows up in town to rehab his hip after surgery & check in on his mom who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s but has told no one. Beckett tries to face the reality of his aging body and how hard it will be to rehab & take care of his mom. He is assigned to check in with a local physical therapist who just happens to be Emmy. Beckett falls hard from the beginning but is worried that Ty is not going to like him messing with his sister.

The hockey team - The Mayhem - lose their coach & the kids are not happy that they may not have a season. Then Beckett & Ty step up to coach them for the season - or until Beckett is done with rehab & heads back to play with his professional hockey team.

This story dies a great job of show us how important family is no matter if it is blood or a found family. Also, then side characters that are introduced give us a glimpse of the great stories yet to come.

The narrators did a phenomenal job in bringing this story to life.

so cute

MOMS OF MAYHEM by Aimee Vance
🎤Narrated by Vanessa Moyen & Lee Samuels 

Breath of Chilly Air!

This book had all the feels of a Hallmark movie with a splash of spice.
Funny
Protective mc
Brothers best friend 🧡
Hockey 🏒
Perseverance

I don't want to go into to much depth, it needs to be read blind and I'm so anxious for the next book in the series. No worries though different people, this one has an end 😉


All the things. I really enjoyed this book, usually I'm down in the depths of darkness you can't see nothing in front of you but this ... amazing lightness. Don't get me wrong it had some notes in it that were heartbreaking, illness, narcissistic ex ... it was beautifully written though

Alc Review: 5 🌟
Narrations: 4 🌟
Dual

The hockey book I didn't know I needed!

Ok, wow! This was a book I didn’t know how much I needed!

Aimee Vance comes out strong with the start to a new series. It has everything I have come to enjoy about her books and has provided me with so much more to love. The humor and jokes are spot on. The banter is on point. The sarcasm and wit cuts, and the tender moments hit home. And! And! HOCKEY!

Emmy is the number 1 best girls’ girl, and I will do everything to protect her. She has been through it, but she doesn’t let it slow her down. She is still out there being the best mom she can be to Jace, and watching the two of them together was the best. She also puts in the work to build her own little found family and, if I am a sucker for anything, its best friends and found family. It feels like Aimee just reaches inside my brain and puts the dynamics I love right on the page.

Beckett is trouble! From the get-go, he had me. All flirty and muscly, but he has a journey of his own. Watching him rebuild a world he left to the wayside just felt important. Being there for the people he loves. All of it! He is just the best. And don’t even get me started on his relationship with Emmy’s son. TEARS!

One of the things Aimee does best is side characters, and wow, did she nail it. She crafted a beautiful Linwood found family for our characters, and I am truly obsessed with every one of them. The girlies. The bromances. The kids! This book just put out the best friendship vibes, and if you see me move to Colorado, mind your business. Or honestly, come along!

I also really enjoyed her approach to the hockey element of the book. I have not read one before where you get the perspective of a parent watching their child play, but also getting to see the coach on the bench as well. This helped create a fantastic balance in the book. Hockey was part of it through and through. It was a character itself almost. It mattered.

This book was unreal. An absolute beauty. I can’t wait to see what she does next!!


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