Heatstroke

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Beach Secrets:
Heatstroke

When the past won’t let go, love dives deeper.

Burned out and emotionally numb, trauma nurse Daniel Voss retreats to the remote Caribbean island of Sainte-Margot to escape the wreckage of a career—and a life—that’s unraveling. He expects solitude and silence. Instead, he gets Thierry Batiste: barefoot lifeguard, intuitive flirt, and local legend.

 

Their connection is electric, their chemistry undeniable—but Daniel is determined to keep the past buried and his heart locked. Thierry isn’t one to be pushed away. As passion turns to something deeper, Daniel must face what he’s running from—or risk losing the one man who sees him clearly.

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Reviews

Daniel And Thierry

Daniel is a Trauma nurse that believed he wasn’t good enough when he couldn’t save a patient. Trying to outrun his past, he goes to the Island of Sainte-Margot. He meets Thierry, a local lifeguard who won’t leave him alone. After a storm-drenched kiss, Daniel must decide to keep hiding or to surrender to the kind of heat that might just heal him. If you haven’t already subscribed to Ryan’s mailing list, do so now, and read the behind -the-scenes extras for each book.

Sue McNair

A quick read!

Daniel arrives at an island for a quiet time to get through some trauma that occurred while working as a trauma nurse. But he doesn’t get as much quiet time due to chance encounters with Thierry, a fun loving lifeguard. Daniel tries to stay away but Thierry is persistent. They spend night together, but, after Daniel sneaks out in the morning, he stays away and doesn’t respond to Thierry’s texts/calls. After a couple days, Daniel realizes he doesn’t want to be alone and contacts Thierry. They spend the day together. Thierry asks him to stay and he does. When it comes time for his time on the island to be up, he is on the dock in line to get in the boat, he sees Thierry standing on the beach looking out at the water. Does Daniel get on the boat or does he go to Thierry on the beach?

Lexa Freshly

Taking a Worthwhile Chance

Even though Daniel was only doing a favour for a friend, he wanted the trip to be quiet and relaxing, but that is not what he got, especially after his heroic performance. Thierry was loud and enthusiastic, so he was intrigued by Daniel from the moment they met, but trying to get him to engage was like pulling teeth. However, Thierry made it his mission to get Daniel to lower the walls he had built around himself, which led to him finally taking a chance.

Unfortunately, Daniel’s insecurities led him to revert to his closed off behaviour, even though Thierry kept continually trying to make him open up and feel again. Nevertheless, Daniel decided to leave, as he wasn’t handling the attention he was getting very well, but fate stepped in and made him realise he needed to stay and explore the vast possibilities ahead for him and Thierry.

This was an incredibly emotional story about a young man’s journey where he unexpectedly received help from a stranger to lean about what it means to truly accept himself. I absolutely enjoyed reading this short instalove romance story and I belief it deserves to be on your TBR list.

Korkoi