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Flagrant
NBA star Paul "Polo" Logan is known for his on-court prowess and his off-court philandering.
Kendra Doll is the main woman in his life, and although their past bonds them together, it also may be what tears them apart.
He’s ready to make a change and truly commit to her, but is it too late?
(Polo and Kendra were first introduced in the novel, Let Me Hold You, by Alexandria House.)
*This story contains content that may be sensitive for some readers.*
Kendra Doll is the main woman in his life, and although their past bonds them together, it also may be what tears them apart.
He’s ready to make a change and truly commit to her, but is it too late?
(Polo and Kendra were first introduced in the novel, Let Me Hold You, by Alexandria House.)
*This story contains content that may be sensitive for some readers.*
194 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 14, 2021
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A true southern girl, Alexandria House has an affinity for a good banana pudding, Neo Soul music, and tall black men in suits. When this music-loving fashionista is not shopping, she's writing steamy stories about real black love.
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A true southern girl, Alexandria House has an affinity for a good banana pudding, Neo Soul music, and tall black men in suits. When this music-loving fashionista is not shopping, she's writing steamy stories about real black love.
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April 18, 2022
**SPOILERS**
I'm going to preface my review by saying, I absolutely loved this book! You definitely get more than just a sports storyline and it was way more in-depth than I anticipated. With that being said, Flagrant was such a frustrating read! The constant back and forth between the past and the present just about drove me insane! I get that we need to know the character's past to understand how it shaped their present but, it was too much. It started out with the book jumping back and forth every other chapter from the past to the present to it being every other paragraph within the chapters. It was just so frustrating because, every time I'd get to a good part in the present, the author would snatch you right out of it and toss you back into the past. I lost count how many times I wanted to throw my iPad across the room. While I understand the author's logic and the need to know the character's backstory, I just wish we could've gotten a condensed version of these character's past. Polo and Kendra were two people who desperately needed each other but, should not have been together. The codependency was real with these two. Both of them endured painful childhoods that followed them into adulthood. Kendra's mama was an abusive religious fanatic who wouldn't allow her to do anything other than go to school and church. If she dared stepped out of line, Pastor Ingrid would cover the floor with rice and make Kendra kneel in it for hours. She forced her to fast to the point of having low blood sugar causing Kendra to pass out then, tell her "Satan was trying to trick her into thinking she needed something to eat." Yeah, Pastor Ingrid was an evil bytch. Polo's household was a little bit better but, just barely. His daddy cheated on his mama every chance he got which, caused them to argue 24 hours a day 7 days a week with no in between. Not only would they argue but, they would have violent physical fights. That poor baby has absolutely no peace in his house. Coming from these backgrounds, it's no wonder they were emotionally screwed up. Polo inherited his daddy's pension for cheating and Kendra just accepted it because, she felt like she owed him because he saved her from her mama. Polo was the posterchild for f*ckboy behavior but, he had a good heart and honestly wanted to change his ways and be a better man. I want to call Kendra weak but, in all honesty, she really wasn't. She was more meek than anything. She just wanted to please Polo almost to the point of being submissive and turning a blind eye to his cheating just became part of the norm. Kendra and Polo recognized they both had some serious issues that need to be addressed (in therapy) before they could move forward and finally start to build a healthy relationship. These two really have no business being together but, honestly, you can't help but root for them to get their shyt together and make it as a couple. Flagrant was a lot heavier than I expected but, that did not deter from the enjoyment of this book. I will say, there are a lot of triggers in this book (mental & physical abuse, attempted rape, eating disorders, and cheating) so, read at your own discretion.
I'm going to preface my review by saying, I absolutely loved this book! You definitely get more than just a sports storyline and it was way more in-depth than I anticipated. With that being said, Flagrant was such a frustrating read! The constant back and forth between the past and the present just about drove me insane! I get that we need to know the character's past to understand how it shaped their present but, it was too much. It started out with the book jumping back and forth every other chapter from the past to the present to it being every other paragraph within the chapters. It was just so frustrating because, every time I'd get to a good part in the present, the author would snatch you right out of it and toss you back into the past. I lost count how many times I wanted to throw my iPad across the room. While I understand the author's logic and the need to know the character's backstory, I just wish we could've gotten a condensed version of these character's past. Polo and Kendra were two people who desperately needed each other but, should not have been together. The codependency was real with these two. Both of them endured painful childhoods that followed them into adulthood. Kendra's mama was an abusive religious fanatic who wouldn't allow her to do anything other than go to school and church. If she dared stepped out of line, Pastor Ingrid would cover the floor with rice and make Kendra kneel in it for hours. She forced her to fast to the point of having low blood sugar causing Kendra to pass out then, tell her "Satan was trying to trick her into thinking she needed something to eat." Yeah, Pastor Ingrid was an evil bytch. Polo's household was a little bit better but, just barely. His daddy cheated on his mama every chance he got which, caused them to argue 24 hours a day 7 days a week with no in between. Not only would they argue but, they would have violent physical fights. That poor baby has absolutely no peace in his house. Coming from these backgrounds, it's no wonder they were emotionally screwed up. Polo inherited his daddy's pension for cheating and Kendra just accepted it because, she felt like she owed him because he saved her from her mama. Polo was the posterchild for f*ckboy behavior but, he had a good heart and honestly wanted to change his ways and be a better man. I want to call Kendra weak but, in all honesty, she really wasn't. She was more meek than anything. She just wanted to please Polo almost to the point of being submissive and turning a blind eye to his cheating just became part of the norm. Kendra and Polo recognized they both had some serious issues that need to be addressed (in therapy) before they could move forward and finally start to build a healthy relationship. These two really have no business being together but, honestly, you can't help but root for them to get their shyt together and make it as a couple. Flagrant was a lot heavier than I expected but, that did not deter from the enjoyment of this book. I will say, there are a lot of triggers in this book (mental & physical abuse, attempted rape, eating disorders, and cheating) so, read at your own discretion.
February 14, 2022
This was messyyyy but I kinda loved it because the hero got payback for all his cheating.
May 30, 2022
By 5% I was sure I was dnfing this book.
2 hours later I found myself turning the last page.
I don’t even know how this happened being the trope I hate the most. But… trust me when I say this was addictive and well written, you can’t put it down.
2 hours later I found myself turning the last page.
I don’t even know how this happened being the trope I hate the most. But… trust me when I say this was addictive and well written, you can’t put it down.
September 22, 2024
4.5 ⭐️
I went into this expecting a typical love story and there was nothing typical about. Polo was low down; his face should be next to the word “cheater” in the dictionary. He was most definitely flagrant.
Polo and Kendra have loved one another deeply since they were kids. He saved her from an abusive home situation and she repaid him with her blind devotion. This man disrespected her horribly but in the end he learned that it ain’t so fun when the rabbit has the gun. Karma came for him and I can’t say that I felt bad for him 🤷🏾♀️
This audiobook had my attention from beginning to end. Although Polo is nothing to swoon over, this is my favorite book in the series (don’t judge me, I like mess).
I went into this expecting a typical love story and there was nothing typical about. Polo was low down; his face should be next to the word “cheater” in the dictionary. He was most definitely flagrant.
Polo and Kendra have loved one another deeply since they were kids. He saved her from an abusive home situation and she repaid him with her blind devotion. This man disrespected her horribly but in the end he learned that it ain’t so fun when the rabbit has the gun. Karma came for him and I can’t say that I felt bad for him 🤷🏾♀️
This audiobook had my attention from beginning to end. Although Polo is nothing to swoon over, this is my favorite book in the series (don’t judge me, I like mess).
May 17, 2023
**May Content Spoilers**
This book was emotional as hell. A somber, gloomy read. The dysfunction and trauma in this book were deafening. And to be honest, I didn't expect this book to be so deep and layered. I loved every single page. Kendra was a PK, raised by a single mother. Her mother is the reason people experience church hurt and turn away from the church. That woman was an abusive bible thumping hypocrite. She's what's wrong with the church. The way she treated her daughter was absolutely disgusting. Kendra was sweet, timid, soft-spoken, and innocent.
Paul grew up in a two parent home, but the dysfunction in that family was something serious. His father was a serial cheater, and his mother….she doesn't take it well…at all. Out of all the things Paul could have inherited from his daddy, he inherited his philandering ways. Paul was sweet with the biggest loving and caring heart, despite his whorish ways.
He and Kendra formed a friendship as kids that developed into something beautiful. Until it wasn't. It felt like trauma bonding, but there was a profound deep rooted love between. I definitely side eyes both Kendra and Paul cause I honestly wanted to shake both of them to wake the fůçƙ up.
Things got real and heavy, and everyone was left to face the traumas from the past. It was deep, way deeper than I anticipated, and I loved every page.
Excellent read. I enjoyed this read so much, I'm not gonna complain about the jump from the past to the present in every other chapter 👀😁
This book was emotional as hell. A somber, gloomy read. The dysfunction and trauma in this book were deafening. And to be honest, I didn't expect this book to be so deep and layered. I loved every single page. Kendra was a PK, raised by a single mother. Her mother is the reason people experience church hurt and turn away from the church. That woman was an abusive bible thumping hypocrite. She's what's wrong with the church. The way she treated her daughter was absolutely disgusting. Kendra was sweet, timid, soft-spoken, and innocent.
Paul grew up in a two parent home, but the dysfunction in that family was something serious. His father was a serial cheater, and his mother….she doesn't take it well…at all. Out of all the things Paul could have inherited from his daddy, he inherited his philandering ways. Paul was sweet with the biggest loving and caring heart, despite his whorish ways.
He and Kendra formed a friendship as kids that developed into something beautiful. Until it wasn't. It felt like trauma bonding, but there was a profound deep rooted love between. I definitely side eyes both Kendra and Paul cause I honestly wanted to shake both of them to wake the fůçƙ up.
Things got real and heavy, and everyone was left to face the traumas from the past. It was deep, way deeper than I anticipated, and I loved every page.
Excellent read. I enjoyed this read so much, I'm not gonna complain about the jump from the past to the present in every other chapter 👀😁
April 17, 2021
CW: abuse, rape, eating disorder, cheating,
I shoulda known this book was going to be some mess about 15% in. I would not call this a love story. Flagrant is about two codependent, emotionally messed up human beings. When I finished reading Flagrant my first thought was, this is not love. It's codependency. Kendra and Polo are so messed up. Even though they're going to therapy, I believe they should truly be apart. Like for more than a month or two. Nothing about their story had me rooting for them. Not one damn thing.
Kendra is a mess. I believe she loves Polo but her willingness to put up with his cheating because she believes she "owes it to him for saving her" is some bullshit. She needs to be on her own and figure out who she is.
Polo doesn't know how to love despite him declaring that he loves Kendra so much. He claims he needs her so much in his life but consistently cheated on her. How is that love? And when he decides to stop the cheating, he still invites women to his room. He doesn't sleep with them in the end but that was his intent.
I did not like the neat little bow that was put on their story. They have too much emotional baggage for this to be neatly wrapped up in 300 pages or less.
I shoulda known this book was going to be some mess about 15% in. I would not call this a love story. Flagrant is about two codependent, emotionally messed up human beings. When I finished reading Flagrant my first thought was, this is not love. It's codependency. Kendra and Polo are so messed up. Even though they're going to therapy, I believe they should truly be apart. Like for more than a month or two. Nothing about their story had me rooting for them. Not one damn thing.
Kendra is a mess. I believe she loves Polo but her willingness to put up with his cheating because she believes she "owes it to him for saving her" is some bullshit. She needs to be on her own and figure out who she is.
Polo doesn't know how to love despite him declaring that he loves Kendra so much. He claims he needs her so much in his life but consistently cheated on her. How is that love? And when he decides to stop the cheating, he still invites women to his room. He doesn't sleep with them in the end but that was his intent.
I did not like the neat little bow that was put on their story. They have too much emotional baggage for this to be neatly wrapped up in 300 pages or less.
January 10, 2022
I’m gonna have to let this marinate for a minute before I can figure out how I really feel about this book. A LOT went down. Like... A LOT. Let me go process (and by process I mean read another book).
September 11, 2022
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK, or decent reads.
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Shit show of disrespect with our Zeroine.
Zero cheats in every way, including renting a second hotel room in the same hotel where they are staying to have sex with other women.
Zeroine passively accepts everything.
The last straw was an Instagram influencer claiming to be pregnant with Zero's baby.
Zeroine leaves and stays with a friend.
They are on a break.
Then she has sex with this guy and gets pregnant.
She doesn't know who the father is. Whether the baby is from Zero or OM.
Karma is a bitch! LOL
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Shit show of disrespect with our Zeroine.
Zero cheats in every way, including renting a second hotel room in the same hotel where they are staying to have sex with other women.
Zeroine passively accepts everything.
The last straw was an Instagram influencer claiming to be pregnant with Zero's baby.
Zeroine leaves and stays with a friend.
They are on a break.
Then she has sex with this guy and gets pregnant.
She doesn't know who the father is. Whether the baby is from Zero or OM.
Karma is a bitch! LOL
As she slid up and down me, her head thrown back as I gripped her hips, she whimpered, “I love you, Polo.” Leaning in to nibble at her neck. I replied, “I love you, too, Ken.” And I did love her. With all my heart.
The shit was stressful, and I was fucking tired of it all. More than anything, I was tired of traveling without my woman, my rider, my heart.
Fucking around was getting old.
To be honest, I didn’t know why she stayed with my ass anyway, married or not, with the way I kept fucking up.
Then I popped them open and asked him, “The hell you mean by 'I like to get it in?’” He smirked at me. “Nigga, really? Who don’t know about you and all the chicks you be messing with?”
( OW ) “I know you like to get it in, but that Serena Childs is poison, man. She’s a professional THOT. I bet every nigga on this bus got that message. The dudes on the Bulls probably did, too.”
( OW ) When I finally got in my hotel room, I fell my tired ass into bed and messaged Serena back: I’m at the Trudeau. Room 566.
Fourteen years I’d been with Polo. Fourteen years of him doing what he’d done nearly since the day I met him—taking care of me.
Why I stayed with him or why I still loved him despite his behavior, the women, the countless women. The short answer? He saved me.
However, he didn’t call. At all. No complaining about the refs or the fans or how the flight tired him out or how his teammates fucked up since, according to him, a loss was never his fault. Nothing. And when I tried to call him, it went straight to voicemail.
( OW ) Serena Childs. But…why? I mean, yeah, I’d invited her to my room, but the last thing I remembered was telling her to leave, that I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t fuck her.
( OW ) “Yeah, so you didn’t see shit. You called yourself putting me out. You told me to leave and then went in the bathroom. While you were in there, I hid in the closet and climbed in the bed after you fell asleep.”
( PAST ) We walked the rest of the way in silence, and after we climbed on the bus; he chose a seat several rows behind where I sat. Other girls on the bus were in his face talking all over each other, trying to get to know him, and I was quickly forgotten.
While I worked to set the table, I mused over the fact that Polo still hadn’t called me.
I couldn’t quiet the familiar thoughts that popped into my head like comic strip speech bubbles. The main one? He was with a girl last night.
What if he hasn’t changed? It’s not like you’re going to leave him.
The shit I did? The other women? They had nothing to do with her, and she had nothing to do with my actions. That shit...I don’t really know what it was.
(PAST ) I lifted my eyebrows. “Mama gave you that knot? Why?”
I shrugged and kept eating. I knew the answer anyway. He’d gotten caught cheating again. He was always getting caught cheating, which was dumb to me. All of it was dumb. I didn’t understand my parents’ relationship at all.
There used to be a time when it wouldn’t have been a question. When I was constantly fucking up, I kept that phone glued to my hand. This time, I was only taking it with me for entertainment.
( PAST ) He’d been a student at Washington High School for two weeks, and he already had a girlfriend—Tennetta Quarles.
I already missed her, and I was tired of having to leave her behind when I traveled for work, but her absence was my fault. I’d left her alone in hotel rooms all over the country while taking other women to my team-sponsored rooms, inducing her refusal to travel with me now.
He laughed and said, “Naw, for real…what you thinking about? Which club your dumb ass is going to after the game? Or do you already have a hookup planned?”
“Didn’t I tell you I was done with all that?” He nodded. “Yeah…and then Duncan saw you letting Serena Childs into your room. So…”
“I mean, I had planned to fuck her, but I just couldn’t. I couldn’t do that to Ken. I can’t do that to her anymore.”
I nodded. “Yeah, I do.” I left off the reason why, which was not being out in public without Polo was the best way to maintain our relationship. I’d had enough of being approached by his alleged side chicks.
“You still on the fence about having kids?” Shrugging, I took a sip of water before answering her. “Honestly, I’m on the fence about everything, Kim.”
The last thing I needed or wanted was to be laid up in some hotel with him cheating on me in the same building. I couldn’t put myself through that again.
I was tired as shit and honestly would’ve rather been in my bed asleep, but for some reason I couldn’t even figure out myself, I was sitting in the VIP section of a club after accepting Olan Riley’s invitation.
( OW ) I was, sitting in the booth downing drinks with five leggy girls all over me and him.
( OW ) “Why don’t we get out of here, daddy? I promise to do whatever you want me to…twice.” Moving closer to my ear, she added, “I will swallow your dick whole.”
Shooting her a lopsided grin, I said, “C’mon, mama. Let’s go.”
( PAST ) He and Tennetta had already broken up and he had a new girlfriend, one of the dancers in the band, but he was still nice to me, walking to the bus stop with me every day.
( OW ) I woke up feeling like shit, glanced at the body lying next to me, and felt like less than shit.
“Polo?” “Yeah, baby?” “Why’d you promise to stop cheating? You’ve never even really admitted to it before.”
No way she wouldn’t be here without calling me or something. She never missed my home games. She hadn’t been eating. Had she passed out?
( PAST ) “Why you eating over here? I was looking for you!” It was his newest girlfriend, Sharonda. “I’m eating with my friend today,” Polo told her.
( PAST ) She showed them so much compassion, compassion she’d never bothered to show me.
( PAST ) And especially not when I was laid up in the hospital with low blood sugar, dehydration, and a sense of despair so raw that yet again, I wished I wasn’t alive. But for people with whom she shared no blood, she overflowed with empathy.
I’d cheated on her so many times, and she’d never brought it up. I’d cheated knowing she wouldn’t bring it up because I knew she was fragile, that the things she’d been through bonded her to me in an almost indestructible way.
“You must not have seen it.” “Seen what?” He hesitated, which made me really wake up. “McClain, seen what?” “I’ma text you a screenshot.” “Of what?!”
( PAST ) Moments later, I was back in the backseat of Mrs. Logan’s car, this time, squeezed between Polo and Janetta Nelson. Aaliyah was visibly upset that he’d passed on sitting in the front seat with her, having declined his mother’s offer to let him drive.
Kendra still had not come out to the car. Had she seen the posts all over Instagram and Twitter? Had she seen the damn lies? Well, the partial lies?
( OW ) ME AND MY BABY DADDY. I stared at the caption, then slid my eyes up to the side-by-side photos. One of me asleep in bed next to Serena Childs. The other, an ultrasound image. It was all over social media that Serena Childs was pregnant by me, and I hadn’t even fucked her. For once, my ass was innocent, and Kendra had left me.
( PAST ) I was still standing at my front door staring after him feeling warm all over from my first kiss when the front door opened and a hand grabbed my ponytail, snatching me into my house. My mother. Before I fully realized what was happening, she’d backhanded me across the cheek, and with venom in her voice, she spat, “That is the last ballgame you will ever attend, and you will stay away from that boy from now on! Be up early tomorrow morning for your punishment!”
“Yeah, I know. I messed up. I ain’t get her pregnant, but I did mess up by taking her to my room. I never should’ve even entertained that shit once I decided to make this change.”
( PAST ) “I’m saying I’m your boyfriend.” “But-but don’t you already have a girlfriend?” “Yeah. You.”
I was a lot for anyone to deal with, and although I knew he loved me, had loved me since we were kids, he needed this. We both needed it. My leaving had little to do with the whole baby mess and more to do with my own mess.
I was numb, my heart calloused by memories of a past I fought hard every day of my life to forget. An infinite losing battle.
Matter of fact, fuck Kendra! She left me off the word of a damn fake-ass social media motherfucker.
Yeah, fuck her.
“But what?” I asked, closing my eyes. “But I know you are more familiar with her issues than anyone else, which makes me wonder why you kept fucking around.”
“No, I didn’t because me and Ken got an understanding.” “So she was okay with you cheating?” he asked, his voice going soprano on the word “cheating”.
“That ain’t what I’m saying. I…she wasn’t supposed to leave me. Ever!
Everyone thinks I’m just sitting around letting Polo cheat on me. I’m not stupid. I know what public opinion is of me. I’m sure she sees me the same.”
Before meeting Kendra, I only thought about basketball and escaping my parents. And pussy. I always thought about pussy, but even that rarely entered my mind when it came to Kendra. I liked her for her. I liked her quiet, peaceful nature. I liked her innocence, but more than anything, I liked how she looked at me.
Fuck! I was never going to get Kendra back if this girl didn’t stop. What the hell was wrong with her?
“Are you ready to drop the fuck boy image, Mr. Logan, because that image is making it very easy for this Serena Childs to seem credible when she shouldn’t. The photograph of the two of you in bed together is damning, but it’s only the most recent in a collection just like it of her with other men.”
He’d never addressed the cheating rumors before, but then again, he’d never been accused of fathering someone’s baby before either.
As much as I loved Paul Logan, I knew I needed to learn how to love myself.
“Well, to answer your question, no. I haven’t. If you’re referring to the cheating, we never discussed it when it was happening. She never asked me about it, so I didn’t have to lie.”
I was an adult, thirty-one years old, and I had no idea who Kendra Doll was outside of what I wanted—a life with Polo, and what I didn’t want—to be like my mother. But who was I absent of those two people?
( OM ) ==> Instead, he brought his face to mine, his lips to mine, and kissed me. Before I knew it, my soapy hands were on his cheeks and he was pulling me to him. Our tongues quickly became acquainted, and I actually moaned before I pulled away. “I…I can’t. I can’t do this,” I muttered. Troy stared at me. “It’s him?” Nodding with tears in my eyes, I supplied, “Yes, it’s him. It’ll always be him.
“But you were unfaithful to her repeatedly. Did you not consider your relationship closed?” I frowned. “Yeah, I considered it closed.” “Closed to Kendra seeing other men?” “Hell yeah!” “But not closed to you seeing other women?”
“Touché. Polo, do you enjoy sex with Kendra?” “More than anything in the world. That shit is…it’s spiritual, but…” “But?”
“Polo, I’m not perfect. I’m a lot. I have all these issues and baggage, and you’ve been dealing with all of it since you were seventeen years old. I’m sorry.”
“Do you think I don’t realize what a drag it must be to have sex with a woman who can’t keep her eyes open, who can’t look at you while we’re doing it? You make me feel so good, Polo. Our sex is beautiful for me. I know it’s not for you, and that makes me sad.” “Can you turn over, baby?”
( OM ) “I just wanted to say thank you. Bye, Troy.” I hung up. After spending the night with Polo, I didn’t have the emotional bandwidth to deal with Troy’s hurt feelings. He wanted something I just couldn’t give him, and a boundary had to be set. I’d never been good at boundaries, but I was definitely getting better.
( OW ) She was one of those people with Kim Kardashian fame. In other words, she was famous for sucking dick and having an artificial body. She was pretty, but in a manufactured way, and I wished I’d never crossed paths with her lying ass.
( OW ) “Mr. Byers, your client has made statements that have caused great stress to my client and great strain to his relationship with his significant other. They have also affected his career. She is going to have to do much better than ‘admit to being mistaken’ if she doesn’t want several lawsuits filed against her.”
“The first time I cheated on you was while we were in college. There were many after her. I know you know that although you never questioned me, and I think I know why. You felt you owed me your loyalty. I…I could say my parents’ relationship influenced me, and maybe it did. I’m certain it fucked me up in some way, but I’m not going to pretend I didn’t have free will like I do today. I made the decision to mess around with those women. I disrespected you, and I’m sorry.
Because I was young and dumb and women were throwing pussy at me. Because it was fun. Because I took your presence for granted. Because nearly everyone else was doing it. Because I got off on sneaking around.
You quickly became mine and I became yours, and it was a lot. I wouldn’t change any of it, but I’ll confess that maybe being with those other women gave me the lightness and fun we never captured. Again, this is not your fault. I should’ve taken my ass to a therapist sooner instead of believing that providing for you one hundred percent financially while only giving you a portion of me emotionally was enough.
Yes, it was your choice to cheat, but it was my choice to tolerate it. We were both wrong.”
I frowned slightly. “Why would you assume I’m lost?” I left out the part where I should’ve scoffed at her bearing some of the blame. Really?
“Well, your lifestyle—”
“Is something I’m not going to discuss with you after you married a man who tried to rape your daughter.”
“Polo, I’m pregnant.” “Pregnant?! You are?” He sounded so freaking happy.
“Polo, it might not be yours,” I blurted.
(OM )I left the cabin the next day, sneaking away in an Uber as Troy slept. I hopped on a plane, and went to Polo, to my old home, and joined him in the shower. Less than twenty-four hours after having sex with Troy Duncan, I was bent over a shower bench relieved to feel Polo inside me.
I deserve this. I deserved the uncertainty, the possibility of another man being the father of Kendra’s baby. Kendra had fucked another man. My Kendra. Shit, shit, shit!
“He…he was a friend. He helped me, let me stay at his vacation home.” Vacation home? Who the fuck was this motherfucker? “It’s Troy Duncan.” The next thing I knew, I was hugging the toilet again.
Y’all weren’t together when she and Duncan hooked up. Kendra is a catch, and niggas are gonna nigga. It’s in the past now. You told her you could handle this, so handle it.
She looked down at me with glossy eyes. “You just tried to kill Troy.” “No, Leland stopped me.” “The fact that Leland had to stop you is proof that this isn’t going to work.”
(OM ) I was nearly five months pregnant when I found out I was carrying Troy Duncan’s baby.
Besides, most of the stories were about me and karma. As long as they weren’t talking shit about my woman, I could deal.
January 2, 2022
This is true love at its finest
This book is truly about loving someone through their pain, bad judgment and confusion.
Kendra and Paul (Ken and Polo) are two broken people but their connection with each other was a true soul connection.
One thing I never doubted as I listened to this book was their love for one another. I wasn’t sure they would stay together but I know they genuinely cared for the other.
Kendra reminds me of adult female friends that are increasingly coming to terms with childhood trauma. It’s heartbreaking but I just love Alexandria House for really discussing how therapy is vital for both women and men in healing.
I also love how both Ken and Polo had to truly find themselves in order forgive. There were some painful actions and consequences, but they were able to weather the storm and come out even stronger.
I also applaud the author for showing some healing has to be “on your own”. What an awesome story about growth and love.
This book is truly about loving someone through their pain, bad judgment and confusion.
Kendra and Paul (Ken and Polo) are two broken people but their connection with each other was a true soul connection.
One thing I never doubted as I listened to this book was their love for one another. I wasn’t sure they would stay together but I know they genuinely cared for the other.
Kendra reminds me of adult female friends that are increasingly coming to terms with childhood trauma. It’s heartbreaking but I just love Alexandria House for really discussing how therapy is vital for both women and men in healing.
I also love how both Ken and Polo had to truly find themselves in order forgive. There were some painful actions and consequences, but they were able to weather the storm and come out even stronger.
I also applaud the author for showing some healing has to be “on your own”. What an awesome story about growth and love.
April 16, 2021
Cheating. Hmmm honestly, this isn’t my type of book, hear me out, in that it focused mostly on the struggles. They both came from abusive homes, they both cheated, they had a lot of issues. And, yes, they loved each other through it, but it was still a stressful book. Content warning for sexual assault, domestic abuse, parental abuse, religious abuse, and cheating.
August 15, 2022
this book was really good but it made me so sad for kendra. she got her happy ending but i can’t help feeling like she deserved better. she deserved more than polo and the way he dogged her for years. she deserved more than her shady ass mama and perverted ass father. she deserved more than her first child being by a man she wasn’t truly in love with.
i wished we got more of kendra’s story that didn’t involve her suffering. i wish we got to see her become her own woman. maybe finishing her degree of figuring who she was outside of polo.
and as for polo, i don’t care how much he changed. he can still go to hell.
i wished we got more of kendra’s story that didn’t involve her suffering. i wish we got to see her become her own woman. maybe finishing her degree of figuring who she was outside of polo.
and as for polo, i don’t care how much he changed. he can still go to hell.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2021
2⭐️⭐️
Style: African American Romance
Story: 2/5
Enjoyment: 2/5
Dark Level: 0/5
Sexual Level:
Triggers: Yes, Yes, Yes
Violence: No
Male:
Series: Book 1
Pages: 194
Audio: GOOD (f/m)
Kindle Unlimited: No
STORY:
If I was rating a regular fiction contemporary story, that’s real and raw, 5/5 stars. If I am rating this as a romance 2/5 stars.
This was very emotional, draining and evokes some emotions for me. The past and the present was a lot. Kendra is the daughter of a pastor, who was strict and abusive. The present, she deals with a man that constantly cheats on her. Polo has a not so great childhood either. His present is one of women and begging. I will say, I did like the way the author bob and weaved from past to present with both main characters, telling two different stories with the same characters.
The ending was not passing the vibe check for me. It’s a me thing and not necessarily will be like that for others. Nothing against the author and the direction she wanted to go with this story. It wiped away all that build up that carried me to the end.
SEXUAL CHEMISTRY:
Sex scenes could have been more. It wasn’t bad but the vibe of the book not connecting if I was rating this as a romance.
SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
It was good to see Kim and Leland again.
OVERALL:
The writing is good as always from the author, I just didn’t like the direction mainly towards the end. As a contemporary fiction awesome, but for my romance for this particular genre, no.
TRIGGERS: child abuse, domestic violence, attempted sexual assault (teenager)
****I don’t equate these stories to real life. It’s about personal taste and what you would or want to tolerate with the books you read. I know we all have different opinions and preferences with what we read. I based my book reviews on my preferences and what I like, and while these preferences may not be the same for others, I hope this review was still helpful.
Style: African American Romance
Story: 2/5
Enjoyment: 2/5
Dark Level: 0/5
Sexual Level:
Triggers: Yes, Yes, Yes
Violence: No
Male:
Series: Book 1
Pages: 194
Audio: GOOD (f/m)
Kindle Unlimited: No
STORY:
If I was rating a regular fiction contemporary story, that’s real and raw, 5/5 stars. If I am rating this as a romance 2/5 stars.
This was very emotional, draining and evokes some emotions for me. The past and the present was a lot. Kendra is the daughter of a pastor, who was strict and abusive. The present, she deals with a man that constantly cheats on her. Polo has a not so great childhood either. His present is one of women and begging. I will say, I did like the way the author bob and weaved from past to present with both main characters, telling two different stories with the same characters.
The ending was not passing the vibe check for me. It’s a me thing and not necessarily will be like that for others. Nothing against the author and the direction she wanted to go with this story. It wiped away all that build up that carried me to the end.
SEXUAL CHEMISTRY:
Sex scenes could have been more. It wasn’t bad but the vibe of the book not connecting if I was rating this as a romance.
SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
It was good to see Kim and Leland again.
OVERALL:
The writing is good as always from the author, I just didn’t like the direction mainly towards the end. As a contemporary fiction awesome, but for my romance for this particular genre, no.
TRIGGERS: child abuse, domestic violence, attempted sexual assault (teenager)
****I don’t equate these stories to real life. It’s about personal taste and what you would or want to tolerate with the books you read. I know we all have different opinions and preferences with what we read. I based my book reviews on my preferences and what I like, and while these preferences may not be the same for others, I hope this review was still helpful.
February 20, 2023
Flagrant is the romance between longtime couple, Paul (“Polo”) and Kendra. These two have known each other since high school. Paul was a basketball player and Kendra was the daughter of a single mother pastor. Both had their trauma to deal with behind closed doors at home.
Fast forward, and Paul is now a famous basketball player, and Kendra is a stay-at-home girlfriend. During Paul’s career, there have been rumors of him cheating on Kendra, which were true. There have been many instances of infidelity, to the point where Kendra doesn’t even travel to Paul’s away games anymore because of his tendency to take another woman to bed right down the hallway from where Kendra was waiting. Their relationship is toxic, but due to the trauma of their past and Paul saving Kendra when she was younger, they are codependent on each other in a way that is not healthy. Paul is finally getting to a point where he wants to do better, and Kendra is still numb to it all, and is still repressing the events of her past.
A major conflict occurs early in the book that causes Kendra to leave Paul for a few months to finally work on herself, while Paul must face the fallout of his choices. It gives them both time to confront their demons, because there was no way they would be good for each other without being good to themselves first. Particularly Kendra, who is a strong heroine despite what she’s endured as a child.
I get why Kendra and Paul continued to love each other and were willing to work it out, but I’m not sure I would’ve taken Paul back. He ended up being extremely remorseful, and I loved seeing him devastated by Kendra’s absence. He also got some karma towards the end that he deserved.
Forgiveness and healing were the major themes in this book. I’m glad Kendra and Paul were able to work for their HEA, but Paul is not one of my favorite heroes.
TROPES: black romance/BIPOC/OWN voices; cheating; basketball hero; rich hero; high school sweethearts; angsty; mental health rep; hero/heroine with traumatic past; pining hero; reformed playboy
TRIGGER WARNINGS: cheating (on page and off-page); parental abuse/domestic abuse; abuse of religion; attempted rape (not between H/h)
Fast forward, and Paul is now a famous basketball player, and Kendra is a stay-at-home girlfriend. During Paul’s career, there have been rumors of him cheating on Kendra, which were true. There have been many instances of infidelity, to the point where Kendra doesn’t even travel to Paul’s away games anymore because of his tendency to take another woman to bed right down the hallway from where Kendra was waiting. Their relationship is toxic, but due to the trauma of their past and Paul saving Kendra when she was younger, they are codependent on each other in a way that is not healthy. Paul is finally getting to a point where he wants to do better, and Kendra is still numb to it all, and is still repressing the events of her past.
A major conflict occurs early in the book that causes Kendra to leave Paul for a few months to finally work on herself, while Paul must face the fallout of his choices. It gives them both time to confront their demons, because there was no way they would be good for each other without being good to themselves first. Particularly Kendra, who is a strong heroine despite what she’s endured as a child.
I get why Kendra and Paul continued to love each other and were willing to work it out, but I’m not sure I would’ve taken Paul back. He ended up being extremely remorseful, and I loved seeing him devastated by Kendra’s absence. He also got some karma towards the end that he deserved.
Forgiveness and healing were the major themes in this book. I’m glad Kendra and Paul were able to work for their HEA, but Paul is not one of my favorite heroes.
TROPES: black romance/BIPOC/OWN voices; cheating; basketball hero; rich hero; high school sweethearts; angsty; mental health rep; hero/heroine with traumatic past; pining hero; reformed playboy
TRIGGER WARNINGS: cheating (on page and off-page); parental abuse/domestic abuse; abuse of religion; attempted rape (not between H/h)
May 30, 2024
Kendra: If, “loyal to a fault,” was a person, it would be Kendra Doll. She teaches the importance of learning to love and value yourself at a young age. She shows us all the importance of learning to let go and move on to find your peace. Kendra Doll was beautifully broken but stronger than she knew.
Polo and Kendra both endured a terrible upbringing. It was difficult to read the hurt and pain Kendra experienced with a “holier than thou” type of mother who believed in corporal punishment. Polo witnessed his mother going through dramatic experiences when his father cheated or caught him cheating.
The two really didn’t know how to love based on the way they were raised. They learned how to love each other the best way they knew how.
I enjoyed reading the story because it clearly shows that anyone can love regardless of their past. It also shows where anyone can change. I questioned why it took so long for Kendra to leave to find herself after all the scandals and other women. She realized she must love herself before she could love Polo. Polo also realized he must change and love himself as well before being able to give Kendra what she truly needed.
**Cheating
**Childhood friends to lovers 💕
**Sports romance
Libby listen 🎶
Polo and Kendra both endured a terrible upbringing. It was difficult to read the hurt and pain Kendra experienced with a “holier than thou” type of mother who believed in corporal punishment. Polo witnessed his mother going through dramatic experiences when his father cheated or caught him cheating.
The two really didn’t know how to love based on the way they were raised. They learned how to love each other the best way they knew how.
I enjoyed reading the story because it clearly shows that anyone can love regardless of their past. It also shows where anyone can change. I questioned why it took so long for Kendra to leave to find herself after all the scandals and other women. She realized she must love herself before she could love Polo. Polo also realized he must change and love himself as well before being able to give Kendra what she truly needed.
**Cheating
**Childhood friends to lovers 💕
**Sports romance
Libby listen 🎶
April 15, 2021
Whew! This book was packed with so much depth and emotion!
I don't know where to begin. The tenderness I felt reading this story still has my eyes stinging a little bit. The love between Polo and Kendra was tangible. I could feel the devotion. They both overcame such tragic and traumatic childhoods but still found a way to love one another so purely. Even when I was disappointed with Polo, I was never angry with him. I believe he really wanted to be better and I am always fist pumping when authors introduce therapy and mental health in books. Especially books about Black Love. Alexandria House has outdone herself with this. She told this story so incredibly well, there was not a stone left unturned. Even if I never read about Polo and Kendra again, I'm satisfied with how this story ended. I'm proud and elated at both of their individual and collective growth. This was beautifully written. I would give it 10,000 stars if I could!
I don't know where to begin. The tenderness I felt reading this story still has my eyes stinging a little bit. The love between Polo and Kendra was tangible. I could feel the devotion. They both overcame such tragic and traumatic childhoods but still found a way to love one another so purely. Even when I was disappointed with Polo, I was never angry with him. I believe he really wanted to be better and I am always fist pumping when authors introduce therapy and mental health in books. Especially books about Black Love. Alexandria House has outdone herself with this. She told this story so incredibly well, there was not a stone left unturned. Even if I never read about Polo and Kendra again, I'm satisfied with how this story ended. I'm proud and elated at both of their individual and collective growth. This was beautifully written. I would give it 10,000 stars if I could!
April 25, 2022
I am super bummed y'all!
I have read everything Ms. House has written. I follow her on social media, am part of her FB groups and even follow the narrators she loves to use. Like I am a super fan! But I can't seem to force myself to finish this struggle love mess. Ms. House always has some drama, something a little juicy, messy or even toxic but THIS just goes too far. It's so unhealthy and neither character are very likeable. I can't even sit through a 5.5 hour audiobook because I need Kendra to get a backbone and for Polo to stop being community peen(gross). Ugh, I wouldn't be friends with either of these 2 clowns. I'm big mad, lol but I will still rock with Alexandria House, till the wheels fall off <3
DNF @ 6%
I have read everything Ms. House has written. I follow her on social media, am part of her FB groups and even follow the narrators she loves to use. Like I am a super fan! But I can't seem to force myself to finish this struggle love mess. Ms. House always has some drama, something a little juicy, messy or even toxic but THIS just goes too far. It's so unhealthy and neither character are very likeable. I can't even sit through a 5.5 hour audiobook because I need Kendra to get a backbone and for Polo to stop being community peen(gross). Ugh, I wouldn't be friends with either of these 2 clowns. I'm big mad, lol but I will still rock with Alexandria House, till the wheels fall off <3
DNF @ 6%
March 20, 2022
Let me start off this review by saying Leland “shoot up the club” McClain!!! He ain’t missing shots on the court or in the bedroom! 😩 Him and Kim have been busy!! I love when my favorite book characters reappear in other series. I also love the brotherhood Leland and Polo had both on and off the court. As well as the sisterhood of Kim and Kendra. Now that that’s out of the way…. Whew Chile this was a different “love story” from previous AH books but I loved every minute of it. I was not expecting the layers that were peeled away from childhood trauma, cheating, betrayal and healing through therapy. They both had very traumatic childhood that definitely shaped the decisions they made well into adulthood. I felt most sorry for Kendra. Her mother and father did a number on her. Their love was surely tested all the way to the very end.
April 2, 2024
I read this book blind and had no idea of these trigger warnings. Whew lawd…. I enjoyed this because Ms. Alex House never disappoints; however, I just didn't like the fact that there was cheating involved because homeboy cheated this entire time while with Kendra but yet he in love with her. I get why he did it due to the fact that he watched his dad the entire time but that doesn't mean he............. Anyway, I feel so sad for Ken for the trauma that she had during her childhood up to her early adulthood. Mama ain't worth ish and so was her husband which who is supposed to her daddy. I am happy for her happy ending but Polo did got what he deserved that she ended having a baby with someone else in his team. I mean karma is real and is a real B as well. Overall, I can't to finish the rest of this series and hopefully the MMC is doing a lot better than this Polo ninja.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 26, 2021
Not what I expected
Let me start this review by saying this is really different for Alexandria House. I was expecting for the book to have some comedy in true A. House fashion but this book was the opposite. This was about healing but I felt as this should of been full length the ending felt rushed. This story wasn't bad but just wasn't my cup of tea.
Let me start this review by saying this is really different for Alexandria House. I was expecting for the book to have some comedy in true A. House fashion but this book was the opposite. This was about healing but I felt as this should of been full length the ending felt rushed. This story wasn't bad but just wasn't my cup of tea.
March 20, 2025
4 1/2 "Generational Trauma" Stars!
Wow! When I picked this book up, I thought it would be an entertaining sports romance. What I got was a story that was so much deeper and more than that. We have to be complete on our own before we can be complete with some one else. Happy reading!
Wow! When I picked this book up, I thought it would be an entertaining sports romance. What I got was a story that was so much deeper and more than that. We have to be complete on our own before we can be complete with some one else. Happy reading!
April 8, 2022
This was a pretty good book, it definitely took me on a journey that I wasn’t expecting. Heavy at times, also. But nonetheless a good story that kept me engaged.
January 20, 2025
Two broken homes made two broken kids turned adults.
This book had me ready to shake Polo ol dog ass and grab Kendra up to get some sense in her. I can’t say they were meant to be. However, when I think about people trauma bonding or being codependent these two come in mind. They both had not the best childhoods and experienced things i wouldn’t wish on anyone. Polo’s mom was a sad case. She did all of that to herself just to get the attention she should’ve never had to beg for. Toxic. That’s what happens when there’s no self love or worth. Pastor Doll is an evil cheating ass do anything to have a piece of man hoe.
I’m happy therapy was in this story. Kendra is better than me because i would’ve been left Polo. Very happy she acknowledge her knowing of his cheating and also her choice to stay. Now what made me proud was her getting that lick back on polo and telling her mom off.
Audiobook was so good. Found on hoopla.
“On the night which polo became my everything. Protector. Provider. Lover. A night during which i went from feeling like prey to precious cargo in a span of minutes.”
“I should have taken my ass to therapy sooner. Instead of believing that providing for you 100% financially while only giving you a portion of me emotionally was enough.”
This book had me ready to shake Polo ol dog ass and grab Kendra up to get some sense in her. I can’t say they were meant to be. However, when I think about people trauma bonding or being codependent these two come in mind. They both had not the best childhoods and experienced things i wouldn’t wish on anyone. Polo’s mom was a sad case. She did all of that to herself just to get the attention she should’ve never had to beg for. Toxic. That’s what happens when there’s no self love or worth. Pastor Doll is an evil cheating ass do anything to have a piece of man hoe.
I’m happy therapy was in this story. Kendra is better than me because i would’ve been left Polo. Very happy she acknowledge her knowing of his cheating and also her choice to stay. Now what made me proud was her getting that lick back on polo and telling her mom off.
Audiobook was so good. Found on hoopla.
“On the night which polo became my everything. Protector. Provider. Lover. A night during which i went from feeling like prey to precious cargo in a span of minutes.”
“I should have taken my ass to therapy sooner. Instead of believing that providing for you 100% financially while only giving you a portion of me emotionally was enough.”
April 6, 2025
⭐ 3/5
♡ THIS BOOK WAS A STRESSFUL ROLLERCOASTER ♡
✩°｡⋆ 29th Review of 2024 and 13th read of BHM ⋆｡°✩
♡ MY REVIEW:
The positives:
I love how Kendra was saved by Polo, and that showed Polo’s maturity at that young age.
Also, I loved reading about Kendra’s progression as a character 🥹 I’m proud of her working through her traumas. She needs to drop Polo through LMAO. Even though it’s true that she shouldn’t have tolerated the cheating, she should’ve said her peace and dipped out on this man!! I’m team justice and happiness for Kendra!
When she told her mother, what was good????? PERIODDDDD Kendra!!!
When she got pregnant and it wasn’t Polo’s??? LMAOOOOO WHATTT!!! Plot twisttttttt (he deserved it, he deserved the heartbreak — the fact that this man was willing to play step-daddy? OOF LOL) I meannn, if it works for them, it works for them.
The negatives: F HER “FATHER” AND F HER “MOTHER.” Those “parents” aren’t real parents. Both of them and especially her mother (since she has more lines of dialogue). She pisses me off!
I feel so bad for Kendra and Polo as a whole. I don’t like the cheating trope. Therefore, it changes how I see Polo. That’s why I cannot fully love or believe in their relationship. Hence the lower rating🤧
It’s complicated to hate Polo when his upbringing was what it was. Yes, he was used to seeing the futile relationship between his mother and father BUT Polo cheating on Kendra..not cool. He shouldn’t have been with her knowing how “fragile” she was. I don’t like how he knew that about her and still proceeded to cheat knowing she wouldn’t say anything about him cheating…I can’t like this mannnn SORRY! He did take accountability later on, but ….. eh. Even though he said it wasn’t her fault, LIKE BRUH, she’s gonna believe that she isn’t enough and she didn’t feel that way when she was a kid. You think telling her it’s not her fault, it’s yours — the whole “it’s not you, it’s me”?? BOOOOOOOO
Also, the pregnancy trope…I hate it too, but that plot twist was the wake up I needed lol but TWICE?? I'm tired of this grandpaaa!
♡ THIS BOOK WAS A STRESSFUL ROLLERCOASTER ♡
✩°｡⋆ 29th Review of 2024 and 13th read of BHM ⋆｡°✩
♡ MY REVIEW:
The positives:
I love how Kendra was saved by Polo, and that showed Polo’s maturity at that young age.
Also, I loved reading about Kendra’s progression as a character 🥹 I’m proud of her working through her traumas. She needs to drop Polo through LMAO. Even though it’s true that she shouldn’t have tolerated the cheating, she should’ve said her peace and dipped out on this man!! I’m team justice and happiness for Kendra!
When she told her mother, what was good????? PERIODDDDD Kendra!!!
When she got pregnant and it wasn’t Polo’s??? LMAOOOOO WHATTT!!! Plot twisttttttt (he deserved it, he deserved the heartbreak — the fact that this man was willing to play step-daddy? OOF LOL) I meannn, if it works for them, it works for them.
The negatives: F HER “FATHER” AND F HER “MOTHER.” Those “parents” aren’t real parents. Both of them and especially her mother (since she has more lines of dialogue). She pisses me off!
I feel so bad for Kendra and Polo as a whole. I don’t like the cheating trope. Therefore, it changes how I see Polo. That’s why I cannot fully love or believe in their relationship. Hence the lower rating🤧
It’s complicated to hate Polo when his upbringing was what it was. Yes, he was used to seeing the futile relationship between his mother and father BUT Polo cheating on Kendra..not cool. He shouldn’t have been with her knowing how “fragile” she was. I don’t like how he knew that about her and still proceeded to cheat knowing she wouldn’t say anything about him cheating…I can’t like this mannnn SORRY! He did take accountability later on, but ….. eh. Even though he said it wasn’t her fault, LIKE BRUH, she’s gonna believe that she isn’t enough and she didn’t feel that way when she was a kid. You think telling her it’s not her fault, it’s yours — the whole “it’s not you, it’s me”?? BOOOOOOOO
Also, the pregnancy trope…I hate it too, but that plot twist was the wake up I needed lol but TWICE?? I'm tired of this grandpaaa!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 18, 2021
True Love!
Paul 'Polo' Owen and Kendra Doll had a story to tell us about True Love. Both had a difficult upbringing, and that initially fueled their connection. The story exposed so many issues and provoked many emotions. I just... I needed to hug them and say it would be better. Polo and Kendra both had family issues that fused them. Polo's trust issues manifested in unhealthy behavior. Kendra's need to be loved kept them in a state of upheaval. At times, it was unimaginable how this couple managed with so much underlining turmoil. I was elated when Kendra decided for herself. A few items to mention* No Spoilers* Kendra's mom needed Jesus, Leland and Kim were part of this tale, and Unc is still a fool. Finally, the story was emotional, overpowering with so much love. It was a tale about True Love and Forgiveness...
Paul 'Polo' Owen and Kendra Doll had a story to tell us about True Love. Both had a difficult upbringing, and that initially fueled their connection. The story exposed so many issues and provoked many emotions. I just... I needed to hug them and say it would be better. Polo and Kendra both had family issues that fused them. Polo's trust issues manifested in unhealthy behavior. Kendra's need to be loved kept them in a state of upheaval. At times, it was unimaginable how this couple managed with so much underlining turmoil. I was elated when Kendra decided for herself. A few items to mention* No Spoilers* Kendra's mom needed Jesus, Leland and Kim were part of this tale, and Unc is still a fool. Finally, the story was emotional, overpowering with so much love. It was a tale about True Love and Forgiveness...
August 24, 2023
I am a huge Alexandria House fan but I really hated this one. Second chance romances are always a harder sell for me but I was able to move past that and really enjoyed the couple in the present timeline. I also usually love having two timelines. However the past timeline in this book really didn’t do anything for me. I’m pretty beyond wanted to read about teen love stories.
All that aside I think this might have been an ok book for me if not for the twist at the end. It ruined the parts I was enjoying and made me unsure of finishing the series.
All that aside I think this might have been an ok book for me if not for the twist at the end. It ruined the parts I was enjoying and made me unsure of finishing the series.
April 19, 2021
Wishful thinking (spoilers!)
I wish Kendra would have made better choices for herself ..polo was not a favorite leading male of mines...I wish she would have left him for good. She's lucky he didn't bring home something that required an antibiotic...I think he was a selfish narcissist and he knew he didn't deserve her and I knew it too.. Only person who didn't know was Kendra🙄
I wish Kendra would have made better choices for herself ..polo was not a favorite leading male of mines...I wish she would have left him for good. She's lucky he didn't bring home something that required an antibiotic...I think he was a selfish narcissist and he knew he didn't deserve her and I knew it too.. Only person who didn't know was Kendra🙄
April 18, 2021
OMG! POLO!
Loved everything about this story. The twist and turns...I couldn’t put it down. Love, healing, forgiveness...all made it possible. Honestly written perfection!
Loved everything about this story. The twist and turns...I couldn’t put it down. Love, healing, forgiveness...all made it possible. Honestly written perfection!
October 22, 2022
If there ever was a right way to not write a love story, this book would be the perfect example.
February 20, 2024
Loved it!
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