Keep Vegas is sheer delight. Kelly Kay once again brings her A-game to this ongoing series featuring good friends, long-lost loves and her own smart brand of humor. I was anxiously waiting for Tony and Mak's story since I met and fell for them in Keep Paris and it was more than worth the wait.
We get more of the backstory, so to speak, when our couple along with fellow students and friends venture to Paris during their senior year of high school. Tony and Mak have that instant chemistry everyone around them can see and they spend a somewhat blissful few months enjoying each other as much as they can. Coming from vastly different worlds is what eventually trips them up, with Mak a very creative young woman and one who can use charm and a few bucks to finagle everything from free drinks to someone attending classes for her. She's a free spirit of a unique kind and totally bewitches the very wealthy Tony from the minute they meet. However, their young selves manage to abruptly go their separate ways, forever being the one who got away.
Fast forward 12 years and a present Mak and Tony meet accidentally in Las Vegas where Tony is celebrating turning 30. The desire is still as strong as ever between these two and I could sense an almost desperation, especially coming from Tony, to not let them stay apart any longer. Kay is very clever in how she uses their witty banter to stoke that wicked good passion between them and, of course, they fall head over heels for one another once more.
Although they are both older and somewhat wiser, I hated that Mak couldn't seem to be honest enough with Tony about where her life had taken her when she had completely turned herself around in such a profound way. We get glimpses of the crazy that surrounds her very being and there were so many laugh-out-loud moments, I'm still chuckling about them now. Her work at the retirement home has plenty of priceless scenes with the 'slippery ladies' who have hearts of gold and bawdy humor to make anyone's day better. I loved how they adored her and came through when needed, showing Mak that she had so much support and wasn't the screw-up she once was.
Tony has his own battles as he navigates a new path for himself away from Ladd Media and the business that's been in his family for generations. Honestly, the way he worked so hard and then was continually fighting his heart to be with Mak while managing his latest soon-to-be ex-wife and wanting to keep the family name out of the press, I was exhausted for Tony. Actually, I was exhausted for both he and Mak and all they did to try and just want to be together.
This book is a true whirlwind. Between the sharp comebacks, the crazy-good yearning, and the revelations of real feelings with complete honesty once and for all, my own heart had one heck of a workout. Only Kelly Kay can have me cracking up one minute and all teary-eyed the next. This story has incredible characters who provide the perfect respite when things seem their most difficult and I loved each and every one of them. Some we've met in prior books and they are the very best support system Mak and Tony could ever wish for.
Keep Vegas had me glued to my Kindle, needing Tony and Mak to find their way to each other no matter what others might want or say, the heck with what they should do or feel. I was darn proud of both of them as they finally throw caution to the wind and fight for each other in only the ways that they could.
Yes, I want all of the Boston Brothers' stories told. Kelly Kay has created one great crew here, people who genuinely care about one another, who know when to knock sense into each other when necessary and who provide constant humor that is unmatched. This is some of this author's best work to date and I couldn't love this book more if I tried. THE perfect beach read for the summer of 2023!
5 huge stars!
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BOOKWORM REVIEW: Keep Vegas by Kelly Kay
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥This is more than a story about love. This is a story about growth.Tony and Mak had a promising fling once in Paris. The kind of fling that could easily become a happily ever after. But it ended abruptly after Mak was forced to go home to Nevada.Twelve years passed, and they meet again in Vegas. Tony has had his heart dented, having gone through three marriages already. Mak is faced with the consequences of the lies she's weaved. Can this second chance be the one they are hoping for?This was an enjoyable read. I love that this read takes us from their youthful fling to their self-discovery to finding happiness as a result of being aware of their shortcomings. In particular, Mak demonstrated wonderful growth from being essentially a pathological liar to coming to terms with the truth.I adore their chemistry. Kelly Kay did a good job of establishing a deep connection between our main characters from the get-go and building on it as they mature. Despite more than a decade of separation, that attraction did not feel like it had waned.This is the second in the series but it can be a read as a standalone. If you are looking for a feel-good love story with some depth, this is a great pick.
