Interview with Sawyer Bennett, Author of ALEX
(Manga Maniac Cafe) Good morning, Sawyer! Describe yourself in five words or less.
(Sawyer Bennett) Empathetic, funny, creative, honest, procrastinator
(Manga Maniac Cafe) Can you tell us a little about your book?
(Sawyer Bennett) Alex is the first book in my new series with Loveswept, called the Cold Fury Hockey Series. Alex Crossman is a professional hockey player with the Carolina Cold Fury. He’s a bit damaged, a little bit of an ass, and completely averse to developing relationships with people. He’s one of those men that you just want to “fix”. Sutton Price is a social worker that gets sort of gets stuck with Alex to create an outreach program for at-risk youth. Both of them have traumatic backgrounds, but both of them let it shape them differently in their adult lives. This is very much a book about Alex’s journey to really find himself and let the past go. Oh, and it’s pretty steamy and romantic as well!!!
(Sawyer Bennett) The concept was easy. I’ve written a few indie books about hockey players that were well received and figured an actual series would be fun. The characters for this story very much grew organically, but I started with this very basic concept… Alex Crossman is a professional hockey player that hates playing hockey. I mean… how messed up is that? I knew I could fashion an interesting story of growth and redemption from that concept.
(Manga Maniac Cafe) What did you enjoy most about writing this book?
(Sawyer Bennett) Honestly, I loved writing Alex’s voice most. This is dual POV, and I loved writing “asshole Alex”. It’s fun to sort of let go and make a guy distasteful and then try to redeem him later.
(Manga Maniac Cafe) What gave you the most trouble with this story?
(Sawyer Bennett) Honestly, not much. I mean, there are some serious issues involving drug addiction and abuse, and I will admit writing the epilogue made me cry a bit. It’s totally my type of swoon, but this book flowed pretty easy for me.
(Manga Maniac Cafe) If you had a theme song, what would it be?
(Sawyer Bennett) What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (which is also my favorite song)
(Manga Maniac Cafe) Name one thing you won’t leave home without.
(Sawyer Bennett) My underwear! Ha ha. Okay, that’s not necessarily true so I’ll say my cell phone! I can’t stand not being able to have access to the digital world.
(Manga Maniac Cafe) Name three things on your desk right now.
(Sawyer Bennett) Picture of my dog, a bottle of papaya scented lotion that I just noticed and have no clue where it came from, and a check dated August 28th that I just noticed I forgot to deposit.
(Manga Maniac Cafe) If you could trade places with anyone for just one day, who would you be?
(Sawyer Bennett) Without a doubt it would be the President of the United States. I wouldn’t care who was in office at the time, just the acting President. I’d like to be in charge and have all that power (and stress) for just one day.
(Manga Maniac Cafe) What are some books that you enjoyed recently?
(Sawyer Bennett) OMG! Black Lies by Alessandra Torre. I read it over a month ago and it’s still plaguing my thoughts.
(Manga Maniac Cafe) What do you like to do when you aren’t writing?
(Sawyer Bennett) I love to read but I don’t have much time for that. I have an 8 month old baby girl so I spend most of my free time with her. The best is when she falls asleep on my chest. *swoons hard*
(Manga Maniac Cafe) How can readers connect with you?
(Sawyer Bennett) I love interacting with readers. They can reach me at:
Alex
Cold Fury Hockey # 1
By: Sawyer Bennett
Releasing October 14th, 2014
Loveswept
Blurb
USA Today bestselling author Sawyer Bennett scores big-time with the first novel in a sexy new series hot enough to melt the ice.
Hockey star Alexander Crossman has a reputation as a cold-hearted player on and off the rink. Pushed into the sport by an alcoholic father, Alex isn’t afraid to give fans the proverbial middle finger, relishing his role as the MVP they love to hate. Management, however, isn’t so amused. Now Alex has a choice: fix his public image through community service or ride the bench. But Alex refuses to be molded into the Carolina Cold Fury poster boy . . . not even by a tempting redhead with killer curves.
As a social worker, Sutton Price is accustomed to difficult people—like Alex, who’s been assigned to help her create a drug-abuse awareness program for at-risk youth as part of the team’s effort to clean up his image. What she doesn’t expect is the arrogant smirk from his perfect lips to stir her most heated fantasies. But Sutton isn’t one to cross professional boundaries—and besides, Alex doesn’t do relationships . . . or does he? The more she sees behind Alex’s bad-boy façade, the more Sutton craves the man she uncovers.
Link to Follow Tour: http://www.tastybooktours.com/2014/07/alex-cold-fury-1-by-sawyer-bennett.html
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21794306-alex?ac=1
Goodreads Series Link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/125350-cold-fury-hockey
Buy Links
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alex-sawyer-bennett/1120019672?ean=9780553393002
iTunes: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/alex-a-cold-fury-hockey-novel
Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/alex-a-cold-fury-hockey-novel
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Author Info
USA Today bestselling author Sawyer Bennett is a snarky Southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. Her husband works for a Fortune 100 company which lets him fly all over the world while she stays at home with their daughter and three big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.
Author Links
Website: http://www.sawyerbennett.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bennettbooks
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bennettbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6950682.Sawyer_Bennett
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