Breaking Him

What a wonderfully sweet, charming book this was! And the feels! From the beginning to end you can just feel every word. I absolutely loved Abi and Eli. Eli is an outcast, a monster, and a recluse. Abi has lost her family and struggling to save her ranch. Eli was hired by her father before he died and she has been drawn to him from the first day he arrived. Their initial coming together was angsty and awkward, steamy and beautiful. Sounds crazy, right? It was perfect. There is a lot of sex in this book. I could even go so far as to say this is a sex book. But the incredible thing about it is that each time this couple make love their relationship is evolving, the story is moving and the plot is expanding. Quite a talent to do that! I loved this book and I’m so happy my Goodreads friends recommended it. Sorry it took so long to listen to you! Heroine POV Safe Possible Trigger (view spoiler)

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 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.