Review: Caught My Breath
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
**I received a copy of Catch Your Breath in exchange for an honest review.**Moira O'Leary is an up and coming reporter on the verge of a huge story, but what she really whats in life is what her brothers have. She wants to love someone and to be loved back. She wants her own family. Unfortunately, Moira has two problems and they both have to do with one man - Jimmy O'Malley. Moira's first problem is that she's been in love with him for as long as she can remember. The second problem? He only sees her as Liam's little sister. Or does he? Jimmy has always thought that there was something about Moira that drove him crazy. He knows that he needs to keep his distance from her, but that has become increasingly difficult now that she's helping his undercover investigation. Sparks fly as they work together, but what will her brothers say?I adored this book. First of all, look at the cover. Oh, my gosh! I could just stare at the cover for hours upon hours. Yum... Okay, back to the book. I loved the story. I wasn't expecting the little added mystery surrounding Jimmy's undercover investigation, but I really enjoyed that element of the story. The build-up of Moira and Jimmy's relationship was fantastic. Jimmy really started off the book wanting to continue to treat Moira as his best friend's little sister, but she was over that. I was waiting for her to just clunk him over the head. If he left her hanging one more time, I might have clunked him. I loved Jimmy, but I had a little bit of a problem with Moira. Overall, I loved her character, but I just wanted to yell at her when she kept putting herself in the middle of things. Whether it was an argument between her brother and Jimmy's or putting herself smack dab in Jimmy's investigation. I felt like she was always ignoring the wishes of others by putting herself in danger and I wanted to slap some sense into her. Snap out of it, Moira!This was my first time reading one of Shannyn's books and it won't be my last. I loved Shannyn's writing. There are some pretty steamy scenes in the book that'll fog up any mirror. There are also hysterically funny scenes with Jimmy and Moira. My favorite came at the beginning of the book when he hopes to scare her into looking after herself and Moira's response was to throw a jar of wax at him. I need to get caught up with the first books in the O'Leary series and I can't wait until the next book is published.