Title: Off Chance
Author: Sawyer Bennett
Expected release: October 21, 2013
Synopsis
He is seeking absolution.
Flynn Caldwell has a hero complex and it’s one of the reasons he joined the New York City Fire Department. He has spent his entire professional career trying to atone for that one person he failed to save. Because, if he can do that, then perhaps he can be worthy of love again.
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She is seeking escape.
Rowan Page’s life is nothing short of a disaster. Always immersed in trouble, she has only herself to depend on. She’s determined to pull herself out of this mess and make something of her life, despite the hard years she has lived on the streets of New York.
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Together, they have the chance to become complete.
Flynn and Rowan’s worlds exist miles apart, but when a chance meeting brings them together, neither of them can deny the instant pull that connects them to each other. What starts as a tiny spark eventually flares into a fire so hot, it refuses to be extinguished.
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Both are willing to jump feet first into the flames to see where it takes them, despite the risk of being burned.
EXCERPT
FROM OFF CHANCE
After silently watching for a few minutes, I ask,
“Okay, here’s a question for you... what’s that yellow line on the field?”
Fil doesn’t answer me so I poke her in the ribs.
“Teach me, Yoda.”
She looks at me with frustration and then looks back
at the TV. “That splits the field in half.”
“Liar,” I hear from the doorway and I turn to see
Flynn there with a plate of pie in his hand.
Fil turns around and looks guilty for just a second,
then her face splits into a grin. “Busted.”
“Wait... that line doesn’t split the field in half?” I
ask, because that made damn good sense to me.
Chuckling, Flynn walks in and comes over to the couch.
“Scoot down,” he says.
I try to move to the left, but Fil is ignoring me in
favor of the football game. I jab her in the ribs again, she moves over a quarter
of an inch, and I move along with her. It gives enough room for Flynn to jam
his body in between the end of the couch and me, and the heat of his leg
against mine sends my pulse dancing.
He takes the last bite of pie and sets the plate down
on the coffee table. After he swallows, he says, “Okay... the yellow line
represents the first down marker. You do understand the concept of downs,
right?”
“Sort of,” I tell him. “Not really. And what’s the
blue line?”
“That’s the line of scrimmage,” Flynn says and, before
he can explain further, Fil lets out a curse. “I can’t believe he got sacked.
The offensive line sucks.”
“What’s a sack?” I ask.
Flynn chuckles. “Slow down there, Speedy. One question
at a time.”
He takes my hand and turns it palm up. “Here’s the
easiest way to understand it. See these two lines running parallel on your
palm?”
I glance down and his fingertip traces two of my
lifelines, which do indeed run exactly parallel across my hand. The feel of his
skin against mine causes me to shiver slightly and I’m mesmerized by the
movement.
“Yeah,” I say and it feels like it comes out in a
croak.
“So, this line right here is the line of scrimmage.
It’s where the offensive line starts and the quarterback will be roughly in the
middle of the line.” Flynn traces the line of scrimmage on my palm and then
taps the area where the quarterback would stand.
“And this here,” he says, as he runs his finger across
the other line. “This is the first down line. This is the distance, which is
ten yards, that the offensive line has to get the ball to be able to advance
further. They have four tries to get there... and those are called downs.”
I want to know more, not because I give a shit about
football but because I want Flynn to keep holding my hand and tracking patterns
on my skin. Which is decidedly not within the purview of a regular friendship.
“And a sack?” I remind him.
He pushes his index finger into my palm and holds it
there. “When the quarterback starts the play at the line of scrimmage, he will
most times step backward to get some distance from the defensive players that
are coming toward him. If at any time they get him behind this line,” and here
he pauses to drag his finger across my palm, “that is called a sack.
Understand?”
“Yes,” I say but really, no. I don’t remember a damn
thing he just told me and could care less. I am, though, trying to think of
other questions to ask so he can teach me more palm football.
Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett has released her latest New Adult Contemporary novel in the Off Series! We have a guest post and giveaway below to help celebrate!
TOP TEN GUEST POST BY FLYNN CALDWELL
TOP TEN GUEST POST BY FLYNN CALDWELL
1. Favorite movie/actor/actress? Milla Jovovich… she is freaky in really hot way in The 5th Element.
2. Favorite song/singer? I hate to admit this but my cousin, Renner’s boyfriend has a really great song I listen to all the time called Walking On Treetops. God, I hope he doesn’t read this and think that I actually like the dude.
3. Favorite place you would love to visit? I’ve always wanted to go to New Zealand. Maybe one day with my girl.
4. One item you can not live with out? Coffee… it is like oxygen to me.
5. Who would you like to meet?(dead or alive) Martin Brodeur
6. Favorite hobby? Xbox… especially playing with Tim’s son, Sam. But that little monster kicks my butt all the time.
7. Guilty pleasure? Rowan… but there’s no guilt about it.
8. Favorite author and/book? The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
9. Do you collect anything? Dog hair… since Capone moved in.
10. Favorite color? Gray. Read Off Chance and you’ll understand why.
FACTS ABOUT OFF CHANCE
• Most importantly, this was supposed to be the last book in the Off Series but I’ve had such an outpouring of requests to keep writing… I’m happy to report that this is NOT the last book. There will be others, but after I get a few other projects complete!
• Not to give away a spoiler, but there is a huge scene in the book involving Emily and Nix from Off Limits and it’s based almost exactly off a very important moment in my personal life.
• Fire fighters are hot! It’s a fact!
• There is a really cute, fuzzy and rambunctious dog in this book named, Capone! He’s based off of my own puppy goodness… my Bernese Mountain Dog, Atticus.
• I sobbed like a baby when I finished writing the prologue. Warning: It might make you cry, too.
• You will get really good updates in this book on all of the past Off characters… Ryan, Danny, Emily, Nix, Linc, Ever, Renner and Cillian!
Each book in the Off Series can be read as a standalone.
About the Author
USA Today Best-Selling 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. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two 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.
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Reading and loving Flynn!! Love how his past led to his passion he has.
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