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Fighting To Breathe
By Aurora Rose Reynolds
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Blurb
Lea Lamb
and Austin Wolf were young when they fell in love. They never imagined the
future could hold anything other than together-forever.
When
Lea’s father dies in a tragic fishing accident, she's crushed under the weight
of her grief and catches a glimpse of another type of future, one she knows
she's not strong enough to face.
Austin is
angry. For the past fifteen years, he's believed the woman he loved with every
ounce of his soul left him without so much as a backwards glance.
When Lea
unexpectedly returns to their hometown, all the years of heartache inside
Austin bubbles to the surface and presents itself as blinding rage.
Faced
with the truth about the past, a newly discovered secret, these former lovers
will learn that if they want to have any chance at the future they’d given up
on all those years ago, they will have to rescue one another from drowning in
pain so debilitating it will leave them both fighting to breathe.
Excerpt
“CAN WE STOP by the liquor store on the way to dinner?” Mom asks from
the passenger seat of my car.
“Should you be drinking?” I frown then turn onto the main
road—well, really the only road in town.
“What’s it going to do, kill me?” she jokes, making me
inhale a sharp breath. “Honey,” she says quietly, and I look at her briefly,
wondering how the hell she can be so casual about this. “I’m dying. When it
will happen, only the good Lord knows, but it is happening, and there is
nothing you or I can do about it. I have made my peace with it, and I want you
to do the same.” She reaches over to pat my thigh.
“Make peace with it?” I repeat, shaking my head in
disbelief.
“Yes, make peace with it. If you think about it, I’m
lucky. I know I’m going to die. I know that sooner rather than later God is
going to come take me home, and when he does, I will be ready. I will have had
a chance to say goodbye to the people I care about and right any wrongs I’ve
caused. I’m lucky, honey.”
“What about me?” I wring my hands on the steering wheel,
feeling my chest get tight as I fight back tears.
“I love you, honey. I loved you before you were even a
sparkle in my eye, and I will always be with you. I know this isn’t easy for
you. I know there are going to be a lot of tears shed, but we’re lucky, honey.”
I press my lips together to keep from saying something I
might regret. I’m not lucky; in fact, I’m unlucky to the tenth power. How many
people have I lost, how many people do I have to loose before it’s enough.
“Oh look! Sheryl!” She yells, pulling me from my thoughts
as she reaches over, pressing the horn on my steering wheel while her other
hand shoots across me so she can wave out my window. Looking to where she’s
waving my heart begins to beat wildly
against my ribcage when I see not Sheryl, but Austin
walking into one of the many bars that litter Main Street, only it’s not just
Austin—it’s him and a woman with her arm wrapped around the back of his waist
as he holds the door open for her.
Even from the distance separating us, my lungs compress at
the beauty that is him. The years
have been good to him. His hair is still shaggy, only now a little lighter; his
face is tan and covered in a beard that makes his crystal blue eyes stand out
even more. My eyes travel from his face to his torso, which is covered in a
dark green thermal that shows off the muscles of his arms, chest, and tapered
waist, then down to his denim-covered thighs. When my gaze sweeps back up, his
eyes are on me, and I see them crinkle in confusion then realization that soon
turns into anger.
“You missed the liquor store,” my mom complains as I speed
up.
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a navy brat who's
husband served in the United States Navy. She has lived all over the country
but now resides in New York City with her Husband and pet fish. She's married
to an alpha male that loves her as much as the men in her books love their
women. He gives her over the top inspiration everyday. In her free time she
reads, writes and enjoys going to the movies with her husband and cookie. She
also enjoys taking mini weekend vacations to nowhere, or spends time at home
with friends and family. Last but not least she appreciates everyday and
admires it's beauty.
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ALPHA BOOK CLUB'S REVIEW
“I wanted her fifteen years ago, and I still f@cking want her now. There isn’t a single part of me that doesn’t know she’s my future, but we have a lot of shit to deal with before we even think about heading down that path, because once we start, there will be no turning back.”
Five huge emotional but happy tears stars!! Wow, where do I begin. This story was so beautifully written and I had a hard time putting it down. I really felt like I was part of that story and lived these lives with the characters!! Such a great read.
Lea Lamb and Austin Wolf were young when they fell in love. They never imagined the future could hold anything other than together-forever.
When Lea’s father dies in a tragic fishing accident, she's crushed under the weight of her grief and catches a glimpse of another type of future, one she knows she's not strong enough to face.
Austin is angry. For the past fifteen years, he's believed the woman he loved with every ounce of his soul left him without so much as a backwards glance.
When Lea unexpectedly returns to their hometown, all the years of heartache inside Austin bubbles to the surface and presents itself as blinding rage.
Faced with the truth about the past, a newly discovered secret, these former lovers will learn that if they want to have any chance at the future they’d given up on all those years ago, they will have to rescue one another from drowning in pain so debilitating it will leave them both fighting to breathe.
Lea and Austin were high school sweethearts and they had big dreams of getting married and having five children together and living their happy lives in Alaska. That was until Lea’s dad was killed while out on his fishing boat. Lea couldn’t take the heartbreak of losing someone else so she leaves Austin and she leaves Alaska. Fifteen years later, Lea comes back to Alaska to take care of her sick mother. And while she’s more than happy to come back to help her mom, she fears running into Austin again. During the fifteen years she was gone, she got married to a man she thought she loved, but turns out he was cheating on her for the three years out of the five they were married, so not only is she having to deal with a divorce, she’s also having to deal with her sick mom and the fact that she still has feelings for Austin. Eventually while in town she runs into Austin and he all but avoids her. He shows up to her house later that day and declares that he’ll be cordial to her while in town but he “hates” her. Gutted Lea isn’t sure what she wants to do, she tries to fight the feelings she has but how long can she fight them?? And will Austin give in to the feelings he has, that’s denying? This book is so emotional but it’s so beautiful about a second chance at love!!! I’m honored to have read this book!!
**Received a copy in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Melissa for Alpha Book Club**
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