Publisher: Wild Child Publishing
Publication Date: 02/07/12
Source: Received from Author for review
Marcus Hardy had hoped to enjoy a year away at college while he put the summer he's rather forget behind him. But instead, he's jerked eight back to the coastal town of Sea Breeze, Alabama due to a family crisis. His dear ol' dad found himself a girlfriend only a few years older than Marcus. So now his sister needs help dealing with their mother who is mentally falling apart. The only bright spot to returning is the fascinating red head who sleeps over several times a week. The problem is she's sleeping in bed with his new roommate, Cage Watson.
Willow "Low" Foster needs a place to live. Running to Cage's apartment every time her sister kicks her out isn't exactly a long term solution. Juggling her courses at the local community college and a part time job doesn't produce excess income. But Cage has a new roommate and suddenly sleeping over at her best friend's apartment isn't such a bad thing. Not when she gets to see those sexy green eyes of Marcus Hardy's twinkle when he smiles at her like he wants her there.
Even though Cage seems a little territorial where Low is concerned, Marcus finds times to spend with Low without upsetting his roommate. Cage may use his small baseball star persona to sleep with every hot female in his path but he's still under the disillusion that when he's through sowing his wild oats, he's going to marry Low. Marcus intends to change that assumption for bother Cage and Low. Until his carefully laid plans come crashing down with a revelation he never expected. He'll have to choose between Low of his family. Because once the truth comes out....there's no other choice. (Summary from
Goodreads.com)
Once I start an Abbi Glines book, I seriously cannot put it down.
Because of Low was no different. Maybe even worse because I've been dying for more Marcus. He was my favorite when I read
Breathe and I was always sad that he didn't get a happy ending. He's just such a classic nice guy, but there's something deeper that you want to reach and fix. We only got a small taste of it in
Breathe, but this one is chock full of Marcus! We get to see so many different levels to his personality and really get a sense of his loyalty and strength.
I really like Willow, possibly more than I liked Sadie in
Breathe. Willow's this very innocent person, but she's also tough. She didn't have it easy growing up and she knows how to fight. But there's this huge part of Willow that's crying out to be taken care of, because she's been abandoned so often in her life.Willow is not weak, though. She's very strong and determined, which is one of the things I liked most about her.
The chemistry between Marcus and Willow is...whoo! *fans self* This is definitely much more of an adult book than
Breathe. Abbi
knows how to write the sexytimes, let me tell you! I was completely
drawn into Marcus and Willow's romance and loved every minute of it.
This book made me stupid happy, y'all. I was grinning like a fool when I
finished it and am seriously contemplating re-reading it very soon.
I can't write this post without mentioning Cage, who is pretty much sex on a stick. I wanted to punch him at first, but he grew on me. Despite his man-whore tendencies, Cage is completely loyal and devoted to Willow. He's different with her than any other girl and I found myself wanting a happy ending for Cage, too. Abbi Glines Fans, we must now band together and bug the snot out of Abbi to write a Cage-centric book! I think he'll be amazing once he finds the right girl and stops whoring around!!
What I love so much about Abbi's books is there's also some aspect that you don't expect; the twist that you're trying to figure out, but don't see coming. Her plots are great and you leave having seen all the major characters grow in one way or another. I suggest you go out and get this book right now. Unless you're the type of person who doesn't like to feel giddy and happy when they finish a book. Because I promise, when you finish
Because of Low, you, too, will have a smile a mile long. Add it to your
Goodreads To-Read shelf!
Keep an eye out for more from Abbi through her
website, Twitter (
@AbbiGlines), and
Facebook. Definitely check out Abbi's website because there's a fantastic playlist for
Because of Low! It's perfect for the book. I can't stop listening to it.
Now for the GIVEAWAY info!
Abbi is supplying each blog on the tour an ebook copy of Because of Low and a signed bookmark to giveaway.
To
enter all you have to do is comment below. You can get more entries by
tweeting about this post and adding a link back. If you tweet about it
be sure to add @abbiglines to the post so Abbi can keep up with how many
entries you have.
Grand Prize:
- Signed copy of Breathe by Abbi Glines
- Signed copy of The Vincent Boys by Abbi
Glines
- Signed copy of Existence by Abbi Glines
- ebook copy of Because of Low
ONE
person will win all three copies of Abbi’s other books that will all be
released in print this month, signed by the author along with an ebook
copy of Because of Low. To enter for the grand prize be sure to leave a
comment at a minimum of five of the blog tour stops.
