Keeping You Away

Tyler & Gemma, #1 (Lawton Ridge Duet Series, Book 1)

By: Kennedy Fox

Narrated by: Lia Langola, Tor Thom

I never planned on returning to Alabama, but circumstances brought me here after years of being gone. Though Lawton Ridge is my hometown, I was hesitant to go back because of her - my sister’s best friend. The last time we were together, she was 18, and I was a broken soldier transitioning to civilian life.

Gemma wrote to me while I was overseas and we developed a bond I hadn’t anticipated. I crushed her heart the day I left, something I’ve never forgotten. But now that her dad is my new boss, life just got way more complicated.

Too sweet, too innocent, too good for a guy like me - I should walk away again.

After serving five years in prison for something I didn’t do, I trust no one, but Gemma gradually breaks down my walls and exposes the pain I’ve hidden underneath. For her own sake, I should keep my distance, but it’s nearly impossible when I hear her sweet humming while I work and she slowly draws me back in. It’s a battle I didn’t train for, and one I’ll lose if I don’t keep my restraint - especially since she’s engaged to another man.

Keeping You Away is a slow-burn, angsty second chance romance with lots of small-town, Southern drama. It's book one in the Tyler & Gemma duet and must be listened to first.

©2020 Kennedy Fox (P)2020 Kennedy Fox

High drama

Interesting story about love lost and found and the journey to arrive there.....we hope....we have to find out in the next book.

The narrator is fabulous.

Can't wait for book 2!

I didn't read Liam and Maddie's story, so I was a little bit lost about how they all connected. Patience, grasshopper. I finally figured it out... I just had to read! I love Tyler and Gemma!!! This writing duo has a way with words that draws the reader in and keeps them hooked! All the characters, not just Tyler and Gemma, are well-rounded, relatable individuals who are multidimensional and full of life! I found myself wanting to yell at Gemma for continuing to let Robert treat her they way he did or shake Tyler for not telling Gemma about the last five years. But when they were together, oh how I loved their easy conversation as friends who have a a strong connection.

Lia Langola and Tor Thom were amazing narrating the characters! Their voices brought the characters to life in a way that I could picture them sitting in the room with me.

There are few authors whose cliffhangers I can stand, and I can count Kennedy Fox as one on the short list. Can't wait to read how it all pans out for Tyler and Gemma!

I received a complimentary copy of the audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this review.

narrator

I'm not fond of the male narrator, I think it throws off the story

Absolutely Loved It!

This book was so good and completely sucked me into the book world. It was my first Fox book, and I can't believe I've been sleeping on her writing for so long! The storyline is fantastic and the both of the narrator are awesome! When the ending credits rolled, my jaw dropped! A cliffhanger!? I mean, I totally get it and it works with the story, but I NEEDED that next book right away. You absolutely need to read it!

I need the next book now!

I listened to the audio version of this book. This is the first book of the Tyler and Gemma Ex-Con Duet and a second chance at romance trope with one or two other's thrown in. I wish I had read Liam and Maddie's Duet first, but after awhile I felt like I knew enough of what was going on.
I loved Tyler's character. He had been to prison only because he had been set up. He's really an upstanding guy. He's doing his best to stay away from his old flame, Gemma, because she's now engaged.
I really hated that Gemma was with the guy. He's older and controlling. Yuck! She's trying to be a good girl and fight her feelings for Tyler because of the fact that she IS engaged. But when you've got one guy that would do anything for you and the other that you feel is trying to take over your life, which do you choose? Since this was left with a cliffhanger (and what a cliffhanger it is!), we'll have to wait and see. I can't wait to read the second book!
I was given a complimentary copy of this audio book. All thoughts are my own.