Review: Breathe: 4 STARS
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2013
The Gamble (Colorado Mountain #1) was the first Kristen Ashley book I ever read.  In all honesty, it left me wondering what all the fuss was about.  Most people would probably stop reading books by an author if they were disappointed by their first experience, but for some reason, my Kristen Ashley experience didn't stop there.  A ton of my goodreads friends are Kristen Ashley addicts so I decided to continue reading the Colorado Mountain series.  I heard the series only continued to get better and better and I wanted to understand what all the fuss was about.  I read Sweet Dreams followed by Lady Luck.  The more I read, the more addicted I became.  And over time, I fell head over heels for Kristen Ashley.  I'll go ahead and warn you now, Kristen Ashley's books have an extremely addictive quality to them.  It's kind of like the Pringles slogan, "Once you pop, you can't stop!"  Her books are also very memorable; her stories stick with you for a long, long time.  Even thought I wasn't the biggest fan of The Gamble, the first novel in the Colorado Mountain series, the characters and the story line remained in my mind long after I finished reading the novel.  Last night I finished reading Breathe, the most recent novel in the Colorado Mountain series.  Breathe is my favorite Kristen Ashley novel to date.  At this point, I think it's safe to say that I've pulled a 180 and officially jumped on the Kristen Ashley bandwagon.I LOVED the two main characters in Breathe.  In my opinion, Chace and Faye MADE this novel!CHACE:Chace is officially one of my favorite heroes EVER!  He has a lot of the characteristics that Kristen Ashley likes in a hero.  He's strong, pushy, dominant, temperamental, foul-mouthed, and a little rough around the edges.  That being said, he isn't as rough as Max, Tatum, or Ty, the other Colorado Mountain heroes.  I think I liked him the most because he was the perfect mix of rough and sweet!  In the beginning of Breathe, Chace keeps people at a distance with his tough exterior.  Throughout this novel, however, his shell cracks and his compassionate, loving side is exposed. <3 Chace <3FYI: A requirement for my next boyfriend: he must call me darlin'.  I absolutely LOVE the way Chace called Faye darlin'.  It just melted my heart.  So I'm taking one from Chace and I'm making it a requirement! :)FAYE:Faye is hilarious.  At first she comes off as the quiet, shy librarian, but throughout this novel, readers are exposed to a completely different side of Faye.  She's strong.  She's feisty.  She's hilarious.  She's compassionate.  Every time her temper flares she starts spouting off random, crazy sci-fi analogies.  I'm not a sci-fi geek so I didn't catch all of them, but regardless, I almost peed my pants from laughing at her!I gave Breathe (Colorado Mountain #4) by Kristen Ashley 4 STARS. I definitely recommend this novel to adult romance fans who enjoy dominant, pushy heroes!