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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

{EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY} OFF SIDES by SAWYER BENNETT

I'm happy to be able to share an excerpt and giveaway of Off Sides, by
Sawyer Bennett. This is a book that I will be reviewing soon, and I can't wait to share it with you. This event was organized by AToMR Tours.
 
 
Off SidesGenre: Contemporary New Adult
Publisher: Big Dog Publishing
Publication Date: 2/21/13
 



“I'm not sure what possessed me to do it. Maybe it was the impossible expectations I faced, maybe it was my own self-loathing. But I just knew I needed something different to happen. I needed someone...something...to derail me from my current path. Otherwise, I would become lost...a hollowed out shell of a man. So I did it. I approached her, then I pursued her, then I made her mine. And my life was saved...”

Ryan Burnham is the privileged son of a U.S. Congressman and captain of his university’s hockey team. While he is on the verge of fulfilling his dreams to play in the NHL, his parents want him on a different course. One he is expected to accept for the sake of his family’s public image.

Forced her to abandon her music career after the heart breaking death of her parents, Danny Cross exists on the opposite side of the tracks from Ryan. She is struggling to make her own way, working two jobs, attending college part time and volunteering in a homeless shelter. She is on a mission to build her own success.

With a chance meeting, their vastly different worlds collide, causing each to evaluate whether they are truly on the correct path to self-fulfillment and happiness. Can their relationship survive? Particularly when others are against them every step of the way. A lot can happen in just ten short days...

 
EXCERPT

Ryan opens my car door for me and takes my hand. We walk together to my apartment door and I'm looking for my keys in my purse, all of a sudden nervous. A minute ago I was ready to jump in bed with Ryan, but now, in the harsh fluorescent light of the hallway outside of my apartment, I'm faced with the uncertainty of a relationship with a man who is so different than me.
Putting his finger under my chin, Ryan tilts my head up to his and says, "Don't."
He knows I'm doubting this and that tells me a lot about how perceptive he is. Before I can respond he pulls me to him and kisses me...hard. And every thought flies out of my head.
My hands snake up his chest and wrap around his neck before slipping into his hair. It's as soft and silky as I had been trying hard not imagine. Our tongues are swirling...stabbing...and then my teeth grab his bottom lip and bite. He answers me with a guttural sound that vibrates from his mouth into mine.
Without breaking our hold on each other, Ryan pushes me one step backward until my back is pressed into my door. His hands graze down my sides until they reach my hips. His fingers dig in, pulling me tight against him and I can feel his hardness. I am drowning in Ryan, or maybe he's downing in me by the sounds of his ragged breathing, I do not know. I just know I have never been kissed like this before and something warm is unfurling in my chest in response to this passion.
Ryan finally pulls away slightly, breathing hard against my mouth. "Jesus, Danny."
I don't think Jesus has anything to do with the explosion that just happened between us but if He did, I'm heading to church this weekend to thank Him.
 
 
 
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About the author
Sawyer BennettSawyer Bennett is the pen name for 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. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two 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.
Connect with Sawyer at:
Website  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  GoodReads
 
 
 
GIVEAWAY
I have a copy of one of Sawyer Bennett's other books to give away, courtesy of the author.
Entrants must be 17+ years of age.
Open Intl.
Fill out the form to enter.

Second ChanceStolen HeartForever Young (The Forever Land Chronicles)
 (Click on cover to go to GoodReads page)

 


 
 
 
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22 comments:

  1. I grabbed this book off of Amazon a few weeks ago, and boy I'm glad I did! That Excerpt sounds AMAZING! Thanks for sharing!!

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  2. UGH! I love the sounds of this one! Thanks for the excerpt!

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  3. Sounds awesome! Thanks for the great spotlight!

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  4. I'm just not sure about this one! I'm not a big fan of sports in stories, and the ones I have read (Miranda Keneally), I haven't enjoyed. But this one sounds good. I'm so stuck. :(

    Jennifer
    YA Sisterhood

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  5. Great excerpt!!! I really liked the story!!

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  6. Cool excerpt. This one really has my attention.

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  7. Oh wow! That was HOT! Sounds like a sizzling story. I'll have to enter this giveaway later because it's a nightmare trying to do it on my phone, but thanks! :)

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  8. This sounds really good. Loved that excerpt!

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  9. LOVED it! (: Thanks for sharing love :)

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  10. I've heard really really great things about this book so I cannot wait to check it out at some point :)

    Paige @ Comfort Books

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  11. Really Hot and Steamy Excerpt I Love It! it sounds and looks like an awesome book! thanks for the great givaway!

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  12. I love it! The plot sounds so good and then the romance! Sold! :)

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  13. The excerpt makes me want to read more! Looks very good and I hope to read it soon! Thanks!

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  14. Sounds like a hot read! Great excerpt!

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  15. Hot and it makes me want to read the rest of it!
    mestith at gmail dot com

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  16. The excerpt really leaves you wanting more. I can't wait to read it.

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  17. Love it, especially that last part.

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  18. Love it, hot and funny. Can't wait to read it

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  19. The excerpt was great. Another must read for me, maybe even my next one.

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