{"id":48601,"date":"2019-12-15T05:08:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T10:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=48601"},"modified":"2020-10-12T07:10:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:10:01","slug":"release-review-breaking-defenses-by-j-b-salsbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=48601","title":{"rendered":"Release & Review: Breaking Defenses (BSU Football, #1) by J.B. Salsbury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Breaking Defenses is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is Carey Slade’s book! (Fighting for Flight<\/a>‘s Jonah and Raven’s now 21yr old son)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Amazon US<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon UK<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon CA<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon AU<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 B&N\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Kobo<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/b><\/h4>\n

I never should\u2019ve loaned him my lucky pencil.<\/p>\n

<\/u>Like every female in high school I was captivated when he spoke to me. I had no idea that moment would cause irrevocable damage.<\/p>\n

Over two years later I\u2019m face to face with Carey Slade again. This time I won\u2019t get caught up in his good looks and oozing charm. I work three jobs and get straight A\u2019s. I can\u2019t afford to get distracted. Not again.<\/p>\n

<\/u>Rowan and I have history. History I plan to take to the grave.<\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

My football career depends on me passing a class and Rowan is assigned as my tutor. I never thought I\u2019d see her again after high school. She\u2019s different from the girl I remember\u2014confident, smokin\u2019 hot, funny as hell.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m the man responsible for ruining her life.<\/p>\n

If I have my way, she\u2019ll never find out.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

Fans of the Fighting<\/i> series will be all over this novella, the story of Carey – son of Jonah and Raven from Fighting for Flight<\/a>. It\u2019s a fun, sweet and sexy NA romance that can also be read as a standalone<\/p>\n

Jonah Slade is a college football star, campus playboy, and son of an MMA legend. Spoiled, and a bit entitled, he has failed an accounting exam and needs a tutor to help him get his grades back up, and he is assigned Rowan, a girl he knew in high school. Rowan watched Jonah from afar in high school until an incident in their senior year derailed her whole life. She has fought so hard to get where she is and every day is a struggle, but she\u2019s working hard for the life she\u2019s dreamed of. Jonah and Rowan are from completely different worlds, but they form a quick friendship that is full of banter and flirting\u2026 mostly on Carey\u2019s part.<\/p>\n

She puts the paper down in front of me and leans over, giving me the perfect view of her white lace bra. \u201c\u2026Carey, are you listening?\u201d
\n\u201cUhhh\u2026 no.\u201d I can\u2019t stop staring at her boobs. I knew she had them. I didn\u2019t know they\u2019d be so perfectly round and creamy. I bet her nipples are red–.
\n\u201cYou\u2019d be better off if you\u2019d actually look at the paper.\u201d
\n\u201cI disagree.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Things move quickly, and it\u2019s a fun, sweet and sexy ride as Carey learns what is it to want something more than just sex from a woman, and he manages to win Rowan over. She is such a fantastic heroine \u2013 strong and sassy, and I just loved her. And I loved watching them find their way forward together.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do this, you\u2019re mine.\u201d
\nHer eyes flicker with defiance and fuck me, I feel that in my dick. \u201cAnd you\u2019d be mine.\u201d
\n\u201cOne hundred percent yes.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Carey isn\u2019t an instantly loveable character, but there\u2019s something charming about him, and he shows great growth throughout the story. But he is keeping a secret, one that threatens to destroy everything they found together. It\u2019s something that the reader knows about from the beginning, so we know it\u2019s coming, and I was thrilled that it played out so well \u2013 realistically, functionally and bringing just the right amount of much drama.<\/p>\n

But on the whole this is a light and funny read. I laughed out loud so many times at Carey\u2019s antics and inner monologue, and one of the highlights in this book for me was seeing the awesomeness that is whole Slade clan all grown up and together.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re doing the right thing. If you really care for this girl, you need to respect her boundaries.\u201d
\n\u201cBut how do I get her to understand that I want to be more than friends–\u201d
\nThe plate slips from my dad\u2019s grip sending a wave of dishwater to the floor.
\n\u201cReally,\u201d I say dryly. \u201cYou\u2019re so fucking shocked by me wanting a relationship with a girl that you drop a damn plate?\u201d
\n\u201cIt was slippery.\u201d
\nI roll my eyes. \u201cAnyway, I need her to know I\u2019m in this for the long haul. However long it takes, I want to be with her. Committed. I want her to be my\u2026my\u2026\u201d
\n\u201cGirlfriend,\u201d Jack pipes up from the opposite side of the kitchen with his back facing us.
\n\u201cYou got fucking bat ears or something?\u201d
\nHe waves a finger indicating the walls. \u201cGood acoustics in here.\u201d
\n\u201cSuck a dick, Daniels. You hear that?\u201d
\n\u201cI did, but you know that\u2019s your sister\u2019s job \u2013 ouch!\u201d He rubs his arms where I just landed a solid punch.
\n\u201cYou deserved that,\u201d my dad says to him.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The introduction of Carey\u2019s roommates is also fantastic.\u00a0 They are a great bunch of guys, and I\u2019m so excited that they will each be getting their own stories in an upcoming series.<\/p>\n

This is a great little read. It\u2019s funny, sexy and romantic, with a lot of heart. I loved it.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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Fighting\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Fighting for Flight (#1)<\/strong> (Jonah & Raven)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fighting to Forgive (#2)<\/strong> (Blake & Layla)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fighting to Forget (#3)<\/strong> (Rex & Georgia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fighting the Fall (#4)<\/strong> (Cameron & Eve)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

A Father’s Fight (#4.5)<\/strong> (Blake & Layla)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fighting For Forever (#5)<\/strong> (Mason & Trix)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fighting Fate (#6)<\/strong> (Killian & Axelle)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fighting for Honor (#6.5)<\/strong> (Caleb & Honor – crossover with Harper Sloan’s Hope Town series)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

The Final Fight (#7) <\/strong>(Braeden & AJ)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Uncaged (A Fighting for Flight short story)<\/strong> (Jonah & Raven)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

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See also <\/strong>Fighting Series – The Next Generation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For more great reads, check out our J.B. Salsbury Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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