Review: An okay read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2014
***I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*****After her husband dies, and her daughter Bailey leaves for college Jennifer Stewart moves to Colorado to start fresh, and to fulfill her dream of living in the mountains. She gets a job as a journalist, and when there is a murder in town Jenn wants to investigate, and she soon meets Jack Gunnison the local sheriff, and without a doubt sparks fly between these two."I'd been dazzled...That man was lethal on more that one part of my body""I'm telling you right now; I'm not backing off, you intrigue the hell out of me with your smart mouth, and sweetness"I'm on the fence when it comes to the storyline, as there were parts that I liked, and other parts not so much. I liked the premise of it. It had suspense, not to heavy, action, romance, sexiness and some twists thrown in. I did enjoy the humor were many times that I was laughing or smiling to myself. I will admit my suspicions on whom I thought was the killer were so completely wrong, and I like that the author was able to do this as I loved to be surprised. The plot is very fast paced, and I did find myself rolling my eyes at a few inconsistencies, and the parts that just didn't work for me. I mean a lot happens in this town and to Jennifer in a space of a week.I really like Jack, and apparently so did a lot of other women in the town. Loved that he was very alpha, bossy, over protective, possessive, and a dirty talker. He hadn't found the right woman until he meets Jennifer there was something about her, something different from the other woman he dated."Twenty years, not once in twenty years have I ever met a woman who tied my stomach in knots, and you stomped into my life four days ago, and just the thought of you, Christ... you're my kryptonite, Jenn... You're a danger to me, because when you're around, I can't see anything else,"I like Jenn she's feisty, stubborn, sweet and knew what she wanted, but at the same time I found her slightly frustrating as she did some stupid things. Although I felt that there relationship was too insta love I did like it. Jenn and Jack are good together; their relationship was fun as was the banter they shared. They definitely had hot sexy chemistry"You with me baby, cause there's no turning back after this, no way, once I slip into that sweet heat of yours, you're mine, do you hear me? You. Are. F***ing. Mine."The secondary character, such as Ben and Gerry, Rosie Lorraine, and Mandy added to the story. I loved that as it's a small town everyone knows what everyone else doing, also how they all want to help catch the killer.Overall I like A Reason To Breathe, I did think the plot could have been wrapped up sooner, but despite my issues about some of the aspect of the storyline it was fun romantic read, and after reading the epilogue, which I loved I was left with a big smile on my face. The way things worked out for Jenn and Jack was sweet. I'd definitely read more of C.P Smith work in the future; I could see Bailey getting her own book.