Reviewed by Anna Lynn
TITLE: Free Wind
SERIES: Lifeguards of Barking Beach #2
AUTHOR: Keira Andrews
PUBLISHER: KA Books
LENGTH: 326 Pages
RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2025
BLURB:
Maybe it’s the lifeguard who needs saving…
Blake Holbrook is finally where he wants to be after moving to Barking Beach, surfing every chance he gets and volunteering as a lifesaver alongside the gorgeous professional lifeguards.
There’s one in particular who catches his eye: Damian “Damo” Williams. Always smiling, Damo’s the epitome of a classic Aussie surf god with his long golden hair and laid-back attitude.
But Blake senses there’s more beneath the surface.
When he backs up Damo during a rescue gone wrong, he goes for it and asks him out.
Damo insists he’s straight. But his curiosity—and his heart—can’t resist.
Free Wind by Keira Andrews is a steamy bi awakening romance and the second book in the Lifeguards of Barking Beach series. It can be read as a standalone, though you’ll definitely want to read every book about this found family of lifeguards saving lives and risking their hearts. This hurt/comfort romance features a chaotic bisexual, first times, a single dad, and of course a happy ending.
REVIEW:
A bisexual awakening, a meeting of two guys with their own issues to resolve within themselves and somehow Barking Beach help these two navigate their personal lives to reach something they didn’t expect to happen between them.
This is the second instalment in the series from Ms. Keira Andrews, Lifeguards of Barking Beach. It is about Damo and Blake. Blake, unsure of what to do as a job after college, decides to become a garbage collector so he can have time to surf, which he loves very much. And also he doesn’t have any interest in doing other jobs. He is openly gay and wants to become a Lifeguard so he volunteers to assist on the beach. Damo has had to deal with the aftermath of his father’s accident and work as a Lifeguard, which is a little difficult what with all the emotional baggage his father’s accident has done to him and his whole family. His family is struggling in all areas and he is a little ashamed of what their life is at the moment. But he forges on.
A confrontation during a rescue gave way to the two having drinks and get to know each other. Blake has been aware of Damo for quite some time now. Although Damo thought he was straight, getting to know Blake has been an eye-opener, something that he accepts without too much drama. Being with Blake makes him feel free, free from worry about his family, his father specifically. But some unexpected news arrived for Blake that would eventually change his life forever, but it is something he is willing to navigate, hopefully with Damo by his side.
This is only my second book from Ms. Keira Andrews, and I am thankful that I got to read her. I am learning a lot from reading her stories, the character development and the language used in her books, it gives me an insight into the lives of being Lifeguards, which is not an easy job. Her writing has a unique style which is always welcome. Thank you Ms. Keira Andrews!
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