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Yield

Standalone

If I Return

Uncivilized

Love: Uncivilized

Sexy Lies and Rock & Roll

Finding Kyle

PHOTO: MARIE KILLEN

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, SAWYER BENNETT has written more than thirty books and been featured on both the New York Times and the USA Today bestseller lists on multiple occasions A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Bennett uses real-life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers From new adult to

conte for just about everyone Bennett likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a co fictional romance to life, Bennett is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active toddler, as well as a full-tiood of others and that a bad day can be cured with a great workout, cake, or both

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Read on for an excerpt from

Van

A Cold Fury Hockey Novel

by Sawyer Bennett

Available from Loveswept

Chapter 1

Van

I know I should get up and hit the gy lazy today We're in the hoular season with the first round of the playoffs starting next week Our practices have been light since we've clinched the top spot and the coaches want us as fresh as possible I've decided to apply that sa to myself, and it does not bode well for y out It's a necessary evil, but if I can get by with uilty, I'll do it

Lucas comes out of his bedroom and heads into the kitchen I can tell by the subtle waft of cologne that follows hi out tonight I assu that woman he met from the museum He seems pretty taken with her and that works fine by hts at her apartment so I have this little house to ood because I don't like to be around people that much

The Cold Fury ement hooked me and Lucas up ere both traded to the teaether until we had tiood idea to me--Lucas as well--so we rented this little house for six ood so far and we keep out of each other's way But I'd been straight up with hi --I think Stephanie's her naood friend, which is the truth, and since then he's not shared anything personal with me

It's been all, "I' a pizzawant in on it?"

Or, "Dudeit's your turn to take the garbage out It's starting to smell"

Like I saidI'm a procrastinator

I can hear Lucas rustling around in the refrigerator as I keep s I'm a little obsessive about and if I'ot the news on first to catch the local, then to catch the national It's been a habit of mine since I was a little kid, and yes, I was a weird little kid, no thanks to rade school

There's a knock at the door and I don't even flinch I'th to roll ot a date tonight I can tell by the way he's dressed and his hair is styled He stares back ata water bottle in his hand

"Are you going to get the door?" he asks before taking a sip of the water

"Why me?" I drawl

"Uests, and that's true

With a heavy sigh, I roll off the couch and take the three strides to reach the front door Like I saidthis house is tiny, tiny, tiny

I swing the door open, not knowing if it's a neighbor, a Jehovah's Witness, or perhaps even a crazed fan Don't give a fuck eitherwhichever it is, they're not getting my time

My entire body seems to lock for aon the doorstep She has several pieces of luggage on the porch at her feet and I've got to admit, this is the craziest stalker incident I've ever heard of

Too bad she's crazy because she's fucking hot as hell Long brown hair shot through with lighter streaks of brown, and hazel eyes that sparkle with intense curiosity as she watchesif her fan crush is on me or Lucas

Then it hits mebrown hair, hazel eyes

Fuckthis is Lucas's sister I've seen the picture of his fa roonize her

Sweeping a hand from Lucas's direction toward Simone, I step back a bit so Lucas can see her and ask hi me?"

"That's my sister," he says with an eye roll as he walks toward us

Yeahfigured that one out on my own Just not sure why she's here at our house

With luggage

I turn to look back at his sister as Lucas walks our way, and I' ain with pure appreciation If I didn't have such a hard shell in place, I'd be a little offended that one of my teammate's family meive a fuck