Release Day Blitz + Review + Giveaway: Promise Me This by Christina Lee- Between Breaths Series- Book 4

Promise Me This

Between Breaths Series- Book 4

By Christina Lee

Synopsis

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.

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Michel’s Review

The Between Breaths series by Christina Lee has been fantastic. Each book has been well written, full of depth, emotional, and entertaining. The characters in this series are very real young people from different walks of life and different difficulties in finding their place in this world. It is about learning self acceptance, growing as a person, and learning to love with a free heart.

Promise Me This took me by complete surprise. We met Nate in the previous book. He was this rich, privileged, carefree guy, player around the campus,known for his one night hook ups, and daredevil activities. He is also loyal to those he loves, family and friends. Beneath his carefree demeanor and charming manner,there is a very troubled young man hiding some hideous secrets. He carries the scars from those secrets deep inside his soul. He will never let those secrets out. He will never let anyone see those dark shadows and monsters hiding in his soul. He is afraid that if he opens that door he will unleash a monster he is unable to contain and control.

Jessie is strong and independent young woman. She is from a close knit family background. She has learned compassion, acceptance, and respect from her parents influence in her life. Unlike Nate, she does not come from a privileged background. After the loss of her father, her family has struggled financially. She pays her own way through school working at the tattoo shop as a receptionist. She has made some very close knit friends through the shop. One of those friends is Nate. Nate is completely different from most of the guys she hangs around. He is clean cut, preppy, built, gorgeous in his own way, and tattoo free. But his dynamic personality has endeared him into circle of friends.

One night she walks in on Nate and a girl in a bar bathroom. The scene she witnesses has her looking at Nate in a completely different way. She sees him as an attractive man rather than her goofball square friend.

Jessie’s photography project will bring her and Nate together. While working on this project they will get to know one another. Jessie will see some of the dark secrets that Nate is hiding. She will encourage him to accept who he is and let his inner darkness shine.

As Nate begins to learn to let his inner secrets out and seeks help through therapy. While he is learning to accept his nature and understand his fears, his family life will drop further into the pits of hell. It is time for Nate to come out of hiding and let his feelings surface. It is time he stepped up to the atrocities occurring in his home. But until he is willing to let go and let it out , his relationship with Jessie will never go anywhere.

Jessie sees that Nate needs to let out his inner darkness and secrets. She likes his darkness as well as his lightness. She wants him to accept who he is. She wants him as he is.

Promise Me This is much more than the scars from domestic abuse. This is about accepting your very nature and learning that goodness and darkness go together perfectly. This is a book about learning self awareness and respect. It is also a beautiful romance that is built on the much more than attraction and chemistry.

Christina Lee is a fantastic writer. Her characters leap off the pages and grab the reader by their heartstrings. Her books are fun, witty, intelligent, deep,and romantic. They have the right amount of angst and the right amount fluff. The sexual tension and chemistry is sizzling hot.

I highly recommend Promise Me This by Christina Lee. This book can be read as a stand alone novel or in series order. The Between Breaths series is fantastic!

Author Bio:

Mother, wife, reader, dreamer. Christina lives in the Midwest with her husband and son–her two favorite guys. She’s addicted to lip gloss, salted caramel everything, and believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job.