Review: Nice, hot yet romantic read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
Ana finds herself facing her greatest fear - being found out. She has always kept to herself as to not draw to attention to her precarious situation. Smart, independent and self-sufficient, Ana just wants to be able to live her life without having to look over her shoulder.Ethan has been going through the motions of his life since his wife passed away years ago. His only grounding presence is his son and even that relationship is sinking. Looking for a way to make something right in regards to Theo, he hires Ana as a Spanish tutor. Upon meeting, he can't deny that he is attracted to her. She ignites in him feelings that he thought were buried after his wife died.Try as they might, Ana and Ethan fight their attraction, both for different reason, but both wanting more with every moment spent together. They let go, they retreat, they come together again. It was all a bit whiplash-inducing, but very, very enjoyable nonetheless.I loved that Ethan and Ana had doubts about opening up to someone else. I especially understood why Ana held back. Coming from a Latino family myself, I understood perfectly well the sense of duty that she felt towards her family and the guilt that she felt whenever she thought about moving on.Ethan's hesitations were well-founded too. He had never felt about a woman the way he felt about Ana. With her presence in Ethan and Theo's life, she brought them laughter, happiness and peace. Something that they had lost along the way.Serena Bell did a great job of bringing these characters together. Their interactions were interesting and entertaining and their chemistry was off the charts. I appreciated the fact that the author kept the story real. Both Ethan and Anna were dealing with real issues that affected their relationship one way or the other. Having a teenage son and being a doctor does not leave for a lot of time to work on a relationship. Add to that the fact that Ana herself had a hectic schedule and is completely understandable when the communication lines start to fail.My only complain would be the Spanish references that threw me off from the story as I was reading it. Not because I didn't want them in the story, but because I kept correcting them. My first language is Spanish and there were a couple of errors in the copy I was provided.All in all, Yours to Keep was a nice, hot, romantic read with two complex characters that learn that they each have to let go of their fears and trust and accept each other in order to move forward into a meaningful relationship.I received this title from the publisher in exchange of my honest opinion.