REVIEW: The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker (Redemption Ridge #5)

THE KEEPER

by Aimee Nicole Walker

Release Date: June 30, 2024

Review

Sabotaged brakes didn’t kill Rueben Sanchez, but waiting for his assailants’ trial to start just might. A potential witness for the prosecution can’t explore his lusty feelings for the hunky sheriff who saved him, but that doesn’t stop his imagination from running wild. Rueben has already shaped his traumatic mountainside meet cute with Seth Burke into a happily ever after to tell their future grandkids. When the delay threatens to stretch on for years, Rueben feels his dreams slipping out of reach. Should he surrender gracefully or fight for his man?

Pressure and scrutiny are nothing new to Seth, but shouldering his duties has never felt like a burden until they keep him from the man he wants most. Cracking an unsolved murder, safeguarding a high-profile trial, and winning re-election should be enough to keep him busy. But he can’t stop thinking about the perfect weekend he shared with Rueben before everything careened off course. Are they as good together as Seth remembers, or is his memory swayed by the allure of the forbidden? And does he dare to find out?

Late-night phone calls and shared secrets lead to stolen kisses and a lakeside cabin rendezvous. But one encounter isn’t enough, and the two men will risk everything to explore their deepening bond. When a series of chilling events rock the county, Rueben and Seth must put more than their hearts on the line because one misstep could prove fatal.

The Keeper is book five in the Redemption Ridge series. Though each story features a different couple, reading the series in order is essential. The Keeper contains mature themes and is intended for adults.

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Synopsis

There’s a lot at stake here. Possibly waiting years to be together vs. the bad guys going free. Both seem like horrible prospects for Sherrif Seth Burke and Reuben Sanchez.

So to say their relationship needs to be kept on the down low is an understatement. As is the pull they feel for each other. Even as people start to find out, they can’t walk away. Their attraction and pinning is off the charts and you can feel how deep it runs.

There’s definitely a suspense element coming from multiple directions to keep you on your toes and highlight the risks involved. Not only do you have the Cult, Salvation Anew, a plot line that has threaded through all the books, but you also have an old case involving Seth’s cousin.

And you get a lot of great cameos of our favourite town folks.

About Aimee Nicole Walker

I'm a wife and mother of three teenage kids. I've been married to the same wonderful man for twenty years. I've decided that if I can survive raising three kids then I can survive anything!! I haven't uttered the Mama's curse yet, but it could happen any day now. You know the one..."I hope you have a child just like you someday."

I'm an avid reader and lover of all things romance. I've spent my entire adult life waiting to follow my dreams of becoming a writer. One day this past summer, I decided to just do it. No more wishing and hoping. I haven't quit my day job, but that is my ultimate goal...make a living telling stories of love.

I write contemporary gay fiction. I hope you will love reading my books as much as I enjoy writing them.

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