Keep Me (Sinful Manor, 1)

Their marriage of convenience is anything but...

All Killian Barclay wants is to be left the hell alone. He's had enough heartache to last a lifetime, and he has no more need for love--earning him the reputation of a broody Scot and eventually turning his famous ancestral home into a den of iniquity. It doesn't take long for tales of his raunchy house parties to reach the rest of his family, though, inspiring them to hatch a plan to shake Killian out of his routine.

New Yorker Sylvie Devereaux is tough as nails--as the daughter of famous yet neglectful parents, she's grown a hard shell and keeps everyone at arm's length. So when she sneaks into Barclay Manor during a trip to Scotland to get a glimpse of a famous heirloom, she doesn't anticipate facing off against the brutish, maddening highlander who lives there. And she certainly didn't expect to ever see the bastard again.

Yet just weeks later, she's approached by Killian's family with a proposal--move to Scotland and marry Killian to improve his playboy reputation, and after one year, she'll walk away with ten million dollars. Sylvie agrees, even knowing that their plan is more deceptive than he realizes. But as she grows closer to Killian and the end of their year together, she has to decide: Is the love of a good man with a dark soul worth keeping, or is she willing to break Killian's heart now that it's well and truly hers?

"This book has IT factor. Really loved it. Super angsty." --Helen Hoang, New York Times bestselling author, for Praise

Keep Me is a December 2024 LibraryReads pick!

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336 pages

Average rating: 7.28

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Rachels_Reading_Nook
Mar 30, 2025
4/10 stars
Not my favorite but I had a good time and enjoyed the character growth.
AGirlAmongstBooks
Mar 26, 2025
5/10 stars
Enjoyed but not as much as Id hoped.
hillary_scholz
Jan 13, 2025
6/10 stars
This book was fine. It was hard to get into the start of the book because the FMC was so unlikeable, which was totally understandable as we wanted to see growth over the course of the book. I did like the growth of Sylvie and Killian, both separately and together. They both overcame obstacles to create a real relationship. I also liked that the book and relationship took place over the course of a year, which made their connection seem more substantial.

I know one of the descriptions of the book is BDSM and while there were aspects of that - Sylvie is tied to the bed once and Killian spanks her and has sex with her in front of his friends - I wouldn’t say that’s a real BDSM romance book. I’d call it BDSM light lol.

I don’t think I’ll pick up another book by this author, but it was an interesting read if you like Scottish, marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers tropes. There was a mix of things I enjoyed in the book and a mix of things I didn't like in the book which leaves me with a 3 star score.

Thanks to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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