Author:  Abbi Glines
Series: (Sea Breeze #2) by
Published: July 2nd 2013 (first published February 7th 2012)
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Categories: Contemporary, Romance, New Adult
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Summary: It’s steamy in the Gulf town of Sea Breeze. Physical attraction is the only way to beat the heat in this second book of the Sea Breeze series from bestselling, previously self-published author Abbi Glines.

Playboy Cage owns the apartment, and he hosts a revolving door of people, in and out, at all times. Most of them are long-legged hot girls who are never there more than a night or two. When Cage’s new roommate, Marcus, enters the picture, he’s just looking to nurse a broken heart. But there’s one particular semi-frequent regular who catches his eye.

Willow—“Low”—is the one Cage wants to marry. But the two of them are night and day, and Marcus can’t see how Low puts up with all of Cage’s womanizing. What she really needs is a real man….like good-looking and sensible Marcus. But that’s going to get real complicated and real messy and real fast.

Review: Breathe, the first book from the Sea Breeze series was also my first Abbi Glines’s book. In that story, I was heavily invested with one of her characters, that’s Marcus Hardy. Oh man, I want him for Sadie even though he was up against a rock star. I still didn’t mind the competition. Because in my opinion, he has more substance than Jax. I should be flailing and jumping like I just won the lottery when I found out that he has a book of his own. He’s not sharing the limelight with Jax anymore. Yet it took me three years to pick it up and read it. There was apprehension at the beginning, and after reading it I finally found out why.

In Because of Low, Marcus’s dad was leaving the family to pursue his relationship with a woman who is only older than him by few years. This didn’t sit well with her mother and he needed to be there for her and his younger sister. Upon his arrival he met Cage’s unofficial fiancée, Willow or Low. He was immediately captivated by her. Her resilience in life and personality got him totally interested in her; despite her vague relationship with Cage. But it looked like she was also returning his feelings but when Marcus found out her connection to the woman that led to his family falling apart; this made things ugly between them.

I don’t know why but I like him in Breathe than I did here in Because of Low. There was something more solid in his character the way Sadie described him that led me to favoring him over Jax. But in this case he fell in the same stereotype in all Abbi Glines’s male characters. Even though I didn’t read this series until now, I’ve read a few books from author that I can easily draw the parallels. Nevertheless, the little things that I like about him were still there although eroded by other stuff, significantly the romance.

I liked Low. She was fine. I understand why she kept coming back to Cage. I think it was the only stable relationship she has. And despite Cage’s man-whoring ways, he was sincere on his affection to her (although he could be creepy sometimes). In which led me to thinking that I didn’t like her and Marcus as a couple. I’m not rooting Sadie anymore. The ship had sailed long time ago. But I just don’t see them. Like nothing in their relationship that was solid and evident, well, aside from their obvious attraction. And that made it so shallow to me.

I think I’ll continue the series without too many expectations. These types are fast reads for me so I’ll read the rest for my curiosity’s sake. I think the next book is about Cage. Who is the lady who will tame this guy down? I’ll read the next book to find out (besides I already have the rest of the books from the series so I might as well).

  
Preview Quote:  “Listen to me. I’m in love with you. Mad crazy in love with you. I’m not going anywhere. Ever. You can’t get rid of me.” — Marcus