Life Support
(The Breathe Series
- Book 2)
Author: Zoe Norman
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Synopsis:
Olivia Burke is ready to risk everything
to be with Owen Maxwell. She’s determined to discover his dark secrets,
mend his broken soul, and convince him to make their relationship more
permanent. Owen is hell bent on not losing his sense of self, all the while
trying to alleviate Olivia's fears that he'll leave her for any of the warm
bodies ready to throw themselves at a sexy fireman. For Olivia, the past
interferes with the future she wants. For Owen, the future he wants is
being assaulted by his past.
With hard work and a commitment to love
each other, their budding relationship continues to blossom until one fateful
day when their utopia comes to a crashing halt and threatens the future they've
been working toward.
Will the challenges life continues to
deal them keep them together or push them further apart? Is their love
strong enough? Right now, both of them are in need of some life support.
Life Support is the conclusion of Olivia
and Owen's story that began in Rescue Breathing.
Review-5 Stars:
I didn’t think it could get any better
than Rescue Breathing. I was wrong! Owen and Olivia stole my heart all over
again in Life Support. This book just endeared them to me even more, made me
connect with them as real people. In this book, we get to see what comes after
the HEA! Life isn’t all candy hearts and roses just because a book ends. Owen
and Olivia are now in a committed relationship. And, it scares the hell out of
both of them. They have to stumble through this uncharted territory, while
working through unresolved insecurities.
It’s a rocky road, but Owen and Olivia
find their way through together. Along the way, they explode with passion! I
wouldn’t expect anything less of this combustible couple. Owen may be a
firefighter, but he knows how to burn up the sheets…or the wall…or the floor.
You get the idea! Owen is a sexy alpha with a dirty mouth and a dirtier mind.
You’ll be turning up the air conditioning and wishing you were Olivia!
While Owen and Olivia define sexy, that
isn’t the only the reason to love them. They both leap off the pages with their
fun and bright, but complex personalities. Their humor had me chuckling out
loud (eliciting looks of confusion from those around me) and their depth of
emotion resonated through me. I was so wrapped up in their story that the world
around me disappeared. I want to know these two. To have them as friends in my
life. Well, at least I have the book to read again and again…
What makes this book stand out is Zoe
Norman’s ability to create characters that are real (with the exception of
their stunning good looks of course. But who wants to read a romance without
the sexy hero and beautiful heroine?). I
was frustrated with Olivia’s level of anxiety and her almost constant fear that
Owen would leave her. It caused her to make some very poor decisions that could
have driven Owen away for good. Like any of us, she doesn’t always have her
crap together and lets the worst of a situation obscure her view of things.
Owen almost lost his hero card a couple of times. He was on the brink of
decisions that would have ruined my love for him (no matter how luscious he
is). In the end, he showed me why I came back to read more of his story. Once
again, it came from the genuine quality of his character. Like anyone, his mind
can slip out of his control, but in the end, his love for Olivia and his
strength of character, prove that he is worthy of my love and hero worship.
Owen and Olivia are worth every single
page. I was loathe to say goodbye to them. The last pages were beautiful but I
found myself reading every word as slowly as possible. When I could not draw it
out any longer, and I reached that last page, I took comfort in the fact that I
could go back to the beginning and take this journey with Olivia and Owen over
and over again.
About the Author
Zoe Norman is the pen name for Heidi
Haveman and Stephanie Krulewitz, two women with one very important thing in
common—their love of good erotic romance novels. After a year of
writing fanfiction and developing a swoon worthy friendship from across the
country, the decision was made to write their own novel. During that
time, they developed a habit of texting each other daily and being marveled
that one brain could span from one coast to the other. Stephanie
lives with her husband, two daughters and two dogs, Sophie and
Zoe. Heidi lives with her spoiled dog, Norman.
Rescue Breathing (The Breathe Series - Book 1)
Synopsis:
When Manhattan Psychologist Olivia Burke
receives an invitation to present her research on trauma in servicemen in
Seattle, she is determined to turn the business trip into the start of healing
her own traumatized heart.
FDNY Firefighter Owen Maxwell is an
unapologetic playboy who spends his days saving lives and his nights breaking
hearts. He puts his life on the line every day and is skeptical about
doing the same with his heart. But when he meets Olivia, the girl with
the shattered spirit–sparks fly
They share a hot weekend in Seattle and
discover that they want to share so much more.
Both Olivia and Owen are in need of help
mending their hearts. What remains to be seen is if they can do that for
each other, or if they are so damaged they go up in smoke.
Rescue Breathing is the journey of two
lost souls, trying to breathe new life into each other without losing
themselves along the way.
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