Bound by Secrets (Deadly Isles Special Ops Series Book 2) by Amy McKinley – Review by Stephanie Chapman

Bound by Secrets by Amy McKinley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Amy McKinley continues her epic series with Bound By Secrets, Deadly Isle Special Ops, Book 2. Opening the story with Kayla fuming over her boyfriend’s infidelity, she confronts him with disastrous results. Roy, a superstar MMA fighter, unleashes his temper, choking Kayla to unconsciousness after saying “I own you.” When she regains consciousness, she flees the home, taking a flash drive that she suspects holds information that could hurt Roy. After a week passes, Kayla runs into Jaxon. Kieran was Jaxon’s best friend and Kayla’s deceased older brother. When they were teenagers, despite Kieran not wanting them to date, the two shared a night of intimacy. The same night, Kieran dies in a hit and run car wreck. Despite her misgivings about moving into Jaxon’s spare room, she knew Roy would never find her there. Her parents were buying his condo and Jaxon was moving to his family’s island. Jaxon still had feelings for Kayla and planned to attempt to rekindle their relationship. At the same time, his mind was also on a string of murders of former Navy SEALs that were on the same teams that his family had served on. After going to a group bonfire, Kayla agrees to give the relationship another try. After discovering the secrets that Jaxon had held about her brother, Kayla starts receiving messages from Roy and she discovers he had already met with her parents. What will Kayla do? What secrets did Jaxon reveal? Does Roy find Kayla?

After reading the first book of this series, McKinley excellent job building from pertinent characters mentioned in the first book. Xander and Jaxon are brothers and while not the main characters in this book, Xander and Riley début. The investigation that Xander had started is still in progress with Jaxon joining in. The character development is still my favorite aspect of her books, and I can’t wait to keep reading the series.

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