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.
Another
Cold Fury novel to love! Sawyer Bennett took an interesting chance with this
story line, but I think she pulled it off quite successfully.
Garrett is the ultimate player. That
phrase almost doesn’t do his lifestyle justice. But somehow, the author makes
you fall in love with him in on the first page! The reformed bad boy is a
common theme, but in this case, I don’t think you can clarify Garrett as a bad
boy, he’s got all the makings of a delicious alpha, but his personality is more
jovial. He is carefree and happy. Although, there is a catalyst for his
anti-monogamy ways, it’s a small incident that he doesn’t even realize made the
impact that it did. He doesn’t live this way to escape his reality, or because
he is too jaded to believe in love, he’s just enjoying life in the way that
fits him. I was pretty amazed that Sawyer was able to endear him to me
immediately, despite his oat sowing ways.
My
only issue with Garrett, was that while I believe every “player” meets the one
for him eventually, I couldn’t wrap my head around someone with his history
committing to a woman with cancer, within three days of meeting her. It’s one
thing to change your outlook and give a relationship a try, but to take that on
along with her health and possibility of dying? I loved Garrett for it, but it
gave me pause because it didn’t seem realistic.
Olivia
was a harder nut to crack. While I liked her right away, I didn’t attach myself
to her character as quickly as I did Garrett. However, she grew on my quickly.
She’s very strong, but she knows how to lean on her friends rather than always
playing the independent card and hurting herself in the process. She has a
sweet disposition and for the most part, a pretty sunny personality. Her
interactions with Stevie added a lot of fun to the story. Stevie alone added
color and laughter to the story! I think the author did a fantastic job of
helping the reader to get inside the head of someone with her condition, to a
certain extent. This was another place where the realism was just a little bit
lost.
The
love story between these two is sweet on one side and holy hot as hell on the
other. Steamy, steamy, steamy! Watching Garrett and Olivia fall in love was
captivating.
As
I’m sure it was intended, I was pretty pissed at Olivia for being stupid later
in the story. She kept claiming that her actions were her attempt to be
unselfish, when in reality, she was doing the exact opposite. It is never
altruistic to take away someone’s choice because you think you “know” what’s
best for them. To think your way will help them avoid future pain when all
you’re doing is causing them to experience that pain right now.
I
have to admit, there were moments when I actually wondered if Sawyer was going
to take that leap and not give me my HEA. However, in the end, I finished the
book with a smile. Definitely worth the read. I’m a big Sawyer Bennett fan and
this book joins the ranks of her in her fabulous collection! 4 Stars!
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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