Keeping You

When I first read the book description about ‘Keeping You’, I knew this was a book I wanted to read. I love small town stories. And there just was something about this book that called to me. So I was super excited when I received an ARC. And as soon as possible I started reading.

Author: Lena Hendrix

Genre: Contemporary Romance

ISBN: B095FL6MZK

Goodreads Rating: 4.56

I never should have slept with Colin McCoy. When I moved to my sister’s small town, I was looking for a fresh start—no more shallow relationships, no snotty fake friends, and definitely no charming, dirty-talking musicians. We had a fun, red-hot night together and we agreed that hooking up was a mistake, a one-time thing. But when my dream bakery location happens to be right next door to his bar, every day I’m forced to see that chiseled jawline and remember the feel of his incredible body on mine. No. I’m starting over. I have rules. No more bad habits, definitely no falling in love. No matter how hard he tries, hooking up with him again would prove I’m the flake everyone expects me to be. But here I am, stuck between wanting to make something of my life and wanting to grab him and make another delicious mistake.

In ‘Keeping You’ we read the story of Honey and Colin. Honey has always been underestimated. After losing her opportunity to go to cooking school because of a guy, she kind of lost her way. Now she has just quit her current job, and is desperate to start over. The small town where her sisters lives, sounds like the perfect place to start over. The only problem is Colin McCoy. Colin is the owner of the towns bar, and he is extremely handsome. Colin and Honey had a one night stand months ago, and although it was amazing.. Honey just wants to do things on her own. But Colin is determined to win Honey over.

From the moment I read about ‘Keeping You’, I wanted to read this book. And when I started reading, I was excited to learn this book was definitely one I really enjoyed right from the start. The two main characters Honey and Colin, are definitely my kind of characters. Hardworking, determined and they have a lot of chemistry. The romance between them was amazing and I loved learning their story.

My favorite character was Colin. I loved just everything about him. He was a bar owner, but also a musician. And from the moment he laid eyes on Honey all those months ago he was hooked. I loved how patient het was with Honey. And reading this book from both Honey and Colin’s point of view made everything even better.

The dirty talk between Honey and Colin was a bit too much for me. But it didn’t bother me to much. I just loved these characters too much to really care about this little bit that didn’t work for me. There where also some moments that in the end didn’t really add a lot to the story in my opinions. But these where the only minor issues I had with this read.

‘Keeping You’ was a great story that kept me hooked from start to finish. When I learned that this was book two in the series, I got even more excited. I definitely plan on reading book one too. Lena Hendrix is definitely an author I hope to read more of.