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Garrett
Cold Fury Hockey # 2
Cold Fury Hockey # 2
By: Sawyer Bennett
Releasing February 17th, 2015
Loveswept
USA Today bestselling
author Sawyer Bennett hits the ice with the story of a playboy athlete whose
winning ways lead him to a beautiful woman with a lot to lose.
Carolina Cold Fury star Garrett Samuelson never wants to miss out on a single minute of fun. Whether he’s playing hockey, hanging out with friends, or walking the red carpet with a new date on his arm, he lives every day to the fullest. When he meets Olivia Case, he sees someone who’s exactly his type—confident, sexy, smart . . . his next fling. But the more he pursues her, the more Garrett shares a side of himself that other women don’t normally get to see.
Olivia has been keeping a secret. While Garrett lives for the next thrill, Olivia’s not sure she’ll live to see the next day. She’s undergoing treatment for some serious medical issues, and she doesn’t have time for a relationship with no guarantees—especially one with a hot-as-sin womanizer who won’t take no for an answer. But as she gets to know the real Garrett, Olivia can’t help falling for him . . . hard. To reveal the truth would mean risking everything—but you can’t score without taking the tough shots.
Carolina Cold Fury star Garrett Samuelson never wants to miss out on a single minute of fun. Whether he’s playing hockey, hanging out with friends, or walking the red carpet with a new date on his arm, he lives every day to the fullest. When he meets Olivia Case, he sees someone who’s exactly his type—confident, sexy, smart . . . his next fling. But the more he pursues her, the more Garrett shares a side of himself that other women don’t normally get to see.
Olivia has been keeping a secret. While Garrett lives for the next thrill, Olivia’s not sure she’ll live to see the next day. She’s undergoing treatment for some serious medical issues, and she doesn’t have time for a relationship with no guarantees—especially one with a hot-as-sin womanizer who won’t take no for an answer. But as she gets to know the real Garrett, Olivia can’t help falling for him . . . hard. To reveal the truth would mean risking everything—but you can’t score without taking the tough shots.
I recounted to them as best I could what I had been told so far,
which was practically nothing. Stevie and Sutton were amazing . . . going above
and beyond to bolster my confidence and reinvigorate my strength. Not a one of
us knew what the future held for me, because we were sorely lacking in
information at that point, but by the time they got done with me two hours
later, I was convinced that I was going to whip this cancer’s ass straight into
the depths of hell.
And for the next few days, I tried to push this ominous news to the
back of my mind and not obsess too much about it. Which was practically
impossible. Sutton even invited me over to the Cold Fury party, and whereas I’m
usually content to stay at home and immerse myself in a good book, for some
reason I felt the urgent need to get out and do something. To prove to myself
that I still had a whole lot of living to do.
So I met Sutton and Alex over at the coach’s house in North Raleigh,
and for the brief time I was there I had a lot of fun. Granted, my time was
short, and granted, the fun that was had was in sparring verbally and flirting
with Garrett Samuelson, but fun all the same.
Not just fun. Scintillating banter. Thrilling flirtation.
Damn, but Garrett is absolutely and devastatingly gorgeous. Of
course, I’d heard enough about him from Sutton and Alex to know that he was not
someone you gave your heart to, but I couldn’t deny the animal magnetism that
threatened to pull me in. Even though I repeatedly denied his advances, every
time my mouth opened up to say “No,” my body was screaming at me to say “Yes.”
My brain was also chiming in, telling me that I needed to live life to the
fullest . . . while I still had time, and to take advantage of a supremely
attractive man wanting to have some mind-blowing sex.
Still, my common sense prevailed, but I’m not sure how much longer
it would have had the fortitude to hold out. Had Sutton not come up and
practically chased Garrett away from me, I have a feeling I would have
capitulated, because my mind was all kinds of fucked up and twisted over the
terrible thoughts that kept circulating through me.
But then I got the phone call from the oncologist’s office, offering
me an early-morning appointment for the next day, and the reality of my world
came crashing back down around me again. While I didn’t necessarily have to
leave because it was late, I suddenly didn’t feel like being social anymore,
and these bright, vibrant people surrounding me were a painful reminder of all
I stood to lose.
“So, how was the party?” Stevie asks as he pulls out a large foam
block circle mounted to a wire frame. He’s obviously going to work on a funeral
arrangement, and I’m glad he took that order. I’m not as good at them as he is,
as they require precision and balance. I do much better with the free-flowing
types of arrangements.
“It was good,” I tell him, smiling internally over my conversation
with Garrett.
“What?” Stevie exclaims. “What’s that look on your face?”
I blink at him in surprise as I wipe down the table so I can prepare
to work on the next arrangement. “What look?”
“That little secretive, maybe even a little bit sensual, look on
your face.”
“You’re crazy. Batshit crazy, in fact,” I scoff at him, even as my
cheeks heat a little.
“Oh, hell, no,” Stevie says as he pushes the
foam block farther back on the table before lunging at me. Grabbing my hands in
his, he pulls me back over to my stool and pushes me down onto it. He then hops
on the other stool across from me, crosses one leg over the other, and clasps
his hands together. Looking at me expectantly, he says, “Dish. You have
something juicy to tell, and you better spill every bit of it to me.”
If you read the first book in the series, you know that Garrett is known for being "the king of one night stands". All that changes the minute that he sets eyes on Olivia. He gives up his womanizing ways for her, even when he finds out about the secret she's keeping. I can't say too much without giving away the story, but I will say that Garret is a swoon worthy hero. It's an emotional read due to Olivia's medical issues, but it's still full over steamy sex and romantic moments.
Zach's story is next, and my heart broke for him due to the events in this story. I'm looking forward to his happy ending.
USA Today
Best-Selling Author, Sawyer Bennett is a snarky southern woman and reformed
trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories
that were floating in her head. Her husband works for a Fortune 100 company
which lets him fly all over the world while she stays at home with their
daughter and three big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report
she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of
milk chocolate.
Sawyer is the
author of several contemporary romances including the popular Off Series, the
Legal Affairs Series and the Last Call Series. She will be releasing her second
book in the Cold Fury Hockey Series with Random House Loveswept, February 2015.
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