She’s the one girl this bad boy could never have…

It was only supposed to be a forbidden one night stand with the bad boy she’d never forgotten, but Piper Thomas soon discovers it takes more than sizzling sex to scorch her teenage fantasies. The more he gives, the more she needs…

It’s been five years since Mason Hunter’s brother died, and he’s tried to put the guilt behind him. But when Piper, the girl his brother should’ve married, reappears in his life and offers him the one thing he’s always craved – one steamy night in her arms – he can’t resist.

Piper’s the only woman he’s ever wanted, but how can they have a future together when the past haunts every breath they take?

Stand Alone Title

Title:  Every Breath You Take
Series:  stand alone title
Author:  Christina Phillips
Genre:  Erotica, romance
Published:  July 11, 2016
Publisher:  Tule Publishing – Eros
My Rating:  4 stars

Every year on the date of Colton’s death, Piper meets with his parents to remember the man she was to marry, the man who died in a tragic accident that Piper still has such guilt over.  She knows why he was out driving recklessly that night, and it’s slowly eating away at her spirit.  This year Mason, Colton’s brother shows up at the remembrance day, even though he’s not been there once before.  Mason carries his own guilt over his brother’s death for he knew he’d had no business on the back of a bike in the emotional state he’d been in.. but he hadn’t stopped Colton, and that will give him no peace.

Every Breath You Take is an erotic second chance story of two people who should have been together years ago.  They’d each had feelings for the other but a brother changed all that could have been back then.  Piper and Mason had the chance for one night, one night to get each other out of their system and move on… only, life rarely works the way we think it will.  A second chance at what might have been, the easing of guilt that was heavily misplaced on each of them – Colton made his choice, he paid the price – finally is put to rest and love can find the way.

This story is a quick, very heated steamy romance with a bittersweet underlying romance.  I enjoyed my time with Piper and Mason.  And perhaps at some point we’ll have Piper’s twin sister’s story told.

It’s hot, it’s steamy and it’s emotionally touching – if you love these aspects of sizzling romance then Every Breath You Take is perfect for you.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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