Review: Sexy Second Book in this Series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
With Every Breath is the second Book in the Sea Swept series, however to me it could be read as a stand alone.  While the characters from the first book make an appearance, Valerie Chase gives us enough info to go on to where we don't feel lost.Back on the cruise ship Radiant Star, Yasmin is there to work this time and not play.  She has accepted a job as a ship photographer until she can figure out what she is going to do with her future.  Taking a break from school after her sister's death, Yasmin isn't too sure she wants to finish her degree or finish her sisters dream of being a photographer.  It has been eleven months since Sophia's death and nothing is any clearer to Yasmin.West Campbell (love his name) is the manager of the photography department on the ship and is instantly attracted to the beautiful Yasmin.  He is a man with a plan though, so he can't let love or lust stand in his way.  West didn't grow up privileged and wants to make sure he lands a solid, Monday through Friday corporate job with benefits through the cruise line's flag ship company.  If all goes well on this trip out to sea, West can be back in Miami in a comfortable office setting before he knows it.While they each have a plan in their heads, their hearts feel something different.  Bonding over grief, West and Yasmin start to have feelings for each other, however with him as her boss they need to keep those feelings in check.  Deciding to go the friend route, West and Yasmin learn about each other and what they think future holds for them.  They both have hangups about the death in their past and they are letting it pull them farther apart, instead of bringing them together.This is my second Valerie Chase book and won't be my last.  The story is well written and is steamy enough to not need sex on every page.  She tells a good, solid love story and I appreciate that. Plus, we learn a bit about cruise ships and what goes on behind those staff doors.  As with the first Sea Swept novel the characters fall fast, but it is a believable fast and it never stays easy for them.  We have to endure some angst with our young lovers before we get to the good stuff.  Fantastic addition to the series and I will be waiting patiently for the next one.