Valor on the Move

Written by Keira Andrews

Narrated by Iggy Toma

He'd give his life to protect the president's son. But he never expected to risk his heart.

Growing up gay in the White House hasn't been easy for Rafael Castillo. Codenamed "Valor" by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave as he hides in the closet and tries to stay below the radar in his last year of college. His father's presidency is almost over, and he just needs to stick to his carefully crafted plan. Once his family's out of the spotlight, he can be honest with his conservative parents about his sexuality and his dream of being a chef.

It's definitely not part of Rafa's plan to get a new Secret Service agent who's a walking wet dream, but he's made it this long keeping his desires to himself. Besides, it's not like Shane Kendrick would even look at him twice if it wasn't his job.

Shane's worked his way up through the Secret Service ranks, and while protecting the president's shy, boring son isn't his dream White House assignment, it's an easy enough task since no one pays Rafa much attention. He discovers there's a vibrant young man beneath the timid public shell, and while he knows Rafa has a crush on him, he assures himself it's harmless. Shane's never had room for romance in his life, and he'd certainly never cross that line with a protectee. Keeping Rafa safe at any cost is Shane's mission.

But as Rafa gets under his skin, will they both put their hearts on the line?

Contains mature themes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jul 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781977348661

Keira Andrews

After writing for years yet never really finding the right inspiration, Keira discovered her voice in gay romance, which has become a passion. She writes contemporary, historical, paranormal and fantasy fiction, and—although she loves delicious angst along the way—Keira firmly believes in happy endings. For as Oscar Wilde once said, “The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.” You can find out more about Keira and her books at: www.keiraandrews.com

Reviews for Valor on the Move

[akbouterse · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Age gap stories always kind of weird me out but I do really like the authors writing and the way she tells a story. This one wasn’t quite as good as the last book I read by her (the pirate one) but I still enjoyed listening to this one.

[shazov-133293 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is quite a hard book for me to rate and review. It was one of those books that I just couldn't really engage with. I had no trouble putting it down, which isn't really a good sign. I've been trying to think what it is that didn't work for me, and I have come to the conclusion that it's not one thing, but a combination of a few things.

First of all, I struggled with Rafa. He is supposed to be 21/22, in his last year of college. But he read much younger. And way to naive in my opinion for someone who has grown up in the public spotlight. And Shane, while almost 40 also just didn't "feel" right. Nothing I can pinpoint, but something felt a little off in the beginning.

I do believe Shane's character improved as the story continued, but by that stage it was almost too late to truly grab me.

There's nothing really wrong with the story, I simply believe it's a case of "it's not you, it's me".