Same Time Next Year

A Novella

By: Tessa Bailey

Narrated by: William LeRoy, Carmen Vine

From New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey comes a steamy novella full of hope and humor tracking a couple’s fake marriage for a year after the wild New Year’s Eve when they first say “I do.”

Adored by all, Britta is an ambitious waitress working at Sluggers. The popular bar holds a special place in her heart and is a regular hangout for the Bridgeport Bandits, the local hockey club. With a half brother on the team, Britta has a strict no-dating policy for hockey boys. But she does have a soft spot for one particular player.

A beast on the ice, Sumner Mayfield is on the brink of breaking into the NHL. But time’s running out. With his work visa about to expire, Sumner’s only chance to stay in Bridgeport is to marry an American—and get a green card. Otherwise, it’s back to Canada for the defenseman.

On New Year’s Eve, the team begs Britta to marry Sumner that very night. Sum is embarrassed yet hopeful—he’s desperately in love. But Britta balks at first. Until something about Sumner’s soulful brown eyes and ripped physique makes her reconsider…

©2023 Tessa Bailey (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved

needed some research but super fun

This was a fun story with lots of great dirty talk and steam. My one complaint is that I wish the author had done a tiny bit of research about green cards. The ridiculousness of the timeline took me out of the story to start. However, the characters, the steam, and the brilliant narrators helped me get back into it. Very enjoyable short book.

Predictable but still cute

I never get use to men reading the women’s part and vice versa. But over a feel good story. Short sweet and a little naughty.

A quick and steamy novella!

This was the perfect amount of humor and spice to keep me out of a reading slump.

A marriage of convenience to attain a green card leads to strengthening a friendship that can't lead to more.

I love Sumner's character and honesty. He's a genuine book boyfriend and I love every moment he's on page, especially his patience with Britta and her past issues with relationships.

All the steam that Tessa is known for, but the characters that will stick with you for days to follow.

Short, cute, steamy

The storyline was cute and sufficiently steamy. The male voice performance was a bit too cheesy for my liking — he didn’t sound like a 27 yr old hockey player would and I found his performance sort of cringey.

great narration

the narrators were both great with a good story. I really enjoyed it. Will read more by this author