"Kennedy Ryan weaves prose like a magician (or voodoo priestess) without sacrificing heat or page-turning angst to create authentic, living, breathing characters you want to root for to the end. Hook Shot is simply beautiful." -- Emma Scott, Bestselling Author
Hook Shot, a deeply emotional standalone set in the worlds of professional basketball and high fashion from Kennedy Ryan, is available now and FREE in Kindle Unlimited!
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Divorced. Single dad. Traded to a losing squad.
Cheated on, betrayed, exposed.
My perfect life blew up in my face and I'm still picking up the pieces.
The last thing I need is her.
A wildflower. A storm. A woman I can't resist.
Lotus DuPree is a kick to my gut and a wrench in my plans
from the moment our eyes meet.
I promised myself I wouldn't trust a woman again,
but I've never wanted anyone the way I want Lo.
She's not the plan I made, but she's the risk I have to take.
A warrior. A baller. The one they call Gladiator.
Kenan Ross charged into my life smelling all good, looking even better and snatching my breath from the moment we met.
The last thing I need is him.
I’m working on me. Facing my pain and conquering my demons.
I've seen what trusting a man gets you.
Don't. Have. Time. For. This.
But he just keeps coming for me.
Keeps knocking down my defenses and stealing my excuses
one by one.
He never gives up, and now...I'm not sure I want him to.
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EXCERPT
After talking to Kenan for the last few minutes, and looking under his hood, so to speak, I’ve found that he’s a classic. They don’t make them like him anymore, and if I don’t change the subject, change the course of this conversation, I’ll fool myself that we don’t have to keep things simple and that we could be more than just friends, not just for the summer, but for a long time to come. As long as I’d like. “Okay,” I say, switching gears without a clutch and pulling a tie off another of Amanda’s racks. “I think that shirt could work really well with this tie.” He doesn’t look at the tie I’m holding up, but keeps his eyes fastened on me. He’s not playing along. I’ve boxed myself into a corner with him. And the quarters are too tight. His scent. His warmth. His intelligence. His thoughtfulness. He is pressing in on me, overtaking my good intentions in all the ways I never thought a man could. “Try this on,” I say, blindly shoving the mint green shirt at him. When I look at him, he’s already peeled one shirt off and is reaching for the one I chose. I didn’t think this through. Didn’t forecast that Kenan changing from one shirt into another would mean his naked chest. I lose my train of thought and all my chill. Besides my mouth dropping open at the sight of the sculpted terrain of his chest and abs, I give no other indication that he affects me. Taut, bronze skin stretches across his broad shoulders like supple canvas pulled over a frame, the foundation of a masterpiece. He’s a big man. Not bulky, but instead chiseled to the specifications of a master sculptor: arms roped with muscles, biceps like rocks under skin glowing with health. The forearms Chase raved about are lined with veins and sinew. And I die for a great chest. I’ve never seen one more spectacular than Kenan’s. Two words. Male. Nipples. Jesus, my mouth is literally watering at the thought of tasting them, sucking them, licking them. And if that pectoral perfection weren’t enough, the two columns of muscles, four each, are stacked over his lean stomach arrowing down to a narrow waist and hips. I can’t look away. I lick my lips, imagining how he would feel under my mouth. How I’d lick around his nipples and drag my tongue down that shallow path bisecting his abdominal muscles. I’d slip that belt off and sink to my knees. Unzip those pants and take him out. God, hold him in my hands and then take him all the way to the back of my throat. I’d choke on him. A man this big . . . I’d be so tight around him. “Lotus,” Kenan says, jarring me from my torso trance. “Should I go ahead and put this shirt on? Or did you need a little more time?” I snap a glance up to his face, embarrassed to find him laughing at me. Oh, God. I’m as bad as Amanda. I turn to leave, but he catches my elbow with a gentle hand and turns me back around, walking us behind two of the racks. He bends until he’s almost eye level with me. “Don’t be embarrassed,” he says, searching my face intently. “I’m glad you like my body.” “I didn’t say I . . .” My words trail off at his knowing grin. “Okay. So you have a nice body. I work in fashion. Do you have any idea how many great bodies I see on a daily basis?” “I’m sure many,” he says, his smile still firmly in place. “I can’t speak for any of them, only for the way you looked at me.” “And how do you think I looked at you?” I ask defensively, forcing myself not to look away. In the quiet that follows, his smile fades, and heat replaces the humor in his eyes. “You looked at me the way I bet I’ve looked at you every time you walk into a room,” he says, the timbre of his voice rolling over my sensitive skin like a caress. “Like I would eat you if I could. Head to toe, everything in between.” “Kenan,” I protest, closing my eyes on a groan. “We said friends. We said simple. This is not how you start a simple friendship.” His large hand cups my jaw and lifts my chin. I open my eyes, blinking dazedly at him. I wasn’t prepared for how his touch makes me feel. How I instantly crave more of it; want to lean into the warmth; to turn and trace his lifeline with my tongue. Tell him all the things I could discover just from reading his palm and looking into his eyes. How can such a large hand feel so gentle, like it’s capable of treasuring, cherishing? “Okay, Lotus,” he says, regret and reluctance woven around my name. “Simple. Friendship.”
If ever a book will give you a book hangover, this one did it big time.
I was smiling whilst reading, totally engrossed in the story and not wanting to come up for air. I cried, I laughed, I genuinely loved Kenan and Lotus. So much. They have embedded themselves in my heart and will remain there forever!
This book was the most heartwarming but also heartwrenching story of the year!! It certainly is. It should be a book that is on everyone's wish list.
It has so many elements that make this story so incredibly beautiful but also wonderful. The connections between the characters can be felt from the get go and you cannot help but fall in love with them. Genuine hearts that find their soul mate?? Could it be true?
The beautiful quotes in this story had my heart soaring.
This was hands down the most amazing emotional read of 2019. Congrats to the author on her brilliant mind. Well done!
I was smiling whilst reading, totally engrossed in the story and not wanting to come up for air. I cried, I laughed, I genuinely loved Kenan and Lotus. So much. They have embedded themselves in my heart and will remain there forever!
This book was the most heartwarming but also heartwrenching story of the year!! It certainly is. It should be a book that is on everyone's wish list.
It has so many elements that make this story so incredibly beautiful but also wonderful. The connections between the characters can be felt from the get go and you cannot help but fall in love with them. Genuine hearts that find their soul mate?? Could it be true?
The beautiful quotes in this story had my heart soaring.
This was hands down the most amazing emotional read of 2019. Congrats to the author on her brilliant mind. Well done!
I love Kennedy Ryan’s Hoops Series and I was so excited to read Hook Shot and it did not disappoint it was everything I expected and so much more. This very talented author has beautiful way with words she writes with compassion and stories that should leave you heartbroken give you strength through those words. I’m not sure I can ever do this book justice with mere words because how do write a review about characters who maybe imperfect but who’s story is perfection. I really don’t want to write a review that’s full of spoilers because I believe you need to read this first hand with no preconceived ideas about the story so I’m just going to tell you how this book made me feel.
I laughed and I cried and I was taken on Kenan and Lotus’s journey because this is not just a love story it’s two people coming to terms with their pasts and learning to trust with their futures. Your emotions will be all over the place but throughout this book there is hope and I really hope like me you will find strength in these beautifully written words. Lotus touched me on so many levels but I’m not going not that all I’m going to leave you with is this may well be The Book Of 2019 so grab yourself a copy now!!
I laughed and I cried and I was taken on Kenan and Lotus’s journey because this is not just a love story it’s two people coming to terms with their pasts and learning to trust with their futures. Your emotions will be all over the place but throughout this book there is hope and I really hope like me you will find strength in these beautifully written words. Lotus touched me on so many levels but I’m not going not that all I’m going to leave you with is this may well be The Book Of 2019 so grab yourself a copy now!!
Having read the previous books in this series I was waiting with baited breath to see what was in store for Kenan Ross, aka the Gladiator and Lotus DuPree. I started it at 8pm and read through until I finished; I could not put it down.
The strength of the writing and the detailed flawed, human characters made it an absolutley riveting read. Not only that but in Hook Shot she addresses and handled issues not always talked about with care, concern and dignity.
Kenan is the perfect hero for Lotus and he was so swoon worthy and respectful that I fell for him hard and fast. The relationships that Lotus has with her girls was inspiring and I would love to call her a friend.
Hook Shot is a powerful story of overcoming the obstacles that life throws at you, love, forgiveness, determination, about making dreams come true, setting goals, focusing and achieving them.
The story simply flows and the characters are believable and so easy to relate too. The writing and story line is solid and all in all this was a fantastic read.
Lotus is one of the strongest women I have read about and I will carry her story with me for a long time to come. This book touched me on so many levels that my review is going to be brief for fear of spoiling it accidentally.
One click now you will not regret it, this book is a must read.
The strength of the writing and the detailed flawed, human characters made it an absolutley riveting read. Not only that but in Hook Shot she addresses and handled issues not always talked about with care, concern and dignity.
Kenan is the perfect hero for Lotus and he was so swoon worthy and respectful that I fell for him hard and fast. The relationships that Lotus has with her girls was inspiring and I would love to call her a friend.
Hook Shot is a powerful story of overcoming the obstacles that life throws at you, love, forgiveness, determination, about making dreams come true, setting goals, focusing and achieving them.
The story simply flows and the characters are believable and so easy to relate too. The writing and story line is solid and all in all this was a fantastic read.
Lotus is one of the strongest women I have read about and I will carry her story with me for a long time to come. This book touched me on so many levels that my review is going to be brief for fear of spoiling it accidentally.
One click now you will not regret it, this book is a must read.
About Kennedy
A Top 25 Amazon Bestseller, Kennedy Ryan writes about women from all walks of life, empowering them and placing them firmly at the center of each story and in charge of their own destinies. Her heroes respect, cherish and lose their minds for the women who capture their hearts.
She is a wife to her lifetime lover and mother to an extraordinary son. She has always leveraged her journalism background to write for charity and non-profit organizations, but enjoys writing to raise Autism awareness most. A contributor for Modern Mom Magazine and Frolic, Kennedy’s writings have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today and many others. The founder and executive director of a foundation serving Atlanta Autism families, she has appeared on Headline News, Montel Williams, NPR and other media outlets as an advocate for families living with autism.
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