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Be Still My Heart: Four Kings Security Book Two Kindle Edition

by Charlie Cochet (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 2,017 ratings

Book 2 of 4: Four Kings Security

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When the cards are stacked against you, the Kings will even the odds.

Former Special Forces medical sergeant Russell “Red” McKinley knows a thing or two about wounds, like the fact some can take a lifetime to heal, if they heal at all. The scars Red carries run deep, and living with PTSD often means battling the memories of his past. Injuries he received while working an executive protection case with fellow Kings and co-owners of Four Kings Security, have once again forced past heartaches to the surface, but Red is determined not to let it derail his blossoming romance with sweet and sexy fashion photographer Lazarus Galanos.

Laz can’t deny there’s something special developing between him and Red, but Laz has wounds of his own. He’s hesitant to jump into a new relationship after his recent explosive breakup. Experience has taught Laz to doubt his judgement when it comes to men. Guys who seem too good to be true, usually are, and no one appears more perfect than Red.

When an attempt is made on Laz’s life, Red is determined to keep him safe. Laz may not be a client, and Red is still off duty, but Laz is one of their own, and nothing means more to the Kings than family. While an investigation is underway, Red and Laz are growing closer, but can they find a way to help each other heal and take a chance on love, or will their fears and insecurities cost them more than their future together?

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FZPFVQN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (July 28, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1362 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1719301697

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Step into a world of romance, humor, and heart-pounding action with Charlie Cochet, the international bestselling author behind the captivating THIRDS series. Embrace a fusion of Cuban flair and American charm as you dive into her stories with unforgettable characters and a dash of delightful mayhem.

Fueled by a love for classic rock and Cuban lattes, Charlie resides in Central Florida with her rascally Doxiepoo and a very opinionated German Shepherd. When she isn’t writing, she’s losing herself in a whirlwind of books and movies.

Charlie’s stories will stir your imagination and ignite your passion. So grab your favorite coffee, turn up the music, and prepare for your next adventure.

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BeckyBWVU

Love This Series!

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2018

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I am a total fan of Charlie Cochet's...she is an "auto buy" author for me! I fell in love with her writing with the THIRDS series and I am enjoying the Kings series so far. Red and Laz were fun, sweet, sexy, and at times heartbreaking with the back stories. And King! The scene where he is there for Red just made me fall in love with him more. That is probably my favorite thing about this series..the love and deep bonds that exist between all the men. I enjoy the romances but those moments hit me even more. I can't wait to read the next book in this series!

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024

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Loved this story about two of the sweetest guys. Red is a King with a heart of gold and after all he’s endured. Laz is sweet despite the industry he is in. Protecting Laz is the most important to Red while they figure out who is trying to hurt him. Unexpected villain and some action but during all this, these two find love. Love the characters in this series.

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Kendra T

Excellent continuation to the Four Kings Series!

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2018

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We saw some lovely attraction and tension between Red and Laz in Love in Spades, and I am so glad to see that it starts off present in this book as well. Of course, there is some meddling by Ace, but that makes it more awesome. Red is not working for Laz, so it definitely helps that there isn't the stress to make King blow his top (haha). I loved getting to know Red more and seeing him fight the nightmares/deal with PTSD with Laz by his side.

The mystery/story line in this book is carryover from something that happened in the first book when we met Laz, so it was nice to see that the story followed through. I picked out who the baddie was fairly early on, but I thought it was written well. I am continuing to love this series, and I can't wait for Lucky's book. I'm hoping for a Lucky/Mason story, because their tension has been out of control awesome since the beginning.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2023

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What a great story! This is book two of the series, Red and Laz’s book, and it was a crazy ride! The two met in book one, and it was obvious they had a connection, and I loved seeing it come to fruition. Along the way there is a crazed killer, friends, family, and romance, and if course an HEA.

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Rosemary

Not as good as the first but still worth a read

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2018

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For me this second book wasn't as fun and exciting as the first. Although I really liked Red and Laz, I was very disappointed that the author turned Ace into a buffoon. He may have been a jokester but his stupid humor in this book did not fit his persona from the first book. It was very annoying and distressing. I also did not like how Laz attacked Red because of a phone call. I have to say, though, I did not guess the "bad guy" until the revelation. The author is pretty clever and I thought the ending was believable.

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Katey Guillot

Love a precious lil’ sweetheart MC🥺

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023

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This book had some issues, but I still loved it. How can you not love a story that includes a perfect cinnamon roll of an MC like Red, though?

Okay, the editing was a fail this time, and it showed. Lots of redundancy that needed to be cleaned up, some inconsistency, grammar and punctuation fails…come on, editors. Y’all can do better than all this. I hates it😒

Aside from that, I enjoyed the ride this book took me on. When I figured out who the big baddie was I second-guessed myself to death until I was validated. It was a good “Aha!” moment, and I’m sure it was a surprise to many. I loved the love, even if I wanted to have words with Laz for being a meanie to precious Red. We must protect Red, for he is a national treasure.

It’s also my sacred duty to point out that everyone should remember that Richard sucks so that no one ever forgets. So gross.

3.75/5. Onto the next! I can’t wait to get more of Mason. I like Mason. Mason has juicy secrets, and between him and Lucky, there’s gonna be so many good throw downs.

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2023

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A who dunnit that will keep you guessing! So many suspects, so little clues! But a happy ever after is the answer

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018

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I’m torn...I really loved Love in Spades but this is my new favorite in Military/MM Romance! These men, the Kings, have that special something that set them apart. Both Red and Laz were pining away for each other but neither of them wanted to make the first move. Ace takes it out of their hands and sets Red up good thing he does because Laz gets shot at in their meeting. It’s a whirlwind from there. Red is all protective of Laz and he doesn’t understand why. They both like each other but Laz’s insecurities rear their head and it almost sabotages their relationship. Will Red convince Laz he’s not like his ex? Will Red be able to protect Laz from the threat to his life?

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Ana

Red and Laz ❤

Reviewed in Brazil on December 22, 2019

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Loved the story of Red and Laz!
I laughed a lot about the pineapple ...
Laz's story is self-surpassing, which is difficult with everything he's been through.
Red is a love of person. I wanted one of these for me. I hope to see a lot of them in other books. Loved it. Charlie has a way of telling stories with friends that make me want to be a part... thank you very much.
I hope you have the story of Fitz and Jack, because Fitz deserves a happy ending and I want to meet Jack! And I want to see laz's brother Gio. I hope Joker and Gio are a couple, I would love it!
Thank you for the book. Wonderful as always! ❤

K.H.

Heart and baggage

Reviewed in Canada on March 26, 2019

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Just as amazing as the last book, this one was a little bit sweeter with its two gentle lead characters. Both Red and Laz are kind and gentle men when able, but both also have some pretty serious baggage. Working out how that means they can be together is a big part of this book.

Laz and Red met in the last book but haven't really seen each other since. Of course Ace is having none of that and the book starts with the two getting ambushed into meeting up again. It all seems sweet until everything goes to hell with an assassination attempt. This brings Laz and Red together under the same roof no less and gives them a real chance to see what they have.

Red is very much a gentle man but his job and his sexuality don't always let that come out. Caring for his team a nd now caring for Laz makes him very happy. But his size has him feeling apart from the willowy model crowd that Laz is always around. His sexuality had driven apart more than one relationship, the belief that by being pan he would cheat with any other warm body. Add on to all if that the PTSD that he has and Red is afraid he is too much baggage for any one person.

Laz just got out of an abusive relationship that he hadn't realized had taken over His life. Rebuilding his work and his friendships away from the manipulative model he had been with for so long is right now his main focus. Though Laz is drawn to Red he still has some self esteem issues from his last relationship. Trust has also taken a major hit as Laz tends to believe that any kind and well meaning person is hiding something. These are big barriers for a relationship which take a lot to work through.

Laz and Red may be perfect for each other but that doesn't mean they don't need to work for it. A story of learning trust and compromise this was another great read and I look forward to the next book!

DeltaMK

Absolutely adorable! :)

Reviewed in Germany on November 22, 2018

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After Ace and Colton found each other in the first book it’s time for the next King to find his significant other. In this case Russell McKinley alias Red gets his chance of a beautiful HEA with Laz, a professional photographer.

They already met in the first book after Red helps Laz during a party when the latter gets into an accident because of his now ex-boyfriend. Between those two it was love at first sight but Laz leaves sometime between book 1 and book 2 because of his self doubts. A few months afterwards they meet again and of course the sparks still fly high ;)
What I love here is that they don’t beat around the bush because they KNOW how they feel about each other and it’s not a question about “if” but more like “when”. And oh boy WHEN they get together? Yummy yummy~

Unlike the first book this one concentrates more on the romance and less on the action part of the story. The concept fits absolutely perfect because both of them are so adorable sweethearts and SOOO cute together! Of course the humor in this book doesn’t come up short but the whole writing style is more gentle and expressive.

We also meet the characters from book 1 again: the other Kings, their friends and of course known enemies. So we learn more and more about everyone and it’s great to see that Ace and Colton are still the stupidly-in-love couple like they were in book 1 :P

Like the first book I’ve read this one here more times than I can count and I definitely don’t intend so stop that in the near future :D

5/5 again and if I could I would give way more!

Kindle Customer

Fantastic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2018

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It was great to see the rest of the guys, as each of them have their own brand of humour, particularly Ace cause he just cracks me up with his antics lol, what I didn't expect but found absolutely amazing was how funny Red is. Yes, he's kind, gentle and the heart of the group but to see him come out of his shell with Laz and show a sense of mischief was wonderful. It was great to see Laz show some sass too, he's never going to be a hellraiser but I liked these two for each other, they fit and I never thought to question why.
Another great book from Charlie, which I do recommend and will be a keeper for me.

SIMMERRI_1

Great story

Reviewed in Australia on April 14, 2020

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This story begins with a casual catch up and a beach photo shoot which turns deadly in a heartbeat. MC Laz is the photographer at the fashion shoot and is surrounded by Kings when a shot is fired - Red’s quick thinking has them diving for cover. (NB: there really needs to be more places to take cover on a beach - it’s just dangerous as it is) The rest of the story follows the developing relationship between Red and Laz who are forced to lay low while police investigate the shooting.
Forced close proximity is a fairly well used trope but it completely fitted this story. Both MCs needed that extra push before they would start anything.
I absolutely adored both MCs from when we met them in book one of this series - this book could be read as a stand-alone but you definitely get more from the story if the series is read in order. Laz is slow to trust completely after the mess of his last breakup and Red has PTSD from his time as a green beret.
Thoroughly enjoyed the story, this author just writes some truly beautiful and heartwarming characters - who are all so handsome.

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