Van by Sawyer Bennett

Van (Cold Fury Hockey, #9)

by Sawyer Bennett

USA TODAY BESTSELLER • Score one for the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team as a stone-cold badass melts for a woman who makes his blood run hot.

As one of the league’s toughest enforcers, Van Turner is ruthless on the ice. He plays hard because it’s the only way to channel the rage boiling inside, and a reputation as an A-hole is better than everyone knowing the truth. Van has spent his entire life running from a secret that’s kept him from getting involved in relationships—or accepting lucrative deals with East Coast teams. Then the Carolina Cold Fury makes him an offer he can’t refuse . . . and Van meets a woman he can’t resist.

Simone Fournier is the stubborn one in her family—and that’s saying something, considering her brothers are two of the Cold Fury’s biggest stars. Simone gets what she wants, and what she wants is Van. Still, there’s a part of him Simone can’t reach, no matter how hard she tries. In private, he’s all fire and passion. In public, he freezes her out. Van may want to push her away, but Simone won’t let him go that easily. Because this time, she’s playing for keeps.

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Van is the ninth book in the Cold Fury Hockey Series and can either be read in order or as a standalone novel.

Van is quiet and closed off from everyone. With his past haunting him, Van likes to keep to himself and only make small conversation with his Cold Fury teammates when he has to. His closest friend is Lucas since he lives with him. But his world gets turned upside down when Lucas’s sister, Simone, moves into their house after dropping out of college. Simone is instantly attracted to Van and sees a challenge in front of her to get him to let her in. As her persistence starts to pay off, Van starts to worry that he has the same tendencies as his father, a convicted rapist and murderer and that he should push Simone away. When Van’s past is revealed, the support he receives shocks him.

Simone is one of my favourite heroines by Sawyer Bennett as I love her go-getter attitude. This book made me laugh out loud a few times. The chemistry between Van and Simone was definitely hot.

I recommend this book

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