“Everyone has a story my pages are just a lot darker than most.”
Aiden Chesterfield needs control like he needs to breathe. It pushes back the dark past he tries to pretend doesn’t exist. Just as badly as he needs the structure that domination provides, he needs Camaron to be the one to submit to him. Though, when Aiden realizes how unworthy she feels of his love; he sends her away. Her insecurities anger him, but break him at the same time. Forcing him to come to the realization that her emotions are one thing he cannot control.
Camaron Allen left everything to start her life over in Vegas with hopes of finding family. After losing the man she loves because of her insecurities she’s determined to become stronger. When a phone call from her best friend has her taking on a new career, she is forced to face more than herself. Shaft is hitting the big time and everyone wants a piece of the rockers’ pie; and some are willing to do anything to get it. Will Cam and Aiden be able to move beyond their fears and face the possibility of a future, together? Or will they forever fight their demons alone?
Facing Me is Book 2 in the Shaft on Tour series by Cat Mason. I didn’t read Escaping Me before jumping into Aiden and Camaron’s story, but I didn’t feel like I was out of the loop for the most part; Cat Mason weaved some of the back story of the band and Aiden and Cam’s relationship throughout the beginning of the text, which made it quite easy to catch up to everything that happened. I will definitely be going back to read Book 1, though, because I enjoyed Book 2 so much, and Daisy is awesome in Aiden and Cam’s story, so I know she will be a riot in her own story.
When Aiden and Camaron first meet, the chemistry is instantaneous, but they both have baggage from their childhood weighing them down. Aiden’s past has left him with the need to command and control each and every part of his life. Domination, to him, is an absolute necessity or the darkness ensues. Camaron’s insecurities are what make her hesitant to give herself 100% to Aiden. She’s afraid to completely submit because the risk is too great that he may walk away and leave her all alone. Despite their efforts to make a relationship work, Aiden and Camaron break up and both of their worlds crumble, leaving them to pick up the pieces of their heart as well as their life. But when they come back together after merely existing while they were apart, will Aiden finally take what he wants? Can Camaron work past her fears and give Aiden what he needs – total control?
Facing Me is a fantastic read. There’s a great mix of suspense, drama, hot sex, and crazy antics. Cat writes in a way that allows readers to feel like they’re part of the band’s entourage…kind of like a groupie – the non slutty kind;) – who gets the inside scoop and an up close view of everything that occurs behind the scenes. The camaraderie of the band definitely comes through in their conversations and the way they have each other’s backs and aren’t afraid to call each other out on their bullshit.
The growth that Aiden and Camaron make not only in their relationship but in themselves as individuals really comes through in their different point of views. Of course, there are still going to be struggles, but they’re both staying put…they refuse to run away from each other this time around, and it makes all the difference.
I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Hunter and Chase. I have a feeling, she’s not going to make anything easy on him. So glad I found this series!
A complimentary copy of the book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 poison apples
Cat Mason is thirty years old and a mother to three children. She was born and raised in Granite City, Illinois which is just across the Mississippi river from St. Louis, Missouri. She currently lives in Virginia with her husband and children. Previously publishing Contemporary Romance under her real name, Amy Cox until she decided to lose the filter and let it all hang out. When she isn’t writing, she is reading or spending time with her friends and family.
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