Christina Lee

Promise me this

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I'm such a huge fan of Christina Lee's Between Breaths series, I hate that I read this book months ago and am just now getting around to writing a review. Major fail on my part, but it in no way indicates how I felt about the book. I really enjoyed this one. 

Promise Me This is a friends first story and if you read my reviews with any amount of regularity, you know this is one of my favorite tropes. It's also a total opposites attract story, which makes it that much more appealing to me. Jessie and Nate couldn't be more different on the surface. But underneath, where it really counts, they're quite similar. They've been friends, but there's an attraction between them that just keeps getting harder to ignore. They share great chemistry and some pretty real feelings. Their attraction runs deeper than purely physical. Jessie is the kind of girl that Nate knows will leave a mark. He can't do casual with her and that's all he's good at. Or, you know, so he thinks. 

I loved Nate. Like, big time. He was such a complex character. On the outside, he's this good looking, frat boy type, but underneath he had a dirty streak. I do love a dirty-talkin' bad boy who knows how to treat a woman in and out of the bedroom. Nate likes his sex a little rough. He likes to dominate. He's conflicted about this, though, because his father was an abusive asshole and he fears his proclivities might lead him to turn out just like his dad. I argue the fact that he's at all worried about this ensures he will *never* be like his father, but I digress. It was impossible not to love this guy. 

Jessie was a great heroine. I identified with her artsy photographer vibe. She was strong, creative and sassy and I loved those things about her. It was easy to connect with her. She's been attracted to her friend Nate for awhile, but didn't think she was his type. She's been looking for a little ... more ... from her relationships and didn't think she'd find what she's looking for in clean cut Nate, even if he was interested in her. Little did either of them know they were exactly what the other needed, and in more ways than simply in the bedroom. 

Each of the books in the Between Breaths series have had their share of hot scenes. But, OMG, this book. Christina takes "hot" to a whole new level here. As Nate and Jessie explore their relationship and figure out what each is looking for, things are definitely steamy. I loved this couple. I loved the emotions they shared and how they helped each other to grow and embrace themselves and their desires. They had a powerful connection and I was hooked on them. 

I love how Christina pushed the boundaries with Promise Me This. It has a different vibe than the other books in the series. I don't read a lot of BDSM books, but I've read enough to know that Nate's thoughts and desires aren't nearly as dark as he might think they are. They were, however, just dark and kinky enough to work perfectly in this story.

Christina became one of my auto-buy authors when I read All of You. I fell in love with everything about that book when I read it. I've loved each of the books in the Between Breaths series in their own way and for different reasons. Whether there's more to come in this series or not, I can honestly say if Christina writes it, I will read it. I love her writing and her characters and the way I get hopelessly sucked into every single book she writes. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Jessie et Nate sont amis mais tout les oppose. Dotée d'une forte personnalité, indépendante et impertinente, Jessie a les cheveux teints en bleu et arbore de nombreux tatouages. Passionnée de photographie, elle est plutôt attirée par les garçons tatoués, avec un côté bad boy. Nate, lui, représente le playboy propre sur lui, qui a peu à donner mais beaucoup à cacher. Ayant grandi auprès d'un père violent et tyrannique, il est terrifié à l'idée de suivre le même chemin et se refuse à entretenir de vraies relations avec les filles. Une seule, qui lui semble inaccessible, provoque secrètement en lui des sentiments : Jessie.

Promise me this

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