♥Rachel♥'s Reviews > Because of Low

Because of Low was hot, steamy, and all kinds of fun! Abbi Glines delivers! This is a spin-off story to Breathe that centers around Marcus this time. In the previous story, Marcus didn't get the girl (Sadie) so I was glad he got his own story.

Marcus has had to move back to Sea Breeze, Alabama, because of family problems, and attend college closer to home. He moves in with a friend of a friend, Cage, who is the perfect definition of a male-whore. Cage is out with a different girl every week, heck, sometimes everyday! While Cage is out on one of his "dates" a girl shows up, crying, with a suitcase in tow. This girl is not the usual type Cage goes for. She's natural looking, with no obvious "enhancements" and a red-head. Marcus is afraid this is one of Cage's many conquests that he's moved on from, that's about to be disappointed. So he's surprised when Cage finds out Low's at the apartment, he drops everything to come running to her aid. Cage tells Marcus "DON'T touch her… Low's the girl I'm going to marry." Marcus is immediately intrigued. Who is this girl that gets Cage to drop everything (a threesome, btw, gross!) and come running? More importantly, why would Low put up with such behavior? It turns out Low has no intentions of marrying Cage, but he's always there for her when she needs him. Due to family drama, Low spends half her nights, in Cage's bed, and the other half at her sister's house. Marcus is around with Low more than Cage, and they end up getting close. Both are drawn to each other, but Marcus wants Low to start trusting and relying on him instead of Cage.

There is a lot of family drama on both Low and Marcus' side which has a big impact on the plot. There is a twist in this story that has the potential to ruin things but.....well, I don't want to say anymore.

This story is told in the POV of Marcus and Low, which is nice because you can hear each one of them lusting after the other. I just loved both of them! Although, there were a couple of times I wanted to smack him, Marcus is such a sweet-heart. How can you not love a boy who shows love and concern for both his mother and sister? And he's so cute with Low's little nice, Larissa. I just love how he got Larissa to stop saying a bad word. I really liked Low too. She had a big heart, and was forgiving, but wasn't afraid to stand up for what was right. My favorite part of this book was these two together. This book was HOT! Let me tell you, Abbi Glines knows how to write some STEAMY scenes *fans self*! I'll give you a part of a scene because I don't want to ruin anything:

He stood back up and studied me a moment before reaching out and rubbing my bottom lip with his thumb. "I'm not done here. I'm just beginning Low. But I couldn't walk away again without that kiss." My knees felt like jello. How sweet was that? Guys didn't talk to me that way. Marcus Hardy was straight out of those gushy romance novels my mother used to read.

MY knees felt like jello after reading this! If you haven't read an Abbi Glines novel, do yourself a favor AND DO SO NOW! I'm a complete fan-girl now!