Sienna Judd is a small town, contemporary romance author who lives for all the spice and book boyfriends who are book husband material.
Sienna is an American girl married to her Prince Charming. She lives with her husband, three children, pony, dogs, guinea pigs and countless other animals on a small farm in England. She thinks kitchens are for dancing, is everybody's hype girl and might be known for talking too loudly.
Like every respectable woman she also loves drinking champagne and eating half of every chocolate in a truffles box.
The Mendez brothers never disappoint! I think this is my first enemies to lovers fake dating and let me tell you I’m here for it. The way these two wanted each other was so good, both willing to burn the world down to save the other.
Rio has a dark past with Black Ridge, but he got out, he’s been living good helping his brothers run Ghost Eye doing good. But Black Ridge has a hold over him, and he never knows when its going to be called into play.
Delilah is the daughter of Ledger the head of Iron Covenant the rivals of Black Ridge. She wants out, she has seen all the evil her father is dealing with and she needs to get out before her impending marriage to Luther the head of Black Ridge, a marriage that is set to end a war between rival gangs. She’s armed with information and a plan to bring them all down. But to make it happen she needs help and there is only one man that can help her.
I devoured this book so quickly. With rival gangs out to get both Rio and Delilah I felt like anything could happen. Judd masters the balance of danger and suspense with sweet loving moments. Getting to see two people who have been given a multitude of reasons to not trust people learn to trust each other and depend on each other was so enjoyable. The Mendez family always adds so much fun the stories, between Louis being the charmer that he is and Tina there are so many opportunities to see our rough strong leading characters really are just big ol softies.
Devoted Keeper was a fun and entertaining read that perfectly captured my favorite tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, and found family. It fit seamlessly into the Echo Valley series and left me eager for the next book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐