Title: Between Breaths
Author: Alexa Padgett
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: TBA
Edition/Formations: eBook & Print
Rating: 4 Stars
Told in the first person.
Rating: 4 Stars
Told in the first person.
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Material Connection: I received this book
for review from RBTL World of Books Blog Tours and the author. I was not compensated nor was I required to
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Blurb/Synopsis:
Grief brought them together
A hospice center is no place to fall in lust. But with his
world cracking during his estranged mother’s last days, Hayden Crewe needs something sweet to focus on. It doesn’t matter that he’s the backbone of Australia’s hottest international rock group—here, watching his mother die, he’s more alone than ever. So when he meets long-legged, clear-minded Briar Moore, he suddenly knows exactly what will fill the hole inside.
world cracking during his estranged mother’s last days, Hayden Crewe needs something sweet to focus on. It doesn’t matter that he’s the backbone of Australia’s hottest international rock group—here, watching his mother die, he’s more alone than ever. So when he meets long-legged, clear-minded Briar Moore, he suddenly knows exactly what will fill the hole inside.
Fortune will drag them apart
Briar has just escaped a job and relationship that nearly
crushed her. Crawling out of the wreckage of her previous life, she’s done playing it safe. Sexy, vibrant Hayden is what she wants, and Briar is going to take him. For as long as she can…
crushed her. Crawling out of the wreckage of her previous life, she’s done playing it safe. Sexy, vibrant Hayden is what she wants, and Briar is going to take him. For as long as she can…
Out of heartbreak comes hope
With their time short and the ghosts of their pasts haunting every moment, Briar and Hayden know they’ve fallen too deep. While those few, intense days changed them both forever, everyone knows a connection this intense should burn out as fast as it ignited…
My Thoughts:
My Thoughts:
Hayden Crewe loves his job and the perks that come with it. But then his plans change. Briar Moore isn’t sure where she wants her
personal life to go. She’s a woman with
a lot of passion and it comes through as we get to know her. What impressed me was that the author didn’t
have our two main characters meet right away.
We get to see some of who they are first and what’s going on in their
lives that eventually brings them together.
A disappointment was not actually being able to hear Hayden’s band play
as I was reading.
This is a story which shows that sometimes even in grief something can
flourish. Our author reminds her readers
that not all families are like the Nelsons or the Reeds (yes I know that these
two families may be a little old for some of you readers). Families split for one reason or another but
I think it’s sad to think of someone – especially a parent – dying alone. Sometimes we just need someone to show us the
way. It’s a story that develops over
time – this is how we fall in love with the characters.
There are also ups and downs – just like in any relationship.
Life is hard and not always kind but having someone there with you
helps. The sad moment for me was not
knowing more about the characters that are introduced in book one of the
series. The good news is that I can go
back and see what Dahlia and Asher are all about. And not knowing about their backstory did not
take anything away from my enjoyment of reading Hayden and Briar’s story. This is one of those books that shows why
authors are so good at what they do – creativity. Just because I know how to speak, think, and
write my name doesn’t mean that I’m creative enough to think up and create a
whole world for two people that don’t exist.
I found Ms. Padgett’s ending to be interesting because I didn’t feel
that it was an ending at all. It felt
open-ended so it will be interesting to see how she continues this series.
With a degree in international marketing and a varied career path as a content manager for a web firm at the height of the tech boom, marketing director for a high-profile sports agency and a two-year stint with a renowned literary agency, Alexa Padgett has returned to her first love: writing fiction. She is a card-carrying
member of RWA, or would be if Romance Writers of America had cards. She’s also a member of Land of Enchantment Romance Authors (LERA), and Fantasy, Futuristic, and
Paranormal (FF&P) chapters, where she’s met fabulous writers. She aspires to be as witty and kind as her writing family is.
member of RWA, or would be if Romance Writers of America had cards. She’s also a member of Land of Enchantment Romance Authors (LERA), and Fantasy, Futuristic, and
Paranormal (FF&P) chapters, where she’s met fabulous writers. She aspires to be as witty and kind as her writing family is.
Alexa spent a good part of her youth traveling. From Budapest to Belize, Calgary to Coober Pedy, Alexa soaked in the myriad smells, sounds, and feels of these gorgeous places, wishing she could live in them all – at least for a while. And she does in her books.
Alexa loves to read, especially her friends’ stories. She also spends a great deal of time in her tiny kitchen, channeling her inner Barefoot Contessa.
Author Links:
Twitter @AlexaPadgett
Other Works by Alexa Padgett
Seattle Sound Series
Sweet Solace Book 1
The Echo Series
The Spirit Seducer Book 1
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