Review: Highs and lows
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 21, 2012
Breathe is the fourth book in the Colorado Mountain series and features characters that we have met in the previous three books.  In fact it follows on from the story in book 3 so I would recommend that you read the books in order to get the most from them.  Breathe tells the story of bad cop turned good Chase Keaton and the shy geeky nerd virgin librarian Faye Goodknight.  Faye lives in a fantasy world of books where she is holding out for her hero who she believes is Chace.  Faye has secretly been in love with Chace for thirteen years and has been saving herself for him.  Chace is filled with guilt about his wife's recent murder.  A wife who he detested and in no way lived as man and wife but still, he feels that it is his fault he didn't protect her especially in the way that she was killed.  So with Chace spending his time consumed with guilt whilst investigating the murder he has no idea of Faye's feelings for him or of the fact that Faye is about to get his attention.I like the Colorado Mountain series by Kristen Ashley the first two books The Gamble and Sweet Dreams were the best though.  The third book Lady Luck was ok and this one I have missed feelings about.  It took me quite a while to read Breathe as it didn't hold my attention enough.  Chace was a decent enough character and I loved Faye and her geeky side who kept talking about Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Supernatural etc but for some reason at times this book dragged a little.  The story has the usual Kristen Ashley plot boy meets girl, boy and girl struggle with relationship, girl gets kidnapped, boy and girl live happily ever after, and even though this happens virtually every book it never gets old because of the way Ms Ashley uses characters and words to draw you in.The highlight of the book for me was the ending.  Faye's kidnapping was dark but it was the character from another Kristen Ashley series that made a guest appearance that was the icing on the cake.  For me there were highs and lows to this book so I am going to give Breathe 3 stars.