She has a loving father and a stable home, she has been with one boy her entire life and he was her next door neighbour. Of course that just makes it all the more forbidden, and exciting.Įva is the polar opposite to Cage. As the farmers daughter she represents a huge risk to his scholarship and is completely off limits, and she takes an instant dislike to him. Much of the story was quite predictable with Cage laying eyes on Eva just moments after arriving on the farm and she is, of course, perfection on legs. He can be charming and caring but then once the protective streak is triggered it totally takes over and he is behaving like an absolute jerk again.

We do see a different side of him, the side that is out for more than a couple of hours of fun, that sees beyond the body parts and recognises the whole person. We learn a little more about why Cage is such a player in While It Lasts and it did change my opinion of him a little, but not enough to redeem him completely. It’s much more laid back and quite touristy but the upbringing he has had, and that of his best friend Willow, though out of the ordinary even in Sea Breeze is basis for judgement where farmer Wilson is concerned. Sea Breeze is a small coastal town so there’s still a bit of the small town mentality and the not being able to get away from your past and your mistakes but it’s coastal. That’s only the beginning of the culture shocks in store for Cage.

Being on the farm 6 days a week with no transport is going to make it difficult to walk away from any situation he gets involved in so he’s going to have to think before he acts for a change. He is used to being able to talk his way out of any situation and into any pair of panties, and then being able to walk away. This guy may be hot, and he is – super hot even, but he knows it and he uses it to his advantage which just highlights what a shallow and egotistical jerk he is. His biggest problem with that is where is he going to get his neverending supply of hot girls to satisfy his urges. If he can toe the line for summer and make a good impression he will get to keep his spot on the team. The only actual relationship he has ever had was totally platonic and with his best friend Low, who he always said he would some day make his own but once Marcus came on the scene those plans were rapidly put to rest – though we do discover in While It Lasts that even Cage knew that the chances of he and Low ever actually being together were very slim.Ĭage has been done DUI and is at risk of losing his baseball scholarship but the coach bailed him out and set him up with a summer job on his brother’s farm. No commitment, no emotion, and no remorse. Cage is an unrepentant playboy in it to pick up, get off and get out. While It Lasts takes us back to Sea Breeze, albeit briefly, and this one is Cage York’s story.

While It Lasts by Abbi Glines