Meet Lea & Austin in this amazing love story!
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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.
Fighting to Breathe is the first novel in the new Shooting Stars series by Aurora Rose Reynolds and is one emotional and intense read. It focuses on themes of forgiveness, loss and ultimately redemption. This book held me enraptured from start to finish and never once could I put the book down whilst reading!
This is a beautiful story about many forms of loss and the possible second chances that maybe you didn't think you'd ever have again. I don't want to give too much of the story away, but Lea Lamb and Austin Wolf have a past that they both thought was over and done with and therefore wouldn't be involved in each other's lives anymore; but when family tragedy sends Lea back to her small home town fishing village of Cordova in Alaska 15 years after she fled the place the tides turn, the truth is unveiled and it's up to them both to discover if they can fight for what they want or if the past is where they should leave their relationship. Lea and Austin's tale literally had me rooting for them and hoping all could be fixed between them throughout, but life is never that simple and Aurora gives us the whole gauntlet of emotions to endure: grief, anger, loss and the love of friendship. Lea is an amazingly strong character, having been through a lot, suffered some great losses but doing her best to not let this overwhelm her. Austin was just perfect, he will for sure steal a piece of your heart with his alpha ways: protective, caring and at times stubborn but he is always looking out for Lea in more ways than one.
This is a tale I will not spoil for you in my review but it's one I can't recommend enough. It's a deeply emotional read that resonates with many who have endured the pain of loss, anger at the way life can deal a cruel hand of fate and the power that friendship can be enough in your hour of need. At its heart it's a message about love: can your heart ever stop loving it's one true mate no matter how much time has past??
** read and reviewed on behalf of Obsessed by Books **
This is a beautiful story about many forms of loss and the possible second chances that maybe you didn't think you'd ever have again. I don't want to give too much of the story away, but Lea Lamb and Austin Wolf have a past that they both thought was over and done with and therefore wouldn't be involved in each other's lives anymore; but when family tragedy sends Lea back to her small home town fishing village of Cordova in Alaska 15 years after she fled the place the tides turn, the truth is unveiled and it's up to them both to discover if they can fight for what they want or if the past is where they should leave their relationship. Lea and Austin's tale literally had me rooting for them and hoping all could be fixed between them throughout, but life is never that simple and Aurora gives us the whole gauntlet of emotions to endure: grief, anger, loss and the love of friendship. Lea is an amazingly strong character, having been through a lot, suffered some great losses but doing her best to not let this overwhelm her. Austin was just perfect, he will for sure steal a piece of your heart with his alpha ways: protective, caring and at times stubborn but he is always looking out for Lea in more ways than one.
This is a tale I will not spoil for you in my review but it's one I can't recommend enough. It's a deeply emotional read that resonates with many who have endured the pain of loss, anger at the way life can deal a cruel hand of fate and the power that friendship can be enough in your hour of need. At its heart it's a message about love: can your heart ever stop loving it's one true mate no matter how much time has past??
** read and reviewed on behalf of Obsessed by Books **
* * ARC given on behalf of obsessed by books for an honest review * *
I don't know where to start, cause I have so much to say but don't know how. This book was amazing, I laughed , cried, swooned, cried,smiled, got angry, every emotion I have showed through out this book. Lea and Austin are young in love, they are going to be together forever, but sometimes life changes our course, or better yet we let it. Lea suffers alot of love and loss and doesn't cope so well, but that's were Austin comes in. Even after 15 years his love for her is still there. His character is strong, sweet. his a alpha man who when to step in and how. the story is just aww. It's heart wrenching and it will hit home for alot of people including myself. the characters were amazing, the storyline was real I felt apart of it. These is truly one of my favorite reads.
I don't know where to start, cause I have so much to say but don't know how. This book was amazing, I laughed , cried, swooned, cried,smiled, got angry, every emotion I have showed through out this book. Lea and Austin are young in love, they are going to be together forever, but sometimes life changes our course, or better yet we let it. Lea suffers alot of love and loss and doesn't cope so well, but that's were Austin comes in. Even after 15 years his love for her is still there. His character is strong, sweet. his a alpha man who when to step in and how. the story is just aww. It's heart wrenching and it will hit home for alot of people including myself. the characters were amazing, the storyline was real I felt apart of it. These is truly one of my favorite reads.
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.
About the Author:
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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