Erik

ERIK is the second instalment in Sawyer Bennett’s contemporary, adult ARIZONA VENGEANCE hockey, erotic romance series focusing on the men and women of the Arizona Vengeance professional hockey team. This is Arizona Vengeance team enforcer Erik Dalhbeck, and flight attendant Blue Gardner’s storyline. ERIK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. The Arizona Vengeance is a spin –off from the author’s Carolina Cold Fury Hockey series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Erik and Blue) ERIK follows the second chance relationship (of a sorts) between Arizona Vengeance team enforcer Erik Dalhbeck, and flight attendant Blue Gardner. Five years earlier Erik and Blue spent one wild night together but in the ensuing time Erik doesn’t remember meeting the beautiful woman who has caught his eye. Fast forward to present day wherein Blue is now a flight attendant on the Arizona Vengeance team airplane, and wants nothing to do with the man who broke her heart. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Erik and Blue, and the potential fall-out as Blue battles between head and heart, and obligations back home.

Blue Gardner has a hate-on for Arizona Vengeance player Erik Dalhbeck, and Erik has no idea as to the how and why but when Blue reveals the truth about their past, Erik struggles to remember the girl from years before. Hoping for a second chance Erik begins a slow seduction of our story line heroine, and in the process learns a little more about Blue’s life back home.

The relationship between Erik and Blue is one of second chances (of a sort). Erik’s interest in Blue is immediate; the palpable sexual attraction is evident to his teammates and friends. Blue has been captivated by the man who all but destroyed her heart but our heroine is reluctant to open up to the man who doesn’t remember their time together years before. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Blue’s brother Billy, a young man who struggles with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy; fellow flight attendants Sadie, Lyla and Valerie; Erik’s father Pierce Dalhbeck; as well as the players for the Arizona Vengeance: GM Christian Rutherford, Team captain Tacker Hall, Bishop Scott and his girlfriend Brooke (Bishop #1), Dax Monahan, and Legend Bay; and Legend’s neighbour Pepper. Legend’s story is next in LEGEND.

ERIK is a story of family, friendship, second chances and love. The premise is sexy and spicy; the characters are sassy and spirited; the romance is captivating and sensual. ERIK is an animated and energetic story-a great addition to Sawyer Bennett’s world of professional hockey.

Love love loved this book!!❤️

Erik is stunned when Blue, a flight attended on the team's private plane, will not give him the time of day and he can not figure out what he has done to make her dislike him so much. He is not used to getting turned down by women. Once back in Arizona after a road trip, Erik runs into Blue at a festival where she is spending time with her brother, who is handicap, and having the time of her life. Erik realizes there are many layers to Blue that he would love to figure out but only if he could get her to give him the time of day so that he could figure them out.

Blue is tired and worn out between her two jobs and taking care of her handicap brother Billy. When Erik tried hitting on her she shuts him down right away and is very bitter with him after what happened in LA years ago. Only Erik has no memory of them ever being together. After Blue explains to Erik why she is so mad at him, Erik does everything he can to get her to forgive him and give him a chance.

Sawyer Bennett has done it again with another amazing hockey romance. Erik and Blue are great together and I loved their chemistry. The way Erik had no issues with Billy and befriended him easily really tugged at my heartstrings.

Erik is the second book in the Arizona Vengeance series which can be read as a standalone or as part of the Arizona Vengeance series and is written from Erik and Blue’s points of view. I recommend this novel and give Erik 5 stars.