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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? This gay romance from Keira Andrews is the first part of the Valor duology and features a May-December age difference, Jane Austen levels of pining, forbidden love against the odds, and of course a happy ending.
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2 primary booksValor is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Josh Hayes, Keira Andrews, and 5 others.
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I'm still on a Keira Andrews binge and I'm not tired yet.
Firstly, this is one of the few age-gap romances I've read. I like that the older one wasn't involved in the life of the younger one whilst he was growing up. I love that Shane wasn't the primary pursuer. I love the parents' reaction to it. It's so realistic-minus the easy acceptance but I'll give that a pass because I can see it will be explored more in Book 2.
Secondly, the ridiculousness of some of the scenes, like getting each other off DURING a kidnap attempt?