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Coming Back to Where You Started Is Not the Same as Coming Home.
He never should have let her go. His first love, his first everything.
The one the young doctor can’t forget.
Ten years later, David James knows she’s not the same girl he loved.
But he sees Kairi now with her haunted eyes – and he remembers.
Kairi Morrigan returned to Howell Mountain to hide and make a plan.
Once an international fugitive, she’s now a part of a secretive black ops team.
Her return home is temporary. A shelter without a paper trail.
She didn’t expect to see him. Nor did she expect the rush of emotion.
David’s caring and honest. He’s a good man, building a life that has no place for her.
She knows she shouldn’t but she hungers for his touch, to lose herself in him one more time.
She lost one great love to the people who betrayed her.
The one thing she won’t do is risk another person she loves.
The one thing she can never give him, or her enemy, is a second chance.
Breathe is a stand-alone romantic suspense novel. No cliffhangers, no prior interaction necessary. Includes a bisexual heroine in an M/F relationship. Breathe is set in both Napa and Santa Barbara, California, featuring steamy vineyard romance and love under the threat of an epic blackout.
He never should have let her go. His first love, his first everything.
The one the young doctor can’t forget.
Ten years later, David James knows she’s not the same girl he loved.
But he sees Kairi now with her haunted eyes – and he remembers.
Kairi Morrigan returned to Howell Mountain to hide and make a plan.
Once an international fugitive, she’s now a part of a secretive black ops team.
Her return home is temporary. A shelter without a paper trail.
She didn’t expect to see him. Nor did she expect the rush of emotion.
David’s caring and honest. He’s a good man, building a life that has no place for her.
She knows she shouldn’t but she hungers for his touch, to lose herself in him one more time.
She lost one great love to the people who betrayed her.
The one thing she won’t do is risk another person she loves.
The one thing she can never give him, or her enemy, is a second chance.
Breathe is a stand-alone romantic suspense novel. No cliffhangers, no prior interaction necessary. Includes a bisexual heroine in an M/F relationship. Breathe is set in both Napa and Santa Barbara, California, featuring steamy vineyard romance and love under the threat of an epic blackout.
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MY REVIEW
Kairi knew there was a chance she'd run into her first love now that she's (temporarily) living back in her hometown. She's seen him a few times since they broke up, and things have been downright awkward each time. But this time it seems as if David is interested in re-engaging with her, which is strange and uncomfortable for Kairi. She can't possibly start something again with the man who broke her heart. She can't possibly start something when she's only in town temporarily. She can't possibly start something when it could place David in danger. Can she?
David thought at the time he let Kairi go that it was what was best for her, so that she'd get to experience all the places in the world that were on her wish list. But now that she's back in their hometown, he's starting to rethink his stupid decision from a decade ago. He's never gotten over her even though he knows she came out awhile ago. But even thinking Kairi prefers women hasn't deterred him from thinking about her, knowing she is the only woman he's ever loved. When she tells him perhaps they can be friends, he knows he wants more, will she ever be on the same page? Or is she truly over him?
I have to admit that this second chance took me quite awhile before I was on board with this couple. I didn't feel their connection for the majority of the story, nor did I particularly like either of them, especially David, until about the last quarter. David was annoying and the way he constantly questioned Kairi's sexual identity was a major turnoff. I know that he had questions, but really? His questioning was part of the reason I didn't like him for a long time, or feel a strong connection existed between them. Kairi too seemed practically indifferent at times, lukewarm at the best, when it came to a second chance. But slowly, like I said, in the last quarter, they gelled and I finally started to see them as a real couple and could finally see their connection. The suspense part was a bit thin this time around, not as suspenseful or action packed as in Crushed, but still enjoyable and contemporary. By the end, I decided I liked this couple and was glad they got their second chance, even though it took them a long time to get there. I was really intrigued by one of Kairi's teammates, Trevor, and now am really excited for his and Stella's story, Savor.
I have to admit that this second chance took me quite awhile before I was on board with this couple. I didn't feel their connection for the majority of the story, nor did I particularly like either of them, especially David, until about the last quarter. David was annoying and the way he constantly questioned Kairi's sexual identity was a major turnoff. I know that he had questions, but really? His questioning was part of the reason I didn't like him for a long time, or feel a strong connection existed between them. Kairi too seemed practically indifferent at times, lukewarm at the best, when it came to a second chance. But slowly, like I said, in the last quarter, they gelled and I finally started to see them as a real couple and could finally see their connection. The suspense part was a bit thin this time around, not as suspenseful or action packed as in Crushed, but still enjoyable and contemporary. By the end, I decided I liked this couple and was glad they got their second chance, even though it took them a long time to get there. I was really intrigued by one of Kairi's teammates, Trevor, and now am really excited for his and Stella's story, Savor.
Meet Isabel Jolie
Isabel Jolie, aka Izzy, lives on a lake, loves dogs of all stripes, and if she's not working, she can be found reading, often with a glass of wine in hand. In prior lives, Izzie worked in marketing and advertising, in a variety of industries, such as financial services, entertainment, and technology. In this life, she loves daydreaming and writing contemporary romances with strong heroines.
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