Bend Him Break Him

By: MN Bennet

Narrated by: Eddie Blake

Colton has always walked the line of golden boy meets bad boy. It helped catapult his popularity as the starting pitcher in his first year of college and during the scandalous exposé when he came out as bi. But Colton struggles with the accolades he receives, balancing who he is versus who he was versus who he’s expected to be. Because before Colton was a queer icon for star athletes, he was a closeted bully who made one guy’s life completely miserable.

Isaac hates Colton. But to be fair, Isaac hates everyone—maintaining an icy distance from even his closest friends. Mostly, Isaac wants to shove Colton off the pedestal he’s been placed upon. Just because he came out publicly doesn’t mean he’s some sort of hero. It doesn’t help that Isaac once fawned over the closeted jock in high school. He cared deeply for Colton and did everything he could to please the star athlete, even keeping their private rendezvous a secret. Which meant Isaac paid the price of utter humiliation, taunting, and bullying as the weirdo loner gay guy with a creepy crush.

When Isaac catches Colton cheating on an exam, he plans to ruin his enemy by destroying his academic standing and costing Colton his baseball scholarship. Isaac wants nothing more than to see Colton kicked out of campus. But when the jock offers to do anything to keep this a secret, Isaac decides to test the lengths Colton is willing to go to make things right between them. Isaac’s over secrets, but this is an opportunity unlike any other. He presents an ultimatum that’ll push Colton to the edge of his limits. In this sordid hate-fueled lust, all Isaac wants is revenge and all Colton wants is redemption.

©2025 MN Bennet (P)2025 MN Bennet

Feel The Grumpy Goth Love

I absolutely loved this story! Enemies-to-lovers and revenge/redemption arcs are some of my favorites, and Isaac and Colton’s journey delivered on both. Their relationship was packed with emotion, tension, and constant push-and-pull that kept me hooked from start to finish.

Once they finally went public, it truly felt like it was the two of them against the world—no matter who or what stood in their way. A powerful, passionate read!

I love Isaac

Dee's Grade: A+

Isaac is utter perfection and Colton is is what character growth and development looks like. This book is well executed example of how to carryout a redemption arc while allowing the characters to be young human and flawed.

The narrator did a good job making the characters distinct.

Absolute perfection!

I had read this book and knew that the minute the audiobook came out that I would need to have these two in my ear and this did not disappoint! I can see myself listening to this again and again!

didn't so much luke the narrator hut overall i enjoyed!

i didn't enjoy the narrator. he kept exaggerating random words and it made me cringe. the overall story was good. started to lose me a bit in the middle. I'm happy i kept going though bulecause it ended up being really good! i thought the first sex scene could've been shorter and there be more of a slow burn into it but after finishing the book i understand why it happened.

Charismatic characters that make the story even better.

I am a sucker for enemies to lovers, and this book was right up my alley. Honestly, it is rare I get so hooked on a story that I finish it in a couple days, but I could not stop listening to this title. It was a blast between the banter of the sassy but charming characters, and even the side characters had their own quirks that made me enjoy them (side characters rarely draw my attention). The dialog was very fun. The chemistry between the main pair draws you in, and you can truly feel the natural development between them. The voice actor did an awesome job, and I cannot recommend this title enough.