REVIEW: Bait and Switch by Elle Keaton (Subtle Deceptions #2)

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BAIT AND SWITCH

Subtle Deceptions - Book Two

by Elle Keaton

Release Date: September 26, 2025

Review

A tangled web indeed!


Seems like trouble follows Gabriel Kane. But now he at least has Elton and Casey in his corner. Because, yes, Ranger Man is softening to Charming’s, well, charm.


His ex’s body has landed at his doorstep. It could be their past catching up with them, or maybe something else is afoot in this troubled town.


Through twists and turns, unexpected connections are uncovered, and secrets are revealed. But it brings Gabe and Casey together, so being accused of murder and nearly dying can’t be all bad!


I love a mystery and romance, especially a continuing series. It’s fun to see their relationship grow, but also what trouble they're going to find next. I’m hoping we’ll get to see a bit more of them dating, but now that they are openly dating, I’m sure we’ll get more of them together.

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Synopsis

Gabriel Karne is back.

The plan?
Lie low on Heartstone Island and wait for the dumpster fire that is his past life to burn itself out. So far, so good. Until it isn't.

Gabriel has avoided Ranger Man for days, made a few important repairs to his sailboat, and put a dent in the stack of dime-store mysteries Elton loaned him. Life is at least okay.

Eight days in and his strategy crumbles like a wet cookie.

His ex-partner-in-crime returns, but this time he is very dead. And wearing a baby blue tracksuit, which somehow makes his murder even worse.

Is his body a message from the crime family they mutually pissed off? Did Peter have connections to Heartstone? And if he didn't, how the hell did he know he'd find Gabe there?

With yet another exceedingly ill-timed murder, Gabe's luck is once again not the Good Kind. Then there's his simmering attraction to Casey, which he's actively sweeping underneath his mental throw rug. Lundin is definitely not Gabe's type. He's a walking-talking moral compass that never seems to cease pointing out everything he's sure is wrong about Gabe. But damn, that man's uniform fits him like a custom glove.

Adding to it all, snow is in the forecast, there's a missing brush worker up the valley, and Calvin Perkins is still on the loose. Gabe's not even going to think about the spiders.

Everything will be fine. FINE.

Bait and Switch is told in dual point of view, is book two in the Subtle Deceptions series and should be read in the order it was published.

About Elle Keaton

Elle Keaton is a writer, avid reader, and amateur cat-wrangler. Her love of romance novels has led her to a life of creating her own happy ever afters. She is the author of the best selling series' Shielded Hearts and Veiled Intentions. Keaton hails from the Pacific Northwest, where she lives with her husband and cats.


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