Safe in His Heart

...and this book is no exception!

I was unsure about this book before I started it. The thing I was most weary of was the cheating aspect of it. However once I got into it more the author explained the relationship between Andrew and Kristy. Paul was a great character. He was fun and entertaining and I abosolutely loved him. He has such a good heart and kept his faith and belief in Andrew the whole time. Andrew was very well written. I was leary of him in the first couple of chapters because he seemed to come off as a player. However, the futher into the story and more we get to see Andrews thoughts and feelings the more loveable he became. He was a very strong character when it was needed. I also really liked how in the end Kristy didn't wind up being the \"bad guy.\" A lot of books I've read make the wife of the closeted guy out to be horrible and Renae Kaye didn't do that. Renae did a wonderful job creating a story and characters that were entertaining and I read the entire book in one sitting.

Safe in His Heart by Renae Kaye is book two of the Safe series.
In this second book of the series Paul and Andrew are the central part of the story.
Andrew is a married man, a marriage in which he is not happy, and one of the reasons is what he has been told all his life about homosexuality. Andrew has a secret and when he acts upon it things change.
Paul is Lon’s best friend, a nurse and a man that is proud to be gay and doesn’t hide from his reality. He has always been open about his sexuality.
When an affair starts between Andrew and Paul, they were not expecting all the things that will come along with the knowledge and the feelings they develop for each other.
One of the most difficult things was Andrew’s views of his life as gay man and the religious beliefs he grew up under.
Paul has a great way to tackle the conversation and the view of God as accepting of all regardless of who they love.
Andrew and Paul need to conquer a lot of obstacles, need to make sure Andrew’s children are first and that in their hearts love can conquer all.

This was actually a very hard review for me to write. All of Renae Kaye’s books have been 5 stars for me. I’ve read everything she’s ever written. So, I took my time with this review and felt I needed to explain the why behind my review. I didn’t hate this book but I didn’t love it either. It was amazingly written. Renae’s writing is flawless. She has a signature and I’ve grown to adore that.
My dilemma comes with the overall feeling of this book. Safe in His Heart is book 2 in Renae’s Safe Series. Paul, who we met in Safe in His Arms, is an MC and I want to say that he was wonderful. My heart bled for him in this book. I could feel all his emotions and that’s a sign of a great writer to pull that from page to reader.
Andrew… I didn’t like him. I tried to see his point of view. I tried to understand. I spent the entire book teetering over the moral line and I almost fell into oblivion a few times. Andrew is married to a woman. They have an “arrangement” and Andrew wants Paul but he’s so twisted inside it made for a frustrating read. He is as loyal to Paul as a married man can be. He has kids that are the only thread keeping Andrew with his wife. And in the end it felt like when she (Kristy) makes the choices it’s the final say. And even though they are in a loveless marriage the fact that when she says, “Okay it’s fine lets go have our own happily ever after’s alone.” (Not a direct quote) Andrew is like yes master in a sense. Therefore giving Paul the life he deserves. That’s a lot of power and it made Paul and Andrew’s relationship feel almost insincere.
All of Andrew’s reasoning I won’t unveil. You DO have to read this book to draw your own conclusions. There’s a thick religious presence in this book, very preachy at times and as a Christian myself I understood what I was reading but it was a bit much even for me.
This is a book that HAS to be read. I genuinely encourage you to do so because it’s also a book that will be a love it or hate it story for you. Where one hates it another will love it and one’s judgement shouldn’t dictate reading this. I am a fan of Renae’s work. This one just left me all knotted up and that’s not a bad thing. It’s a book that stayed with me. I would love to see what everyone’s thoughts are on this book. It will pull on your heart and soul that’s for sure.