See Jane Score (Chinooks Hockey Team Book 2)

I’m going to start by addressing the elephant in the room. This cover is atrocious. I actually looked back at other covers that have been used for this book and they are all terrible. This was originally published in 2003 but looks like it’s a book from the 80s. So don’t let that stop you with this one, it’s a great story.

Although Luc isn’t antisocial with his team, he is a bit of a loner. We learn his story pretty early on in the book, the reasons he holds himself apart from the others. And his reasons are valid. He’s had a lot of controversy in his past and has a lot of pressure on him currently. It’s no wonder he isn’t happy about a reporter following the hockey team around.

Jane is quite the determined woman. She isn’t going to let a bunch of professional hockey players intimidate her from her goal…even if she knows nothing about sports. Working with the Chinooks will give her career a badly needed boost. She’s not very lucky in love and has come to terms that she’s a “plain Jane”. I think this helps her because she doesn’t even have it in her head that any of these hockey gods can think of her in any sort of romantic/sexual way. That keeps her from really ever getting self-conscious about her looks or actions and makes her much more approachable for the whole team.

There’s a wonderful pull between Jane and Luc. This story gave me tons of butterflies, especially when they were still circling each other. When they hurt each other it hurt my heart, when they connected in a good way my heart would soar. The romance parts of this book had spectacular writing.

I had a lot of issues with the first book in this series, Simply Irresistible, when it came to the hockey part of the writing. This book does much better in that regard, but there are still issues that make it really obvious this author isn’t an avid hockey fan and didn’t do her homework. Again, these aren’t things that are used to drive the story. I don’t think it matters if the team is on an 8 day road trip between 4 cities or 2 cities…and 2 cities would have been way more accurate and believable. Add to that the terminology that isn’t correct and it, once again, drove me batty. There’s a part of me that can even forgive these hockey blunders, but there was a mistake that I couldn’t forgive. And I’d like to note that I read the Kindle edition which was published in 2012 so there is no excuse for this mistake to still be in this story. Someone, somewhere, should have caught this error and corrected it by now. An editor, the writer, a publisher…someone! At one point Jane is in her hotel room in Detroit and it says she’s looking out over Lake Michigan. Ummmm…let’s look at a map. Lake Michigan is on the west side of Michigan and Detroit overlooks the Detroit River on the east side of Michigan. If you want to assume she’s not in the heart of Detroit, she could possibly be looking out over Lake Erie. But I doubt she’s in a hotel 3 hours away from where the arena is located. These are issues that have this author losing my respect. I feel she doesn’t respect her readers enough to get some basic facts correct so why should I respect her? I know that sounds harsh, but it’s how I feel.

Once again, I enjoyed her nod to some famous players. Including some players I love to hate. It makes me wonder how she knows all these names if she seems to not know the sport of hockey very well.

The difference between this story and the first is the romance. I was all in on the Jane/Luc pairing and it saved this story for me. The rating on this one has to do with the main storyline and the romance. It may seem odd that I’m going to read the next book in this series because of my strong feelings about the hockey stuff. But since book 2 was an improvement over book 1 in this regard I cannot help but hope book 3 will be better than book 2. Plus, the next story has to do with a retired player so maybe there won’t be as much terminology used in that book. But please keep in mind, the rating I’m giving this story is strictly on the story and the romance.

I agree with the other negative reviews. Characteristics of the main characters and the storyline were too ridiculous to be believable even in a "romance novel." The hero is fine - the beautiful specimen in most of these stories who isn't nearly as shallow as he first appears. However, I found Jane to be unappealing and unbelievable. She seemed totally incapable of handling either her personal or professional life and appeared to have the same level of maturity as the hero's teenage sister. Gibson drew her as such an overall unattractive character that it is difficult to believe that anyone would fall in love with her. Her secret life as a porn writer is ridiculous and the examples given of Honey Pie's sexual behavior in the porn column are so tame they would never be avidly pored over by a professional hockey team. Gibson has some good books, but this isn't one of them.

Enjoyment - 4.50
Characters - 4.50
Story(s) - 5.00
Technical - 4..50
Overall - 4.50

I loved See Jane Score. It's been a while since my first reading but I still love it as much as I did then. This might be one of my most favorite books ever. I can't help but feel happy reading it.

Things I loved:

1. All of the characters! Luc can be an a$$, but he redeems himself.
2. Jane. Strong, independent, and stands her ground.
3. The story line is interesting, fun and left me breathless. And I can't complain about the hockey.
4. The chemistry between Luc and Jane. One of my favorite romance couples.
5. All. The. FEELS!

Things that made me go "hmm":

1. First half of the book is pretty slow.

She may be a Seattle Times columnist, but Jane Alcott was surprised when her boss put her on team coverage of the Chinooks, Seattle's NHL hockey team. Surprised, but in need of the money from the extra income, so Jane gritted her teeth and started to cram hockey stats and rules into her head and prepared herself to travel with the team. Just one small problem...the team wanted nothing to do with her and initiated a thorough, if passive (and...uh...eye-opening), shutout and intimidation campaign.

One of the worst was Luc "Lucky" Martineau, decorated goalie and big dollar talent for the Chinooks. Though much of his reputation as one of the baddest bad boys in hockey is a mix of lies and exaggeration, he is walking attitude and pretty upfront about his dislike of Jane's career, her appearance, and her traveling with the team. Every chance he gets he's either riling her up or stirring up his team members to annoy or ignore her.

She thinks Luc's good looks are exceeded only by his arrogance. He thinks her gloomy wardrobe and flat chest are personality flaws. Both would be happy if they never had to speak to the other. Neither can stop thinking about the other. Suddenly road trips are a lot more interesting for both Jane and Luc, and that pesky, inexplicable attraction sparking to life between them is hot enough to melt ice rinks from coast to coast.

Light, breezy, and fun, See Jane Score gave me exactly the sort of reading pleasure I was looking for when I picked it up. Jane and Luc were likable and perfect foils for each other, and Gibson moved the plot along at a lively pace. Sure, there were some predictable elements, some formula that is familiar to the genre, but the make-it-or-break-it points were firmly stacked in the make-it column for me.

I'll admit, I have a weakness for sassy, intelligent spitfires and the men who fall helplessly under their spell. Jane, for all her lack of fashion sense and her pessimistic views towards matters of the heart, didn't back down from a fight, wasn't afraid to speak her mind, and was more than capable of going toe-to-toe with a gorgeous hockey star bigger and stronger than she. I admired her chutzpah, that's for sure. Beyond that, she had an endearing ability to be both vulnerable and dignified that was very appealing.

Luc was the prototypical male's male, with a "friend" in every city and a self confidence that more than bordered arrogance, it crossed wildly into arrogance waving banners of its awesomeness. Behind that, though, in the dark recesses he let no one see, was an aging hockey star who had suffered a near career-ending injury to both knees and had pulled himself back from the edge of pain and pain reliever addiction with sheer stubbornness and determination. Hockey was obviously his life, and he loved his life, but he knew the pain and the work required to live it. And while he was arrogant, and started out seeming very superficial, his vulnerabilities and his confusion - in dealing with a growing attraction for Jane and in raising his teenaged sister, humanized him. I liked him, and I liked Jane, and I loved them together.

I also loved the secondary characters, from Jane's best friend Caroline, to Luc's sister Marie, and of course Darby...poor, hapless Darby. They added a lot of depth to the story and helped round out the main characters' lives beyond hockey and reporting, and the plotlines and threads that included them added depth to the romance story arc. Gibson fleshed the book out nicely with them, and with the more ancillary characters of the other hockey players.

The premise for Jane becoming the team's sports reporter was a little hokey and unbelievable. The woman didn't know sports, let alone hockey, and the idea that other sports reporters at the paper wouldn't have gotten first dibs on the assignment was a little hard to swallow. The end, too, with its predictable conflict between Jane and Luc, gave me some trouble.

I don't mind knowing that the relationship is going to have at least one major conflict that it has to survive to get to the Happily Ever After. I don't even mind, not in this sort of light read, anyway, seeing it coming as soon as the potential for conflict is explained in the story. That's just something I accept as a fan of the genre. What bothered me in this case, though, was when in the story it happened and the manner in which it got resolved.

It came so late in the book, and the core issues that led to it were so quickly glossed over, that the wait for it ended up being more significant than the issue itself. Instead of seeming like a genuine stumbling block that got true issues out in the open and expanded and solidified Luc and Jane's relationship, the conflict was discussed and resolved in what seemed like a mad rush to the book's finish line, just one more plot point to touch on before the end. I ended up feeling a little cheated by it. Some of that was assuaged by a truly lovely epilogue, but only some of it.

See Jane Score is a light romance designed to be fun and sexy, and on that score it definitely delivered. I gobbled it up like the brain candy it was. Yes, I had a couple of issues, but in the end, Gibson gave me exactly what I was hoping for when I started reading. A few hours of escapist fun that didn't make me think too hard (except, of course, about hockey terminology), and made me smile a whole bunch. I enjoyed it immensely.

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Rachel Gibson is a master of romance. She keeps this story fast-paced with realistic dialogue and steamy scenes.

Jane Alcott is a journalist willing to take on any writing job to get more experience, make more money, and eventually move up to a bigger paper. The 'make more money' part also means she's writing a column from the perspective of a single gal in the city and moonlighting as an erotica writer.

When she's assigned to cover the Seattle Chinooks hockey team, the players are not pleased, as she is seen as a bad-luck token when they travel. The guys talk to her, show her their kids' pictures, but they will not talk hockey with her. Until she loses her job, her patience, and tells them all off, that is!

What follows is her re-hire, the words of her telling-off that becomes a good luck speech, and the Chinooks are onto a great season! In the midst of all of this, Luc "Lucky" Martineau, the goalie, who ignored Jane initally, is paying her more and more attention.

Luc has his own troubles to worry about. He's got a bad-boy image that he'd like to shed, a 16-year-old sister that he'd like to put in boarding school, and a chance at a comeback career. Who has time for a reporter who asks a lot of questions, talks trash, and hustles dart players?

The sparring that Luc and Jane do is funny (keep an eye out for the coffee cup scene in the beginning - I laughed out loud!). Pretty soon, these two are spending more time together, wondering what each is doing with the other one. How Jane relates to Luc's younger sister is endearing and how Luc helps Jane is unexpected.

What unravels this friendship and relationship makes you cringe, and when it happens, you can't help but race through to see how it rights itself. All in all, "See Jane Score" is delightfully Rachel Gibson, and readers will not be disappointed.

This was a really fun book. The main characters, Luc and Jane, are both likable. At first they seem like an unlikely match, but don't the best love stories always start like that? Luc is a gorgeous star goalie for the Seattle Chinooks hockey team, and Jane is an introverted journalist hired to travel with the team and get interviews. Jane is not at all welcomed by the team. This is especially true of Luc, who has had several bad experiences with the press. The team decides to give her as little help as possible with her columns, and they try to fluster her by getting naked whenever she approaches them in the locker room. Predictably, Jane eventually ends up breaking them down and winning their trust and admiration. But what happens between Jane and Luc is the real story. Initially, they misjudge each other. She believes the rumors about his past drug problems and penchant for the ladies and writes him off as arrogant and shallow. He thinks she's asexual at best, possibly a lesbian, and wonders why she tries so hard to make herself look unattractive. As they interact more, they find out they have misjudged each other. Luc is actually a good guy who is trying his best to care for his much-younger, newly-orphaned sister. Jane has a very sexual side to her, the side of her that secretly writes the Honey Pie sex column for a porn magazine. Jane finds herself very attracted to Luc but fights it because she wants to be seen as a professional journalist and not have people speculating that she gets her interviews by trading sexual favors. When she departs from her usual black, shape-hiding clothes for one night and wears a sexy red dress, Luc starts to re-think his former ideas of beauty. She's short with A-cup breasts, not at all his type, but he can't stop thinking about her. There's some "will they/won't they" tension leading up to the very well-written and extremely hot love scenes. You won't be disappointed with this book.

Fanatics of Rachel Gibson will realize that See Jane Score is a continuation of her deviant style of putting polarized opposites together. Wasn't her last effort, Lola Carlyle Reveals All - an unbelievable escapism of love between a swimsuit model and military spy?
In See Jane Score, Rachel Gibson dumps the stereotypical fantasy and points out - get real. Her female protagonist, Seattle Times Reporter Jane Alcott is assigned to the native Chinooks Hockey Team on a Sports Tournament coverage. She is immediately repudiated by the team because of their supersitition: women are jinx. Her drab black apparel and small breasts doesn't score well for the notoriously aloof but hunky golden player Luc Martineau either. It is before long they got her boot out - only to change their fickle minds when her departure well-wishing blessed them with a triumph.
See Jane Score is immediately a hysterically hilarious romp with Jane's sardonic wits and encounters especially in the locker room. Ms. Gibson 's scrupulous research on hockey sculpts the pulsating games and camaderie between the players through witty jargons, inside jokes as well as the pressure and sweat.
In all its slapstick laughter and wicked digs, See Jane Score is also a romance with dimensions. Jane considers herself a fraud being an anonymous sex columinst for a porn mag and a vulnerable girl at heart; Luc fears love as much as he is clueless to taking care of his adolescent sister Marie. Ms. Gibson injects a dose of searing intimacy and honesty towards her characters to make the Opposite + Tension and fairy-tale formula work to her favour. They are refreshingly matured and open about their feelings. Let's not forget the sex either. Ms. Gibson scores a hat-trick on that one too.

SEE JANE SCORE by Rachel Gibson

August 13, 2004

A "plain Jane" gets involved with a hockey team and falls in love with the goalie, in Rachel Gibson's SEE JANE SCORE. Jane Alcott writes a column in the Seattle Times called "Single Girl in the City". By night she is the author of a raunchy serial in a gentlemen's magazine, HIM, and calls her column "The Life of Honey Pie". Her co-workers have no idea that she is the author of this very risqué piece of writing. No one would even think she would be involved in it, because of her reputation as being very plain, very dull, and probably someone who hasn't had sex in ages, if ever.

Then, she is given the challenge of a lifetime: to be the substitute sports writer covering the local hockey team, the Seattle Chinooks. She'll be able to work with the team one-on-one, including interviewing the guys in the locker room. It is a dream come true and a major boost to her career. Unfortunately, the guys on the team are not too thrilled with the idea of a woman sports writer, and they do their best to deter Jane from interviewing them. They humor her with conversation, as long as it is not about the team.

Jane is very frustrated, especially by the goalie Luc Martineau. He has a reputation of not allowing anyone, man or woman, to interview him. Jane finds herself with mixed feelings toward this man, someone who is the opposite of what she is. She's short, flat chested, and wears unflattering clothes. Luc is tall, built like a football player, and is known to be a ladies' man. They are opposites, yet she feels drawn to him, and unknown to her, he is drawn to her as well.

Jane's adventures with the team is almost heart-rending. She tries her best to get the guys to talk, and it's a long uphill battle. The reader will want to cheer her on as she makes in-roads a little at a time. She finally bonds with them during a brutal darts game, and from then on she feels that they are finally letting her into their inner circle.

In the meantime, Jane is slowly falling in love with Luc, and she does not know what to do.

A side plotline is the story of Luc and his younger sister Marie, who has been orphaned and now lives with her big brother in Seattle. Unfortunately, she rarely sees him because he is always on the road. He has no clue what to do with Marie, because he is used to being the single guy, and has only met Marie a few times in the past. Now that her mother has passed away, and their father had died years ago, she has no one to turn to but Luc. Luc has no idea how to raise a teenage girl. Yes, he's an expert on women, but not on girls.

SEE JANE SCORE was a book I did not expect to like as much as I did. I am not a sports fan, but yet this book was more than that. The author seems to know a lot about hockey, or did her homework, and kept the story authentic when it centered on the games and the team. She also was able to make the romance between Luc and Jane believable. I'm recommending SEE JANE SCORE and will definitely try Gibson's other books.

I love Rachel Gibson's books. She has such witty characters, dialogue, and storylines that you are easily sucked into her world!
In See Jane Score we re-visit the game of hockey and the Seattle Chinooks hockey team.
Jane Alcott is a writer who is responsible for writing a colum about living a Single Girl existance and she also writes a steamy on going story of Honey Pie. While Jane is creative in her writing she is not creative in real life. In fact she only wears gray, black, and white and lives the life of a nun. All this is about to change for Jane when she accepts a part-time job as a sports reporter that covers the Chinooks games. Of course Jane knows nothing about the game but that can be fixed.
Luc "Lucky" Martineau is the goalie for the Chinooks, he is big, bad, and wanted by the women. He also has no need for reporters especially the female variety. Just wait until he gets a look at Jane. She is a mouse, has no idea how to dress, and worse knows nothing about his sport--yet he finds himself drawn to the reporter and that is not good!
Of course both Jane and Luc have enough emotional baggage that would choke an elephant and of course this will be carried into the budding relationship that grows between these two people but fear not there is a happy ending! And their struggle with this extra stuff is funny, touching and just plain fun to read about!
This was a great book and it was full of Ms. Gibson's trademark wit and humor! The chemistry between the two characters is beyond hot and you will find yourself unable to put the book down!

Rachel Gibson writes the cutest stories and See Jane Score has just been added to the list. Luc, professional hockey goaley is her typical "jerk" at the beginning of the book, but by meeting the heroine Jane, he quickly changes into a more sensitive loving guy. Jane is a true original who wears total black because she has no fashion sense, has no chest (think AA) to speak of and writes a secret column called Honey Pie who puts men into comas through her sexual antics. Jane would love to be Honey Pie but she is living real life as a simple reporter.
When Luc and Jane meet, the fun begins and the humor and chemistry between these two are great. The reader learns Hockey lingo and what really goes on in the locker room after the games.
We also get to see a transformation of Jane into a more secure woman, sexually and physically as well as Luc who changes emotionally and mentally.
Some would consider See Jane Score as fluff, but overall it is a great book that makes you laugh along with some great love scenes to boot.
To chase away the blues, pick up this latest Gibson or any of her other ones.

Katiebabs

When the ice hockey reporter needs a leave of absence for health reasons, the Seattle Times assigns Jane Alcott to temporarily cover the local NHL franchise, the Chinooks. Jane figures a puck is a character from Shakespeare, so knows she has little time to learn hockey to avoid the team exiling her to the penalty box.
When Jane arrives in the locker room, the players give her the special treatment of rookie initiation (harassment?) but no feedback on the sport. Still she preservers especially with veteran goalie Luc "Lucky" Martineau, who is the key to a Stanley Cup run. Lucky thinks Jane is out of his league in sports and sex. She agrees though he is unaware that she is the author of the pornographic Honey Pie serial. Still the heart does strange things and soon Jane and Lucky see the other as the most valuable person in their life.
Hockey is clearly in among romance writers as several contemporaries of late focus on that sport. SEE JANE SCORE is contains a descriptive story line that ranges from the Impaler's paraphernalia to a toad on the road starring two delightful lead characters and teammates who seem real. This reviewer is biased as anyone who can reference Gump Worsley is either a great researcher or has sit in the top row of MSG in the early 1960s when the maskless goalie was target practice for a much smaller NHL. Rachel Gibson provides sports romance readers with a winning overtime goal even if she had not mention the real Gump.
Harriet Klausner

Jane Alcott, columnist for the Seattle Times newspaper, has been given a special writing assignment. She is to travel with the Seattle Chinooks professional hockey team and cover their games. Progressing from the fluff writing of her "Single Girl" column to sports reporting will be much different, but she needs the extra money. The Chinooks' players are less than thrilled about a woman following their team, especially the very private hunk of a goalie, Luc "Lucky" Martineau. Luc earned the nickname ,"Lucky", for his ability to score with the ladies off the ice, and not allow opposing teams to score on the ice. Between the team members not answering Jane's questions, and their locker room antics, she finally gets fired. But after her exiting speech leads to a game victory, the team decides she's good luck, and it's up to Luc to convince her to come back.
Luc's not interested in a petite plain jane with a black and gray wardrobe and cow print pajamas. At least not until this sassy lady beats him at darts, and shows up at a party sporting a little red dress, new haircut, red lipstick and stiletto heels. But Jane is keeping a secret. For she's the author of the racy column, "Honey Pie", which has all the guys talking.
This was my first read by Rachel Gibson, and I can't wait to get my hands on more of her work. I absolutely loved this book! It was fun, fast-paced, and extremely sexy. Luc has got to be one of my favorite romance heroes ever. And I have to say I'm not really in to tatoos, but Luc has a tatoo you just got to read about! Oh Baby! Both this book and Luc are keepers!

'See Jane Score' by Rachel Gibson is a fabulous book. It was a quick, funny, romantic novel with backdrop story of professional hockey league. Jane nails a job a traveling reporter for the Seattle Chinooks Hockey team. She doesn't know anything about hockey because she writes single girl articles and little porn stories on the side. Luc is the team's goalie and does not want a female reporter traveling with the team.

OK - I just re-bought this book years (7/2008) after this review because I had to read it again. I have never re-read a book before but this book was just a good the second time around. I have decided I am not giving this copy away. A must buy!

If you enjoy sports sub-plots I would also suggest; The Trouble With Valentine's Day ,Power Play ,Squeeze Play and My Favorite Witch (Accidental Witch Trilogy, Book 2).

fast-paced, quirky, sensual. the simmering chemistry between jane and luc virtually leap off the pages. it's not the usual boy-meets-girl, boy-gets-girl setup, either. jane is a complex woman with a lot of guts and no-nonsense opinion about men and sex. luc is more than the star-athlete, he has his own personal problems that he tries valiantly to juggle with his career, while oozing with merciless red-hot sex appeal. gibson superbly builds up the tension between the couple and doesn't disappoint even after the last page.

there are a lot of funny scenes throughout this book, but my favorite is the synchronized-jock-strap-dropping-thing in the locker room (a classic!). even the other hockey players with their camaraderie, superstitious beliefs, and glimpses in their personal lives were amusing to read. it's one of the best contemporary romance i've come across in a long while...

Jane is a journalist. She's doing everything she can to make ends meet, including writing a "sex and the city" column, writing porn for a man's magazine, and now, covering the local hockey team.

Lucky Luc Martineau is the goalie on said team.

See Sparks Fly.

At first, Luc does not really notice or like Jane. Jane is impressed with Luc's physique from the start. Both have had problems with relationships before. But this is a true romance, where characters find themselves better for the association with each other.

I truly enjoyed this book. The characters were likeable, flawed, and completely three-D. The side characters were good background, with enough info given to keep you interested withouth proving to be a distraction.

A good beach read. I'll be picking up another of her books when I see it on the shelf.

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It is EXTREMELY rare for me to read contemporary romance. I probably read about one per year. It just isn't really my thing...I guess because it does not provide enough escape from the norm. Even more rare is for me to actually enjoy a contemporary romance. I usually find them boring. However, I felt drawn to this book and was very surprised that I loved this book! The thing I liked most was that Jane and Luc did not fall in love immediately. They did not get along at all in the beginning. I am not a believer in love at first sight so this book seemed more realistic to me, which is how I believe contemporary romances should be. It was a fun, quick read that anyone who loves to read romance would most likely enjoy.

I pretty much dreaded reading this book. After the last Rachel Gibson book I read, Sex Lies & Online dating, I just was not looking forward to this one. But I'd already bought it (for $0.75) so I made myself read it.

For whatever reason, though, See Jane Score was immensely better than Sex, Lies & Online Dating. I actually really enjoyed it...but I might be a bit swayed by the hockey theme since I love hockey. Even so, it was just all around better. The flow and writing of the book was better and easier to read. That sort of mechanical recitation that drove me nuts in S,L & OD was not used at all (thank god!). Sure, it wasn't written masterfully (few books are), but it just had a nice flow to it, unlike the other book. I don't know why there is such a huge difference stylistically between these two books, but I hope Gibson reverts to what made me like See Jane Score, and the other book of hers I've read.

Overall, it was a cute little romance. I loved the whole hockey theme. Jane was a bit of an oddball character, but in a quirky way. Luc was a 'hottie'. That tattoo of his made me drool. They were an interesting pair. I love opposites. For whatever reason, they worked. I also liked the storyline aspects...a female writer trying to make it in sports reporting.

Decent read. I woulda bought this one at full price if necessary (but $0.75 for a good condition used is much nicer)

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Luc and Jane have a chemistry that I loved. While I would just love to tell you all about the book... I am just offering the simplest of highlights and let YOU be the judge....

This book highlights the sport of hockey, reporters, superstitions, and seeing beyond initial appearances. Luc is painfully hot (just love the highlight of his Canadian accent) and Jane is far from "picture perfect". The banter had me laughing out loud and the tension was definitely felt.

I just could not put the book down!!! I highly recommend this book!!!!

My favorite thing about a well written romance is that it offers escape from reality for a little while. It lets me hide out in a world where I can relax into a happy ending. That world is made even better when the heroine is smart, funny and of realistic proportions. And doesn't suffer from TSTL syndrome. Good series so far.

I'm not too familiar with the terminology of hockey but, I think a "hat trick" is supposed to be a really good thing to achieve. If that's the case, this book scored a "hat trick" with me. Jane is smart enough to capitalize on her relationship with Luc, both personally and professionally. Luc is smart enough to recognize the attraction to Jane, even though she doesn't appear to be his type. The author does a really terrific of bringing these characters to life for me. It doesn't hurt that there is extended foreplay to some steamy sex. Also, I'm not into tattoos but, I'd sure like to get an eyeful of Luc's.

I absolutely loved this book (especially as a hockey fan, in the middle of a cancelled season!) and it's one I wish I had written.

The characters are very likeable, and I appreciate how they stay true to themselves in attracting the other. Their relationship is entirely believeable (rare in anything but high quality romance novels). The heroine wins over the hot guy with her sassy intelligence and compassion, not because she's a blonde, big-boobed groupie.

There is humor, touching moments, exciting moments, lots of sensuality... a fantastic book overall.

Rachel Gibson can write! Every story I read gets better and better. Rachel's stories make me feel wonderful. There is tension, but it doesn't rip your heart to shreds. The story plot and line is always interesting. This story of Jane and Luc had me laughing and crying. I didn't want it to end. Well worth your time to read.

I love to read. I gravitate towards romance. I love epic / high fantasy. Enjoy the occasional chick lit book, sometimes even go for urban fantasy and historical romance. And even though I almost always read every book from cover to cover, I have to admit I'm very picky and usually find something or other that bothered even in books that I'd thoroughly enjoyed.
I have to say, that See Jane Score was 99% perfect. It was incredible funny, sexy, smart and entertaining. I would recommend it to everyone that enjoys romance in their their lit.

What makes See Jane Score stand out?

The attraction between Luc and Jane isn't quite instant. There might be physical attraction...on her behalf, but it takes a gradual progression for him to see her as physically attractive and then past all the shapeless black clothing for the great woman she's underneath. Jane might have appreciated how Luc looked initially, with his, ahem, Lucky tattoo, and the way that man looked utterly fantastic in the locker room, but it takes Jane a while to see the man behind the hockey gear.

See Jane Score is filled with witty humor. Though I've read it several times, I still laugh at the 'lucky speech' Jane gives before each game to the players and how it came to pass. The humor is light, worthy of any contemporary romance, but the discovery that the characters make of each other, their relationship, and what is important in life is what ultimately makes this book special.

It's a good take on the 'ugly duckling' story. However, I did appreciate that Luc paid attention and was hit with odd twinges of attraction for Jane *before* she made the 'ugly duckling transformation.' The transformation might have made Luc finally see Jane as an innately sexy woman, but it was still Jane herself that made him turn his head from the moment she boarded the private team plane full of burly hockey players, out of her element and out of place.

It might labeled as a 'sport romance,' but hockey just served as a backdrop to the story. It truely is the charactes of Jane and Luc who carry the story, not the other way around where the plot and situations carry the characters.

Give it a chance...you might like it too!

After reading some intense historical romances, I was in the mood for something light, cute and funny. I'm ecstatic to say that I found all of that and more in See Jane Score! This was my first book of Rachel Gibson and I'm now a huge fan! Luc and Jane's love story is natural yet special, simple yet profound and I found myself turning page after page wanting more. I still can't get them out of my mind even after I'm done with the book. Well, I'm off in search of more, by this fabulous author called Rachel Gibson!

This magnificent contemporary romance by Rachel Gibson leaves readers breathless and enthralled with every page turned. Jane and Luc are two wonderful characters whose chemistry is explosive, enjoyable and especially decadent when it comes to a certain horseshoe tattoo! Readers should be prepared for some hard hits to the heart, smooth talking jocks and even some penalties when secrets are revealed in this story. This book was delightful from start to the finish and readers don't have to be hockey fans to enjoy it.

I can honestly say that I cannot remember the last time I read a book that I loved this much. I loved Jane...she was so real, and Luc was sexy as hell AND a hockey player..it just doesnt get any better. This story was witty, fast paced and thoroughly delightful. I am so excited that I have discovered Rachel Gibson..this was my first book from her..i am definitely going to jump at the oppotunity to purchase more of her brilliant stories...girls, this is DEFINITELY a MUST READ!!!!

This made for a sweet, light romantic read. I never really fell in love with the characters or storyline by it was still pleasant if you are looking for a simple, easy read. This would make a good beach read.

At first I couldnt picture Luc and Jane together because he was such a jock, and he was into blond,big-boobed women. As the story evolved I started wanting these two to get together. I really liked that despite the fact that he was a jock, he wasn't as chauvinistic as Rachel Gibson's other male characters tend to be.

I have NEVER laughed so hard when reading romantic. Rachel Gibson is a great writer and I lost myself in this book. She is so descriptive in her settings and so down-to-earth in her dialogue that I actually felt I was there in every scene.
I would highly recommend this book.

This was a cute book.
People have already summarized it well on here, so I just thought I'd add my 2 cents that I really liked it.
I enjoyed both the main characters, and the more subtle story in the background.
I'll definitely be reading it again one day.

This was a cute book.
People have already summarized it well on here, so I just thought I'd add my 2 cents that I really liked it.
I enjoyed both the main characters, and the more subtle story in the background.
I'll definitely be reading it again one day.

What an enjoyable book! When I picked this book up I couldn't put it down! I really liked the characters and the story was sweet. It was one of those make you smile and lol kind of stories. If you enjoy Susan E. Phillips books you will definitely like this one - :)

See Jane Score was a wonderful book that I highly recommend, especially to sports lovers. The dialogue was great, the story line was fun and there is enough steamy scenes to keep those pages turning! A definite keeper for me!!!

This may be Rachel's best book. Reading this book is like seeing a fine romantic comedy movie - her dialogue and character development just flow better than anything else she's written. See Jane Score will make you laugh out loud and care about the characters at the same time. You'll power-read right through to the end. Highly recommended.