He Saw Me First by Missy Johnson

     

Book: He Saw Me First

Authors: Missy Johnson

Type: Standalone

Genre: Erotic Romance

POV: First Person - Dual

Date Read: Dec 24, 2020

Publication Date: Dec 28, 2020

〷 RATING 〷

4 Stars!

〷 GOODREADS RATING 〷

*(Subject to change)*

3.97

〷 AGE 〷

Lexi : 23

Dominic : 44

〷 TRIGGERS 〷

Cheating, attempted suicide, murder, voyeurism, sexual assault, kidnapping.

〷 SYNOPSIS 〷

Across an empty laneway in Paris, through my hotel window,

He saw me first.

I stopped undressing . . . but only for a moment.

The next night, he was waiting for me.

He sat there in his expensive suit and watched.

No participation.

My only acknowledgement was the look of lust in his eyes.

It continued until the night before I left,

when I found a card under my door.

No words. Just a number.

So, I texted him.

I’d never done anything like it before.

It felt so dirty and wrong, but at the same time, I felt alive.

He was much older than me, so intimidating and sexy.

He made me feel things no man ever has.

I was under his spell.

The last thing I expected was to ever see him again.

〷 REVIEW 〷

What a ride! He Saw Me First was dark,  sexy, thrilling, gritty and straight up delicious. So intense right from the start. I devoured this story in less than 24 hours. It had everything I wanted, hot sizzling chemistry, a yummy alpha male and a feisty heroine. And damn, it was also scorching hot. I'm telling you, Missy Johnson sure knows how to get a reader hot and bothered. It doesn't hurt either that she knows how to do her craft. I was addicted to it and it was my first book of hers.

*fist bump* 

The oozing chemistry and sexual tension between Lexi and Dom could be felt through the pages. It started off pretty innocuous and just builds from there until you are sitting at the edge of your seat to see what happens next. 

I'm selfish. A monster. She's mine to use and abuse as I please. But on top of that, I adore her with everything I fucking have to give.

If you're like me, and like your heroines to be fierce fighters that don't give up in even the most dire of circumstances, you're going to love Lexi. And Dom had such a large energy in this story. From the beginning I found myself captivated and sucked into his energy. This book is so much more than an erotica, that's what I initially thought it was. It was about love, revenge, guilt and redemption. It was also jam-packed with some off-the-charts burning passion. This could’ve easily been a few chapters longer than what it is and I would’ve been perfectly happy.

I want her to want this as badly as I do.

I want her to choke on the need for me to fuck her.

I want it to consume her, like she consumes me.

Because that's what addicts do.

This book contains mature themes and some disturbing scenes that might make certain readers uncomfortable. M. Johnson didn't mince or romanticize some aspects of this story and I'm grateful for her to be honest since this is not an "all hearts and flowers" kind of book and certainly not a conventional love story. While I do believe Nate was a product of his upbringing and Dominic had a huge hand in how his life turned out, I also fear Nate's actions were too far gone and he couldn't be saved.

No matter how hard I try to convince myself otherwise, there's an emptiness buried deep inside me, like something is missing. Something I feel like I might never find again. That scares me more than anything else.

〷 CONCLUSION 〷

Overall, M. Johnson has created this new world that is full of betrayal, taboo and love. Can't wait to see what she comes up with next. Sign me up for the next novel.

〷 FAVORITE QUOTES 〷

• ❝I'm selfish. A monster. She's mine to use and abuse as I please. But on top of that, I adore her with everything I fucking have to give.❞

• ❝She was the sunlight on the horizon, leading me out of the darkness which had engulfed me for so long. She was like a new addiction, consuming and devouring the old one.❞

• ❝No matter how hard I try to convince myself otherwise, there's an emptiness buried deep inside me, like something is missing. Something I feel like I might never find again. That scares me more than anything else.❞

• ❝I want her to want this as badly as I do.
  I want her to choke on the need for me to fuck her.
  I want it to consume her, like she consumes me.
  Because that's what addicts do.❞

• ❝There comes a time in every monster's life when it has to surrender to its true nature or let itself be destroyed by its own desires. I almost succumbed, and then I met her. She saved my life. She's my sunlight, the thing that made me want to be better.❞

• ❝I want to devour her from the inside out. I want to see her trembling with ecstasy, sobbing with pleasure and begging me for mercy all at the same time.❞

• ❝I would move heaven and earth to make her happy - late night food runs, foot massages, long hours cuddling with a mountain of pillows, sex whenever she pleases - I don't care. What she wants, she gets. She's my princess and I live for her. I live to see her smile, to make her laugh, to have her look into my eyes as she whispers my name. She's my angel, my ray of sunlight.❞

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