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Grizz by Sawyer Bennett, Bill Keenan Series: New York Vipers #1
Published by Dynamic Duo Publishing, LLC on July 7, 2026
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Grizz McAvoy is the most electrifying player in professional hockey…and the most volatile. He’s got a wicked shot, a hair-trigger temper, and spent his childhood surviving his father's cruelty. Off the ice, he's a PR catastrophe, racking up fines, burning through handlers, and daring the New York Vipers organization to do something about it. He’s built his entire identity around one principle: winning solves everything.
But winning can’t silence the past trauma that haunts him when the arena lights go dark.
Daisy Turner was fired from a top style magazine for asking questions powerful men didn't want to answer and exposing hypocrisy in the world of high-fashion. She's looking to salvage her career as a journalist by scraping together a second chance as Grizz's new media handler. Fearless in her own right, she carries scars from a betrayal that taught her trust is a currency she can't afford to spend freely.
From their first combustible meeting, Grizz and Daisy collide in a battle of wills neither is prepared to lose. She challenges him, and he can't look away. What begins as mutual provocation becomes far more dangerous when the walls between professional and personal start to crumble, and the wreckage of Grizz's past threatens to destroy the one person brave enough to see through his rock-solid armor.
Grizz had me from hello! The first book combining the talents of Sawyer Bennett and Bill Keenan did NOT disappoint! Bennett’s signature warmth and sass that is always ingrained into her characters was still shining bright while a crispness to follow through and concise wrap up must be attributed to Keenan’s influence. I felt a strong connection with Grizz right from the start and knew he was going to have a powerful story. Daisy could have been developed a smidge more, but her personality worked to offset Grizz’s gruffness. Great premise, fun follow through and I enjoyed seeing the other side of Grizz through his love for his sister and how he embraced what Daisy brought to his life. I’m looking forward to seeing more of the New York Vipers and highly recommend this book to hockey fans who enjoy an opposites attract/hint of forbidden touch to their sport.
GRIZZ
Sawyer Bennett & Bill Keenan
Release Date: July 7
Meet Sawyer Bennett:
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life
experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary
romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just
about everyone.
A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur,
stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to
her wonderfully naughty dogs.
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Connect with Sawyer Bennett:
https://geni.us/SawyerBennett
Meet Bill Keenan:
Bill Keenan played hockey at Harvard University from 2005 to 2008 and professionally in Europe from
2009 to 2012. After completing his MBA at Columbia Business School, he worked for two years in
Deutsche Bank’s investment banking division. He currently serves as COO of Graydon Carter’s Air Mail.
Connect with Bill Keenan:
https://www.instagram.com/billkeenanwrites/
Blurb:
Grizz McAvoy is the most electrifying player in professional hockey…and the most volatile. He’s
got a wicked shot, a hair-trigger temper, and spent his childhood surviving his father’s cruelty.
Off the ice, he’s a PR catastrophe, racking up fines, burning through handlers, and daring the
New York Vipers organization to do something about it. He’s built his entire identity around
one principle: winning solves everything.
But winning can’t silence the past trauma that haunts him when the arena lights go dark.
Daisy Turner was fired from a top style magazine for asking questions powerful men didn’t
want to answer and exposing hypocrisy in the world of high-fashion. She’s looking to salvage
her career as a journalist by scraping together a second chance as Grizz’s new media
handler. Fearless in her own right, she carries scars from a betrayal that taught her trust is a
currency she can’t afford to spend freely.
From their first combustible meeting, Grizz and Daisy collide in a battle of wills neither is
prepared to lose. She challenges him, and he can’t look away. What begins as mutual
provocation becomes far more dangerous when the walls between professional and personal
start to crumble, and the wreckage of Grizz’s past threatens to destroy the one person brave
enough to see through his rock-solid armor.
Grizz is a scorching, emotionally charged hockey romance about two people who were never
supposed to fall for each other, and the bruising, tender, inevitable collision that happens
when they do.
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