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Kept
When the mistress of a powerful man decides she wants out of their arrangement, she finds herself and her unborn child in deadly danger after a confrontation with her lover’s wife. So Kate flees into the arms of Lamar, her ex-lover and an ex NFL linebacker with his own secrets and misgivings. Caught in a power struggle between two men, Kate must trust one while rejecting the other.
91 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 9, 2013
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Tracey Lampley
4 books20 followersOriginally from Hamilton, Ohio, Tracey Lampley now lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area. She is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio. CurrentIy she is a graduate student in history at Norwich University’s Online Master of Arts in History. She is a reviewer at www.bookmistressblog.com. She is the mother of a budding actress.
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December 12, 2013
I always love a Romantic Suspense book. "Kept" by Tracey Lampley didn't disappoint. The plot is very interesting - a combination of action, intrigue, romance, mystery, suspense. It was mind-blowing and thrilling at the same time. I haven't been on such emotional roller coaster for a long time.
It was easy for me to get caught up in the story mainly because it is indeed a delightful read and very addicting!
I look forward to more books from Tracey Lampley! Definitely highly recommended!
It was easy for me to get caught up in the story mainly because it is indeed a delightful read and very addicting!
I look forward to more books from Tracey Lampley! Definitely highly recommended!
February 14, 2014
I enjoyed this book... A lot! The plot is gripping and doesn't let you go. Kate is a strong female lead, and I loved her relationship with Lamar. Carrington Grant and his wife are nasty pieces of work. This is one of those books that you can easily read in one sitting not just because of the length of the novella, but because the plot just pulls you in. I gave this book four stars because it drew me in, lock, stock and barrel. The only thing that really bothered me with this book is the male lead's name. Whenever I heard the name Carrington "Cary" Grant... I kept envisioning the actor Cary Grant. Don't let that deter you, that is just my quirky brain at work. This is a great book with plenty of passion, drama, and excitement.
January 2, 2014
This was an interesting concept. I have read a few books about kept women and I liked the idea the author has for this series. There were a few points in the story that I stumbled on involving Kate's relationship with Lamar. The suspense aspect was a great idea. I didn't see the end coming the way it did and I think the author put a nice spin on things. I have to say that I wasn't a big fan of Kate's but that is a personal thing. I would like to see how she develops the series in the future.
May 11, 2015
Kept: Book One - by Tracey Lampley
When her married lover refuses to 'put a ring on it', Kate realises she's no longer in love with him and, though pregnant with his child, decides to go it alone - but her lover's power and influence reach far further than Kate had ever imagined and, pretty soon, she's running for her and her unborn baby's life.
Kept is, indeed, a romantic suspense story - and though at first we might find it difficult to sympathise with a woman who's been having an affair with a married man, our perspective subtly changes as Kate herself agonises about how on earth she could've possibly fallen into being 'kept' - and how especially distracted she must've been to have even ditched her gorgeous cop/ex-NFL boyfriend for him.
The writing is fluid and comfortable: Kate's empathy with her friends is naturally apparent, her sex scenes are tasteful - and every so often there's a lovely descriptive phrase or two that simply set the mood of the scene to perfection: 'The city below was still gray and dreary from the overnight rain. Traffic lights were flashing green and red, unnoticed by the stray leaves and scraps of paper twirling in the crisp fall wind.'
Kept is a fast read - not least because it's a novella and, by its nature, it's short - but more because the pace does speed along; plot points falling more and more quickly into place as we accelerate toward the (little bit gruesome) end.
It's a compact satisfying treat - ideal, perhaps, for some balmy late summer evening before bed or that snug rainy autumn afternoon - with the forgotten scraps of all the other things you should be doing 'twirling in the crisp fall wind…'
When her married lover refuses to 'put a ring on it', Kate realises she's no longer in love with him and, though pregnant with his child, decides to go it alone - but her lover's power and influence reach far further than Kate had ever imagined and, pretty soon, she's running for her and her unborn baby's life.
Kept is, indeed, a romantic suspense story - and though at first we might find it difficult to sympathise with a woman who's been having an affair with a married man, our perspective subtly changes as Kate herself agonises about how on earth she could've possibly fallen into being 'kept' - and how especially distracted she must've been to have even ditched her gorgeous cop/ex-NFL boyfriend for him.
The writing is fluid and comfortable: Kate's empathy with her friends is naturally apparent, her sex scenes are tasteful - and every so often there's a lovely descriptive phrase or two that simply set the mood of the scene to perfection: 'The city below was still gray and dreary from the overnight rain. Traffic lights were flashing green and red, unnoticed by the stray leaves and scraps of paper twirling in the crisp fall wind.'
Kept is a fast read - not least because it's a novella and, by its nature, it's short - but more because the pace does speed along; plot points falling more and more quickly into place as we accelerate toward the (little bit gruesome) end.
It's a compact satisfying treat - ideal, perhaps, for some balmy late summer evening before bed or that snug rainy autumn afternoon - with the forgotten scraps of all the other things you should be doing 'twirling in the crisp fall wind…'
September 16, 2014
Good novella. Read it in one sitting. I love Lamar!
imho I would have liked this to be filled out to a full on novel, as it has great potential.
Deals with a tricky dilemma, and the plot weaves around a little.
imho I would have liked this to be filled out to a full on novel, as it has great potential.
Deals with a tricky dilemma, and the plot weaves around a little.
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