Julian Langley has everything a man could ever wantβa 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 Julianβs car, she takes it for exactly what it 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 sheβs unlike anyone Julian has ever encountered before. Sheβs 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.
JulianΒ 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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Julian by Sawyer Bennett
Tanya’s rating: 5 of 5 stars
ebook/audio Review
Julian is the second book in the New York Vipers series. I didnβt read the first book, but it is on my kindle because I need to read it! This book was a great start to a new series!
This is Julian Langley and Harper Hawthorneβs story. Julian owns the team and Harper now works for him. I saw that there are so many different ways this book could have ended but this was the perfect ending.
I love that the owner, Julian of the NY Vipers team got his story told pretty early on in the series. I also love when an author brings in characters from their other series. And this is a perfect series to do that with Sawyer having a couple of Hockey series. With Bill Keenan having the experience by being an ex-Hockey player and being in the Hockey world. Both Sawyer Bennett and Bill Keenan did a fantastic co-write together, I love Julian. Although Julian almost wrecked everything with his mourning. He has had a difficult time working his way through mourning. He really needed a therapist!
Lucy Rivers and Lee Samuels. These narrators did a fantastic job. I have heard Lucy Rivers narrate other books before and have enjoyed her narration, but this is the first time for me to listen to Lee Samuels. I love that his voice was described as βwhiskey-smoothβ itβs fitting!
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 womenβs 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.
Connect with Bill Keenan:
https://www.instagram.com/billkeenanwrites/
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