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
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Legend Bay just came home to find something he never unexpected on his front porch—a baby girl. Now this hockey hunk is faced with the biggest challenge of his life, fatherhood. A fun and sexy enemies-to-lovers hockey romance, Legend is proof that sometimes you really can have it all.
Oh, man. I have a weakness for baby-on-the-doorstep stories. I mean…in real life I don’t think I’d find it nearly as charming. But paired with a hockey romance? Yes, please.
This book by Sawyer Bennett sounds amazing! #oneclick!
This goalie’s world is turned upside down when he finds a pink bundle of joy on his front porch. Now Legend Bay is learning how to juggle life as a single dad with the help of the sexy neighbor that rubs him in all the wrong ways. Or does she?
Sawyer is always a great read and this one is no different. Highly recommend.
Did someone say SEXY HOCKEY PLAYER??? Sign me up! Sawyer Bennett always delivers a sexy, romantic story that stays with me. You can’t go wrong!
Legend Bay just came home to find something he never unexpected on his front porch—a baby girl. Now this hockey hunk is faced with the biggest challenge of his life, fatherhood. A fun and sexy enemies-to-lovers hockey romance, Legend is proof that sometimes you really can have it all.
A hockey hunk, a baby and enemies to lovers that leaves you with book feels?? YES PLEASE! You’re going to love it! #1click
An emotional, heart-melting story from author Sawyer Bennett.
A fun and sexy enemies-to-lovers hockey romance in Sawyer Bennett’s addicting Arizona Vengeance series!
What happens when two people don’t like each other and then one night everything you know changes in an instant, you get another amazing read by Sawyer Bennett.
Legend Bay is the star goalie for the Arizona Vengeance living the single life, having a fantastic time with his team playing at his best, bickering with his Bohemian Gorgeous neighbor but coming home one day changes everything when you find a unexpected surprise on your front steps.
Pepper Nantais is a successful children’s author, lives by the beat of her own drum and doesn’t mind the on going feud she has with her sexy as sin neighbor Legend Bay but when one night he rings her bell for help she doesn’t realize how much her life is going to change in that instant.
Legend & Pepper will endure so many emotional ups and downs but you can’t help feel that the connection that they have will help them overcome it all and it will lead them to there HEA.
This is a true love story. When Legend comes home to find his daughter he never knew existed on his front steps he steps right up to the plate. He knows his responsibilities and he hits them head on. Even though he and Pepper were anything but friends from the time he found Charlie on his front porch she was by his side. She supported him and helped him to adjust to being a new dad. It was such a beautiful story how these two went from enemies to lovers. I mean how could you not fall in love with a guy who was a single gorgeous hockey star one day and a single dad the next and accepted it without question or regret. I love Sawyer Bennett’s books but this one is so full of real life and responsibility. Legend never regretted Charlie or the situation he was now living. He opened his heart to Charlie and his life now included her. Pepper stood by his side through all of it and never once complained. They both leaned on each other and fell in love with each other and with a little bundle of joy they call Charlie.
I’m loving this series following the newly franchised hockey team Arizona Vengeance, and after reading book 2, Erik, I knew I was going to be in for a few surprises with Pepper and Legend. From their first meeting their relationship was tumultuous, a little bit of hate from Legend, and a little bit of love from Pepper. Legend has never hidden his disdain over Pepper’s flamboyant yard decor, even going as far as complaining to the home owners association, but when Legend gets a surprise package on his doorstep, Pepper turns out to be one person he can count on to help him. Wonderful writing (dual POV), a lovely story, featuring some emotional scenes dealing with some very real issues. Admittedly this story features a very extreme case, leaving me, the reader, gripping the edge of my seat, I think I nearly broke my kindle during a few scenes. Not too much hockey, but definitely lots of hot hockey players, past and future, and of course a few steamy scenes in the mix. I can’t wait to see what Sawyer gives us next. I was fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.
This series just keeps getting better. You don’t even have to like hockey to enjoy this book. The storyline just flows, but for hockey loving women..this is a HIT!!! There is not a lot of couple angst, but there are some tense moments with other characters. Legend and Pepper are just perfect. I love the attitude of both of them. Carolina Fury lovers will be happy to know that one couple makes an appearance in the book. Sawyer also sets us up with wondering what is going on with a few of the Vengeance players who still have books to come. That leaves us wanting for more. The book is very easy to read and very relatable. And if you love hockey like me, then you can compare these characters to your favorite players..lol. I love the fact that Sawyer explained upfront about epilogues. I for one love the continuous epilogue. I love seeing where my other favorite couples are in their journey. Dual point of view. No cliffhanger.
Guys! I absolutely ADORED Legend, which honestly shouldn’t be a surprise. Sawyer Bennett is a go-to author for me when it comes to witty (and wicked) romance.
From first page to last, Legend was fun, heartfelt, and sexy with an edge-of-your-seat element. Legend and Pepper were immensely likable and their relationship one that built to a crescendo that made my heart race. And, once you factor in Legend’s Vengeance teammates (BRB crying for Tacker), you have a book that’s unputdownable.
Perfection!
There was a time when I wasn’t sure that the Arizona Vengeance series could live up to the Cold Fury series, but that time is over now. Both series are amazing in their own right, but if you – like me – weren’t sure about committing to a new one? Trust me. So worth it!
Good gravy you guys, I can’t tell you all the ways I loved Legend and Pepper. I was primed for this enemies-to-lovers story, which got its set-up in Erik, but I had no idea what kind of wild ride Ms. Bennett was about to take me on. This story was nothing like what I expected and I think that made me love it even more. SO MUCH MORE.
GAH. It was SO GOOD!
This reads like a soap opera. And I mean that in the best way possible. That sort of addicting, need to know what happens next, caught up in all the drama feeling that you get with soap operas? That’s what’s packed between the pages of these books. I love that all the characters I’ve gotten to know and love in the previous books continue popping up as the series goes on. They’re still part of the action, and occasionally part of the current drama. And rest assured, there is a lot of drama, and Legend in particular had a lot of emotion. Emotion I wasn’t necessarily expecting. Emotion that eked tears from my eyes and set my pulse pounding. I laughed, I swooned, and I spent a bit of time on the edge of my seat. Seriously, y’all. This story was insanely addicting, easily my favorite of the series so far, and, at this point, as long as Ms. Bennett keeps cranking them out? I’m gonna keep showing up.
I have been enjoying this new series by Sawyer Bennett, Arizona Vengeance is following a new expansion hockey team which means we get to know each of the men as they get to know one another. If you have read the Cold Fury Hockey Series you’ll enjoy the little peak of Ryker and Gray that we get in this story. Legend is an enemy to lovers story that has a surprise baby twist right at the start.
Legend really dislikes his neighbor Pepper as we have learned in prior books, it her over the top lawn decorations that really grates on his nerves, pink flamingos anyone??? But it’s more than that, he just can’t wrap his head around the fact that she’s so quirky almost whimsical…I wouldn’t call her flighty at all because she’s not but she’s definitely not the straight laced neighbor he wished she was, I think this has a lot to do with his childhood which we do learn about in this book.
Pepper may be everything Legend disliked but when he needed her help he was grateful that she didn’t turn him away. Can you imagine coming home from work one night and finding a baby on your doorstep? Well, that is exactly what happened with Legend! I have to admit he handled things with a lot more grace than most men I know would.
While Legend adjust to being a single father Pepper helps him out when he requests and through all of this they grow closer. I have always believed in the saying “There’s a fine line between love and hate” well lets just say that it was pretty easy to see that they were going to cross that line because they were great together.
The chemistry was amazing and the sexy times were a plenty but that wasn’t all that was going on here. We have baby Charlie’s mom to deal with, Dax’s story was set up and it was done so with some tears shed, and lets not forget about my most anticipated story Tacker’s OMG so much happened with him in this book my heart just kept breaking over and over again. I NEED TACKER’S STORY NOW!!! But I know I have to wait until after Dax’s to get it….probably by the end of the year.
This story as well as the series is easy to recommend to lovers of contemporary romance and sports romance. If you are a lover of enemies-to-lovers or single dad stories I recommend you grabbing a copy of this book, you wont be disappointed. Happy Reading!!!
**I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Readers Copy of this book**
Awesome sports romance that will have you swooning.
LEGEND by Sawyer Bennett! Well, I don’t know how she does it, but Ms. Bennett once again has produced a WOW! I adored LEGEND – the man and the story. Legend is a sexy, masculine hockey player but, boy, does he have a heart of gold that made me melt. Pepper, his neighbor, is spunky, colorful and full of life. Together, they were fun to watch as they traversed the path that was laid before them. For me, when a story has all the fixins – makes me laugh, shed a tear, hold my breath and cheer and scream – it’s a winner. This tale has heartwarming moments as Legend adjusts to being a Dad, but there are also moments of danger and fear that were certainly gripping too. I have been a big fan of Ms. Bennett’s previous hockey series, Cold Fury, and was nervous to try this new one out but, since book one of Vengeance, I have been hooked. Cannot wait for Dax’s story next! (received ARC for honest review)
Legend is 3rd book in the Arizona Vengeance Series and my favorite of the series so far! I have been waiting patiently for Pepper Nantais story! I love Pepper and she grates on Legend Bay’s nerves. Things change when she ends up being a support for him. As Legend starts to fall for Pepper he realizes.
“Pepper is exactly the woman I never knew I needed.”
There are some twists and turns and emotional hair raising moments that kept me on the edge of my seat as they unfolded.
I loved every moment of reading Legend. 5 HEA stars for sure!
Now who is next? Dax? Tacker? They need their stories told too!
This is the third book in the Arizona Vengeance series and everyone needs to read this book because it is so hot in Arizona with Legend and Pepper that it would warm up this very cold winter going on around parts of the US.
When Legend gets home one night and finds a package on his front porch, he automatically thinks it’s his quirky neighbor Pepper playing some kind of joke on him. But when he goes after Pepper and they confront the package, they are both stunned at what they find.
As they try to figure out what is going on and what thy should do next, Legend is beginning to see that Pepper is more than a pretty face. She is so much more than he ever imagined and he is finding himself falling for her.
Pepper has been drawn to Legend since they became neighbors but he didn’t like her quirky style and he seemed to hate her. But when he needed her help, she knew she would be there for him. As they grow closer, she finds herself falling in love with him.
Can Legend figure out who left the package on his front porch? And what does he do with the distraction of Pepper? Can Legend and Pepper make things work for a future together?
In the previous books we met Legend and Pepper a little and I could not wait for their story. And it was worth the wait. In the beginning of the series these two did nothing but argue about yard ornaments and in this story they learn that their is more to each other than skin deep looks. The depth of their connection is perfect and they are made for each other. I can’t wait for more in this series, which will be Dax’s story.
**I received a free copy of this book to read and review and this is my honest opinion**