Roman by Sawyer Bennett Review
4 Smooches
Synopsis
In a league full of troublemakers, Cold Fury defenseman Roman Sýkora stands out—at least when it comes to negative publicity. When he’s not chilling in the penalty box, the sizzling Czech skate demon is racking up tabloid headlines for his scandalous behavior with the ladies. But now Roman’s feeling the burn from management to clean up his act, or else. Luckily he’s got an enticing distraction: a fun-loving barista who plays the ukulele and brings out a side of Roman he didn’t know he had.
Lexi Robertson came to Raleigh, North Carolina, to finally meet her father, Brian Brannon, and her half sister, Gray, both of whom work in the Cold Fury’s front office. That’s where she first meets sexy, intimidating Roman—who’s really a big softie at heart. As one relationship takes off, another begins: Brian seems to be clicking with Lexi’s boss at the coffee shop. But when the friction between Roman and her new family heats up, Lexi wonders whether she’s a pawn in their game. Feeling hurt and foolish, Lexi’s ready to quit while she’s ahead. Trouble is, Roman’s not ready to quit on her.
Review
I simply cannot get enough of these Cold Fury boys! Roman is the Czech troublemaker who needs to get his act straight or he is off the team. Lexi is the long lost sister to the head of management and the daughter the owner never knew he had. Mix these two and you have a recipe of fire!
I loved Lexi. She was a free spirit who stood her ground. She doesn’t always make the best choices but she does always own all her decisions. Enter Roman, while everyone tells her to stay away from the bad boy she knows there is more to him than what the press puts out there. To her he is sweet, patient, kind, and funny. I really truly did love the two of them together.
The only part of the story that was harder for me personally was while we watched Lexi and Roman falling in love, dating, and having sex we also got a POV from he dad as he pursued the woman who was like a mom to Lexi. While we didn’t get direct sex scenes from these two sometimes going from a Lexi/Roman scene into hearing her dad woo basically her mom just pulled me out a bit. While I really did love their story I kinda wished it was a separate novella instead of woven into this book. This was definitely not a deal breaker and there are not a ton of scenes in Brian’s POV it was worth mentioning.
Overall, This was another hit for Sawyer Bennett’s hockey boys. Whether you are reading this as a standalone or have devoured the entire series (like me) I trust you will fall hard for Roman and Lexi!
~miranda
