āØLetās celebrate! Itās release day for CROSBY by @sawyerbennett123! Grab it at your favorite book vendor!
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CROSBY IS LIVE EVERYWHERE!
Sheās here to expose hockeyās biggest flaws. Heās the complication she never planned on. Neither one is prepared for the sparks that fly every time they collide.
Juno Paxton has built her award-winning documentary career dismantling institutions people blindly worship. Her latest assignment is her most high-profile yet: immerse herself in the leagueās newest hockey expansion teamāthe Portland Wildfireāfor an entire season and create a behind-the-scenes film the league can parade around as āauthentic.ā
Juno doesnāt buy it. Not the hype, not the hero worship, and definitely not the polished personas of pro athletes. She expects egos, theatrics, and plenty of manufactured grit.
What she doesnāt expect is Crosby Hale.
The Wildfireās starting goalie is stoic, meticulously focused, and infuriatingly camera-shy. He wants nothing to do with her film, her questions, or her insistence that he āshow some personality.ā Unfortunately for him, the league wants Junoās documentary to center on the enigmatic goaltender who refuses to cooperate.
But the more time Juno spends with Crosby, the more she glimpses the steady, thoughtful man beneath his guarded exterior. He isnāt the stereotype sheās built her name exposingāheās better. The more she learns about him, the harder it becomes to keep her documentary, and her heart, objective. And for Crosby, letting Juno in feels less like a mistake and more like the beginning of something worth fighting for.
Warm, witty, and unexpectedly emotional, CROSBY launches the Portland Wildfire series with a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance between a skeptical filmmaker and the goalie determined to stay out of her spotlightā¦ until she becomes the one thing he canāt turn away from.
š Get Crosby now in ebook, audiobook (narrated by Aaron Shedlock and Amanda Stribling) and paperback. Audible will be live in the next couple of days.
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Listen to the audiobook sample here.
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You are in for a great treat with this story!!
What an incredible beginning to the new Portland Wildfire Series, the NHLās newest expansion team based in Beaverton, Oregon. This team boasts a diverse group of players who have been carefully selected to form a unique unit with the shared goal of achieving success and becoming a formidable force in the league. The team is backed by the best of the best, ensuring that they have the resources and talent to compete at the highest level. And I was addicted to this story from the beginning!
Crosby Hale, a free agent, joined the Wildfire after being signed with a hefty sum of money and the allure of a challenging environment. The team urgently needs a backbone and an ambassador of hockey cultureā¦someone who commands respect and admiration, as well as a someone who the room will follow even when the room isnāt sure it wants to. Crosby has consistently proven himself to be a leader and one of the leagueās top goalies.
Crosbyās consistent and steady performance under pressure will hopefully serve as a stabilizing force for his new team. However, he wasnāt expecting to deal with a documentary film crew, in his business, especially since he has built his career on shutting out distractions. Therefore, he intends to avoid their attention, as a camera is akin to a spotlight, and spotlights have a tendency to reveal the very things youāre trying to conceal. This is the most significant lesson Crosby learned from his failed relationship with Cherry, his ex-fiancĆ©e, who is now married to one of his new teammates and the reason he left his previous team.
Juno Paxton, an award-winning documentary filmmaker renowned for her integrity and honesty, embarked on a new journey with her first sports documentary. Her previous work, Sanctuary, had already garnered a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, but this time, she was determined to create something truly unique and challenging.
As she begins filming the construction of a new expansion team from scratch, she was unsure of what the spotlight would reveal. Initially uninterested, she soon realized the potential for a captivating and thought-provoking documentary. However, as she delved deeper into the lives of the players, she discovered that not everyone sought the extra attention. Among them, one player stood out, seemingly holding back. Could this player be the real story?
This romance is a slow burn, as Crosby continuously avoids Juno in her professional life. However, as they begin to get to know each other off the record and let down their defenses, he is surprised by how enjoyable and sharp she is. Their connection develops gradually and naturally, filled with witty banter and honest conversations. After enduring what theyāve both been through, they ensure that their relationship is solid before making it public. I thoroughly enjoyed watching these two fall in love, cheering them on and the entire team along with the entire city that is behind them like never before! This is a fantastic start to this new series, brimming with drama, tension, heart, and characters that I canāt wait to learn more about.
