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Keeping Kennedy
Kennedy Malone is DC’s top spin doctor. She keeps the political brass looking clean and shiny. Her personal life is not so well organized and she needs a spin to wiggle her way out of a little fix. A piece of cake. All she needs is a fiancé for one week. Is that too much to ask?Douglas Drake is a freelance photographer. He travels the world and brings home award-winning work. He has no time for commitment to anything else. When his neighbor and friend asks him for a favor he hesitantly obliges. He could use a break and Kennedy has helped him out too many times to count. Last minute trips to the airport, feeding his pet Iguana while he is away on assignment for weeks on end. Kennedy has always come through. But going to her hometown and pretending to be her fiancé for a whole week is a pretty big favor.Kennedy is a strait-laced, businesswoman; Drake a laid back, go-with-the-flow kind of guy. They are total opposites in all things except career focus. Pretending to be engaged for seven days and nights shouldn’t be a problem…until passion and desire explodes between them!Though Debra Webb has distinguished herself as an author of romantic suspense, she began her career writing sassy and spicy romances for Kensington’s Precious Gems. For the first time these heartfelt stories, which were sold only in Walmart for one short month, are available as ebooks.
143 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2000
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Debra Webb
546 books2,359 followersDEBRA WEBB is the USA Today bestselling author of more than 170 novels, including reader favorites the Finley O'Sullivan and Devlin & Falco series. She is the recipient of the prestigious Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense as well as numerous Reviewers Choice Awards. In 2012 Debra was honored as the first recipient of the esteemed L. A. Banks Warrior Woman Award for her courage, strength, and grace in the face of adversity. Recently Debra was awarded the distinguished Centennial Award for having achieved publication of her 100th novel.
With more than four million books in print in numerous languages and countries, Debra’s love of storytelling goes back to her childhood when her mother bought her an old typewriter in a tag sale. Born in Alabama, Debra grew up on a farm. She spent every available hour exploring the world around her and creating her stories. She wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the Commanding General of the US Army in Berlin behind the Iron Curtain and a five-year stint in NASA’s Shuttle Program that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has expanded her work into some of the darkest places the human psyche dares to go. Visit Debra at www.debrawebb.com.
With more than four million books in print in numerous languages and countries, Debra’s love of storytelling goes back to her childhood when her mother bought her an old typewriter in a tag sale. Born in Alabama, Debra grew up on a farm. She spent every available hour exploring the world around her and creating her stories. She wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the Commanding General of the US Army in Berlin behind the Iron Curtain and a five-year stint in NASA’s Shuttle Program that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has expanded her work into some of the darkest places the human psyche dares to go. Visit Debra at www.debrawebb.com.
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May 2, 2021
Un romance ligero con sabor a comedia romántica
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•Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende, me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen
Keeping Kennedy de Debra Webb
Argumento:
Lennedy Malone es una doctora superior de vuelta en DC.
Mantiene los altos mandos políticos de aspecto limpio y brillante.
Su vida privada no está tan bien organizada, y necesita un giro para menear la salida de un pequeño aprieto.
Un pedazo de pastel.
Todo lo que necesita es un novio durante una semana. ¿Es demasiado pedir?
Douglas Drake es un fotógrafo independiente. Viaja por todo el mundo y trae a casa el trabajo premiado. No tiene tiempo para el compromiso con cualquier otra cosa. Cuando su vecina y amiga le pide un favor, vacilantemente se ve obligado. Podría tomarse un descanso, y Kennedy le ha ayudado demasiadas veces como para contarlas, viajes de última hora al aeropuerto y alimentar a su iguana mascota mientras está ausente en misiones durante semanas. Kennedy siempre había aceptado. Pero ir a su ciudad natal y fingir ser su novio durante una semana entera es un favor bastante grande.
Kennedy es una empresaria puritana; Drake un relajado chico que va-
con-el-tipo-de-persona-corriente. Son totalmente opuestos en todo menos en el foco de la carrera.
Fingir estar prometidos durante siete días y noches no debería ser un
problema... ¡hasta que la pasión y el deseo estalla entre ellos!
Mí humilde opinión:
Esta fue una lectura divertida, tipo comedia romántica. La historia es simple, cliché, pero linda y entretenida.
Kennedy y Drake fueron amigos y vecinos por tres años. Yo pensaba que se conocían bien pero... lo único que sabía ella era que Drake era un mujeriego y que le gustaba viajar como fotógrafo, lo que él sabía de Kennedy era que estaba casada con su trabajo y era una mujer conservadora. Así que no tenían realmente relación de amigos, ella le hacía favores a él como darle de comer a su iguana o llevarlo en ocasiones al aeropuerto. Nunca se miraron como algo más, no hubo atracción hasta que él comienza a fingir que es su prometido. Así que, lo de que ya eran amigos desde antes no me sirvió para apoyar que se enamoraron en una semana. Pero eso no significa que no me gustaron los dos y disfrutara de sus escenas, la tensión sexual y sus diálogos.
Adoré todo de Drake pero Kennedy era un poco insoportable, no parecía actuar como sus 30.
Me gustó la vuelta al pueblo natal de Kennedy. La escena en que aparecen los padres, esperaba a los puritanos que pintaba Kennedy pero aparecieron como hippies y yo no entendía nada. No creo que uno pueda actuar un papel así siendo conservador pero me causó mucha gracia igual. La reunión de escuela también fue divertida y todos los demás personajes haciendo su parte. Me reí con el tipo vestido de zorro robando besos y nadie podía atraparlo.
La historia de amor fue linda, disfruté cómo los protagonistas se van acercando más y se sentía como si vieran bien por primera vez. Adoré la escena final del aeropuerto y extrañé un epílogo, quería leer sobre el casamiento.
March 31, 2012
I have to say I really like this book! It was so cute and the banter between Kennedy and Drake was so fun that I found myself smiling from ear to ear. This was a sweet romance where two friends end up seeing other in a completely different light.
Ok so Kennedy loves her career and relationships never interested her and she never really paid attention to guys in her life including her super, sexy neighbor Drake. Now they are friends and as such she is forced to ask him to pretend to be her fiance on her trip back home for week-long reunion celebrations. Soon these two start having feelings for each other as they engage with the antics with her parents and townspeople. They try to resist their urges for fears that it will change their friendship, but the sexual tension becomes too much.
Before you know it these two hook up and the emotional impact that occurs next is so sweet and tender that it will brighten your day and make you feel warm inside knowing something beautiful happened.
4 Stars
Ok so Kennedy loves her career and relationships never interested her and she never really paid attention to guys in her life including her super, sexy neighbor Drake. Now they are friends and as such she is forced to ask him to pretend to be her fiance on her trip back home for week-long reunion celebrations. Soon these two start having feelings for each other as they engage with the antics with her parents and townspeople. They try to resist their urges for fears that it will change their friendship, but the sexual tension becomes too much.
Before you know it these two hook up and the emotional impact that occurs next is so sweet and tender that it will brighten your day and make you feel warm inside knowing something beautiful happened.
4 Stars
February 22, 2012
I enjoyed this book. It was a freebie from Amazon. I only problem was I felt like the end was hurried.
September 22, 2016
Me encantó Drake!
¿Existen los hombres como él?
¿Existen los hombres como él?
October 1, 2017
Una historia que me sorprendió gratamente al no ser como pensé debido a su sinopsis, siendo más romántica, pero no al punto de ser melosa.
Es entretenida, con toques de humor y algo de tensión por la atracción entre los protagonistas que evitan pensar en sus sentimientos. Aunque la trama o tema central pueda considerarse un cliché, el modo en que la autora desarrolló todo fue lo que me gustó e hizo que no pudiera dejar de leer.
El único punto en contra de todo, fue la personalidad de Kennedy; siendo una mujer de unos 30 años, a veces sus actitudes y/o terquedad me hicieron pensar que tenía unos 20. Con respecto a Drake, fue uno de mis personajes favoritos, siendo romántico y a la vez pícaro, dando su apoyo y siendo maduro al aceptar sus sentimientos mucho antes de lo esperado. Mi otro favorito fue Martin, el que más me sorprendió y del cual me hubiera gustado saber más.
Me hubiera gustado un epílogo para saber un poco más, pero quedé conforme con el final que se me hizo perfecto para cerrar esta historia.
Es entretenida, con toques de humor y algo de tensión por la atracción entre los protagonistas que evitan pensar en sus sentimientos. Aunque la trama o tema central pueda considerarse un cliché, el modo en que la autora desarrolló todo fue lo que me gustó e hizo que no pudiera dejar de leer.
El único punto en contra de todo, fue la personalidad de Kennedy; siendo una mujer de unos 30 años, a veces sus actitudes y/o terquedad me hicieron pensar que tenía unos 20. Con respecto a Drake, fue uno de mis personajes favoritos, siendo romántico y a la vez pícaro, dando su apoyo y siendo maduro al aceptar sus sentimientos mucho antes de lo esperado. Mi otro favorito fue Martin, el que más me sorprendió y del cual me hubiera gustado saber más.
Me hubiera gustado un epílogo para saber un poco más, pero quedé conforme con el final que se me hizo perfecto para cerrar esta historia.
July 29, 2022
Kennedy needs a fiancé right away since she purported a big lie to her parents about being engaged. She decides to ask her neighbor, Drake, to be that fiancé because of all the help she would do for him when he left out of town. He agrees and they set out of town to Kennedy’s hometown for her ten year high school reunion. There they discover things about each other that makes them realize that they both want more out of life than the work ridden one they have. They also watch other couples in the town find love again and Kennedy realizes how much she didn’t know about her own parents or her uncle. This story has some very good twists and turns and most of all some funny parts but it shows love can be had if you just let it find its way to your heart.
November 13, 2024
An over-achieving woman with no personal life asks her neighbour to be her pretend fiancee for a week.
Under pressure from her parents the previous Christmas Kennedy Malone, 30, announced that she was engaged to alpha male Douglas Drake, 33.
With her class re-union just around the corner she has no option but to fish or cut bait.
Luckily, Douglas agrees.
Their visit to her home town goes exactly as you'd expect – mutual attraction, emotional dependence, all leading to a HEA.
There are some nice scenes, particularly those concerning the 'Kidding Bandit' and Larry's dancing lessons.
The story is nothing new and it is somewhat marred by irritating spelling and grammatical errors.
3 Stars.
Under pressure from her parents the previous Christmas Kennedy Malone, 30, announced that she was engaged to alpha male Douglas Drake, 33.
With her class re-union just around the corner she has no option but to fish or cut bait.
Luckily, Douglas agrees.
Their visit to her home town goes exactly as you'd expect – mutual attraction, emotional dependence, all leading to a HEA.
There are some nice scenes, particularly those concerning the 'Kidding Bandit' and Larry's dancing lessons.
The story is nothing new and it is somewhat marred by irritating spelling and grammatical errors.
3 Stars.
February 7, 2018
Esta historia se parece un poco a la pelicula de "weding Date" solo que es una reunion de ex alunnos y no de una boda. No me convece el argumento de la todo poderosa y timida a la vez, como lector pudimos haber obtenido un poco mas de esta historia.
September 27, 2017
Good story...
I loved the story. But toooo many grammatical and spelling mistakes that took away from the story. Hate when that happens.
I loved the story. But toooo many grammatical and spelling mistakes that took away from the story. Hate when that happens.
April 1, 2020
Protagonistas: Kennedy & Douglas
Profesiones: Fotografo & Abogada
Pais: USA
Profesiones: Fotografo & Abogada
Pais: USA
August 9, 2020
Me falto más romanticismo y mas de todo
August 29, 2020
Loved the scenes reference of when she looks after the iguana, it a pretty classical not attracted but then boom things change it's a good read I know I wont forget in time
April 5, 2022
Enjoyed this book.
May 16, 2012
This book was definitely not like anything I expected. Honestly, I never really know what to expect when it comes to books, but I always have some sort of idea in my mind of what books could possibly contain. I guess I just really didn't expect any of the erotica-type scenes that were in the book, because I've never read a book that went into detail about anything to do with sex that wasn't an erotica-novel. But, I've also never read a book by Debra Webb before so that might be it too.
I think this book was a fun read. It doesn't take long to finish, so it's great for someone who wants or needs to get through a book quickly.
For the story itself, I would've rated it 4 stars because it was fun and enjoyable. The characters (for the most part) are believable, which is nice because people want to be able to relate to the book somehow. It's a cute love story about two neighbors who have known each other for years, and through certain events, fall in love. Now, the only thing about this story that I didn't like and made me want to rate it lower is that at the end, the two love birds get engaged after only a week of realizing they were attracted to each other. I hate stories like that, because I am not a believer in love-at-first-sight, which this story pretty much seems to be like. If you're one of those people who is a "hopeless-romantic" or always wants the main female and main male characters to be together in the end, this book is for you.
For the mechanics of the book, I rate it a 2. It was really disappointing to me when I would have to pause while reading, to look back and re-read the sentence a few times to understand it because the spelling or grammar was wrong. I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that I read it on my kindle app instead of the actual book, but there were just way too many spelling and grammar mistakes. I feel like the author and editor should've caught on to something I could spot so easily. Yes, when you're so engrossed in the story you're writing, sometimes you miss a few of your errors. I've done that before while writing essays. But that's what editors are for. That's why you leave it alone for a few days and check it again later. It just didn't seem very professional to me.
I think this book was a fun read. It doesn't take long to finish, so it's great for someone who wants or needs to get through a book quickly.
For the story itself, I would've rated it 4 stars because it was fun and enjoyable. The characters (for the most part) are believable, which is nice because people want to be able to relate to the book somehow. It's a cute love story about two neighbors who have known each other for years, and through certain events, fall in love. Now, the only thing about this story that I didn't like and made me want to rate it lower is that at the end, the two love birds get engaged after only a week of realizing they were attracted to each other. I hate stories like that, because I am not a believer in love-at-first-sight, which this story pretty much seems to be like. If you're one of those people who is a "hopeless-romantic" or always wants the main female and main male characters to be together in the end, this book is for you.
For the mechanics of the book, I rate it a 2. It was really disappointing to me when I would have to pause while reading, to look back and re-read the sentence a few times to understand it because the spelling or grammar was wrong. I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that I read it on my kindle app instead of the actual book, but there were just way too many spelling and grammar mistakes. I feel like the author and editor should've caught on to something I could spot so easily. Yes, when you're so engrossed in the story you're writing, sometimes you miss a few of your errors. I've done that before while writing essays. But that's what editors are for. That's why you leave it alone for a few days and check it again later. It just didn't seem very professional to me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2012
A quick and entertaining read. Kennedy is a likeable character who finds herself in a sticky situation of her own making. She forces her good-looking neighbour to help her out, only to find herself falling for him. However, what would a good looking, well sought after bachelor see in her?
Drake finds himself drawn into helping out his friend and neigbur, who has lied to family and friends and told them that the two are engaged. Visiting a small town, and being welcomed into a warm and living, if somewhat quirky family, has him reassessing his personal goals for life. Is Kennedy what he has been looking for all along?
Silly situations and crazy family members make a week in Friendly Corners an adventure neither Kennedy nor Drake were expecting. It will make you smile, and give you a fun escape.
Drake finds himself drawn into helping out his friend and neigbur, who has lied to family and friends and told them that the two are engaged. Visiting a small town, and being welcomed into a warm and living, if somewhat quirky family, has him reassessing his personal goals for life. Is Kennedy what he has been looking for all along?
Silly situations and crazy family members make a week in Friendly Corners an adventure neither Kennedy nor Drake were expecting. It will make you smile, and give you a fun escape.
October 21, 2013
As I enjoyed "Here to Stay" so much by the same author I decided to try this book and so glad I did.
it is a typical man and woman neighbours for three years but good friends.
Kennedy is a workaholic and Drake is a photographer who is always going off on assignments and always seems to have a steady stream of women at his door.
She needs a big favour from him and wants him to pretend to be her fiance for a week when she goes back to her parents as they are contstantly on her back about settling down.
You know where it is going to end but Debra takes us along at a good pace and you just know that you want them to get together.
Loved all the supporting characters and as it was quite a short book I read it in one morning, although I am quite a quick reader.
I have now brought another couple of Debra's books and will look forward to reading them.
it is a typical man and woman neighbours for three years but good friends.
Kennedy is a workaholic and Drake is a photographer who is always going off on assignments and always seems to have a steady stream of women at his door.
She needs a big favour from him and wants him to pretend to be her fiance for a week when she goes back to her parents as they are contstantly on her back about settling down.
You know where it is going to end but Debra takes us along at a good pace and you just know that you want them to get together.
Loved all the supporting characters and as it was quite a short book I read it in one morning, although I am quite a quick reader.
I have now brought another couple of Debra's books and will look forward to reading them.
August 24, 2016
Ok bueno no se, primero me encanto la portada pero el libro no es lo que esperaba se me torno aburrido tenia sus partes buenas y espere que mejorara pero eso no paso. A ver Kennedy me pareció un personaje muy confuso, por un lado era estricta por decirlo así y por otro lado me pareció muy infantil y vamos que tiene como 30 años y la quería matar en serio y me sacaba de quicio que siempre quisiera negarse a si misma la atracción que sentía por Drake, por el contrario Drake no se de donde sacaba tanta paciencia y él si me pareció maduro es decir sabia lo que quería hacia lo que quería al menos era mas estable que Kennedy así que el libro no me emociono y mas bien estaba ansiosa por terminarlo, no siento pena por despedirme de los personajes, no sentí ninguna coneccion pero bueno listo lo acabe!
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July 5, 2012
Kennedy is a beautiful high paid PR consultant for the big wigs of politics in Washington DC. She is happy with her life and has everything she wants but to get her friends and family to stop trying to fix her up and marry her off, she invented a fiance. But not just any fiance, Drake her extremely HOT neighbor and friend. Therefore, when her High School reunion rolls around she has to convince Drake to come home with her for the week to pose as her fiance.
Drake being the nice guy that he is agrees to her plan. But things immediately get complicated as the friend lines get blurred. The end result is a laugh out loud sweet romance that has just the right amount of heat. The quirky townspeople will have you laughing and enjoying the read.
Drake being the nice guy that he is agrees to her plan. But things immediately get complicated as the friend lines get blurred. The end result is a laugh out loud sweet romance that has just the right amount of heat. The quirky townspeople will have you laughing and enjoying the read.
March 1, 2014
Bueeno, aquí vengo con otra reseña de un libro mas bien cortito.
Fue muy lindo, a mi me encantan las tramas estas de: "Necesito un novio falso."
Me gusta el desarrollo de las cosas entre los dos, y como una de las partes (la chica) siempre esta intentando auto-convencerse de que no esta enamorándose.. *sighs*
Me gusto mucho mucho mucho Drake, Dios, ese chico es un amor.
Es un santo por la paciencia que le tenía a la exasperante de Kennedy.. agh.
Aunque después Kennedy comenzó a gustarme.. en el final, ah.
De todas maneras, me gusto TODO del libro. Aunque el final como que fue demasiado rápido, ah.
Sus merecidas 4/5 estrellitas.
Fue muy lindo, a mi me encantan las tramas estas de: "Necesito un novio falso."
Me gusta el desarrollo de las cosas entre los dos, y como una de las partes (la chica) siempre esta intentando auto-convencerse de que no esta enamorándose.. *sighs*
Me gusto mucho mucho mucho Drake, Dios, ese chico es un amor.
Es un santo por la paciencia que le tenía a la exasperante de Kennedy.. agh.
Aunque después Kennedy comenzó a gustarme.. en el final, ah.
De todas maneras, me gusto TODO del libro. Aunque el final como que fue demasiado rápido, ah.
Sus merecidas 4/5 estrellitas.
May 3, 2014
I liked the characters and the story, but the ending was too rushed and an epilogue would have been nice. My biggest issue was the absurd amount of grammatical errors in the book. The book needs a good proof reading!
June 1, 2015
This book was exactly what I needed to release my stress: short and sweet. I felt like the relationship development between Drake and Kennedy was way too fast but it didn't bother me at all.
Overall I really enjoyed it.
Overall I really enjoyed it.
August 23, 2016
This book was ok, I like it buuut it was very predictable and confusing sometimes, at least for me, I enjoy the caracter of Drake and dislike the caracter of Kennedy, she was a little frustrating, and a good thing was that this book was a quick read.
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March 18, 2012
Engaging, funny and tender. Great weekend read.
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April 2, 2012
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this story since it was free and originally created for Walmart, but I was completely entertained from the first page to the last.
April 6, 2012
Review tomorrow.
July 20, 2012
so romantic yet funny like a rom com well it is! would make and amazing film!
October 29, 2012
Great book that my daughter reccomended. She harped on me to read so I relented. I enjoyed the book and would read it again. It is on the shorter side so, it is great for anytime.
May 20, 2013
nice action, great interaction between the characters
June 19, 2013
Loved the story, but what is up with the editing? There are quite a few irritating typos.
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