Mine to Keep (Protection 4) by Kennedy L Mitchell-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 13, 2021.

An unlikely friendship, a stalking ex, and a serial killer on the loose.

FBI profiler Charlie Bekham prides himself on three unique talents: hacking any database, making women swoon with a cocky smirk, and letting no one see the desperate man buried deep. When a string of murders in Louisville, KY, requires extra help, he’s forced to partner with the brilliant yet shy Special Agent Rhyan Riggs to hunt the killer. Long nights of working the case fan the growing attraction between them, making Charlie question if “just friends” is enough.

Special Agent Rhyan Riggs is running from her past—a narcissistic ex, to be exact. Determined to move on from the terrible breakup, she focuses solely on her career… until him. Special Agent Charlie Bekham. Covered in tattoos, cocky as hell, and bad-boy hot, he’s exactly the type she should avoid at all costs but can’t seem to stay away from.

With more victims and at a dead end, Rhyan does the unthinkable—she puts herself in the killer’s sights. When the killer takes the bait and disappears with the woman Charlie’s fallen for, can he piece together the remaining clues before Rhyan becomes the next body found?

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REVIEW:MINE TO KEEP is the fourth instalment in Kennedy L. Mitchell’s contemporary, adult PROTECTION erotic, romantic suspense series. This is thirty-seven year old, FBI profiler Charlie Bekham, and thirty-five year old Special Agent Rhyan Riggs’ storyline. MINE TO KEEP can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Charlie was first introduced in book three MINE TO GUARD.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Charlie and Rhyan) MINE TO KEEP follows FBI profiler Charlie Beckham and Special Agent Rhyan Riggs of the Behavioral Science Unit, and a case in Louisville, Kentucky where several women have reportedly committed suicide over the past several months. Believing there was more to the story than was reported, Charlie and Rhyan, head to Kentucky in an effort to uncover the truth but our couple is met with disdain at the Louisville FBI office, and Rhyan will be targeted by a misogynistic agent. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Charlie and Rhyan, and the potential fall-out our couple, with the help of the Agent Bryson Bennett, of an investigation where profilers go everything wrong.

The FBI team’s section chief Carter has targeted both Charlie and Rhyan. Rhyan is equal in status to Carter, but has refused to take control. The rumors around the office make Rhyan the proverbial gossip punching bag, and Charlie finds himself on Carter’s sh*t list for sins of the past. Working together to profile a possible serial killer, Rhyan finds herself wanting something more with our story line hero.

The relationship between Rhyan and Charlie begins as partners but Charlie suspects something dark in Rhyan’s past. Rhyan’s sense of personal self-worth is negligible, and in this, Charlie sets out to prove she is worthy of friendship and love. Days and nights spent working together push our couple together but tracking down a killer means placing one or both in the direct line of fire. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word.

We are introduced to FBI Agent Bryson Bennett, lead detective Steven Hicks, section chief Carter, and Assistant Deputy Director Garr, and via phone Rhyan’s controlling ex Brian, and her bestie Olivia Reynolds. Bryson Bennett’s story line is next in MINE TO HOLD.

MIND TO KEEP is a story of power and control, obsession, vengeance and murder, acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is intriguing and edgy; the romance is energetic and provocative; the characters are spirited and realistic. My only complaint is the lack of any true closure with the ex-boyfriend story line.

Reading Order and Previous review
Mine to Protect
Mine to Save
Mine to Guard

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kennedy lives in Dallas with her husband, son, and 80lb Goldendoodle who still believes he’s a lap dog. A bookworm at heart, Kennedy loves to snuggle up in bed or by the campfire with an unputdownable book. She began writing two years ago with Falling for the Chance and has no plans of stopping. Her novels are witty, action-packed, and offer enough steam for a great facial. If you like strong heroines and sexy, tattooed men who can’t keep their hands off them, then this author is the one for you.