Elle Kennedy Books

Sometimes the relationships we dismiss as temporary are the ones that expose what we really want. At the beginning of The Score, Allie Hayes is emotionally adrift after the end of a long-term relationship. She is not looking for a grand romance, and she certainly is not planning to become involved w...

From The Score

The people who seem most comfortable in social situations are not always the most emotionally secure. Dean Di Laurentis embodies this truth. He is witty, confident, attractive, and seemingly effortless with women. To outsiders, he appears to be a man fully in command of his life. But The Score gradu...

From The Score

The end of a relationship is rarely just the loss of a person; it is also the loss of a future we had imagined. Allie’s emotional state in The Score captures this with particular clarity. Her breakup leaves her not only sad, but disoriented. She is forced to reconsider who she is without the structu...

From The Score

Attraction may start a romance, but it cannot carry one very far without trust, respect, and emotional consistency. The Score excels at portraying this distinction. Dean and Allie share immediate and powerful chemistry, and the novel never downplays the importance of physical desire. Their attractio...

From The Score

Commitment is often described as fear of being trapped, but The Score suggests something subtler: many people fear commitment because they sense it will require them to become someone new. Dean’s resistance to serious relationships is not just about preserving options. It is about preserving identit...

From The Score

The strongest love stories rarely rely on attraction alone; they build romance on the steadier foundation of friendship. One reason The Score resonates is that Dean and Allie’s relationship develops through shared conversation, humor, and growing mutual understanding. Their banter is entertaining, b...

From The Score