Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Fighting to Breathe by Aurora Rose Reynolds

FIGHTING TO BREATHE was one of those books that just pulls you in, deep, while packing a huge emotional punch.  It made it very hard to put it down.

Lea and Austin, high school sweethearts who knew they were going to spend the rest of their lives together, were torn apart when Lea’s father died in a boating accident.  She fled Alaska and everything it represented, hoping to hide away from the pain of every having someone she loved ripped away from her again.  So it was no surprise that Lea found herself right back in Alaska having to face another family tragedy.  Of course, this also means dealing with the mess she left with Austin, since he never left.

Lea was a mess, but I could understand her fears and why she suddenly left when she was eighteen.  Austin had the same career path as her father and she was terrified he was going to end up with the same fate.  So I understood why she would run.  And I understood why she avoided Alaska at all costs, because she thought he’d moved on and couldn’t deal with it.  I felt sorry for her.  I was sorry that she let her fears rule her life and force her into a life that was no where near filled with everything she should have had.

Austin was one of those alpha males that I love.  Hard and gruff on the outside, but oh so gooey on the inside.  Austin absolutely loved Lea.  He was mean to her when she came back, but you knew he did it more in a self-preservation kind of way rather than truly being mean to her.  But he knew, now that Lea was back in Alaska, he was going to do everything he could to make sure she stayed…with him.  You have to love a man who’s willing to fight for what he wants.  Even if who he has to fight the most is the woman he’s trying to keep.

If you’re looking for an angsty read, FIGHTING TO BREATHE is definitely one to pick up.  Aurora Rose Reynolds packs a lot of angst and emotion into 176 pages, but it’s worth it when you get to the epilogue.

Meet Lea & Austin in this amazing love story!

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“CAN WE STOP by the liquor store on the way to dinner?” Mom asks from the passenger seat of my car.

“Should you be drinking?” I frown then turn onto the main road—well, really the only road in town.

“What’s it going to do, kill me?” she jokes, making me inhale a sharp breath. “Honey,” she says quietly, and I look at her briefly, wondering how the hell she can be so casual about this. “I’m dying. When it will happen, only the good Lord knows, but it is happening, and there is nothing you or I can do about it. I have made my peace with it, and I want you to do the same.” She reaches over to pat my thigh.

“Make peace with it?” I repeat, shaking my head in disbelief.

“Yes, make peace with it. If you think about it, I’m lucky. I know I’m going to die. I know that sooner rather than later God is going to come take me home, and when he does, I will be ready. I will have had a chance to say goodbye to the people I care about and right any wrongs I’ve caused. I’m lucky, honey.”

“What about me?” I wring my hands on the steering wheel, feeling my chest get tight as I fight back tears.

“I love you, honey. I loved you before you were even a sparkle in my eye, and I will always be with you. I know this isn’t easy for you. I know there are going to be a lot of tears shed, but we’re lucky, honey.”

I press my lips together to keep from saying something I might regret. I’m not lucky; in fact, I’m unlucky to the tenth power. How many people have I lost, how many people do I have to loose before it’s enough.

“Oh look! Sheryl!” She yells, pulling me from my thoughts as she reaches over, pressing the horn on my steering wheel while her other hand shoots across me so she can wave out my window. Looking to where she’s waving my heart begins to beat wildly

against my ribcage when I see not Sheryl, but Austin walking into one of the many bars that litter Main Street, only it’s not just Austin—it’s him and a woman with her arm wrapped around the back of his waist as he holds the door open for her.

Even from the distance separating us, my lungs compress at the beauty that is him. The years have been good to him. His hair is still shaggy, only now a little lighter; his face is tan and covered in a beard that makes his crystal blue eyes stand out even more. My eyes travel from his face to his torso, which is covered in a dark green thermal that shows off the muscles of his arms, chest, and tapered waist, then down to his denim-covered thighs. When my gaze sweeps back up, his eyes are on me, and I see them crinkle in confusion then realization that soon turns into anger.

“You missed the liquor store,” my mom complains as I speed up.

Aurora Rose Reynolds is a navy brat who’s husband served in the United States Navy. She has lived all over the country but now resides in New York City with her Husband and pet fish. She’s married to an alpha male that loves her as much as the men in her books love their women. He gives her over the top inspiration everyday. In her free time she reads, writes and enjoys going to the movies with her husband and cookie. She also enjoys taking mini weekend vacations to nowhere, or spends time at home with friends and family. Last but not least she appreciates everyday and admires it’s beauty.

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