Baby Mine by #KennedyFox [Review] – Spellbound Stories Book Blog

Baby Mine: Hunter &Lennon, #1 by Kennedy Fox

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’ve not had the pleasure to read Kennedy Fox before, but that hasn’t stopped me from buying their books… unfortunately, my calendar fills up fast for blogging, therefore, Baby Mine happens to be the first book I had the opportunity to read. This dual POV story falls into many tropes—enemies-to-lovers, roommates and best friend’s girlfriend—and it checked a ton of boxes for me as a reader. I found it sexy—although that comes in a roundabout way as Baby Mine is book one in a duet and the hero and heroine are not actually together in this book. The characters, Lennon and Hunter, offered readers tremendous heat and fourplay without a doubt. Yet, it was the inherent angst and rollercoaster of emotions that keep me glued to the pages of this one! The plot is spelled out plain as day in the blurb, and so the story was a little predicable—but the emotions that went into it were anything but… I found myself reading faster and faster with this one because I was dying to see Lennon and Hunter find happiness, although their story is not complete with book one. Baby Mine was seriously one loooong tease! Its an extremely slow burn romance, and it’s important to remember when you read Baby Mine that the best things in life take time. 😉 The authors who make up the duo Kennedy Fox consistently release duets and have a formula for their romances that continue to attract readers. Again, I haven’t read their previous books but if I am being honest, I have been put off a bit by the knowledge that I would need to dedicate multiple days and nights to read one complete story. Yet, even those much like myself who hate anything with a cliffhanger praise their work, so it’s always been a compelling draw for me to check out their magic. And I want to give credit where credit is due, Kennedy Fox’s Baby Mine rocked. I enjoyed reading this in spite of the cliffhanger and I greatly anticipate the conclusion to the duet. I also can’t wait to start reading the books I have amassed on my kindle by this pair…

Quotes:

She was something special, one of a kind, and no woman has ever had that effect on me.
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Getting her worked up is another step toward getting her out of my damn head, though sometimes it almost feels like really hot foreplay.
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I need to let go of how I feel and stop torturing myself with what I’ll never have.
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She thinks I don’t listen when she talks, but she’s wrong. I’m always listening, especially when it comes to her.
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We’re two broken people who will have to somehow find a new normal, though I’m not sure one exists.
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I’m struck with guilt anytime I look at Lennon and wish I could kiss the sadness off her face.
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I notice every little thing about her, even if she thinks I don’t.
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I want to tell her that I’ve never wanted anyone else other than her—explain that she’s always been the one for me, the woman I think about when I close my eyes —but confessing my truths will only make things tense between us, so I keep it to myself just as I have for the past two years.
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I saw her first. But it didn’t matter because she chose him, and Brandon was my best friend.
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When our mouths press together in a soft, sensual kiss, it takes all the fucking self-control in the world not to go any further.