Breathe by Lauren Jameson Spotlight, Review & Giveaway

BREATHE

By: Lauren Jameson

Publication Date: December 3, 2013

SUMMARY

In BREATHE, business mogul Elijah Masterson travels to Mexico for his chain of resorts and purchases a glass sculpture for one of the properties. But the artist who created it is far more intriguing. The attraction between them is instantaneous and explosive, but Elijah resists, unsure that a woman as strong willed as Samantha would ever yield in the way he really needs her to.

Headstrong artist Samantha Collins has hidden her true desire to submit, to the right man of course. Samantha sees everything she wants in Elijah, but apart from one steamy night, he‘s determined to keep his distance. She’s normally held back, but is now refusing to let go now since she’s found the type of dominant man she’s always wanted. Samantha makes Elijah an offer that he won’t (and can’t) refuse—a month of absolute submission.

But after their time of incredible passion…will either be able to walk away?

About the Author:

Lauren Jameson Lauren Hawkeye/ Lauren Jameson never imagined that she’d wind up telling stories for a living… though when she looks back, it’s easy to see that she’s the only one who is surprised. Always “the kid who read all the time”, Lauren made up stories about her favorite characters once she’d finished a book… and once spent an entire year narrating her own life internally. No, really. But where she was just plain odd before publication, now she can at least claim to have an artistic temperament.

Lauren lives in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada with her husband, toddler, pit bull and idiot cat, though they do not live in an igloo, nor do they drive a dogsled. In her nonexistent spare time Lauren can be found knitting (her husband claims that her snobby yarn collection is exorbitant), reading anything she can get her hands on, or sweating hey way through spin class. She loves to hear from her readers!

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Cosmo’s Thoughts

Breathe by Lauren Jameson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have to start this review by saying that BDSM is generally hit or miss for me. Mostly because I’m into alpha males, but I don’t generally fantasize about a man bossing me around and making me do whatever he wants for his pleasure.

With that being said, overall, I enjoyed this book. I liked the idea of the heroine, the artistically inclined Samantha, having this secret desire she doesn’t completely understand. And it haunts her so much it presents itself in her work – a piece that’s very personal. So personal, in fact, that she refuses to sell it to Elijah, the hero, even though she could really use the money.

These two had chemistry right off the bat. Elijah is attracted to her because he sees something in her that calls to his dominant nature. And Samantha is attracted to him for reasons she’s not quite ready to admit. However, their connection is something they can’t really fight, and they end up having super hot “vanilla” sex when Elijah comes to visit her at her studio.

This story has a lot of twists and turns. Elijah has lingering scars from a previous marriage to a woman who claimed to be submissive, but really wasn’t. And Samantha is carrying around a lot of guilt and shame from something dark that happened in her childhood. This secret has affected her for her entire life. And it’s a secret that she’s not ready or willing to share with Elijah…even though she thinks it might help her.

This is a story about sexual discovery for Samantha. And I must admit that I found that truly interesting, especially given the age of her character. And I really enjoyed Elijah as the alpha male hero, although there were a couple of things about him that I didn’t love.
It was definitely a hot read. And a book I enthusiastically read from start to finish without really stopping. Fans of the BDSM genre will really enjoy this. And it will definitely appeal to readers of contemporary romance who don’t mind a little kink with their love story.

This is the first book I’ve read by Lauren Jameson, but based on this alone, I will definitely be checking out more of her stuff.

4 stars.