Bella Matthews The Keeper Review!

The Keeper

By: Bella Matthews

Release Date: December 6, 2023

Publisher: Bella Matthews

Author Website: https://www.authorbellamatthews.com/

5 Stars

Bella Matthews managed to glide into her next generation while maintaining its roots with her previous Kingston's books even while setting a fresh tone for her new Playing to Win series in The Keeper for a captivating intro read!

Easton Hayes and Madeline "Lindy" Kingston had a past connection built on family, love and a shared tragedy that haunted them in a way that only they could understand. Bella Matthews came into this story handling the tricky matter of two people initially at the wrong place in life to act on their love now at the perfect place to do so and did a wonderful job.

Star hockey goalie Easton Hayes was broody, honorable and focused with a loyalty that stood out in his devotion to his family and to Lindy. When the timing was right for Easton to declare his love for Lindy he made his move and in one swooping moment putting their long standing platonic status on rocky ground thanks to a Vegas wedding. Lindy was at a crossroads in her life now that she had retired from competitive ice-skating. When Easton Hayes, her seemingly life long crush declared his love for her in a sudden and dramatic fashion it took everything in Lindy not to collapse under the implications of getting what she had always wanted.

This pair was so in tune with each other that even when they were at an impasse on how to move forward with their impulsive and life-defining decision to take their love to the next level, their chemistry was indisputable. The bond they had was so much more than superficial and this author showed that over and over throughout this work proving Easton and Lindy were inevitable. The interactions between this couple both with each other and their friends and family were extremely well done. The ups and downs in this story kept it lively and interesting to the very end.

Bella Matthews is an author who seems to effortlessly include her vast Kingston universe in each of her stories without overtaking the story at hand with past histories, which is no small feat. This author has a real understanding of her characters that gives them all very distinctive voices creating an intimacy with her readers. The Keeper launches off a new series with a great start and the promise of more first-rate stories!

*I was given an advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own. *