Review, Excerpt and Giveaway: Real Trouble by Elle Keaton

Real Trouble By Elle Keaton

Genre: Romantic Suspense, GLBTQ, MM

Tropes: Opposite sides, hiding

Released: May 20, 2021

Publisher: Self-Published

Series: West Coast Forensics, Book 1

Length: 258 pages

Cover Design: Cate Ashwood

Synopsis

Two men on opposite sides of the law: will they be able to set aside their differences and trust love?

Danylo Peters has issues, lots of them. He’s not on Piedras Island by accident, he’s not a nice guy, and Peters isn’t his real name. Dany’s hiding, trying to escape his family’s influence and start a new life. But he must have been born under a bad sign because the very man he’s really running from is one of the first he runs into.

A new life in a new town seemed like the right decision for Soren Jorgenson, especially after a difficult case left him recovering from a gunshot wound and lonely as he’d ever been. Finding Dany living on Piedras brings back all the feelings he’d tried to lock away. He’s angry and bitter and Dany is not going to continue to get away with his old tricks. Too bad Dany is just as compelling as he ever was.

The two men find themselves on opposite sides of Soren’s first case on Piedras, but neither is able to deny the attraction between them. They keep finding themselves in compromising situations; if they’re found out there will be Real Trouble.

Real Trouble is set in the Veiled Intentions world, while familiar characters appear Real Trouble can be read as a standalone. Real Trouble is a dual POV following Soren Jorgenson and Danylo Peters as they fight their way to their HEA and is the first in the new West Coast Forensics series. These characters originally appeared in the Shielded Hearts series (formerly Accidental Roots).

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Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Fantastic book!

Why did I wait so long to read this book!? Well, one reason is that my TBR list is beyond ridiculous. In any case, I loved every bit of this story. I fell in love with Elle Keaton’s writing when I read her Accidental Roots series (now called Shielded Hearts) back in 2018 when I read books 1-4 one right after the other. I’ve been a huge fan ever since.

This new series, West Coast Forensics, is loosely connected to her Veiled Intentions series (formerly called Hamarsson & Dempsey) but you don’t need to have read that series to understand and enjoy this new one. Fans of that series, however, will enjoy visiting with familiar characters.

Real Trouble is a seriously hot story; the chemistry between the two main characters is palpable. I’m not going to take time to rehash the excellent blurb or story. I’ll say that this book kept me engaged way past my normal night-owl bedtime and the only thing that kept me from finishing it then was the lack of toothpicks to prop my eyes open. 😊 Immediately upon waking up I dove right back in and didn’t stop until I finished it.

The story has murder, mystery, fantastic characters, a swear jar and a side character I thought would never be feeding that swear jar. The only problem I have with this book is that that next one can’t come out soon enough even though this one does NOT have a cliffhanger.

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Excerpt

“I’m sorry. Let’s talk about something else. What’s your favorite?” He traced his index finger down Dany’s hoodie-covered back. He was taut, filled with potential energy. Soren wanted to harness that energy in a way that would benefit both of them. Maybe sex was the best way they had of talking right now. The words would come later. He prayed the pizza didn’t arrive earlier than expected.

Dany scowled at him over his shoulder. “My favorite what?”

“Your favorite Disney movie? Your favorite color? Your favorite food?”

“Do I have to answer all of those?”

Soren suppressed a grin. “No, don’t answer any of them if you don’t want to.” He traced another line down Dany’s back. Dany shivered and rolled his shoulders, and they settled a little lower.

“I guess I liked Lion King.”

“Oh yeah? What’s that about?”

Soren did kind of know Lion King, but he wanted to hear what Dany would say about it.

“Jealous uncle wants to be king, kills his brother, takes the throne. You know, Mafia family drama, only with lions.”

“So you’re saying it hits a bit close to home?”

“Asshole.” Dany lifted one shoulder. “Maybe.”

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About Author

Elle Keaton

Elle Keaton writes contemporary gay romance and MM romantic suspense set in the Pacific Northwest. Elle’s books are known for their hot mm romance, complex characters, and unique sense of place. The men start out broken, and maybe they’re still banged up by the end, but they always find the other half of their hearts.

Elle published first in 2017, now she has over seventeen books available for you to read or listen to. She loves cats and dogs, Star Wars and Star Trek, pineapple on pizza, and is known to start crossword puzzles with ballpoint pen.

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