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Title: Object of my Desire
Author: R.L. Kenderson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Photographer: FuriousFotog
Model: Chase Ketron
Designer: R.L. Kenderson
About Object of My Desire:
A romance author, a cover model, a book signing...a crush. Ordinary women like me know we shouldn't fall for beautiful men like Travis Zehler, one of the hottest cover models in romance fiction. But sometimes we can’t help ourselves. When I meet him at a book signing, my attraction to him is instant. I'm infatuated, and I can't stop thinking about him. Even though I have doubts he’d ever be interested, I invite Travis to attend a book signing with me. And he says yes. My fantasy comes true when he takes me to his bed, and the more time we spend together, the more I see that Travis isn’t some object to be desired. He’s a man with a past. A man who’s been burned. A man who’s learned to keep his guard up. I want to show him he can trust again, but when our confidence in each other is shaken, I began to wonder if happily ever afters are only for my romance novels.
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Review:
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Object of My Desire is a stand-alone novel by R.L. Kenderson. It features Sydney a romance author and Travis, a cover model/personal trainer. In a way, it's like Meghan March and her husband. The red dress is missing though.
I read the book in two sittings. The first time I was done with 1/4 of it and I wasn't feeling it. Since I had the time to take a break from reading the book, I decided to put it aside and read it on a date closer to my assigned one. It was a better option than DNF-ing it. The second time I picked the book up, I was in a better place mentally and I was able to enjoy the book more. It helped that Sydney had a little bit more confidence as her relationship with Travis was growing into something more.
The main problem I had with this book is that Sydney didn't manage to leave some of her self doubt behind. She had the "Travis is a 10 and I am a 5" mentality for the whole book and Travis never gave her a reason to believe that. He was always wondering if she was going to leave him or something similar. I wanted a more confident heroine. Most of the story is told from her point of view and in the beginning, Travis seemed a little douchey, but later on, he grew on me, which is a victory. I would have liked to see some character growth instead of been told that it happened (for example, Travis trusting Sydney) and some romantic moments between these two.
I was happy to find out that Sydney and R.L. Kenderson have different opinions on how a story should end. This one has a happy ending and not the twisted version Sydney had in mind. The authors mention a couple of stuff that us readers don't know about what is on what publishing a book and the guidelines and I was hoping that they would elaborate on all that stuff, but they didn't. I think it would have been a good way to give us some insight into what's going on when you publish a book.
Overall, the book wasn't great, but it was good. I got the impression that some couples might have a book of their own, but as I mentioned above, this one is a stand-alone and the books I think they exist might not. When it comes to a recommendation I am on the neutral/ slightly positive side.
About R.L. Kenderson:
R.L. Kenderson is two best friends writing under one name. Renae has always loved reading, and in third grade, she wrote her first poem where she learned she might have a knack for this writing thing. Lara remembers sneaking her grandmother’s Harlequin novels when she was probably too young to be reading them, and since then, she knew she wanted to write her own. When they met in college, they bonded over their love of reading and the TV show Charmed. What really spiced up their friendship was when Lara introduced Renae to romance novels. When they discovered their first vampire romance, they knew there would always be a special place in their hearts for paranormal romance. After being unable to find certain storylines and characteristics they wanted to read about in the hundreds of books they consumed, they decided to write their own. One lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and the other in the Kansas City area where they’re a sonographer/stay-at-home mom/wife and pharmacist/mother by day, and together they’re a sexy author by night. They communicate through phone, email, and whole lot of messaging. You can find them at http://www.rlkenderson.com, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Goodreads. Join their Facebook Reader Group. Or you can email them at rlkenderson@rlkenderson.com, or sign up for their newsletter here. They always love hearing from their readers.
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