Item: Hawke
Rating: 4.00
Author: kozbisa

by Sawyer Bennett

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Carolina Cold Fury hockey series continues as the team’s most notorious party animal gets blindsided by the one that got away.

Off the ice, elite defenseman Hawke Therrien enjoys his fair share of booze and good times. And why shouldn’t he? He’s worked his way up from the minor leagues and made himself a star. The only thing Hawke misses from that life is the pierced, tattooed free spirit who broke his heart without so much as an explanation. She’s almost unrecognizable when she walks back into his life seven years later—except for the look in her eyes that feels like a punch to the gut.

Vale Campbell isn’t the same girl she was at twenty. As crazy as she was about Hawke, her reckless behavior and out-of-control drinking were starting to scare her. She had to clean up her act, and that would never happen with Hawke around. Cutting him loose was the hardest thing Vale ever had to do—until now. Because she’s still crazy about Hawke. And if he could ever learn to forgive her, they just might have a future together.

I looooove second chance romances, and by the transitive property, that means I loved Hawke.

Hawke and Vale had an epic young romance when he was playing in Canada, but it ended abruptly and they lost touch for 7 years, until fate brought Vale into the Cold Fury family. Immediately, the sparks flew, but both Vale and Hawke had to deal with the past.

These two were so hot together. They had such a deep rooted past, and the mutual love was obvious from the start, but the hurt feelings ran deep on both sides. Hawke was such a tender heart. The way he supported Vale, and how he reacted to what she revealed to him about that fateful night, really showed he had a huge capacity to love. I adored Hawke's relationship with Dave, Vale's dad, and again, we saw what an awesome guy he could be when he let people in.

Bennett had some gifts for us Cold Fury fans. We got some updates on Garrett and Ryker, as well as a quick check in with all the guys. **I love this aspect of companion series =)

Overall: Another solid Cold Fury book with lots of feels.

Hawke (Cold Fury Hockey, #5)

by Sawyer Bennett

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on Jul 2, 2016

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