This is a quick and sexy read. Heath is a Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent who was injured by a bomb and now has come to Destiny Bridges home to interview her. She is a famous glass artist. There are immediate sparks between these two and those sparks ignited and flamed. Getting his story in between their escapades was a challenge but they finally got through the photographer and the story and then had to figure out how to get on with the rest of their lives.

A short fast story that takes off like the speed of light. Parts left me confused since we were missing a couple of steps and the plot was missing.

This book is a part of the Dirty Bits series from Carina Press. For some reason, I only have this one, but that's okay! It was a quick, fun, and extremely hot read! Another weird tidbit, I'm writing this review belatedly, about six months after, and I just realized that this is the same author of the Crave series (??!!) which I've just finished reading a few days back.

Anyway, this book is quite a short story and it revolves around an artist, an investigative journalist, and a week that they spend together. Admittedly, this insta-romance, so you should not expect too much. A lot of attraction, a lot of steamy scenes, and few conversations in between are what await the reader of Break Me.

A steamy contemporary romance, “Break Me” is the third book in The Art of Pleasure series by Tracy Wolff. Easily read within an evening, this short novel delivers lots of heat.

Although I enjoyed the characters of Heath and Destiny, their insta-attraction requires some suspension of belief. Destiny’s personality of a sweet and sassy is complimented well by her mysterious past along with things Heath himself is hiding.

Wolff does a good job pulling us into their lives and lust immediately and never really letting go.

A solid steamy and short read.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
I am enjoying the variety and different ways that authors have interpreted "The Dirty Bits" in this series from Carina Press. I would recommend that you give them a try – and remember the premise of all the 'good' bits in a short story and judge them on that basis. They are quick, often cheeky, forays into passion, often with a quick transition into romance. Sometimes a short, sexy story is just what you need! This is the third in an arts-based group of stories by Wolff, and I enjoyed it for what it was billed to be. I particularly loved that her art was in glass blowing, which requires strength as well as skill and vision. It ensured that she was every bit as interesting as the injured Heath.

Heath may have travelled the world covering dangerous meaningful stories as a journalist, but Destiny walking out of her lake naked, and utterly secure, throws him. From there on the chemistry is clear, the article takes a back seat and we see two people give themselves over to a new level of pleasure. Will they make it long term... that is for us to decide, but I think Wolff gave us enough interaction that we can hope so.


Mary – ☆☆☆
This is the third book in the Art of Pleasure series and it was missing anything to do with a relationship. I really did like Heath and Destiny and the idea of them together, but the insta-sex was just that.

Heath is a reporter and he is going to write a story on Destiny and her art. When Heath is left waiting on Destiny at the restaurant almost an hour late, he decides to drive to her house to get his story.

Destiny doesn't want to do the story, but she does want to meet Heath, he intrigues her. She wants to get to know him and all about his travels.

They have a chemistry that is off the charts and the passion only gets hotter between them. Will their short time together be all there is between them? Can they work things out to stay together?

As I said, I really liked the idea of this story but for a short story, it took me over a day to finish it. I could not make myself pick it up to read it. It still has Tracy Wolff's writing style and that made it readable. Read it for the insta-sex if nothing else.


Avid Reader – ☆☆
M/F Erotica

This is the third book in this quick read series. I have read the previous books and for me, this one is by far the worst. I found it very hard to read.

You have instant sex in the first few pages and when there could have been a developing relationship or at least friendship, it was just more sex. Yes, I know that these are supposed to be erotic, but there was no chemistry between the characters and it was incredibly disjointed in the writing style.

At times, I was almost guessing at what the book was actually supposed to be about because I was trying to make sense of what was happening.

I would skip this one in the series if I were telling someone to read them. The first two were much more cohesive and made a lot more sense.

4.5 stars - Quick and dirty (for sure), but with heart and tenderness too. It’s nice work.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was pretty good, cute, and a little sweet... more-so than a lot of books in the Dirty Bits series. I felt more connection between the main characters, and because of that, this made it really fun to read.

I enjoyed the relationship building, even though it was really fast, Destiny and Heath were good together, making this not only a fast read, but hot and sexy.

A furiously fun, quick and fiery read, Break Me by Tracy Wolff is a great way to squeeze in some entertainment on a lazy afternoon. The attraction between the main characters is instantaneous and the story moves at a very fast clip. I love the Dirty Bits series and this one lives up to the promise!

2 Stars
Review by Elizabeth
Late Night Reviewer
Up All Night w/ Books Blog

Break Me is a short story by Tracy Wolff that you can finish in a matter of hours. I liked that the book was short but that is just about it, to be honest.

Yes, romance books are my favorite to read but they have to have a plot. With, Break Me, they meet, they have sex and the cycle continues. While Heath and Destiny do have chemistry, there is no doubt about it, the book is basically just sex. Sure, there are some other parts to the book so that there is a break from the sex but there really is no plot.

Even though Break Me, was not for me, I will continue to read books by Tracy Wolff.

I encourage you to check out other reviews before making a final decision on whether this book is for you or not.

***ARC received in exchange for an honest review.***

This book felt more like a novella to me, so it was quite rushed. I’m not a big fan of instalove, but I liked the story enough to see it through. It was very spicy, and hooked me in right from the beginning. 3.5 stars from me.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

Break Me is a super short read that's part of the "Dirty Bits" series. Each book in the series can be read in 1-2 hours. This book follows Destiny & Heath. Destiny allows herself to submit to Heath for one week.
When the week is up, Heath wants more, but will Destiny keep him?!

Break Me is a good unique hot story with a solid plot. I enjoyed the story. The characters really jumped off the page.

Art has always been everything to Destiny Bridges, her main focus. All of that changes when she meets journalist Heath Lewis. He now has her thinking about things she never imagined before. For seven days Heath shows Destiny how to let her body take control and enjoy the pleasures.

The description provided by the publisher didn't really align with the story. You have no idea while reading this that it's supposed to be a week. So that's odd, just saying.
Destiny is a talented artist whose medium is glass. She's quirky as artists tend to be. And apparently very comfortable in her own skin as Heath quickly finds out when he goes to her home to interview for an article.
Things heat up more than just molten glass between them as they get to know each other. Heath is dealing with a devasting injury that has derailed his career. But doesn't everything happen for a reason, maybe his destiny was, well Destiny.

This was hot & very sexy, exactly what I expected from Tracy Wolff. It was a quick read & even quicker romance. Five days is all it has taken Heath & Destiny to fall hard for each other. The story was enjoyable entertainment that takes your mind off your daily life for a while.

Tracy Wolff writes erotica that sizzles. Break Me is part of The Art Of Pleasure series, but stands alone. This novella is fast paced, has engaging characters and is well written. I appreciate that Tracy Wolff uses the passionate scenes to move the story along. her characters have obvious chemistry and I was entertained by their journey. Break Me is a light, very sexy, novella. 3.5
I received my copy through NetGalley under no obligation.

3.5 Sexy Stars
This is perfect for the reader who wants something to fall into a sensual read. Tracy Wolfe has the way of setting up a situation and then blowing it all to hell and back with chemistry and want.

My thanks to NetGalley and Carina Press for providing this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I finished this book a couple of weeks ago and have been going back and forth on the review. To be honest, there's a story here, a decent plot, with alternating POVs. Both people begin broken, so I don't get where the title Break Me comes from.

And that beginning... it's believable, if the character is who we believe her to be. But so many things don't add up. She's a huge fan of Heath and his work, yet she "forgot" about their interview. Now it's insta-bang? The whole scenario felt jarring and off-putting, especially as we learn more about her. Therein, though, lies the dichotomy.

I felt their mutual attraction and vulnerability as they let themselves (guardedly) open up to one another. Kudos there. Sex scenes were well-written. But. There are only so many ways to write about two people making love, and if, by the third or fourth time, not much changes or the encounter is written as in a previous scene, it becomes boring. Sometimes, a fade-to-black to leave the reader wanting more is better than another play-by-play.

Were it not for the go-for-the-shocker opening and some repetitiveness in the love scenes, this book would have been a strong 4+ stars.

Destiny Bridges is a famous artist who creates masterpieces out of glass and journalist Heath Lewis is getting the pleasure of interviewing the closed off artist. Heath is a Pulitzers Award winning war journalist who was injured on the job, left with a bum leg but had decided to accept this interview because he has always loved Destiny's work.

As soon as these two meet, the chemistry is off the charts and they decide to give each other one week of exploring what is happening between them. Of course one week is not enough time and these two quickly realize that there is something real between them.

Break Me is a fun, sexy novella that I really enjoyed. Destiny and Heath are both fun, entertaining characters and really loved the story line of her glass blowing. This was a great, quick read.

Although this was a quick read, I had many problems with it. First of all, it took me longer than the imprint suggests. The blurb and the title also lead me to believe I would be reading a different story. The book is riddled with continuity errors and mistakes - which I could forgive - if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't connect to the rest of the story and the characters. And for so much to be made of Heath's injury, only for them to behave in a way that didn't take it into consideration, continually threw me out of the story.

I was looking for a story of a man dominating a woman, "breaking" her down to her core, and building her back up again. What I got was vastly different. It's not a week, it's not submission. It's apparently not the book for me.