Boone (Pittsburgh Titans 11) by Sawyer Bennett-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 16, 2024

Boone Rivers uses his fame and fortune as a professional hockey player to his advantage, but not in the way most people would think. Volunteering as often as his busy schedule will allow, Boone meets one brave young boy who turns his world upside down.

As a first-line right winger for the Pittsburgh Titans, I thrive on the thrill of the game. I live for the smell of the ice, the cheer of the crowd and the way my heart pounds whenever I step into the arena. But once I’m out of my skates, my focus is on giving back to the city of Pittsburgh.

It’s funny how life puts people in your path. I meet Aiden while visiting the children’s hospital and I’m struck by the strength and resilience of this 12-year-old kid fighting for his life. As my visits continue, we bond over video games and hockey until one day Aiden’s older sister walks into his room and I realize there might be a bigger purpose here.

Lilly Hoffman has the weight of the world resting on her slight shoulders. Aiden’s illness isn’t getting better, she’s at risk of losing her job and their father is looking for the answers to his prayers at the bottom of a liquor bottle. I find myself wanting to lessen Lilly’s burden and what starts as a simple act of friendship turns into so much more. As we grow closer, I can’t help but fall for this fiercely protective and independent woman with a tender heart and bruised but not yet broken spirit.

As we face a future of never-ending uncertainty, I vow to be Lilly’s source of strength and comfort. Lilly and Aiden have reaffirmed to me the importance of giving and receiving love unconditionally, even in the darkest of times. And no matter what happens next, no one can take that from us.

Boone contains subject matter that may be sensitive to some readers. If you would like additional details, please visit the book page for Boone on my website.

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REVIEW: BOONE is the eleventh instalment in Sawyer Bennett’s contemporary, adult PITTSBURGH TITANS contemporary, adult , hockey romance series focusing on the Pittsburgh Titans professional hockey team. This is twenty six year old Boone Rivers, and twenty-two year old, Lilly Hoffman’s story line. BOONE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers. Have tissues at the ready, you are going to need them.

SOME BACKGROUND: Several months earlier, a devastating plane crashed claimed all but three members of the Pittsburgh Titans hockey team including owners, coaches and staff. Rebuilding the team, owner Brienne Norcross, offered positions to one-time professional and semi-pro players. These are their stories.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Boone and Lilly) BOONE follows the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Boone Rivers volunteers at the local children’s hospital where he will meet, soon to be twelve year old, Aiden Hoffman, and his sister Lilly. Aiden has acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Lilly has become his mother, father, guardian and protector. With their father struggling at the bottom of a bottle, Lilly has little time for herself. Meeting hockey player Boone Rivers gives Lilly a chance at her own happiness but with the Pittsburgh Titans entering the playoffs, her brother’s illness worsening, and their father trying to get sober, Lilly battles between head and heart with the prospects that life is about to deal another blow. As her relationship with Boone becomes something more, the reality of what is heart breaking and sad. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Boone and Lilly, and the fall-out as Aiden’s health takes a turn for the worse.

The world building focuses on dying and death, family and acceptance, grief, addiction and recovery. Boone is the personification of support and resilience, as Lilly must come to terms with what is happening and why.

The relationship between Boone and Lilly is one of immediate attraction. Aiden Hoffman is a big Pittsburgh Titans fan, and in this he is hoping for a romantic relationship between his sister and Boone. With her father in recovery, and her brother struggling with his health, Lilly’s guilt is exacerbated when she takes time for herself. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including many of the previous story line couples and players we have already met. We are introduced to Aiden Hoffman, and his father Steven, as well as Boone’s parents, and his siblings Damien and Claire.

BOONE is a story of love and loss, grief and acceptance, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is heart breaking and emotional; the romance is seductive; the characters are strong, determined and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Baden
Stone
Gage
Coen
Drake
Cannon
Hendrix
Camden
Bain
Van 2

Reviewed by Sandy

Copy supplied for review

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released more than 30 books and has been featured on both the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists on multiple occasions.

A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active toddler, as well as full-time servant to two adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or a combination of the two.

Boone: Eternity Springs by Emily March – a Review

Description:
With his smooth talk, rugged good looks, and deep pockets, native Texan Boone McBride appears to be a man who has it all. Few people know about the heartbreak behind his decision to leave home, family, and career for the isolation of a small town in the Colorado Rockies. Luckily, time and life in Eternity Springs has worked its healing magic upon his wounded soul, so when he meets obviously troubled Hannah Dupree, Boone sees a chance to pay his good fortune forward. The last thing he anticipates is tumbling into love.

Tragedy has taken everything Hannah loves, and her will to keep going is failing. So when Boone strides into her life determined to save her, it’s easier to go along with him than to resist. Soon she is drawn into the fabric of life in Eternity Springs, and as her spirit begins to heal, her strength returns, and she’s able to go toe-to-toe with this hardheaded, big-hearted Texan. But just when love blooms and happiness is within their grasp, shadows from the past threaten. Hannah and Boone must stand strong and united in order to defeat old ghosts—if they are to create a brand-new life together.

Review:

Boone by Emily March is the 3^rd book in her McBrides of Texas trilogy. Boone McBride is our hero in this final book of this trilogy, with his cousins having had their story in the previous two books. Boone has come a long way from his troubled past, and seems to be content in Eternity Springs, working as a lawyer in a calmer small town atmosphere. One day, while riding his motorcycle, he sees a woman looking over a cliff, and walks to where she is to break her possible intent; as he talks to her, Boone recognizes the signs of someone deep in depression.

Hannah Dupree, our heroine, has been travelling for 3 years, still coping with the tragic deaths of her two young girls; deciding perhaps to stay in this quiet small town of Eternity Springs for a while. When she meets a strange handsome man, she becomes concerned that perhaps he is looking to jump off the cliff, which she has no idea he was there for her. Boone befriends Hannah and convinces her to stay at a cabin by his house, which begins a slow process of both of them learning to cope with their own tragic past, and opening up their hearts to finding the light to love and happiness. It was such a delight to watch Boone and Hannah get past the difficult losses and to have a second chance, as they were a great couple.

Boone decides to adopt a baby, since the mother could not handle this, and begged Boone (who helped her from an abusive family member, when he lived in Texas), since she trusted only him. Boone knew he was falling hard for Hannah, and accepted that she needed more time to move on, as she was still was very emotional. The town of Eternity Springs, Boone’s family, and new friends slowly begin to heal Hannah. When Boone tells her about the baby, he asked Hannah to help, but at first, she said no, since she wasn’t sure she could take the pain of her daughters’ loss; but when she sees his desperation, she agrees to help. What I loved, that March did so well, was all the women in Eternity Spring set up a schedule that most of the woman would take a turn to be the nanny for their day, which was wonderful. Celeste was a wonderful character, who brought everything together. Nicely done.

What follows is a sweet heartwarming romance, with Boone doing everything to win over Hannah and help her to heal and open her heart to his love. Boone was a fabulous hero, who was smart, fun, sweet, patient and not to mention sexy. Hannah was great too, especially with dealing with her tragic loss, and I loved how great Boone was with her. Their romance was wonderful, and so heartwarming to see them slowly move on with their lives. I also loved the little puppy, Ranger, who brought adorable chaos into their lives.

Boone was a fun, entertaining, emotional, heartwarming, and at times sad. Despite the heartbreak for both of them, it was heartwarming to see them heal. Though this is the 18^th book in Emily March’s Eternity Springs series, this trilogy concludes with Boone. Emily March once again gives us a sweet story, which I suggest you read

Reviewed by Barb

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Boone (Pittsburgh Titans 11) by Sawyer Bennett-review tour

Boone (Pittsburgh Titans 11) by Sawyer Bennett-review tour

Boone: Eternity Springs by Emily March – a Review

Boone: Eternity Springs by Emily March – a Review