I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
Meant for Mayhem by Aimee Vance Series: Mayhem Hockey Club #3
Published by Revel Books on September 25, 2026
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One desperate lie. One unexpected family.
Mikko Laaksonen is the NHL’s best defenseman and a brand new dad, trying to balance hockey and fatherhood. When a panic attack threatens his season, he makes a desperate decision to save his career.
Shannon Wilder has spent years working towards becoming a speech pathologist and leaving her hometown behind. With a job waiting in Denver, she's finally getting the fresh start she's always wanted.
Until Mikko admits he told the team they’re married.
Shannon should walk away. Instead, she’s drawn to his daughter who needs stability and the single dad trying his hardest to get it right.
What starts as a favor quickly becomes something far more complicated. Helping his daughter was one thing, but falling for her husband?
That was never supposed to happen.
Heartfelt, addictive and filled with humor. If you haven’t fallen for Linwood and all of the endearing characters living there, you are missing out! Vance’s Mayhem Hockey Club is packed with a great locale, easy to love supporting characters and hunky athletes who fall hard when they cross paths with their “one”. I love every minute of my visit there with each additional book in the series. This time we are getting to the heart of the attraction between Shannon and Mikko. There was a great lead up to this storyline at the end of the second book in the series, so we dive right into the fact that Mikko suddenly has a baby and desperately needs help. In walks Shannon and her snark to steal the show. The chemistry between them is phenomenal and they each make it so easy to fall for them. The book is well developed, other than a little bit too much mystery left in the what led up to the instant baby situation. I loved their friendship and how it grows easily with the connection between them and loving this precious baby. His friends both back in Linwood and on his team add a nice addition to the storyline and bring laughs often to the forefront. I hope we will get more from this series because I wholeheartedly love the town and club and youth team!
Shannon is my favorite character by far because she has such a sass to her that makes her impossible not to want to hug once you know her back story. She’s sincere and caring and you just know the barbs she lets fly are to protect herself from being walked on again. I adore her!
I highly recommend this book as well as the rest of the series to anyone who enjoys a hockey romance filled with a great team connection as well as friends back home that love and support them as they find their forever love.
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