USA TODAY BESTSELLER • The Arizona Vengeance is hockey’s hottest new team. But hockey’s hottest goalie is learning that even the best players sometimes need an assist. “You don’t have to like sports to love these books!”—New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis Everything is clicking for the Vengeance. We may be new, but we’re well on our way to winning the championship, and I’m having … on our way to winning the championship, and I’m having the time of my life headlining the sports media as the hottest goalie—hell, player—ever. I for one am going to live up to my name . . . because I am Legend Bay.
Dragging my ass home from the gym, I’m blinded by some gaudy, glowing holiday lights. As usual, my hot-as-hell neighbor Pepper Nantais has gone way over the top. But just as I’m about to tell her off, something else catches my eye . . . Seems like Santa left me a present, and not one I was expecting.
As life takes an unexpected turn, I realize that there’s much more to Pepper than meets the eye. Sure, she’s gorgeous. And exasperating. And her taste in decorating may be a bit . . . unique.
But beneath her carefree demeanor is a fierce determination and a heart of gold. And before I know it I’ve fallen for her. Hard . . .
Pepper is exactly the woman I never knew I needed.
Praise for Legend
“Sawyer Bennett holds the number one spot on my auto-buy list.”—USA Today bestselling author Jami Davenport
“An emotional, heart-melting story from author Sawyer Bennett.”—Brenda Rothert, author of Sweet Sixteen
“Okay, ladies, these Vengeance players have it all. . . . If you haven’t met any of these guys yet, then you need to get to it.”—Schmexy Girl Book Blog
The Arizona Vengeance series from New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett can be read together or separately:
BISHOP
ERIK
LEGEND
And don’t miss her Carolina Cold Fury novels:
ALEX
GARRETT
ZACK
RYKER
HAWKE
MAX
ROMAN
LUCAS
VAN
REED
MAREK
The Love Hurts series features sexy standalone novels:
SEX IN THE STICKS
JILTED
And the Sugar Bowl series is one treat you’ll want to read in order:
SUGAR DADDY
SUGAR RUSH
SUGAR FREE
This ebook includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.
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Ms Bennett does it again!
Going into Legend I wasn’t sure what to expect. Neighbors who have a high level of animosity and a baby gets dropped into the mix? How could this go?
Getting to know Legend and see him fall in love with his new daughter seriously tugged on the heart strings. Seeing the softer side of the big, bad goalie make him that much more of an appealing character.
Pepper is a character that we have met before and she has always been fun, but here we got to see her deeper, caring side.
I loved seeing these two together in this well written story. There a lot of issues touched on, but one of my favorite parts was that from the minute Legend asked for help, he and Pepper were a team.
Also in the mix, is the larger Vengeance team. There are fun glimpses of previous Vengeance couples as well as teammates who will be featured in upcoming books. While these books are all connected, each one stands on its own and Legend is a wonderful addition to the series.
4.5 The storyline of Legend was surprising, not at all how I thought it was going to go. Even though I wasn’t expecting it, it was really enjoyable. The surprise is really cute and makes Legend an even better guy. He has a big heart and just accepts the surprise and strives to be the best that he can be. I loved being in his head and getting his thoughts on the situation and seeing how much love he has to give. He’s a great guy and very loving and protective. Pepper is entertaining and unique which made her interesting. I think she’s a good fit for Legend and I liked how she was always there to help and give him advice and comfort. There were also surprises with other characters that make me even more intrigued, and let’s face it, impatient, for their books. This series has been wonderful so far and I can’t wait for more!
Who would have thought Legend was the man portrayed in this riveting heartwarming but also intriguing hockey romance story!
I am totally in love with his beautiful heart! His whole demeanor struck a chord in me and I loved how he treated people, his sense of caring about others was absolutely amazing! That man has the biggest heart! The way he dived into his new life changing challenge, the way the friendship progressed with Pepper and the way he was with his teammates really made him a trustworthy and all around wonderful man! Pepper was a great addition to his life I think she really brought out the best in him! She had zest, spoke it like it is and was incredibly caring too!
I had so many thoughts and emotions whilst reading! I laughed, cried and swooned! Hands down this book is a number 1 story in 2019!
It had drama, heat, beautiful friendships, a love story like no other and suspense that drew you in hard!
What the author has written is downright amazing and I cannot wait for more of this series!! She must have put her heart and soul into this story and its a real credit to her!
Legend is the third book in Sawyer’s Arizona Vengeance series. Legend and Pepper are neighbors, she has a knack of driving him crazy. Even though they have an undeniable attraction, he can’t contain his irritation with her antics. Yet, when he comes home to find a surprise on his doorstep, it’s Pepper he goes to for help. Thrust together, they gradually see each other differently and opposites do attract. They are passionate, sexy and heat up the pages of this novel. Also, intertwined in the story is a varied cast of strong supporting characters – there are highlights and updates from the other couples in the first two books and other characters who I truly hope will have their own books in the future. I loved this book, so if you are looking for a well written, sexy read this is the book for you. Advanced copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
* A review copy was provided by the author/publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review *
~ 4.5 Stars ~
We get more of the Arizona Vengeance with the latest release of Legend by Sawyer Bennett.
I absolutely LOVE the Vengeance hockey players. Their lives are so entwined with each other. If you loved Sawyer’s Cold Fury players, you HAVE to meet the players of the Vengeance hockey team.
I truly enjoyed the storyline of Legend and I truly found Legend and Pepper entertaining. I will say I found that this story dragged a little in spots, so that’s why it wasn’t a 5 star read for me. But still worth the read.
Legend is a standalone novel, but I truly believe this series should be read in order. We don’t get epilogues in this series and that is because the characters lives from the other books keep playing out in this next books. This story is told in Dual POV, but we do get more of Legend’s POV. As with the other books Sawyer gives a great mix of humor, romance, steam and drama. That always keeps the readers turning the pages.
In this book we follow neighbors Legend and Pepper. Legend is the goalie for the Vengeance hockey team and Pepper is the quirky neighbor next door that drives him crazy. That is until an unexpected package is left on Legend’s front porch one night. Needing help he calls on Pepper to get him through the first couple of days. What neither of them expected was that they have things in common and love to hang out with each other. But what happens when the past comes back to haunt Legend?? Can they get through everything to get their HEA?? Read this story to find out.
I liked seeing more of Dax and Tracker in this story. We definitely got to learn more about Tracker and the pain he is going through. Seeing all the past couples was great as well. We get to see what they are up to know a days. I still love that we get some cameos from the Cold Fury team. Those always make me smile 🙂
If you are a fan of enemies to lovers with a sports theme to your romance then you should pick up Legend. Once you meet the players of the Arizona Vengeance you will be hooked!!!
Hang on to your ovaries for this one ladies. So far the Vengeance guys have all been hot but throw a baby in the mix and you won’t be able to stop the swooning.
I’ve been waiting for Legend and Pepper’s story since the sparks started to fly between these two neighbors and the plastic flamingos graced the driveway! I knew this enemies to lovers story was going to pack a punch, but I didn’t expect it to pull on my heartstrings as much as it did. Legend can be read as a standalone, but it would be best enjoyed in order since many characters (including the hero and heroine) appear in the previous books.
I’m not usually a big fan of the surprise/secret baby trope, but seeing Legend as a dad really made it work. He often was so serious in the prior books, that seeing him gush and fawn over his little girl, Charlie, really changed my view on him. I loved that he faced fatherhood head on and embraced this new and unexpected twist in his life. Legend and Pepper were such a great couple too! They always had fantastic chemistry, so it was no surprise that things took off when these two started to spend real time together. Their personalities definitely complemented the other and even though things progressed rapidly, it felt organic given their history and current situation. I will admit that at first I was worried that Legend was using Pepper as a crutch, but time and time again he squashed those concerns by being open and honest with Pepper about his feelings and concerns. It’s always refreshing when characters don’t make drama for the sake of drama and actually talk and work things out as adults. Don’t worry though drama lovers! There is plenty of drama to go around in Legend, from issues with the baby mama to teammates in crisis and coping with their own grief and loss. This was a really entertaining read and I love how Sawyer Bennett continues to plant the seeds for Dax and Tacker’s stories. I’m positive that Tacker’s story is going to rip my heart out. I can’t wait 😉
*I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book*
Sawyer Bennett certainly know how to write a Hockey Series and just when you think you have read the best out pops another Hockey hottie you can dream about in this case it’s Legend Bay’s story.
We may have met Legend and Pepper briefly in the previous books but that doesn’t mean this book can’t be read as a stand-alone because this is the book that we really get to know the neighbours who love to hate each other……
As goalie for the Arizona Vengeance Legend knows what is expected of him and he knows what to expect of his teammates, he likes order in his life what he doesn’t like is the over the top neighbor who insists on putting pink flamingos in his front yard. Pepper is the complete opposite of Legend she is loud, colourful and she loves to tease her hot neighbor. These two may drive each other nuts but when it comes down to the nitty gritty it’s Pepper that Legend turns to when he finds a unusual package on his front doorstep…….
This book has all the feels you want in a great read, it has love, drama, some hearbreaking moments as well as some seriously hot scenes. When this author started her second hockey series I wondered where she would take us, could she better a series I already loved and swooned over, well I should never have doubted her because Legend has topped them all and it will certainly be in my top reads of 2019. I loved the characters and their witty banter, I loved the support and the friendships formed in this series and I’m telling you to one click this must read !!!!!!
Legend is the third story in the Arizona Vengeance series. Legend is the team’s hot single goalie. He is just enjoying life until a surprise lands on his doorstep.
His next door neighbor, Pepper has been a source of irritation for Legend. That is until she is the one who is there for him at every turn as he finds out what new challenges he will now face.
“Of course, that doesn’t mean she won’t do something else to irritate me. The woman seems to live for it, whether it be setting up a flock of pink, plastic flamingos in my yard or just driving me crazy with her beautiful face and slammin’ body. I shouldn’t think about her this much but I’ve never had someone fascinate me as much as annoy me before.”
I loved this story and really enjoyed how as every drama played out, Pepper was there to support and stand strong at Legend’s side without throwing any of her own drama at him.
“It’s true we’ve gone from enemies to lovers in about a nanosecond”
I love how these stories are standalone, but still connected so you get updates for characters from previous books plus some background for characters that might be featured in future. Sign me up for more of these boys!!
-5 Stars!-
This third book in the Arizona Vengeance series was all kinds of swoony, exhilarating, sexy fun! Legend and Pepper are opposites in every way. He is serious, needing rules and order, and Pepper is fun-loving, and free spirited. When something surprising happens to Legend, Pepper is there to help and support him without hesitation. They build a bond that neither saw coming. I really loved Legend and Pepper, they made a great team and their chemistry was smokin’ hot! This story had some suspenseful plot twists that kept me totally engaged and guessing what would happen next. It also continues to follow the lives of several Vengeance teammates. We get to see how Bishop and Eric are doing after finding love. It also has some intriguing and heartbreaking scenes with Dax and Tacker, and I can’t wait to read their stories! This is a fun, sexy and passionate story and I can’t get enough of these sexy hockey players and the women who challenge and love them!
5 star Review Legend (Arizona Vengeance #3) by Sawyer Bennett
I love the men of Cold Fury but boy do the men of the Arizona Vengeance give them a run for their money. Legend I think may be my favourite to date and that is saying something since I absolutely loved both the previous two books in this series.
Firstly let me put this out there, Legend Bay is MINE, no arguments, no sharing. However I do think that feisty and quirky Pepper Nantais is the perfect heroine for him.
Returning home Legend is shocked to find a present has been left for him. From the first chapter Sawyer Bennett packed such a punch that I was reeling and totally hooked.
I loved Legend to me he was a guy determined to make life better and he most assuredly had me swooning. I admire the strength and determination both Legend and Pepper bring to the story.
There were so many OMG moments in Legend that I am being careful so that I do not spoil anything. With that being said, this is a book that you need to one click. Yo won’t be disappointed.
There is plenty of action on and off the ice and I cannot wait to see where Sawyer Bennett takes this team and I am excited for the next release in the series.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review from the publisher through Netgalley.
OMG Legend stole my heart. I loved how he managed to handle every situation with grace and control. Loved how he cared for everyone. Not only the people he is responsible for. He is a man every other man needs to aspire to be. Everything in this book felt new and surprising. There are struggles happening that not only involve the main characters but their friends. And you feel for them. It awakens in you the urge to help too. Pepper is amazing and extremely supportive. But who wouldn’t be that invested with a man like Legend? She is the right fit for him, even if at the beginning she loved driving him crazy mad with her taste in decorations. You will fall in love with him and with the story. In short, these characters give meaning to the word family. And this book is exciting and fresh. Really took me by surprise. Legend and Pepper are champions, handling and adapting like chameleons to a life spiraling out of control. But they got each others back.
Legend by Sawyer Bennett tells the story of Legend and Pepper and can be read as a stand-a-lone, but it would be helpful to read the previous two books in the Arizona Vengeance series.
Legend finds a newborn baby on his doorstep and seeks Pepper, his neighbor’s assistance. We have met both in the previous books and I was excited that Sawyer Bennett finally told Pepper and Legend’s story. Legend is mature for his age and takes to being a father with ease, even through difficult times with the baby’s mother. Pepper is a free spirit and fun. She brings color to Legend’s life and truly cares for his daughter, “Charlie”. She helps him along the way and a beautiful relationship develops.
This is a wonderful addition to the series and I loved that other players were included. I cannot wait for the next book in the series.
I absolutely adore this series and these hockey stars. Each player has a unique story to tell and with each subsequent book, I find myself becoming even more captivated by the Arizona Vengeance.
I was completely surprised by the direction that Legend’s story took. I expected a heated will-they/won’t-they romance between Legend and his plastic-pink-flamingo-loving neighbour, Pepper, but I couldn’t have foreseen a story involving an unexpected baby.
When Legend finds a baby on his doorstep he is stunned but immediately steps up as a father. Having only known the baby’s mother for a short time, he is shocked when he realises that he had left her pregnant and alone. Not knowing what to do with the baby, Legend turns to his frustrating but gorgeous neighbour, Pepper, who immediately steps up without fuss. It doesn’t take long before both Legend and Pepper find themselves jointly raising little Charlie and bonding over Charlie results in them becoming romantically involved.
As expected in all good romance stories, it’s not long before drama hits as Charlie’s mother arrives on the scene and suddenly, Legend, Pepper and Charlie find their new life at risk as Charlie’s mother wants her baby back.
The ongoing characters and team story continues in the background of this book and, as expected, they welcome Charlie into their lives with love and gifts.
There is an underlying sadness which continues in this story and that relates to Tacker’s emotional state of mind as he continues to struggle on after the death of his fiancee. Despite crying out for Tacker’s story, the next book will be Dax’s and I can’t wait to read it.
I am so loving this new hockey series by Sawyer!
Follow the story of Legend, who can’t stand the outlandish yard displays his neighbor Pepper continues to put in her yard! Until one fateful night, he runs to her for help and she’s there for him at the time to help him through it and be there by his side.
I will not go into details on this review, I feel it’s best to read along and feel the experiences like I did!I will tell you that you will swoon over Legend! 5 stanley cups for this one, grab it as soon as it’s available! And I’m so looking forward to the next in this series!
Another wonderful story in this series about this new Arizona Vengeance hockey team. Despite their ongoing neighbor fued of sorts, turns out Legend Bay & Pepper Nantais are absolutely perfect for each other. All it took was a little Charlie. Their love may have been easy, but their journey was definitely not but yet so incredibly worth it! I laughed, I cried, I screamed and I swooned! Perfect! There is so much more than a love story going on in this book that will certainly take your emotions on a ride and won’t necessarily end when this book does, but I love that about this series. It definitely helps keep you invested in all the players. The writing is great! The characters are lovable and amazing! It’s always fun to check in with the other guys on the team too! I loved it!
***5 Stars***
After finishing Erik’s book I couldn’t wait to find out where Legend and Pepper’s journey would take them and I wasn’t disappointed in any way. It had all the pieces I love in a story woven together seamlessly. It was sweet, smexy, swoon worthy and filled with heart and add in a good dose of drama and characters I NEED more of…well, this one just did it for me in every way.
I loved Pepper. She is definitely a free spirit, but she isn’t a ditz. She is grounded, compassionate and sassy and owns everything she does with a confidence that I couldn’t help but adore. Legend surprised me, in a good way. Yes, he likes order and can be a bit of a stick in the mud, but beneath that regimented exterior is a true heart of gold with a good dose of dirty smexy tossed in for good measure.
Legend and Pepper’s journey was a pleasant surprise from start to finish. I honestly expected a little more…angst, a little more push/pull, but what I got were two adults ~ who had been at odds initially ~ tossed into a crazy situation and found that they were everything the other thought they’d be and everything they couldn’t have expected but ended up loving. I enjoyed their bantering and how honest they were with each other. The smexy was HAWT and I loved where they ended up when everything was said and done.
This baby is chock full of stuff going on. There are sweet things, funny things, heartbreaking things and even a little bit of craycray that goes on, but it was all done and handled very well. As you know, I love well written secondary characters and having characters from previous books pop up and be apart of the story and this one had that in spades, it even had a little taste of the Cold Fury in it which had me all KINDS of happy. But as for the Vengeance crew…I loved catching up with Bishop, Brooke, Erik and Blue ~ I’m really enjoying watching as their relationships continue to evolve. And then there is Dax and Tacker. While Tacker is still that ‘unicorn’ character for me (especially after all that happens in this one) Dax has definitely peaked my interest and I cannot wait to get my hand on his book!
~ Copy provided by the author/publisher via NetGalley & voluntarily reviewed ~
I wasn’t sure about the Arizona Vengeance series but I can honestly say that it has definitely captured my attention. Legend and Pepper have a turbulent relationship due to her extravagant and colorful display of decorations which irritates the shit out of Legend but makes Pepper giddy as hell! The relationship that developed and blossomed between these two after a life changing event that rocked Legend’s world was beautiful to see. This book was a beautiful emotional read with all the feels.
Oh my gosh! Legend definitely packed some heat! And a few good punches, too! This was a rollercoaster of emotions, and I’m thinking it’s going to take me a while to recover.
**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**
Sawyer Bennett is one of my auto-buy authors and Legend was a great addition to her already awesome stable of books.
Legend Bay is the star goalie of the newest NHL team the Arizona Vengeance. He’s pretty much got everything going for him, his game is great, he’s got good teammates/friends and he can pretty much have any woman he wants. One thing he’s made very clear is that he’s easily annoyed by his gorgeous neighbor Pepper Nantais. She tends to like bold colors, lots of lights at Christmas and lawn ornaments at other times of the year.
When Legend returns home one day and receives some life changing news, it’s Pepper, the children’s book writer, who is there to lend a hand and an ear. As the two of them set about navigating the new landscape that Legend finds before him, Pepper is more helpful than he could ever imagine. It doesn’t take long for Legend to realize that Pepper is not who he thought she was and the sparks that begin flying between them are unstoppable.
Will the two people who were not looking for a relationship be able to deal with rocky times and a few curve balls in order to make their relationship work?
I enjoyed this new addition to the Arizona Vengeance series. It was nice to see some familiar faces from the Carolina Cold Fury series, as well as Legends current teammates. Another great work by Sawyer Bennett and one you’re going to want to pick up!