Blurb
The truth can cost you everything.
Twenty-six-year-old Beck Medina is convinced of that. He’s been abandoned by so many people over the course of his life, including most of his adopted family. Now he’s created a new family for himself at the resort he manages on Catalina Island. But they don’t know the whole truth about him.
As much as he hates keeping secrets from the people he loves, he knows revealing the truth is a gamble. What if they all walk away from him, like so many others have before?
Then there’s gorgeous, mysterious Lee Speros. The tall, handsome Greek is harboring secrets too, and some of his are deadly. Just as Beck and Lee take the first tentative steps toward becoming a couple, Lee’s dark past finally catches up to him. The fallout threatens to destroy not only the two of them, but everyone they hold dear.
With impossible odds stacked against them, can two stubborn, fiercely independent men learn to accept help not only from each other, but from the people who care about them? And once they reveal all, will the truth set them free? Or will it cost them everything, just like Beck always feared?
This gay romance is book three in Alexa Land’s Castaways Series, but it may be read as a stand-alone. It is intended for a mature audience.
Twenty-six-year-old Beck Medina is convinced of that. He’s been abandoned by so many people over the course of his life, including most of his adopted family. Now he’s created a new family for himself at the resort he manages on Catalina Island. But they don’t know the whole truth about him.
As much as he hates keeping secrets from the people he loves, he knows revealing the truth is a gamble. What if they all walk away from him, like so many others have before?
Then there’s gorgeous, mysterious Lee Speros. The tall, handsome Greek is harboring secrets too, and some of his are deadly. Just as Beck and Lee take the first tentative steps toward becoming a couple, Lee’s dark past finally catches up to him. The fallout threatens to destroy not only the two of them, but everyone they hold dear.
With impossible odds stacked against them, can two stubborn, fiercely independent men learn to accept help not only from each other, but from the people who care about them? And once they reveal all, will the truth set them free? Or will it cost them everything, just like Beck always feared?
This gay romance is book three in Alexa Land’s Castaways Series, but it may be read as a stand-alone. It is intended for a mature audience.
Review
My Rating - 5 Stars!
Keeping Secrets is another superb book by Alexa Land. The third in her Castaways series, it has everything I love about her writing. Most importantly however, we finally get Beck's story, which is full of heart and emotion.
Beck's been keeping secrets from his uncle, and it's hurting his ability to move forward with his life. And, damn, his handsome Greek lover, Lee, certainly has some secrets of his own. What starts as a business arrangement gently turns into more for these two. I love how the lines start to blur and both men are falling in love secretly. Yes, more secrets.
As with every one of Alexa Land's couples, Beck and Lee are perfect together. Their sexual relationship is hot, and emotionally satisfying, as both men get the control and submission they desire. Simply put, they may be from two different worlds but they are amazing together, both in and out of bed.
Beck is so damn loveable. His sacrifices for the ranch gut me. He's an amazing young man. The way Lee treats him from the get go had me falling for him immediately.
My favorite scene has to be when Lee switches things up. Not wanting to give things away, just know this scene is tender, sweet, and extremely emotional.
What I love most about Alexa's books are the continued sense of family. Every book has appearances from past characters, from the Castaways series as well as the First and Forever series. And, damn, the appearance of Dante and Vincent made me so damn giddy. It just doesn't get any better than this, and the way everything ties together.
Keeping Secrets is a beautiful story of two men trying to make their different worlds mesh. This story of forgiveness and understanding is full of love, romance, and heart. It's classic Alexa Land and I love it!
