JULIAN
Sawyer Bennett & Bill Keenan
Release Date: September 1
Meet Sawyer Bennett:
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.
A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to her wonderfully naughty dogs.
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Meet Bill Keenan:
Bill Keenan played hockey at Harvard University from 2005 to 2008 and professionally in Europe from 2009 to 2012. After completing his MBA at Columbia Business School, he worked for two years in Deutsche Bank’s investment banking division. He currently serves as COO of Graydon Carter’s Air Mail.
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Blurb:
Julian Langley has everything a man could ever want—a sprawling Manhattan townhouse, a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, and ownership of the New York Vipers, one of the most coveted franchises in professional hockey. What he doesn’t have, and will never allow himself, is anyone who matters too much. Carrying a devastating loss that completely reshaped him, Julian has since built his life around the certainty that nothing will ever cost him that dearly again.
Harper Hawthorne isn’t looking for a billionaire. She’s looking for a way to keep the lights on. Single-handedly holding her world together since she was a teenager, Harper works two jobs, lives in a rent-controlled apartment on the Lower East Side, and sacrifices everything for her younger brother. When an unexpected phone call lands her a chauffeur job behind the wheel of Julian’s car, she takes it for exactly what it is: a paycheck.
Julian notices everything about her. Harper tries not to notice anything about him. What begins as a professional arrangement starts to crack at the edges when Harper proves, repeatedly and effortlessly, that she’s unlike anyone Julian has ever encountered before. She’s too sharp to ignore, too genuine to keep at arm’s length, and entirely unimpressed by his world in a way that makes it impossible for him to stop thinking about her.
Julian doesn’t do commitment. Harper doesn’t believe in fairy tales. But some collisions are inevitable and some people are worth every risk you swore you’d never take again.
Julian is a slow-burn hockey romance about a guarded billionaire, the woman who got under his skin without trying, and the long road back to trusting that a second shot at love is always worth the leap.
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Review
Harley would do anything for her brother Dylan and that includes working multiple jobs even though it was barely enough to support them. When she overhears a conversation that Julian is having and offers her opinion instead of getting fired he hires her full time. From there a relationship develops between them however his past could destroy everything they have been building.
Julian is the owner of the New York Vipers who due to his devastating past is determined to not allow anyone too close. When he meets Harley he knows that she is destined to be more than a chauffer and he wants to help her achieve her dreams. That only intensifies when he meets her brother and despite his intentions she cracks the walls he has built around his heart however breaking them will mean healing from the past.
Both Harley and Julian are characters who draw you in and have you wanting them to find happiness as they take us on a journey that includes humor, romance and so much emotion. Lucy Rivers brings out the strength of Harper as she faces every obstacle that life throws at her while Lee Samuels allows us to feel the emotions that Harley is going through as he faces the possibility of love and a life with Harley.
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