He’s sexy, charming and has a panty-melting smirk.She’s swearing off men.Two weeks on the beach is what they both need—no strings attached, no expectations, no broken hearts.Alex Bishop is your typical cowboy.Charming, sexy, and wears a panty-melting smirk.Working on the ranch helped build his solid eight-pack and smoking body. He’s every girl’s wet fantasy and he knows it too. Alex doesn’t … and he knows it too. Alex doesn’t follow the rules of your typical playboy bachelor. After wining and dining his dates and giving them the best night of their lives, he always sends flowers and calls the next day—even if it’s to say, let’s just be friends. His mama taught him manners after all and his southern blood knows how to be a gentleman. Still, that isn’t enough to tame the wildest of the Bishop brothers.
River Lancaster has finally met the man of her dreams. Too bad after six months of romantic bliss, she finds out he’s married. With a broken heart and blind rage, she books herself a ticket to Key West, Florida. Tired of cheaters and liars, she’s set on escaping to forget he ever existed. Who needs a man when there’s an all-you-can-drink margarita bar, anyway? That’s what she tells herself until she bumps into the right guy who can make all those bad memories disappear.
Even if it’s only temporarily.
Two weeks on the beach is what they both need. No strings attached, no expectations, no broken hearts. Too bad the universe has other plans—one that’ll change the entire course of their lives in just nine short months.
Taming Him is book 1 in the Bishop Brothers series and can be read as a complete standalone. Suggested for mature readers only.
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Taming Him by Kennedy Fox is book #1 in the Bishop Brothers series. Tissue warning for the very beginning!!! That was so sad!!!! Don’t worry it gets happier and sexier!! Alex a cowboy from Texas which who doesn’t love a cowboy right?!?! River a pediatric nurse from Wisconsin have off the charts chemistry from the moment they meet! This story was a cute quick read that shows opposites really do attract!! I love the emotion that Kennedy Fox adds to this story line. I can’t wait to see where they take book #2!!
What a fun and sexy romance. Alex and River meet on a vacation in Key West. Alex, the perfect gentleman and cowboy, has an amazing effect on River’s libido. River isn’t looking for love or a fling but her best friend Natalie has other plans for her. Once she embraces her vacation fling, they have the time of their lives which she ends when he heads back to Texas and she back to Wisconsin. Alex is the love them and leave them type so he is surprised when River never calls and she is all he can thing about. What River doesn’t expect is the surprise she takes home with her. What will Alex think when she shows up in his hometown? This is a journey for both of them, Alex has to decide to settle down and embrace being a family man while River has to trust that not all relationships will fail after watching her parents love fall apart. Add in the amazing love and strength of the entire Bishop clan and this story is the perfect blend of romance, humor, drama and fun. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Sucks you in, quickly
Great read
I found this book through Tik tok and although I don’t read often- I couldn’t put this book down!!! I finished it in a couple days. I kept wanting to know what would happen next! I enjoyed it so much I bought the second book! A great read! 10/10 would recommend and have!
Cute book. Was an easy read.
*AUDIOBOOK Review *
Alex Bishop is a true cowboy full of southern charm and sex appeal. He is hard working and is passionate about his family’s ranch. He is known as the playboy of the family and has no plans on settling down anytime soon. He and his best friend, Dylan are on a 2 week vacation to Florida Keys. Neither are looking for anything long term and embark on a vacation fling.
A night of passion turns into so much more and a beautiful love story unfolds.
River is a PICU nurse who is looking for a break and escape from a crappy roommate and break up. She decided to third wheel on a vacation trip with her BFF to the Keys.
Some parts of the storyline are predictable but still enjoyable. A big part of the storyline was kind of obvious. However, the sexiness of Alex and the Bishop family make up for it. The family dynamic really helps make this story.
Aiden Snow really puts on the southern charm in his narration of Alex. It adds a next level to the sexiness of this story. Savannah Peachwood has a very sweet voice they made the perfect pairing to tell this story.
Loved it!!
I didn’t enjoy the writing style. I only read 2 chapters and decided it wasn’t for me.
Loved this book. Ended up buying the entire series. Loved each one
This was a sweet story of love.
Great story. Completely enjoyed it.
09/11/2020 “Taming Him” (nook) is another winner by Kennedy Fox. I enjoyed the instant attraction between Alex and River and was delighted as they worked on her bucket list in Key West. After a couple of surprises, they had their HEA. Another thing I liked about the story was the insight into leukemia.
Alex and River are freaking adorable. Meeting in key west by chance and having sparks from the start. He is a charming playboy cowboy from Texas and she is a no nonsense sassy nurse from Milwaukee. They hit it off and spend all their time consumed with BB one another after a life saving event. They are so cute together and can’t let go of what they had when they parted ways. Alex is a breath a way from letting go and giving up after she never called or contacted him when he turns around and sees her. He is so stinking cute about her. I get the whole take it slow motion but good god that was slow. I’m sorry if I had a hot cowboy who loved me I would take advantage lol. Can’t wait for the rest of the bishop boy books.
Super cute, this author has a way of drawing you in to the story with entertaining characters and witty dialogue.
River wasn’t looking for a relationship when she agreed to go to Florida for two weeks with her best friend. After the ultimate betrayal by her ex she is over men. Meeting a real life cowboy, one who’s sexy southern accent and charm leaves her wanting more, has River rethinking the point of this trip.
Alex is more than due for a vacation so when he and his best friend head to Florida for two weeks he plans on as much drinking and one night stands as he can fit in to the trip. But when he meets the beautiful River Lancaster Alex suddenly finds he’s content to spend the entire trip with her, if he can get her on board with a temporary, no–hearts-involved vaca-fling. Convinced they can keep things simple and uncomplicated for two weeks, River and Alex embark on a journey to fulfill a vacation bucket list without letting their hearts fall into anything deeper. Both are in for more surprises than they can possibly anticipate.
I loved this sweet, sexy romance!
4 STARS
*AUDIOBOOK*
Alex Bishop is a true cowboy full of southern charm and sex appeal. He is hard working and is passionate about his family’s ranch. He is known as the playboy of the family and has no plans on settling down anytime soon. He and his best friend plan a spring break vacation down to Florida Keys and on that vacation he meets River. Neither are looking for anything long term and embark on a night of passion. Their chemistry was explosive and off the charts. A night of passion turns into so much more and a beautiful love story unfolds. River is also hard working. She is a PICU nurse who is looking for a break and a fun time in the Keys. Some parts of the storyline I found to be predictable. A big part of the storyline I saw coming right from the beginning and that left me wanting a bit more. I adored the little of the Bishop family we learn about in the Checkmate Series. I loved the family dynamic amongst and getting to know them more. They are very close and are always looking out for one another. I cannot wait for the next Bishop brother to fall. The ending has me wanting to read Needing Him right away.
Aiden Snow really puts on the southern charm in his narration of Alex and combined with Savannah Peachwood’s sweet voice they made the perfect pairing to tell this story.
Two different worlds
River lost her sister to Leukemia when she was a teen but it made choose to be a nurse and to work with kids. Her best friend Natalie is a radiologist at the same hospital, in Wisconsin, Natalie & her boyfriend are going to Key West for vacation and invite to come along after a bad breakup. Alex and his friend Dylan work on Alex’s family ranch in Texas, and they end in Key West at the same time. But something clicks between them.
This is a cute, adorable, and sweet story. Alex and River have amazing chemistry, their banter is cute, and the friendship they develop is beautiful. Although this was a long book, it was well written, and it flowed perfectly. I enjoyed this heartwarming story immensely.
This is my first time reading a Kennedy Fox book. It wasn’t a bad read. It had some really funny parts and parts that you wanted to yell at the characters, but overall it was just ok.
The love story between River and Alex was a slow burn. When they had sex it was HOT, but the time in between was just blah. Alex was a gentleman cowboy that treated River like a queen. But I just didn’t feel the burn between them. I didn’t feel the love growing between them after they got together. You knew it was happening because the author told you so, but you didn’t feel it through the characters. Overall, it was an ok story, will I read book 2? I’ll give it a try.
This is the first book I have read, actually, listened to by Kennedy Fox. The first book in the Bishop Brothers series.
This was more of a saga, and an interesting one at that. In this book, you get to meet all of the Bishop Brothers, the parents, and a cousin of two. It gives you a good foundation of the brothers personalities.
I really didn’t expect for this book to give me so much. We start with teenaged River, on to adult River, then playboy Alex. I liked that there was some push and pull when Alex and River finally crossed paths. She wasn’t going to fall at his feet in lust, and he was surprised she didn’t fall at his feet in lust.
River and Alex had great chemistry and seemed to really enjoy each other. There was a bit of tension and angst as the book moved into the next phase.
We watch Alex and River’s relationship grow and develop under some mildly daunting circumstances. In the backdrop is the love and support of the Bishop family and the townspeople.
It is not all smooth sailing as the book moved to the next phase of Alex and River’s relationship, speeding toward their HEA. After all of that, we are given a glimpse into what I think may be the next book about the oldest Bishop brother, Evan.
The descriptions of the area, ranch, and ranch life were engaging. The narration was great, many times with emotion pulling at the heartstrings. This is a 4.5 stars listen. Can’t wait for Book 2.