AUTHOR: Abbi Glines GENRE: NA Romance PAGES: 320 RELEASED: 7 February 2012 SERIES: Sea Breeze #2 Marcus Hardy had hoped to enjoy a year away at college while he put the summer he’d rather forget behind him. But instead, he’s jerked right back to the coastal town of Sea Breeze, Alabama due to a family crisis. His dear ol' dad found himself a girlfriend only a few years older than Marcus. So now his sister needs help dealing with their mother who is mentally falling apart. The only bright spot to returning is the fascinating red head who sleeps over several times a week. The problem is she's sleeping in bed with his new roommate, Cage York. Willow “Low” Foster needs a place to live. Running to Cage’s apartment every time her sister kicks her out isn’t exactly a long term solution. Juggling her courses at the local community college and a part time job doesn’t produce excess income. But Cage has a new roommate and suddenly sleeping over at her best friend’s apartment isn’t such a bad thing. Not when she gets to see those sexy green eyes of Marcus Hardy’s twinkle when he smiles at her like he wants her there. Even though Cage seems a little territorial where Low is concerned, Marcus finds time to spend with Low without upsetting his roommate. Cage may use his small college baseball star persona to sleep with every hot female in his path but he’s still under the disillusion that when he’s through sowing his wild oats, he’s going to marry Low. Marcus intends to change that assumption for both Cage and Low. Until his carefully laid plans come crashing down with a revelation he never expected. He’ll have to choose between Low or his family. Because once the truth comes out.... there’s no other choice. Almost everyone she's ever loved has abandoned her, and he's determined to show he's not going to be another one.
After getting his heart broken when Sadie fell in love with a rock star, Marcus was hoping to use his time away at college to move on. But all that fell in a hole when his father had an affair, leaving Marcus to pick up the pieces and move back to Sea Breeze to support his mother and sister. Sharing an apartment with Cage York offers up a silver lining to the whole situation though – crossing paths with Willow Foster, Cage’s best friend. Instantly drawn to her, Marcus is determined to show her she can trust him enough to let down her walls. For Low, life hasn’t been easy and everyone she’s ever loved has abandoned her, except Cage, meaning it’s hard for her to let new people in without getting her hopes up. That’s until she meets Marcus, who makes her feel special and wanted. But between his parent’s marriage falling apart and Low dealing with her selfish sister, their family dramas threaten to tear apart their relationship. Marcus was such a sweet character in the first book, and although I love his friendship with Sadie, it was a little sad to see him get his heart broken in Breathe. So I’m glad that Abbi gave us his story in book two – I don’t think I would have enjoyed waiting too many books to see him get a happy ending. And speaking of Sadie, it was nice to get a little update on her and Jax’s life, which is always one of my favourite things about companion novel series – no matter how many new characters you end up following, there’s always a chance to touch-base with all your favourites and see how their stories are progressing in the background. Although we’ve met most of the friendship group being followed in this series, this was the first time we’ve met both Low and Cage, but because they already have strong relationships with all the other side characters, it wasn’t long before it felt like we’d known them since the beginning too. This whole group are intriguing because we don’t yet know everything about these characters – Abbi has given us enough to tease who these people are before delivering their stories later in the series. Low and Marcus’s relationship is super sweet and it was so fun to follow them growing closer to one another. At the same time, it was interesting to see the drama in their family lives running parallel to their romance and how everything ended up coming to a head later in the book. It’s a twist that you could totally see things building to, but Abbi delivered it and the fallout well. I’m really enjoying this series so far and can’t wait to dive into the lives of the rest of the characters. If you’re a companion novel fan when it comes to a romance novels, Sea Breeze is certainly a series to add to your TBR, especially if you want a lighter and fluffier romance than other new adult books deliver. |
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