A review by jnordgren
Breathless by Anne Stuart

1.0

Uggggh. I was finally liking a book in this series and but then it got so rapey and awful. This seemed more like a tale of stockholm syndrome than a romance. I just can't imagine why else a woman who found out her lover paid someone to ruin (aka rape) her for revenge would ever be able to love him again. It's completely absurd, even for a romance novel. Also, she says over and over in her mind how it wasn't rape, but it was certainly not consensual in any real way. Don't try to justify yourself for this horrifying story, Anne Stuart, rape is not romance, kidnapping someone is not BDSM sexy times. I gave this author a chance but can't stomach any more of this.