Kelley is a woman with a broken heart who doesn't need another complication in her life—and certainly not another man. But when she stumbles across Tom and is seduced by his rugged good looks and mysterious manner, suddenly the things she thought she didn't want are exactly what she needs. Even as she is falling in love, Kelley fights against demons from her past. Following Tom on a journey through her darkest fantasies, she must finally confront the truth about her desires.
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Gwen Masters has had stories published in The Best American Erotica, H is for Hardcore, He's on Top, Ultimate Gay Erotica, and Yes, Sir. She lives near Nashville.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
5 Kisses, Recommended Read, TwoLips Reviews,
By Linda D. Crooks (Twinsburg, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: One Breath at a Time (Black Lace) (Mass Market Paperback)
While checking on a friend's house while he's away, Kelley surprises Tom and, thinking she's an intruder, he points a gun at her. He notices she doesn't flinch and asks her why. She's reliving painful memories of her breakup six months ago with her ex-boyfriend Michael. Her heart is aching, and some small part of her almost wouldn't have cared if he had shot her.
This is a deceptively inauspicious beginning of a relationship that will change both of their lives forever. Tom senses Kelley's need, and makes it very clear that he's interested in her. But despite her raging attraction to him and a closeness that happens much more quickly than either of them would have thought possible, she still has some big emotional hurdles to overcome. Her failed relationship with Michael has shaken her self-confidence and she's finding it very difficult to let go of her deep-seated feelings for him. Tom has his own baggage, too. He's been a player for far too long, and it's obviously a source of shame for him. This instant connection he feels with Kelley might just be the real thing, and he wants more than anything to be the man she needs him to be. Right from the start, Tom has the toe-curling intensity that I adore in an alpha hero. I absolutely adore a loving dominant, and Tom's character is among the very best I've ever read. He's masterful but very caring and sweet. Kelley knows almost immediately that this thing between them is right and she feels safe and cherished enough to give herself entirely to him, body and soul. It's a complete trust that surprises her in its rightness. They quickly find a sexual compatibility and comfort zone that usually comes only with a longer relationship, and they work together to discover her sexual limits as a submissive. Can Tom help heal her shredded self-esteem, and find a way to restore her ability to fully give herself again? One Breath at a Time by Gwen Masters has delicious intensity and passion, very likeable characters, breathtaking intimacy, and some of the hottest sex I've ever read. I devoured this book and didn't want it to end. Without a doubt, this is one for the keeper shelf. I loved it. 5 Kisses, 2 1/2 Peppers (BDSM, flogging, anal sex, rough sex, fisting, m/f/m) ~Lindy Reviewer, TwoLips Reviews, LLC [...]
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
BDSM gone angsty,
By B. Walker "Basia's Bookshelf" (Wisconsin, United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: One Breath at a Time (Black Lace) (Kindle Edition)
When Kelley meets Tom, she's still barely coping with the end of a relationship six months earlier. After he nearly shoots her, he manages to coax the entire story out of her, including details about the rough sex her ex-boyfriend Michael had with his former girlfriend that he decided to reminisce about with her. In what turns out to be a recurring theme for the entire book, Kelley asks Tom to hurt her during sex then and there on a picnic table, and he does. Later they have bonding time over dinner and drinks.
Superficially, their relationship takes a predictable path: they have a lot of sex, spend a lot of time getting to know each other, she finds out he's got some secrets, he confesses all, she has her doubts about her life, he gets possessive, generally happily ever after follows. Well, there's a lot of other stuff in there, but I'm not offering any spoilers. These are two complicated and damaged people who use each other just as much as they need each other. Kelley is eager to start seeing Tom because he's ready, willing and able to give her what she asks for without any questions asked, with the bonus that he comes with a weight room filled with floggers, paddles, canes and big things that shouldn't go in certain places. Tom is thrilled with Kelley: she's self-created a situation where she nearly needs him to get through the day. After years of meaningless sex with thousands of women, he wants one woman he can have in his own little world who enjoys his kind of sex and Kelley's it. They do find a way to love each other but it felt like it was in spite of who they were in the beginning rather than because of it. There is romance, but it seems to come mainly from Tom and since the story is told from Kelley's narrative, it's a little disconcerting. Of course, not everything's sunshine and light. Tom is controlling and possessive at times, although he teeters on the edge of being, "aw, romantic!" and "ooh, that's creepy," once in a while. He's messed things up in his private and sexual life so badly that unless it's under his thumb, he doesn't trust it. Kelley is ridiculously still obsessing over Michael six months after their breakup and the initial and still occasional reason for all the rough sex? It's both a way to give the figurative middle finger to Michael, his ex-girlfriend and their sex life as well as a way to make Kelley stop thinking about him for a little bit. Nice, huh? If it weren't for the sweaty caning, blistering anal sex and improper usage of a weight bench, I'd have to wonder what it was that brought these two kooky kids together. As extreme as some of the sexual elements were and as much as I didn't like Kelley sometimes, the story had me interested and turning the pages until the last several chapters. For all the emotional angst and the way it played out in their sexual lives, the way things ended felt a little cheap and formulaic to me. This was a four star story up until the last few chapters, three for those last few and a two for the final one.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
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I tried to enjoy this book but just cannot get into 1st person. In my opinion there isn't enough description. While it was touted as being a BDSM book I didn't feel it. If you're someone looking for that genre I highly recommend Joey Hill who definitely has more raw sensuality to her books than this one.
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