Breaking Him

Abigail Smith can’t understand why the townspeople call Elijah Hays a monster behind his back. He’s good with horses, and Abigail has no reason to doubt that he is a fine man, even with the accusations that he murdered his father when he was a youngster. It’s also rumoured that Eli is a virgin. Eli has been working at the Smith cattle ranch for twelve months, he was a big help to Abigail’s father, who died six months ago. Unfortunately, the hot Montana summer is not helping, there’s a drought and Abigail could lose everything. Abigail doesn’t date much, and one evening she goes out with Kyle, who had asked her once before, and unfortunately he is still the jerk he had seemed to be the first time around. Kyle has too much to drink, and tries to get Abigail to have sex with him, however Eli was lurking nearby and rescues Abigail. Abigail has been in serious lust over Eli, and he should be thanked properly, shouldn’t he? And what happens next is not quite what you’re probably thinking… As soon as I read the blurb – a virgin hero! - I knew I had to read BREAKING HIM. However, it seems that Eli had done his homework as he seemed to know pretty much how to do everything. I didn’t quite get the impression that he was that much of a virgin. And unless I missed it, I don’t believe that neither Eli’s nor Abigail’s age was mentioned, which I found a bit confusing. While I understand that BREAKING HIM is an erotic long novella or short novel, it felt like a very thin story merely held the various sexy bits together. The sex scenes are pretty good, but I never felt invested in the romance; something was lacking, some sparkle was missing, it was rather dispassionate, maybe because of Eli’s stoicism apart from his sexual demands, and being reminded how wet Abigail was for Eli. The story was very nicely wrapped up though; the ending was quite lovely. I must also mention the impeccable editing. I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Breaking Him by Sherilee Gray is a standalone romance told in single POV. It is a wicked hot romance that will have your panties melting and will set your book/ereader on fire. I'm not quite sure how it was done, but there was so much tantalizing sex and erotic intimate moments crammed into this book and it worked. It was completely a part of the really interesting and heart-string pulling story. Abi and Eli were amazing characters that just drew me in from the first page. Everything is well paced and well written. Steady with no major angst ridden moments and a happy ending that left me with the warm and fuzzies. This is my first book by this author - it WON'T be my last!

"Breaking Him" by Sherilee Gray is an intense beautiful romance. This is Elijah Hays and Abigail Smith's story. Elijah Hays works with the horses on Abigail's ranch. The people from town say that Elijah is dangerous and a monster due to events that happened when he was a child. Abigail doesn't see him the way the people from town see him. She sees a man that is great to and with the horses. There is an intense chemistry between them. Abigail wants to know and experience everything with Elijah but he is shy and has never been with a woman. One night Elijah rescues Abigail and then things start to change between them. This is a beautiful love story. It's different from your typical type of love story. There is just something about this story that just grabs your heart. It's something that you just have to experience by reading it. FYI, includes mature content. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.