The blurb as seen on Goodreads:
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Publisher: InterMix
A new love will test the boundaries of passion between a
privileged boy next door and the tattooed, blue-haired girl who helps
him embrace his wild side...
Nate has developed quite a playboy reputation around campus. It's not that he doesn't respect or trust women; he doesn't trust himself. The men in Nate’s family are prone to abusive behavior—a dirty secret that Nate’s been running from his entire life—so Nate doesn't do relationships. But he can’t help himself around one girl…
Jessie is strong, independent, and works at a tattoo parlor. Nate can’t resist getting close to her, even if it’s strictly a friendship. But it doesn't take long for Nate to admit that what he wants with Jessie is more than just friendly.
With Jessie, he can be himself and explore what he’s always felt was a terrifying darkness inside him. Even when Nate begins to crave her in a way that both shocks and horrifies him, Jessie still wants to know every part of him. Testing their boundaries together will take a trust that could render them inseparable… or tear them apart.
Nate has developed quite a playboy reputation around campus. It's not that he doesn't respect or trust women; he doesn't trust himself. The men in Nate’s family are prone to abusive behavior—a dirty secret that Nate’s been running from his entire life—so Nate doesn't do relationships. But he can’t help himself around one girl…
Jessie is strong, independent, and works at a tattoo parlor. Nate can’t resist getting close to her, even if it’s strictly a friendship. But it doesn't take long for Nate to admit that what he wants with Jessie is more than just friendly.
With Jessie, he can be himself and explore what he’s always felt was a terrifying darkness inside him. Even when Nate begins to crave her in a way that both shocks and horrifies him, Jessie still wants to know every part of him. Testing their boundaries together will take a trust that could render them inseparable… or tear them apart.
Thanks to the lovely ladies at InterMix for offering the first two books in this series in paperback for 10 lucky winners. Must have a valid US address to win.
I’ve found that I go up and down with Christina Lee and this series, but overall, it is a very steady series. Promise Me This is the fourth in the Between Breaths series and the couple in the spotlight here are Nate and Jessie. Nate is a love ‘em and leave ‘em type. He doesn’t do relationships and he’s built quite the reputation, but he doesn’t care. As long as he doesn’t get too attached he can’t hurt anyone and if he never hurts anyone, he’ll never become his father. So when he realizes he has certain feelings for his friend Jessie, he pushes them down as deep as they can go.
Jessie knows Nate’s reputation. They’ve been friends for a
while and she’s seen him go through women. It’s never bothered her before, not
until she walks in one Nate and another girl. The power she sees in Nate at
that moment sparks something inside of her, but it’s something she knows she
can never act on.
Lee touches on some serious topics here including abuse. I
liked watching Nate as he learned how to separate his desires from his fears. He
grew up in a household where women weren’t respected and although he doesn’t
share the same beliefs as his father and brother, the dominance that comes out
of him in the bedroom frightened him. Jessie was the first girl who didn’t shy
away from his control and actually helped him balance out his emotions.
I also really liked Nate and Jessie’s friendship. This wasn’t
a book about instalove relationship that most books are fond of. The two here
have known each other and already have a baseline of comfort and trust. When
their friendship escalates, it’s believable. When they have the thoughts of how
a relationship could hurt their friendship, it’s realistic. They both are
careful and overthink everything.
What I wasn’t a huge fan of was Nate’s constant “I’m a
horrible person” “I’m not worthy” and all of the other ways he put himself
down. He spent a majority of the book running from everything on his mind. And
honestly, I find it a little hard to believe that a college guy didn’t realize
that guys had feelings of dominance in the bedroom and that there are girls who
like it. While his fears were real, his naivety wasn’t.
Overall, it was a very easy and quick read. Not my favorite
of the series, but not my least favorite either.
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