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Keeping Casey (Keeping Him Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Amy Aislin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 441 ratings
Casey Preston is the guy with the plan. The list-maker. The one who micromanages his own life.

Spontaneously offering to be his best friend’s fake boyfriend to get Ethan’s annoying team captain off his back?

That’s not thinking things through. It’s not even smart given Casey’s been fighting his feelings for Ethan for years.

Ethan Rain just wants to play hockey and get his college degree. Adding a fake boyfriend to the mix? He doesn’t need that complication.

If Casey were his real boyfriend, though? If he got to keep Casey forever? Now we’re talking.

But what if Casey doesn’t want to be kept?
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  1. Book 1 of 2
    Keeping Him
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    282 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    February 23, 2021
  5. File size
    1.8 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08RVNQ4RC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 23, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 23, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 441 ratings

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Amy Aislin

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Amy's lived with her head in the clouds since she first picked up a book as a child, and being fluent in two languages means she's read a lot of books! She first picked up a pen on a rainy day in fourth grade when her class had to stay inside for recess. Tales of treasure hunts with her classmates eventually morphed into love stories between men, and she's been writing ever since. She writes evenings and weekends—or whenever she isn't at her full-time day job saving the planet at Canada's largest environmental non-profit.

An unapologetic introvert, Amy reads too much and socializes too little, with no regrets. She loves connecting with readers. Join her Facebook Group to stay up-to-date on upcoming releases and for access to early teasers, find her on Instagram and Twitter, or sign up for her infrequent newsletter.

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Customers enjoy this romantic book, with one review highlighting its best friends to lovers storyline and another noting its archaeology and low-angst romance elements. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its character development, with one review mentioning how the vocal performance brought the characters to life. Additionally, customers appreciate its emotional depth, and one review notes its wonderful sense of family.

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9 customers mention "Romantic content"9 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romantic content of the book, with one review specifically mentioning it as a best friends to lovers story, while another describes it as archaeology and low-angst romance.

"...a wonderful sense of family, friendship and love to the plot, keeping it interesting as well as helping Casey and Ethan see the beautiful thing that..." Read more

"...identity, its impact and influence in a way that’s clear and thought-provoking. I cannot say enough about how much I appreciate this as a reader." Read more

"...The ending was romantic and lovely. The audiobook was narrated by Michael Franklin who does a fabulous job...." Read more

"...Amy Aislin knows how to write such compelling, relatable, and interesting stories with just the best characters!..." Read more

6 customers mention "Sweetness"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book sweet and charming, with one customer describing it as a cute best friends to lovers story.

"...In the end, Keeping Casey is a sweet, low angst romance with three-dimensional like-able leading men. Two thumbs up!" Read more

"...Their relationship and friendship is what makes this such a charming book. Casey creates this idea of "fake dating" to help Ethan out...." Read more

"...This spin off series was just right. Ethan and Casey were adorable and achingly sweet. Their relationship is one for the ages...." Read more

"4.5* Ugh, this was so cute and sweet, I just wanted to squish Ethan and Casey! They're both so adorable and clueless...." Read more

5 customers mention "Character development"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning how the vocal performance brought the characters to life.

"...The main characters are so into each other, but Casey and Ethan each have a simple, but slightly differing reason for not wishing to deepen the..." Read more

"...I also loved Casey's personality - he was intense at moments and his drive was very admirable. The ending was romantic and lovely...." Read more

"...The secondary characters in this book were amazing and I can't wait to see their stories in the future...." Read more

"...This is a best friends to lovers story. Lots of side characters from the stick side series too. Can’t wait to read book 2." Read more

5 customers mention "Emotion level"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, with one mentioning its perfect balance of angst.

"...Keeping Casey is an awesome book filled with a plethora of emotions and feelings...." Read more

"...Keeping Casey demonstrates masterful emotional depth and complexity; both Ethan and Casey face past grief, the stress and struggles of college life..." Read more

"...In the end, Keeping Casey is a sweet, low angst romance with three-dimensional like-able leading men. Two thumbs up!" Read more

"Loved this story! It was the perfect amount of angst and slow burn with just a sprinkle of conflict...." Read more

3 customers mention "Friendship"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the friendship portrayed in the book, with one mentioning its wonderful sense of family.

"...Theo, Brant and April especially add a wonderful sense of family, friendship and love to the plot, keeping it interesting as well as helping Casey..." Read more

"At first blush, these guys are best friends from childhood…forever...." Read more

"These guys were seriously the BEST! What a unique and amazing friendship that was finally acknowledged as something more...." Read more

3 customers mention "Writing quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the writing of the book.

"...This book is marvelously written and vividly imaginative!! One of the best I've read, and is very highly recommended!! 5 stars, most definitely!!" Read more

"I cannot get enough of this author! Amy Aislin knows how to write such compelling, relatable, and interesting stories with just the best characters!..." Read more

"...I started it the other day and right away was pulled it. I enjoyed the writing, the story, and the characters...." Read more

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  • baheun
    5.0 out of 5 stars So SWEET!!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021
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    Ethan Rain is a 20 year-old college freshman and student-athlete on the rolls at Glen Hill College in Vermont. Playing hockey on a scholarship from the college, Ethan is gay, demisexual…and in love with his childhood best friend Casey. Ethan has managed to keep two of his innermost secrets mostly to himself- that he suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and his longing for Casey's return of his affection. Ethan lost his mother in a construction accident 5 years earlier- an accident that also took the life of Casey's beloved father. Connected by the grief the two men have suffered, they have found solace in each other's friendship. But does Ethan dare to act on his deeper feelings and risk destroying a friendship that has taken years to create?

    Casey Preston has been in love with Ethan since forever. When his father was killed in a freak construction accident, Ethan was the one who kept him from falling apart. Indeed, the interests sparked in him by his father is the reason that Casey is studying archaeology at the college. Shying away from close and personal binding relationships, Casey has had his fair share of flings on the side, yet nobody could ever make him feel the way he feels when he's with Ethan. The hot hockey player has been his closest friend and confident all of his life, and recently Casey has finally come to grips with his feelings toward his best friend. But does he dare to let Ethan come closer into his life and risk losing him, too?

    Keeping Casey is an awesome book filled with a plethora of emotions and feelings. The main characters are so into each other, but Casey and Ethan each have a simple, but slightly differing reason for not wishing to deepen the relationship they have together. It is as if each guy wants the other so badly but can't risk coming clean to the other for fear that everything they've built together up to now will all come crashing down on them. Each man has been forced to grieve a parent's death - one has had to bear the load on his own shoulders, and the other never quite has been able to come to grips with the loss. The character development is SUPERB in this novel! The plot is fabulous, as well. I was so rooting for something good to happen to Casey and Ethan, as they have had to suffer so much familial heartache in the past. The secondary characters in the book are phenomenal, too. Theo, Brant and April especially add a wonderful sense of family, friendship and love to the plot, keeping it interesting as well as helping Casey and Ethan see the beautiful thing that's right before their eyes, if they would just reach out and take it.

    This book is marvelously written and vividly imaginative!! One of the best I've read, and is very highly recommended!! 5 stars, most definitely!!
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  • Janette
    4.0 out of 5 stars Friends to Lovers Meets Fake Boyfriends
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021
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    Casey and Ethan have been best friends since forever. They’re a package deal with a long, shared history; even a couple years apart while Ethan pursued his hockey dreams hasn’t made a dent in their unflappable connection. But all of that is about to change during their freshman year of college.

    When Ethan’s team captain reacts poorly to his declaration about his sexuality, Casey comes to his rescue, pretending to be boyfriends to prove Ethan’s gay. What’s the harm in helping a friend? Turns out quite a lot as neither realizes all the ways it will test their relationship.

    Fake boyfriends is one of my absolute favorite tropes, and this one works on so many levels. Amy Aislin takes it up a notch by adding deliciously angsty friends-to-lovers tension to the mix. She had me in Ethan’s corner from the very first page, waiting and hoping Casey get on board and work through his own feelings. Keeping Casey demonstrates masterful emotional depth and complexity; both Ethan and Casey face past grief, the stress and struggles of college life, as well as their complicated tangle of romantic feelings. The slow burn, angst and anticipation are deliciously done, something I’ve come to expect from Amy Aislin’s books.

    Speaking of her previous work, I want to give a shout out to Aislin’s clarity and inclusivity. Readers can find a wide range of characters representing unique sexual and gender identities in M/M romance, and her books are no exception. Her Stick Side series as well as Keeping Casey feature characters who identify as demisexual, but Aislin goes beyond merely mentioning it. She clearly defines what being demi means to the person on the page; rather than sweeping generalizations, she draws the reader into the emotional complexity of their sexual identity, its impact and influence in a way that’s clear and thought-provoking. I cannot say enough about how much I appreciate this as a reader.
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  • Laura Gowing
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hockey, Archaeology and Low-Angst Romance
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2022
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    While Keeping Casey can be read as a standalone, it sits squarely in the Stick Side universe — rubbing elbows with the world of Lighthouse Bay — and for me, the story was enhanced by my prior reading of the Stick Side series. So many of the main characters of that series either pop into the story or are mentioned, and some even have supporting roles. If you’ve enjoyed other books by the author, you’ll fall for Ethan and Casey, who are both very like-able and sweet.

    In addition to drawing in fans of hockey romance, this book has something for history nerds like me. Ethan is into hockey and science — and creating little felted animals, and how cute is that?! I related more closely to Casey, whose passions are antiques and archaeology — and his best friend Ethan, of course. Far from boring, Aislin weaves Casey's interests into the story by connecting them to his memories of his father. The story also deals with the serious topic of living with rheumatoid arthritis with Ethan portrayed as a young man who is coping with this chronic disease and making the best of the situation. Also, as is the case with several of Aislin’s books, one of the characters is demi-sexual; by addressing and normalizing his demi-sexuality, she is helping to remove some of the stigma of being on the asexual spectrum.

    In the end, Keeping Casey is a sweet, low angst romance with three-dimensional like-able leading men. Two thumbs up!
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars So good!!!! Just like always.
    Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2021
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    Amy's books are always completely adorable and realistic! You know it's a good story when a romance novel has you in tears. Casey and Ethan are super sweet and I can imagine we will see more of them in other books too.
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  • Kindle Customer A. K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Yes! A great read....
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2021
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    A good story with characters that develop and grow. This is my first Amy Aislin and it is not going to be the last. Book 2 is already lined up.
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  • Mónica SamWorld
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, funny and romantic
    Reviewed in Spain on June 20, 2022
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    This is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. Casey and Ethan are the cutest together and I fell in love with them straight away.
    It's not just a friends to lovers plot, this book is so much more. The friendship between the MCs is the type everybody would like to have in their lives. They know each other so well that it's just amazing they hadn't realized their true feelings towards the other. They are so in tune that everybody assumes they are together, which in a way they are (just trust Brant on this one LOL).
    I loved their friendship, their moments together were funny but also touching. How they understand and support each other, what they mean to one another... It was beautiful to see that kind of relationship.
    I also loved the different subplots in the book, like the homophobia that still nowadays moves around in male sports. Also, how a cronic ilness affects young people and I think it's great that grief is pictured here as something that can be dealt in many different ways.
    Like I said, I did love this book from beginning to end. It's sweet, beautiful, moving, funny and romantic. The hot scenes are dealt with in the same loving way and they were perfect.
    This book has everything to warm your inside, it's well written and the characters are all wonderful, natural and real. This is a must-read book for everyone and I look forward to reading the next one in the series.
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  • Zaza - Forum Boulevard des Passions
    3.0 out of 5 stars Un friends-to-lovers + fake boyfriends bien mignon mais tout de même un peu plat
    Reviewed in France on April 25, 2021
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    Une histoire douce et mignonne, mais quand même assez plate ...
    On est en plein dans le friends-to-lovers, avec ces deux jeunes hommes meilleurs amis depuis leur plus tendre enfance, qui se retrouvent à jouer les fake boyfriends.

    En fait, quand on les voit, on a déjà l'impression qu'ils sont en couple, car il y a cette complicité, et cette espèce d'évidence tranquille. Et au final, le fait de devenir un "vrai" couple ne change pas grand chose, en tout cas pas à nos yeux de lectrices car c'est vraiment très très sage en matière de baisers, caresses et autres gestes affectueux (et je ne parle même pas du sexe !). L'autrice ne développe pas ou très peu les changements inhérents à ce nouveau statut de leur relation, elle mentionne quelques petites choses ici et là, mais ça reste très survolé.

    Les deux héros sont également liés par une perte commune : le père de l'un et la mère de l'autre, et la question du deuil pèse sur une partie du roman, et a façonné la personnalité de Casey, tandis que pour Ethan, c'est la question de la maladie qui marque la sienne.

    Quelques thèmes un peu difficiles sont donc abordés, mais l'autrice n'en fait pas trop non plus, elle "joue" plutôt sur la façon dont les personnages réagissent face à ça (Casey étant un champion de la fuite ...). On a donc globalement une lecture douce et tranquille, mais trop plate à mon goût.

    J'ai bien apprécié les personnages secondaires, mais j'avoue ne pas comprendre pourquoi Brant n'est quasiment jamais appelé par son prénom, au profit de son nom de famille, alors que Theo, lui, est constamment appelé par le sien. C'était très sympa de recroiser les personnages de la série Stick side !

    Une lecture mignonne donc, mais qui manque pour moi de saveur et de relief.
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  • Laura
    2.0 out of 5 stars Weak
    Reviewed in Italy on April 18, 2021
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    Well, I think I have to give up on this author.
    I thought it was going to be a great book to read, and i thought the same for "on the ice"
    Both disappointed me, but Keeping Casey disappointed me even more. It's always look le this whenever synopsis give great expectations and the book is rather weak.
    Here Ethan and Casey spend the entire book revolving around their feelings for each other, and the fact that Casey always push people away to not get involved.
    This concept is told too many times, and I think that I got it the second time it was mentioned.
    Their "love story" is nowhere to be found throughout the book, we've been given something almost at the end.
    When books are weak, usually there's the steamy part that gives something to relate to, the passion, the spark. The feeling. Here they barely kiss, and suddenly we discover that Ethan is what? Demisexual? He's never been attracted to anyone. But the author doesn't adress it, cause we need to know, again, that Casey need to push him away by leaving him in pain after a bad game.
    Maybe I'd have been kinder to this book if I hadn't had to actually pay for it, considering that Amy Aislin is not in Unlimited.
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