One night eighteen months ago Keegan met the man of his dreams, but it takes time for Kerry to realize that he needs to grab onto his special person before Keegan moves on. With friends and family rooting for them, once these two find they are ready, they discover a love that won't be denied.
From The Beautiful Mess blurb:
A heroic, sworn bachelor risks his neck to save lives, but his heart needs a daring rescue.
Kerry likes his beer cold, his coffee hot, and sex without strings. Running an emergency response crew takes up most of his time, and he reserves the rest for his family. Besides, he’s experienced enough heartache for two lifetimes and isn’t looking for more misery. Kerry’s carefully crafted peace shatters when he meets Keegan, a hazel-eyed hottie and his brother’s new friend.
Falling for Kerry is a collision waiting to happen, but Keegan can’t resist the heroic hunk’s charm. Smoldering eyes and wicked grins tempt Keegan to go flat-out, even when he’s barreling toward a dead end. Rejection is the last thing his newfound confidence needs, but the crash might be worth the risk if Kerry’s there to give him mouth-to-mouth.
A crowded bar. A slow song. Months of mutual pining reach a fever pitch, and the invitation is out of Kerry’s mouth before he can stop it. Three minutes. Two battered hearts. One dance that changes everything.
Brick by brick, Kerry and Keegan dismantle the walls around their hearts to build something beautiful together. But old habits die hard, and traumas are slow to heal. Their love will either be the most beautiful gift or the messiest mistake.
The Beautiful Mess is book six in the Redemption Ridge series. Though each story features a different couple, reading the series in order is essential. The Beautiful Mess contains mature themes and is intended for adults.
SNik's review:
Sixth in series (Redemption Ridge), best if read in order. Found family. Slow burn. Dual POV.
Self-proclaimed playboy Kerry doesn’t do relationships, he has lost loved ones and doesn't want to experience that heartbreak again, so he runs his rescue business and works as a bartender and is fine with a revolving door of hookups. Until the night Kerry meets Keegan and now he has to decide if he can lower the walls around his heart for the one person that makes him feel joy and wants to always make happy. Keegan has had a difficult past, but he knows he wants Kerry any way he can get him, and after all his pining he is surprised when Kerry finally decides he’s all in and absolutely accepts Keegan as his special person.
This story is low angst and sweet, where it's understandable that it has taken some time for Keegan and Kerry to build a relationship and once they do it is spicy and emotional. The yearning, the absolute certainty once they are together, and the ease of being together all worked for me with these two characters.
Jacqueleen the Reading Queen's review:
"I don't just want to imprint your body with mine. I want to devour you until there's no you or me, just us."
I was so happy when Aimee Nicole Walker said she was going to expand the Redemption Ridge series so Keegan got his HEA. That poor man has spent the majority of his life in Hell. Imagine having a mother who despises who you are and is perfectly fine letting men basically try to torture the "gayness" out of you. It was despicable what she put Keegan through and I appreciated that the author didn't gloss over Keegan's intensive healing process.
I hate to say it, but I think Kerry was right to keep his hands off Keegan for as long as he did. Keegan had to heal, and Kerry also had to come to terms with having genuine feelings for a person for the first time. It was obvious these two were sweet on each other for awhile, but the timing was never right...until now.
The close relationship between Keegan and Sven, Kerry's stepbrother, was a big highlight. They seem so different in personality on the surface, but you can tell how much they both value their friendship. Sven's also a bit overprotective of his bestie and his "undercover" antics were a hoot! I'm so happy that we get his story next and I can only imagine the shenanigans sure to follow!
The Beautiful Mess is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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