4 Hot and Steamy Stars!Keep Me Closer is the second book in the Dangerous Tides series written by Rhyannon Byrd. Although I haven’t read the first book, after reading the synopsis I was intrigued and couldn’t wait to download it to my Kindle and I am so glad I did. Alex is one of three brothers who all work in law enforcement. After his divorce five years ago and being fired, he relocated to Florida and now works as a private investigator. When one of his brothers asks as a favor for him to keep an eye on Brit, a friend of his sister-in-law, for fear of her safety, he begrudgingly agrees, although never actually believing she is in any real danger. But when Alex rescues Brit from an attack, it proves to him there may be more to the situation than he previously thought. Although Alex decides to take charge of the situation in order to keep Brit safe, he realizes having her in such close proximity may turn out to be a detriment. Although he has always felt a physical attraction to Brit, he made the choice to keep his distance in light of her relationship with his family not to mention the fact that she has shown him nothing more than an avid dislike and hatred.Brit is a psychologist who not only works in the private sector, but has also assisted the police with mentally disturbed and psychopathic individuals. When one of her former patients begins to stalk her, she finds herself reluctantly under the protection of Alex, the brother of her friend’s husband and a man who has never shown her anything more than animosity. Although Brit has always found Alex to be outstandingly gorgeous, she has always maintained her distance believing it better to look but don’t touch. But now that she is forced to stay with him and remain under Alex’s protection while the police continue to hunt for her attacker, she begins to lose that battle. With both Alex and Brit spending so much time together, they both begin to experience an attachment to one another neither of them ever anticipated. I really liked the complexity of both Alex and Brit. With Alex, though on surface he appears to dislike Brit intensely, his inner dialog tells us what a confused soul he really is. Never having recovered from the circumstances surrounding the breakup of his marriage, the time he spends with Brit begins to sporadically break down the walls he has kept around his heart and reveals to him the true reason he has always maintained his distance from finding love. Likewise, from the beginning of this story Brit seemingly shares a mutual loathing for Alex as well. But I could feel the sexual attraction and chemistry shared between them practically emanating from my Kindle. And WOW! The writing of Ms. Byrd here is outstanding with some seriously and undeniably hot and steamy moments in the bedroom, on dining room table, on Brit’s desk and, well, I’m not going to spoil it for you dear readers, but suffice it to say, not many surfaces (or positions) are left out.Keep Me Closer can be read as a standalone novel, but I enjoyed this story between Alex and Brit so much and liked all of the other characters as well, I am definitely going to go back to the beginning of the series. I feel as though I would like to meet them all from the start and travel through and experience their worlds in order to have a deeper understanding of who they are now. I would most assuredly recommend Keep Me Closer as it tells a story of two uncertain and sometimes insecure individuals who ultimately find themselves when they open their hearts to each other. I was highly anticipating this next book in the series, and it did not disappoint. Alex is hot, sexy, dirty, and pure alpha with no apologies. You knew from his brothers he had a tender side, he just hadn't gotten past his divorce and his response to what happened. Brit is a great female lead, and she challenged Alex, as well as found her dark side and craving for more; lucky for her Alex was very willing to oblige. I always enjoy when an author revisits previous characters in the series, and we see both Ben and Reese, as well as Ryder and Lilly. The best parts are of course the sex scenes and how much Alex craves and worships Brit's body, it is so hot and really sexy all the way around. The character insights into Alex and Brit were strong, and the lead up to the climax of the suspense was good. I am highly anticipating Mike's story now, and feel Byrd will give us even more sexy dirty scenes.
What do You think about Keep Me Closer (2014)?
Hot book with a major alpha hero. Heroine held her own against him. Enjoyed. (4.25 stars)
—Megan
Oh man, I love Dirty Talker Alex! An exceptionally well written Hero.
—Kasaku
