Reviewed by True
TITLE: Guardian: A Dark MM Guardian Romance
SERIES: Belle Argo Escorts #3
AUTHOR: Beth Christopher
PUBLISHER: Extraordinary Sparkle LLC
LENGTH: 344 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 10, 2026
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The one he wants is the only one he can’t control.
Ravi
When my parents were killed 4 years ago, I went to live with Liam.
For 2 years, I’ve been in love with him.
I’ve also hated him nearly that long.
He’s overbearing, controlling, and lately he tracks my every move.
I can’t take it anymore.
I’ve saved some cash working as a companionship escort, but it’s not enough to escape.
I decide to auction myself off. It’ll give me the money I need to leave this town—and Liam—in my past.
Except nothing goes to plan, and my escape goes up in smoke.
Liam
I’m not a good man. I’m certainly not one who should be charged with someone else’s care.
But I promised my friend—Ravi’s safety is my priority.
Even if I’m protecting him from me.
But the more I work to keep him out of danger, the harder he rebels.
The harder he rebels, the harsher my punishments.
Then I discover his ridiculous, harebrained auction plan.
If I can’t stop the auction, I have little choice.
Ravi will not become a stranger’s plaything.
Not while I have a plan of my own.
Guardian is a dark MM, enemies-to-lovers, kink awakening romance featuring a tortured hero who’s met his match in the sunshiny male escort he’s been charged with protecting. This story also contains consensual non-monogamy (after all, sharing is caring).
Reader discretion is advised. This book definitely contains some subject matter which will not be to some readers’ tastes.
REVIEW:
After Ravi’s parents were murdered when he was sixteen, he lived with Liam.
Liam is a former military, he runs a company that ends bad people. He’s over-controlling and obsessed with keeping Ravi safe. Ravi is nineteen now, an escort, and Liam acts as if he’s still a kid.
Ravi offered himself to Liam, telling him he could be his Daddy. Liam distances himself even more, but follows Ravi every step, day and night, controlling his life. Ravi is a brat, and he’s done with Liam. After Liam rejected him, he wanted to leave town and leave Liam behind.
Ravi needs money, this way, he can escape Liam, leave town, and start somewhere else.
To gain that money, he offered his boss to auction his virginity, he was promised a LOT of money.
Liam is outrageous (nothing new), Ravi is his, to protect of course, nothing else, noooo! Oh man, open your eyes!
His boss puts Ravi in a luxury hotel, with a big bodyguard, away from predators.
There are threats, people who want Ravi, outside the auction. There are people who, when they get their hands on Ravi, could destroy him. Ravi’s friends are warning him.
I won’t spoil what follows, read it yourself.
The story is widely written, there are a lot of things happening, and in the middle of all these events, we have Ravi and Liam. Are they destined to live separately or not?
Pss, it’s also a romance, that should say something right? But it’s not simple, there’s a lot of struggle.
The whole story was entertaining, there’s a lot of pining. It’s a dark read, and quite rough at times. There’s a kinky side to this story, I would have loved even more of it. There are quite a few side characters, and I’m not good with that. For me, too many characters in a story is too much; my head can’t handle it, so I gave up trying to understand who was who. I knew the most important characters, so I’m still good.
Overall, a well-written story, that was super entertaining.
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