Book: Rescue Breathing
Author: Zoe Norman
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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.
Review
Foxy Rating = 4.5 stars
*Copy provided by the authors in exchange for an honest review
This is the first book in the Breathe series by new authors Zoe Norman. I was immediately sold on the blurb. Hey NYFD firefighter? Oh yes! Owen Maxwell certainly lives up to the imagery of I have of a sexy, smoking hot firefighter in my head and is a definite new book boyfriend to drool over.
He meets beautiful Olivia Burke in the airport bar when both are on their way to Seattle, him to celebrate his best friend’s wedding and her for work purposes. The coincidences then keep happening by finding themselves on the same flight, in adjacent seats and hotels next door to each other.
Owen is a bit of a player and has been ever since his fiancé walked out on him and he resolved never to fall for a woman again. But Olivia is something special which he acknowledges on their first meeting. She’s gorgeous, funny and permeating that spark that seems to ignite when they are together. They share a hot and sexy moment in the airplane bathroom and after agree to meet up whilst in Seattle. It’s from there that the coincidences continue and the attraction increases tenfold.
The chemistry and sexual tension was a total winner and instantly the reader is taken on a sensual and believable story of two people trying to overcome disappointment from a past relationship gone badly. I loved the story build-up and how the reader was gently brought in to grasp a full knowledge of both characters and their psyche. I totally ‘got’ why they both said and did and there was none of this annoying angst and game playing. It was just a hot, sexy, enticing romance.
There was one area that I did not feel was needed and that was the turn up of the ‘exes’ as this just follows from where other books go. They certainly needed to be left in the past as their interference in Owen and Olivia’s life was an obstruction of the story flow. Yes we like to have a touch of angst and jealously but not with how these exes had exited from their lives.
Anyhow that is only one minor thing as I loved everything else about this book and it definitely lived up to my expectations. Great storyline, gorgeous characters and a real feel good factor sexy romance. I can’t wait for the next one. Four and a half stars.
Zoe Norman is the brainchild of Stephanie K. and Heidi H., 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.
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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.
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