Book Review: Bound

Title - Bound 

Author - Kathy Lockheart 

Genre - Billionaire romance, Fake dating, Brothers Best Friend 

Format - Review Copy

Publication date: Dec 11th 2025

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Synopsis 

"Marry me or watch your company burn." That's how Axel Pierce—my biggest rival and brother's best friend—proposed our fake engagement.

Some call him a corporate shark.

I call him the devil in a three-piece suit.

Too bad he kisses like an angel and touches me like he means it.

Now every staged dinner feels like foreplay.

Every public appearance tests our control.

And every night I'm left asking:

Is this elaborate charade really about saving our companies...

Or is there something else he's trying to claim?

From International & Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author Kathy Lockheart, BOUND is a fake engagement billionaire brother’s best friend romance with enemies-to-lovers banter, a prank war, and a dangerously possessive alpha hero.

My Review

I received Bound in return for an honest review in return from the author. 

Bound is the third book in the Sinners and Saints Series featuring a friends group. This story centers around Dakota an influencer and successful business owner Axel who happens to be her brothers best-friend so of course she's off limits. It's only fake dating when one little picture throws their lives together the long time attraction can't be denied. 

I love Dakota and Alex the prank war was fantastic I had to google to see if anyone offered a pink cat car convertible because that would be great to pick my daughter up in one day. I really enjoyed the banter that they shared and they had this sweet yet steamy romance between them. I have loved all the characters in the series so far it's always hard to pick my favorite but it may be Axel but who knows still a few friends in the group to go. 

I have loved all the authors books she's nailed it with another captivating story that hooked me right from the start. I ended up devouring it in just one reading session and a couple of hot cups of coffee. It's perfect to spend the day lost in Dakota and Axel's love story. I love that each book give us past characters so recommend reading in order. Highly recommend if you love billionaire romance with banter. Every book in this series has been chef's kiss perfect and I can't wait to read all their happy ever afters even Dakota's brother. Hint Hint. 

This isn't the first series by the author I've read she's a beautiful storyteller and every book has been amazing. With characters you can't help falling in love with and living rent free in my head. I have loved them all. She's one of my auto buy favorite authors.