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Something like Desire
- Author
- Marie Hoy-Kenny
- Narrator
- Taylor Meskimen
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 4 August 2026
- Run Time
- 7 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Something like Desire is an emotional, romantic, and humorous story of family, loyalty, and finding love in the most unlikely of places.
Lexi Callen’s world is turned upside down when her mother announces she’s leaving her father because she’s having an affair. With her sister’s wedding just weeks away, Lexi vows to put an end to the fling before it tears the family apart.
But her plan takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with Zach, the son of her mother’s lover, who seems equally determined to break up the relationship. What begins as a blame game and clashing opinions quickly shifts into something more complicated. The more time Lexi spends with Zach, the harder it is to deny the magnetism between them.
As the wedding date looms closer, Lexi is forced to confront more than just her mother’s scandal. Questions about her own future, and her long-term boyfriend, Jayden, begin to surface. Caught between loyalty, desire, and the life she thought she wanted, Lexi must decide how much she’s willing to risk in order to follow her heart.
Critics Review
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“Tense, propulsive, and hugely entertaining.”
Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of All Eyes on Her, on The Girls from Hush Cabin
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“Hoy-Kenny doesn’t pull any punches. A solid mystery.”
School Library Journal on The Girls from Hush Cabin
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“Something like Desire is a sweet, sexy story that perfectly encapsulates how messy life, love, and family can be. Great banter, laugh-out-loud moments, and a soft thoughtfulness that is easy to connect to. I truly enjoyed this book. It’s like a romance. But it’s so much more.”
Sophie Sullivan, award-winning author of Ten Rules for Faking It and Can’t Help Falling in Love
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“Something like Desire is my favorite kind of romance—funny and sexy. The chemistry between Zach and Lexi is utterly delicious!”
Tiffany Reisz, USA Today bestselling author of The Red
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“Something like Desire is an adult-romance road trip, full of wrong turns, speed bumps, high-speed chases, and passionate backseat pit stops. Marie Hoy-Kenny’s story is like your personal therapist, granting you the permission to be your best creative, lustful, loving self.”
Peter Yan, In the Hills magazine
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“There’s a reverse Parent Trap scheme at the heart of the enjoyable adult debut from YA author Hoy-Kenny…The drama is juicy, the prose lively, and the characters endearingly flawed, with Lexi going on an especially satisfying personal-growth journey over the course of the plot. This entertains.”
Publishers Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Marie Hoy-Kenny
- Narrator
- Taylor Meskimen
- Duration
- 7 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9798228497207
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Contemporary romance, Romance, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Synopsis
Something like Desire is an emotional, romantic, and humorous story of family, loyalty, and finding love in the most unlikely of places.Lexi Callen’s world is turned upside down when her mother announces she’s leaving her father because she’s having an affair. With her sister’s wedding just weeks away, Lexi vows to put an end to the fling before it tears the family apart.But her plan takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with Zach, the son of her mother’s lover, who seems equally determined to break up the relationship. What begins as a blame game and clashing opinions quickly shifts into something more complicated. The more time Lexi spends with Zach, the harder it is to deny the magnetism between them.As the wedding date looms closer, Lexi is forced to confront more than just her mother’s scandal. Questions about her own future, and her long-term boyfriend, Jayden, begin to surface. Caught between loyalty, desire, and the life she thought she wanted, Lexi must decide how much she’s willing to risk in order to follow her heart.
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