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Just Breathe Again
At thirty-eight, Jeannie Franklin was a single, broke mother of two children.
Having lost the love of her life and everything they worked towards, Jeannie must accept a life she never dreamed of. Forced to work two jobs, move into a trailer, and raise her children on her own, life couldn’t get any worse. Little did she know; life could get much worse.Life takes an unexpected turn when Jeannie is forced to face more bad news.
When tragedy strikes again it is more than any person can bare. This time Jeannie is forced to find a strength inside herself she never knew existed. Out of the depths of her despair a man enters her life unexpectedly. Kane Spinelli is gorgeous, wealthy and connected to her in a way Jeannie never dreamed.
Just Breathe Again is a story of resilience. It shows that the human spirit can endure more than imagined. This heartbreaking story shows that through hopelessness true love can be found.
Having lost the love of her life and everything they worked towards, Jeannie must accept a life she never dreamed of. Forced to work two jobs, move into a trailer, and raise her children on her own, life couldn’t get any worse. Little did she know; life could get much worse.Life takes an unexpected turn when Jeannie is forced to face more bad news.
When tragedy strikes again it is more than any person can bare. This time Jeannie is forced to find a strength inside herself she never knew existed. Out of the depths of her despair a man enters her life unexpectedly. Kane Spinelli is gorgeous, wealthy and connected to her in a way Jeannie never dreamed.
Just Breathe Again is a story of resilience. It shows that the human spirit can endure more than imagined. This heartbreaking story shows that through hopelessness true love can be found.
201 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 19, 2015
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January 10, 2016
༺**Complimentary Copy**༺ Provided by the author
"Mia Villano" in exchange for an honest review..Thank you!!
TITLE: Just Breathe Again
AUTHOR: Mia Villano
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
RELEASE DATE: January 19th 2016
MY RATING: 4 EMOTIONAL STARS
A WEE word of WARNING with this book, it is a bit of a tear jerker so if i were you I'd stock up on some tissues..The pain this female character will break your heart, BUT even through all that pain and suffering she does get her HEA..
Life was good until it wasn't.
Halloween October 9th, 2010 Jeannie had a foreboding that something was going to happen that day a feeling, something off in the air..
Vince Franklin had been the love of her life.
Then a phone call that you never want to receive..A phone call that changes everything..
She had no idea picking up the phone that day would change her life forever.
Missing someone you know you can't be with is the worst feeling.
Imagine losing your soul mate, imagine losing the home you built from love with your own sweat and tears, imagine trying to learn to "Just Breathe Again." She was alone, broke and devastated.
Yesterday her daughter had a headache, a bad migraine. Yesterday her daughter wasn’t diagnosed with cancer. Yesterday her daughter wasn’t faced with death at such a young age.
I wasn't really prepared to read such an emotional life sucking book, this had the tears pouring down my face and my heart shattered into little pieces.
Cancer had entered their family with a vengeance and Jeannie couldn't stop the horrible intrusion. The cancer had broken their lives like a home invasion as they sat there, helpless with fear and uncertainty of what would happen next.
There was a mas on the left hand side of her daughters brain.
Through the darkest of days through time this book gives you the faith that at the end of the tunnel there is lightness..
Being a widow, a mom, and a caretaker to a daughter during another overwhelming time in her life when not so long ago she'd lost her soul mate to a tragic accident showed throughout how strong of a person Jeannie really was..
"Mia Villano" in exchange for an honest review..Thank you!!
TITLE: Just Breathe Again
AUTHOR: Mia Villano
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
RELEASE DATE: January 19th 2016
MY RATING: 4 EMOTIONAL STARS
A WEE word of WARNING with this book, it is a bit of a tear jerker so if i were you I'd stock up on some tissues..The pain this female character will break your heart, BUT even through all that pain and suffering she does get her HEA..
Life was good until it wasn't.
Halloween October 9th, 2010 Jeannie had a foreboding that something was going to happen that day a feeling, something off in the air..
Vince Franklin had been the love of her life.
Then a phone call that you never want to receive..A phone call that changes everything..
She had no idea picking up the phone that day would change her life forever.
Missing someone you know you can't be with is the worst feeling.
Imagine losing your soul mate, imagine losing the home you built from love with your own sweat and tears, imagine trying to learn to "Just Breathe Again." She was alone, broke and devastated.
Yesterday her daughter had a headache, a bad migraine. Yesterday her daughter wasn’t diagnosed with cancer. Yesterday her daughter wasn’t faced with death at such a young age.
I wasn't really prepared to read such an emotional life sucking book, this had the tears pouring down my face and my heart shattered into little pieces.
Cancer had entered their family with a vengeance and Jeannie couldn't stop the horrible intrusion. The cancer had broken their lives like a home invasion as they sat there, helpless with fear and uncertainty of what would happen next.
There was a mas on the left hand side of her daughters brain.
Through the darkest of days through time this book gives you the faith that at the end of the tunnel there is lightness..
Being a widow, a mom, and a caretaker to a daughter during another overwhelming time in her life when not so long ago she'd lost her soul mate to a tragic accident showed throughout how strong of a person Jeannie really was..
July 27, 2016
***FOUR HEART WRENCHING STARS***
Wow, this story kicked the piss out of me. I usually psych myself up for a brutal, tear jerking, horrifically sad story like this one, but I went in without all that fanfare this time. Cried my eyes out. The story was so realistic and the sadness was overwhelming. Great read though, that finally comes together, with a much happier ending.
January 9, 2016
This book touched me in so many ways; I could feel the pain that Jeannie Franklin went through. I cried along with her losses and knew from experience how she felt. To have the love of your life taken from you without notice, it’s devastating to not only to you but the kids. What Jeannie does to make it through all of this made me enjoy her journey. What a good mother would do to take care of her family no matter at what cost. Still grieving her lost another one happens so unexpectedly that has her so devastated. I loved this book even though Jeannie had to deal with things that no parent or wife should have to. Even though suffering from devastating grief, that overtime she dealt with the best way she could, she still provided for her family.
I loved the secondary characters like Marsha and John and how they welcomed them. No matter what was going on they were family. Finally seeing she deserves the happiness in life though she’ll never forget her loved ones. With Kane and Carmen, slowly she began to live again.
This is what I love about this author. She makes me feel what those characters are going through. She tells a great story about a family dealing with a loss and also struggling with faith during this time. This book had it all a really good storyline. Full of love and loss, but also about moving forward even though the people you love are no longer here. I enjoyed that Carmen and Kane came into Jeannie’s life at the right time and they got along the way they did as well with her son Michael. Seeing Jeannie and Kane have their happy ever after made me smile.
I’m glad I read this book and it made me think about life and the love ones we have in our life.
I’m just going to say Mia once again blew me away with this book and is a very talented author. I can’t wait to see what she writes next for us. Don’t think about it, just go one click this book. Feel the emotions that this family goes through, but see that you may have lost a loved one but they are never gone always with you.
I loved the secondary characters like Marsha and John and how they welcomed them. No matter what was going on they were family. Finally seeing she deserves the happiness in life though she’ll never forget her loved ones. With Kane and Carmen, slowly she began to live again.
This is what I love about this author. She makes me feel what those characters are going through. She tells a great story about a family dealing with a loss and also struggling with faith during this time. This book had it all a really good storyline. Full of love and loss, but also about moving forward even though the people you love are no longer here. I enjoyed that Carmen and Kane came into Jeannie’s life at the right time and they got along the way they did as well with her son Michael. Seeing Jeannie and Kane have their happy ever after made me smile.
I’m glad I read this book and it made me think about life and the love ones we have in our life.
I’m just going to say Mia once again blew me away with this book and is a very talented author. I can’t wait to see what she writes next for us. Don’t think about it, just go one click this book. Feel the emotions that this family goes through, but see that you may have lost a loved one but they are never gone always with you.
February 2, 2016
This book will rip your heart out and knead it with its hands to exterminate every emotion that is suspended winthin. When that is over, the process will repeat. Yes this is a warning, this book will not make you teary, but the ugly cry no one sees but you. Ready? Oh my, if this storyline is written about anyone, then my heart goes out to them, well what's left of it that is.
Jeannie is a happily married women to the love of her life and a son and daughter to make it perfect. Then the unthinkable happens, she loses her husband Vince in an accident. Now she has no money, no house and no husband. She works 2 jobs to put food on the table for her children. Two years later, her daughter becomes sick and has less than a year to live. Has this woman not been through enough? Jeannie’s best friend Marsha steps up and moves the family in with her and her husband. Marsha is hilarious, the girl friend everyone needs. She's a Janis Joplin hippie who has the mouth of a trucker and the eyes for every man with a chiseled muscle on his body. She brings the humor, and the reality. During the death of Jeannie’s daughter is where the author really grabs your heart and squeezes hard. The scene where Jeannie goes back to the cemetery with a blanket so her daughter is not alone and cold as she is laying on the mud pile that is her daughter's grave, oh my gosh, I had to walk away, I could not take it. The author has every descriptive detail like it's personal. She does a damn good job, I know that is exactly how I would act if I lost any of my children. With a son and a wonderful best friend she has to move on, as hard as it may be. This is when a beautiful young lady come into her life for a pleasant surprise, it may be the first time she has smiled in years. With the young lady comes a beautiful man, whom she had met once years ago. Do you believe everything happens for a reason? You have to to be able to read this amazing story of how one who loses everything, gains everything and more in the end. So does everything happen for a reason, I think it does.
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by Sabrina from Alpha Book Club
Jeannie is a happily married women to the love of her life and a son and daughter to make it perfect. Then the unthinkable happens, she loses her husband Vince in an accident. Now she has no money, no house and no husband. She works 2 jobs to put food on the table for her children. Two years later, her daughter becomes sick and has less than a year to live. Has this woman not been through enough? Jeannie’s best friend Marsha steps up and moves the family in with her and her husband. Marsha is hilarious, the girl friend everyone needs. She's a Janis Joplin hippie who has the mouth of a trucker and the eyes for every man with a chiseled muscle on his body. She brings the humor, and the reality. During the death of Jeannie’s daughter is where the author really grabs your heart and squeezes hard. The scene where Jeannie goes back to the cemetery with a blanket so her daughter is not alone and cold as she is laying on the mud pile that is her daughter's grave, oh my gosh, I had to walk away, I could not take it. The author has every descriptive detail like it's personal. She does a damn good job, I know that is exactly how I would act if I lost any of my children. With a son and a wonderful best friend she has to move on, as hard as it may be. This is when a beautiful young lady come into her life for a pleasant surprise, it may be the first time she has smiled in years. With the young lady comes a beautiful man, whom she had met once years ago. Do you believe everything happens for a reason? You have to to be able to read this amazing story of how one who loses everything, gains everything and more in the end. So does everything happen for a reason, I think it does.
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by Sabrina from Alpha Book Club
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January 13, 2016This was not the book for me. Storyline sounded great but i have a hard time with 3rd person.
Don't let me discourage you all, though. Give it a try and let me know :)
Don't let me discourage you all, though. Give it a try and let me know :)
February 11, 2016
When I read the blurb I thought it would be a story about a woman showing strength through the hardest moments of her life and still finding within herself to open up to love. I think that was in fact what the author attempted but it did not work for me.
Over half of the book is about despair and grief, we're immersed in so much pain it kind of numbed me a little bit. I kept waiting for the show of strength but all I got was a mess of a woman. At first Jeannie goes into survival mode, focused on maintaining the basic needs of her kids, then she breaks apart every page turn. I understand the weight of her pain (not personally, more in a logical way), but following it in excruciating detail did not make me any more sympathetic to her. At some points I felt like snapping at her to get it together.
The second half of the book is about depression, guilt and insta-love. This is where the story lost me for good. Kane and Jeannie had a rare kind of understanding in their shared pain, everything to be an amazing love story of two people helping each other out of their misery, except there was no story. It was their fifth meeting, I think, when they were already exchanging I-love-you's. Instead of using page space to develop their love after so much agony, it was used for sex. Lots of sex that felt empty of feelings, more like an escape of reality for both of them and all of the sudden it's eternal love. Sorry, I did not buy it. Yes, their conversations were great, they didn't want to be apart, they thought about each other all the time, but I didn't see any of that, I was simply told it was like that and expected to share the feeling. I've read the whole book and still can't figure out if they had anything in common besides their grief.
With so many things I didn't like I feel I'm beating a dead horse by mentioning the overuse of wrongly placed commas and the need for a typo check, but this also added to my dislike. I've mentioned this before, English is not my first language and usually I'm the last person to complain about grammar or spelling, so when I do it's because it's on the truly distracting level.
I recommend this book if:
I really can't think of a reason. :/
I don't recommend this book if:
No if, I don't recommend this.
Over half of the book is about despair and grief, we're immersed in so much pain it kind of numbed me a little bit. I kept waiting for the show of strength but all I got was a mess of a woman. At first Jeannie goes into survival mode, focused on maintaining the basic needs of her kids, then she breaks apart every page turn. I understand the weight of her pain (not personally, more in a logical way), but following it in excruciating detail did not make me any more sympathetic to her. At some points I felt like snapping at her to get it together.
The second half of the book is about depression, guilt and insta-love. This is where the story lost me for good. Kane and Jeannie had a rare kind of understanding in their shared pain, everything to be an amazing love story of two people helping each other out of their misery, except there was no story. It was their fifth meeting, I think, when they were already exchanging I-love-you's. Instead of using page space to develop their love after so much agony, it was used for sex. Lots of sex that felt empty of feelings, more like an escape of reality for both of them and all of the sudden it's eternal love. Sorry, I did not buy it. Yes, their conversations were great, they didn't want to be apart, they thought about each other all the time, but I didn't see any of that, I was simply told it was like that and expected to share the feeling. I've read the whole book and still can't figure out if they had anything in common besides their grief.
With so many things I didn't like I feel I'm beating a dead horse by mentioning the overuse of wrongly placed commas and the need for a typo check, but this also added to my dislike. I've mentioned this before, English is not my first language and usually I'm the last person to complain about grammar or spelling, so when I do it's because it's on the truly distracting level.
I recommend this book if:
I really can't think of a reason. :/
I don't recommend this book if:
No if, I don't recommend this.
January 24, 2016
Just Breathe Again
by Mia Villano
I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to read this amazing story by Mia. I certainly did not realize the rollercoaster ride of emotions that I was in for.
Jeannie Franklin is a beautiful woman that has been lucky enough to find true love at a young age. She had Vince made a beautiful life together filled with undying love, amazing sexual chemistry , a successful business and two beautiful children.
That live they have come to know all changes in the blink of an eye. Jeannie is now left to pick up the pieces, work two jobs and raise her children. She is now trying to heal but feels she has hit rock bottom but has no idea that the worst is yet to come.
Jeannie comes out on the other side with her pride, soul and heart battered. She is now facing a whole new life with so many challenges. I certainly never saw the twist of fate that led Jeannie on an unexpected journey with new love , twists, turns and an amazing turn of events.
The author did such an amazing job of pulling you in and making you feel for the characters. I wanted to jump in and grab poor Jeannie and hug her and her family.
A beautifully written story full of love, life, heartbreak, healing and rebirth!!
Loved it !!
I was gifted a copy for an honest review!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
by Mia Villano
I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to read this amazing story by Mia. I certainly did not realize the rollercoaster ride of emotions that I was in for.
Jeannie Franklin is a beautiful woman that has been lucky enough to find true love at a young age. She had Vince made a beautiful life together filled with undying love, amazing sexual chemistry , a successful business and two beautiful children.
That live they have come to know all changes in the blink of an eye. Jeannie is now left to pick up the pieces, work two jobs and raise her children. She is now trying to heal but feels she has hit rock bottom but has no idea that the worst is yet to come.
Jeannie comes out on the other side with her pride, soul and heart battered. She is now facing a whole new life with so many challenges. I certainly never saw the twist of fate that led Jeannie on an unexpected journey with new love , twists, turns and an amazing turn of events.
The author did such an amazing job of pulling you in and making you feel for the characters. I wanted to jump in and grab poor Jeannie and hug her and her family.
A beautifully written story full of love, life, heartbreak, healing and rebirth!!
Loved it !!
I was gifted a copy for an honest review!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
January 15, 2016
This is definitely a read that you will need your tissue box with you at all times. It will tear year heart into pieces, then take those pieces and just totally make mincemeat out of them. This is a heavy, heavy book to read, but so worth it.
Jeannie suffers loss times two and even though she would have loved to lose herself at well, she couldn't. She did what she had to survive for her children. Just when she thought the darkness would stay forever, peeks of sunshine break through from the place she least expected it to.
Kane knows loss too. Not like Jeannie, but no one person's loss is the same. With a few things in common, they learn to lean on each other.
By the end of this book, that mincemeat heart you have will be molded back into a heart, but it will never be the same again.
Jeannie suffers loss times two and even though she would have loved to lose herself at well, she couldn't. She did what she had to survive for her children. Just when she thought the darkness would stay forever, peeks of sunshine break through from the place she least expected it to.
Kane knows loss too. Not like Jeannie, but no one person's loss is the same. With a few things in common, they learn to lean on each other.
By the end of this book, that mincemeat heart you have will be molded back into a heart, but it will never be the same again.
February 7, 2016
FOUR Stars- I received an ARC for an honest review of Just Breathe Again by Mia Villano
Just Breathe Again was an amazing story that tore at my core. I was an emotional basket case after reading this book, I think a complementary box of Kleenex should come with this book and perhaps a bottle of bourbon. Jeannie Franklin is forced to deal with death and tragedy over and over again and when she thinks she can take no more she is given the gift of hope. This book made me thankful for my husband and children and that I've never been forced to deal with real adversity.
Just Breathe Again was an amazing story that tore at my core. I was an emotional basket case after reading this book, I think a complementary box of Kleenex should come with this book and perhaps a bottle of bourbon. Jeannie Franklin is forced to deal with death and tragedy over and over again and when she thinks she can take no more she is given the gift of hope. This book made me thankful for my husband and children and that I've never been forced to deal with real adversity.
January 20, 2016
FOUR Stars!
I received an ARC for an honest review of Just Breathe Again by Mia Villano
Just Breathe Again was an amazing story that tore at my core. I was an emotional basket case after reading this book, I think a complementary box of Kleenex should come with this book and perhaps a bottle of bourbon. Jeannie Franklin is forced to deal with death and tragedy over and over again and when she thinks she can take no more she is given the gift of hope. This book made me thankful for my husband and children and that I've never been forced to deal with real adversity.
~ Jackie
I received an ARC for an honest review of Just Breathe Again by Mia Villano
Just Breathe Again was an amazing story that tore at my core. I was an emotional basket case after reading this book, I think a complementary box of Kleenex should come with this book and perhaps a bottle of bourbon. Jeannie Franklin is forced to deal with death and tragedy over and over again and when she thinks she can take no more she is given the gift of hope. This book made me thankful for my husband and children and that I've never been forced to deal with real adversity.
~ Jackie
February 24, 2016
This was an emotional read dealing with death, grief and healing however I just could't connect with the characters. Maybe it was the 3rd person point of view ... I really can't say.
There were moments I liked a lot but there were also moments I didn't
There were moments I liked a lot but there were also moments I didn't
January 20, 2016
I received this book in return for my honest opinion. I have been trying to think how I can write this review without giving away any spoilers and giving it the review it deserves.
I have to start off saying I absolutely adore this authors work and this why i found it so important to give this author the credit she deserves.
This book will have you in tears as you feel you are Jeannie Franklin's shoes you feel her every tear, heart break and her happiness.
Jeannie is happily married to the love of her life who has a son and daughter to make life perfect for Jeannie. Her world is turned upside down when she loses her husband in an accident. Now she has no money, no house and no husband. She finds herself working 2 jobs just to put food on the table for her children.
Jeannie is then dealt another a heartbreak but i wont say what as i do not want to give any spoilers away but all I can say is that I haven't sobbed over a book in a long time and just kept reading to see if Jeannie would catch a break or if there would be more heartbreak ahead for her which i really didn't want for her.
We meet Kane. He's a man with money and power on his side. He has experienced great loss also and knows how Jeannie feels. He can empathize with her.
Kane and Jeannie feel a pull to each other... a longing. But this isn't easy for Jeannie to move on. Will ever truly be able to open her heart again? Can she get herself out of the black hole that's got a strong hold over her? Will Kane be the one who will be able to help Jeannie just breathe again?
This book was a easy 5* for me even though I found myself crying my eyes out so please make sure you have the tissues at the ready.
I have to start off saying I absolutely adore this authors work and this why i found it so important to give this author the credit she deserves.
This book will have you in tears as you feel you are Jeannie Franklin's shoes you feel her every tear, heart break and her happiness.
Jeannie is happily married to the love of her life who has a son and daughter to make life perfect for Jeannie. Her world is turned upside down when she loses her husband in an accident. Now she has no money, no house and no husband. She finds herself working 2 jobs just to put food on the table for her children.
Jeannie is then dealt another a heartbreak but i wont say what as i do not want to give any spoilers away but all I can say is that I haven't sobbed over a book in a long time and just kept reading to see if Jeannie would catch a break or if there would be more heartbreak ahead for her which i really didn't want for her.
We meet Kane. He's a man with money and power on his side. He has experienced great loss also and knows how Jeannie feels. He can empathize with her.
Kane and Jeannie feel a pull to each other... a longing. But this isn't easy for Jeannie to move on. Will ever truly be able to open her heart again? Can she get herself out of the black hole that's got a strong hold over her? Will Kane be the one who will be able to help Jeannie just breathe again?
This book was a easy 5* for me even though I found myself crying my eyes out so please make sure you have the tissues at the ready.
January 20, 2016
4 Stars!
This is a brand spanking new author for me. I have heard of her before but my to be read list is so long that I may never get to all of my books. And when I saw this new standalone she had coming out that promised love and tons of feels, I knew I had to take a chance. This book was breathtaking and gut-wrenching, yet so beautiful that you couldn't help but get lost in the pages.
I enjoyed this book. It was a crazy emotional journey that had tears flowing at time while I was desperately seeking that happy ending. This book was well written and flowed well. Once I started this book, I did not put it down until I was finished with the last word. This was a second chance romance of sorts with tons of steam, feels, intensity, and passionate moments.
This is Jeannie and Kane’s story. Jeannie has experienced grief and loss over the past couple of years that it is a wonder she is still able to breathe. Her life seems to keep falling apart. She feels like she is drowning. She doesn't know how to cope or move on. Though she still has her best friend and son, her life will never be the same. But one moment and one secret will change it all.
Enter Kane. He is a man of money and power. He too has experienced great loss and knows how she feels. He can empathize with her. Kane and Jeannie feel a pull to each other... a longing. But it is not going to be easy for Jeannie to move on. Can she truly open her heart again? Can she find a way to pull herself out of the black hole? Will Kane be able to help her just breathe again?
I recommend this book.
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This is a brand spanking new author for me. I have heard of her before but my to be read list is so long that I may never get to all of my books. And when I saw this new standalone she had coming out that promised love and tons of feels, I knew I had to take a chance. This book was breathtaking and gut-wrenching, yet so beautiful that you couldn't help but get lost in the pages.
I enjoyed this book. It was a crazy emotional journey that had tears flowing at time while I was desperately seeking that happy ending. This book was well written and flowed well. Once I started this book, I did not put it down until I was finished with the last word. This was a second chance romance of sorts with tons of steam, feels, intensity, and passionate moments.
This is Jeannie and Kane’s story. Jeannie has experienced grief and loss over the past couple of years that it is a wonder she is still able to breathe. Her life seems to keep falling apart. She feels like she is drowning. She doesn't know how to cope or move on. Though she still has her best friend and son, her life will never be the same. But one moment and one secret will change it all.
Enter Kane. He is a man of money and power. He too has experienced great loss and knows how she feels. He can empathize with her. Kane and Jeannie feel a pull to each other... a longing. But it is not going to be easy for Jeannie to move on. Can she truly open her heart again? Can she find a way to pull herself out of the black hole? Will Kane be able to help her just breathe again?
I recommend this book.
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January 26, 2016
I finished this book in a day and I’m not sure how to review it without giving any spoilers so I will just simply say: what a read. I absolutely LOVED this book. It gripped me from page one which is odd because it’s written in the third person and I normally find it difficult to connect to characters when the story is written this way but not this book.
From page one I could not put it down. I sat on the couch crying, sobbing really. You know that scene in Romeo + Juliet when Leonardo DiCaprio falls to the ground crying making that ugly cry face….that’s exactly how I felt. I had to stop reading for a few hours. And when I finally managed to start reading again something magical happened. My heart began to heal along with Jeannie’s. I found myself laughing and hoping that Jeanie can finally find peace and move on with her life. One of my favorite side characters was Jeannie’s best friend, Marsha. Every girl needs a friend like her. I hope we get her story.
This is an intense, emotional and moving story about surviving the unthinkable when the world seems out to get you. Mia’s writing captures your heart and just won’t let go until the very last page. It’s a story about finding a way to live again, to just breathe again. And to keep a look out for shiny pennies.
From page one I could not put it down. I sat on the couch crying, sobbing really. You know that scene in Romeo + Juliet when Leonardo DiCaprio falls to the ground crying making that ugly cry face….that’s exactly how I felt. I had to stop reading for a few hours. And when I finally managed to start reading again something magical happened. My heart began to heal along with Jeannie’s. I found myself laughing and hoping that Jeanie can finally find peace and move on with her life. One of my favorite side characters was Jeannie’s best friend, Marsha. Every girl needs a friend like her. I hope we get her story.
This is an intense, emotional and moving story about surviving the unthinkable when the world seems out to get you. Mia’s writing captures your heart and just won’t let go until the very last page. It’s a story about finding a way to live again, to just breathe again. And to keep a look out for shiny pennies.
January 23, 2016
I was a wreck while reading this book but breathe again
I read the entire book for a day. It is hard to put it down. I was a wreck while reading the book but breathe again. I never cry while reading a book though I am emotional usually. Just Breathe Again made me cry for the first time. I even sobbed.
Ms. Mia Villano did a beautiful job writing this book. It is an amazing read. The story is so emotional and full of sadness. Gosh! I do not know how Jeannie survived with all the tragedy came in her life. She is one very strong woman. Thank you to her best friend Marsha, she breathes again after the catastrophic events that happened in her life.
This book will blown you away. Second chances does happened and when it does, you can stop it and enjoy the ride with that someone that let your heart beat and breathe again. Jeannie and Kane deserved each other.
I really LOVED this book so very much. The BEST read I had this month. I am looking forward to read more books about the author.
Disclosure:
I received the ARC of the book. All my thoughts and opinions are 100% honestly mine.
I read the entire book for a day. It is hard to put it down. I was a wreck while reading the book but breathe again. I never cry while reading a book though I am emotional usually. Just Breathe Again made me cry for the first time. I even sobbed.
Ms. Mia Villano did a beautiful job writing this book. It is an amazing read. The story is so emotional and full of sadness. Gosh! I do not know how Jeannie survived with all the tragedy came in her life. She is one very strong woman. Thank you to her best friend Marsha, she breathes again after the catastrophic events that happened in her life.
This book will blown you away. Second chances does happened and when it does, you can stop it and enjoy the ride with that someone that let your heart beat and breathe again. Jeannie and Kane deserved each other.
I really LOVED this book so very much. The BEST read I had this month. I am looking forward to read more books about the author.
Disclosure:
I received the ARC of the book. All my thoughts and opinions are 100% honestly mine.
January 19, 2016
4 star
The story has laughs, pain, grief, depression, and heartbreak.
This is Jeannie and Kane’s story. Jeannie is grieving. She lost the love of her life. Now she has to work hard to keep herself a float and also to keep her out of her depression. Just when she is starting to get a handle on life again she is dealt a new blow. Now she is falling again into depression. The family is dealing with the stress as well as they can. They move in with a friend to make it easier on the family. But day after day it gets harder not to fall deeper into depression. But one phone call is going to change her life forever. With that phone call she also meets Kane. Kane has dealt with his own loss. Now he is ready to live again. But is Jeannie ready or will she push Kane away just when she should hold him close? If she keeps pushing him will he ever believe she will be ready to move on?
I felt I was able to connect with the characters and the story was an awesome read.
I recommend this book.
The story has laughs, pain, grief, depression, and heartbreak.
This is Jeannie and Kane’s story. Jeannie is grieving. She lost the love of her life. Now she has to work hard to keep herself a float and also to keep her out of her depression. Just when she is starting to get a handle on life again she is dealt a new blow. Now she is falling again into depression. The family is dealing with the stress as well as they can. They move in with a friend to make it easier on the family. But day after day it gets harder not to fall deeper into depression. But one phone call is going to change her life forever. With that phone call she also meets Kane. Kane has dealt with his own loss. Now he is ready to live again. But is Jeannie ready or will she push Kane away just when she should hold him close? If she keeps pushing him will he ever believe she will be ready to move on?
I felt I was able to connect with the characters and the story was an awesome read.
I recommend this book.
January 14, 2016
Just Breathe Again will be one of those books that will stay with me for a very long time. I had to take a moment and just stare at the wall from the emotional roller coaster the author took me through. I don't think I've ever cried so much over a book. Jeannie Franklin faces one heartbreaking event after another - first losing her husband, then faced with another tragic event. Forced to give up the home her husband had built, she moves into a trailer park with her 2 children. Just when she loses all hope in life and God, she meets Kane Spinelli. The way Mia Villano intertwines the lives of each character in the book is amazing. I also loved how we were able to get an insight of every character's thoughts.
After I read this book, it made me hug my children a little longer. Mia Villano, thank you for sharing this wonderful story with us.
***ARC received in exchange for an honest review***
After I read this book, it made me hug my children a little longer. Mia Villano, thank you for sharing this wonderful story with us.
***ARC received in exchange for an honest review***
January 21, 2016
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes I just wished I knew why.
Just Breathe Again is an erotic romance. It is also my first book by this author. To be perfectly honest I was not sure if I was going to like this book. It is told in the third person. It's usually hard for me to connect with the characters like this. But I was so wrong!
It started of a bit sexy. I tried to anticipating where Mia was heading with the story and I was so wrong.
Then, about 30 percent into the book I was crying. Yup, ugly crying at that. OMG, I can't believe what is going on. I kept reading, I couldn't read fast enough. This is not happening again. Very emotional right?
I loved the characters, they all exude such strength, love and hope it was incredible. Yes, I was wrong. I was able to feel and connect with Jeanine, the kids, Kane and everyone really. Sunshine. Mind blowing. Perfect. A breath.
Then you find the reason.
This has to be my Must read book of the year.
Go grab it.
Happy Reading!
Just Breathe Again is an erotic romance. It is also my first book by this author. To be perfectly honest I was not sure if I was going to like this book. It is told in the third person. It's usually hard for me to connect with the characters like this. But I was so wrong!
It started of a bit sexy. I tried to anticipating where Mia was heading with the story and I was so wrong.
Then, about 30 percent into the book I was crying. Yup, ugly crying at that. OMG, I can't believe what is going on. I kept reading, I couldn't read fast enough. This is not happening again. Very emotional right?
I loved the characters, they all exude such strength, love and hope it was incredible. Yes, I was wrong. I was able to feel and connect with Jeanine, the kids, Kane and everyone really. Sunshine. Mind blowing. Perfect. A breath.
Then you find the reason.
This has to be my Must read book of the year.
Go grab it.
Happy Reading!
January 19, 2016
Wow. I just finished and I have to say it's very emotional.
I cried so hard and then felt so happy, so light, like a weight was lifted from my shoulders, like all Jeannie's troubles and heartbreak were mine.
Jeannie is finding herself suddenly all alone, her husband gone, two children to raise and the fear of not making enough to live.
Life is upside down and just when she thought she could start to breathe a bit easier tragedy struck again.
She can't seem to catch a break, until an unexpected phone call changes her life yet again.
Kane enters her life and, even tho hard, makes te impossible happen.
It's a great story, intense and moving, full of love and tragedy, hard work and joy too..It's a story of survival, of facing the impossible and go on and start to live again against the odds.
It's impossible not to feel this story.
I just found a new author to love.
I cried so hard and then felt so happy, so light, like a weight was lifted from my shoulders, like all Jeannie's troubles and heartbreak were mine.
Jeannie is finding herself suddenly all alone, her husband gone, two children to raise and the fear of not making enough to live.
Life is upside down and just when she thought she could start to breathe a bit easier tragedy struck again.
She can't seem to catch a break, until an unexpected phone call changes her life yet again.
Kane enters her life and, even tho hard, makes te impossible happen.
It's a great story, intense and moving, full of love and tragedy, hard work and joy too..It's a story of survival, of facing the impossible and go on and start to live again against the odds.
It's impossible not to feel this story.
I just found a new author to love.
June 26, 2016
I wanted to love this book. The cover is beautiful and the blurb left me wanting more. That is what gets this book 2 stars! The story its self is not very catching. It never pulled me and kept me. I realize the story was bound to be depressing from the blurb but I just thought Jeannie would be more of a strong willed woman then she was. I do not feel as if she kept herself together in a way that the blurb made her out to. This story was not for me. I wish I could have seen it the way that all these other 4 and 5 star reviews have but it was not there for me.
January 21, 2016
Just Breath Again
5 stars. This is so far the best book by Mia, it's a must have buy it you won't be disappointed. I've loved every book written by Mia and this book is her best. I cried with Jeannie every step she took, I couldn't put the book down. I would love a sequel just to see how Miami, Kane, Michael, Carmen and Marsha are and the little bun also. I fell in love with all the characters and will cherish this story and family forever.
5 stars. This is so far the best book by Mia, it's a must have buy it you won't be disappointed. I've loved every book written by Mia and this book is her best. I cried with Jeannie every step she took, I couldn't put the book down. I would love a sequel just to see how Miami, Kane, Michael, Carmen and Marsha are and the little bun also. I fell in love with all the characters and will cherish this story and family forever.
February 21, 2016
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What on earth have I just read? I am broken. I am a quivering, crying mess, and have no idea what to do with myself now that I have finished. I am lost. Totally lost.
This book......I don't even know what to say.
The first half broke me. Completely tore me apart. I was a complete mess from the torrent of tears that constantly cascaded down my face. I would look down at my 8week old daughter thinking how the hell I would cope if anything happened to her or her sister, and I just couldn't. I just couldn't do it. The loss, the heartbreak the utter despair could be felt through the pages and the emotions took hold of you and held you hostage without conviction.
The second half, healed my aching heart. The journey Jeannie went on throughout the book from love to loss, heartbreak to grieving and finally to finding love again was truly beautiful. The constant battle she had of feeling guilt for having such strong feelings toward Kane, you could feel it all. With him, she learned to live and breathe again.
Mia told this story both delicately and beautifully, especially with the amount of heartbreak that is in it. It felt real...too bloody real.
Editing was a bit of an issue when trying to read it. I felt I had to re-read some sentences to understand what was being said due to either missing words, wrong words or words in the wrong order. There was also a few instances where details would change. The author would tell us one thing from one character but a few pages later it was a different when another character retold the story.
But other than that, this was a beautifully told story that I really enjoyed reading.
Would I recommend others to read it?? Definitely. Just be prepared and get plenty of tissues ready..starting from around 10% in.
What on earth have I just read? I am broken. I am a quivering, crying mess, and have no idea what to do with myself now that I have finished. I am lost. Totally lost.
This book......I don't even know what to say.
The first half broke me. Completely tore me apart. I was a complete mess from the torrent of tears that constantly cascaded down my face. I would look down at my 8week old daughter thinking how the hell I would cope if anything happened to her or her sister, and I just couldn't. I just couldn't do it. The loss, the heartbreak the utter despair could be felt through the pages and the emotions took hold of you and held you hostage without conviction.
The second half, healed my aching heart. The journey Jeannie went on throughout the book from love to loss, heartbreak to grieving and finally to finding love again was truly beautiful. The constant battle she had of feeling guilt for having such strong feelings toward Kane, you could feel it all. With him, she learned to live and breathe again.
Mia told this story both delicately and beautifully, especially with the amount of heartbreak that is in it. It felt real...too bloody real.
Editing was a bit of an issue when trying to read it. I felt I had to re-read some sentences to understand what was being said due to either missing words, wrong words or words in the wrong order. There was also a few instances where details would change. The author would tell us one thing from one character but a few pages later it was a different when another character retold the story.
But other than that, this was a beautifully told story that I really enjoyed reading.
Would I recommend others to read it?? Definitely. Just be prepared and get plenty of tissues ready..starting from around 10% in.
February 12, 2016
Just Breath Again by Mia Villano
Rating overview:
Story: 5
Publisher: Self
Author: Mia Villano
Length: (in pages) 186
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Jeannie Franklin has suffered the loss of her one true love. She never got to tell him goodbye. Killed in a motorcycle accident, he husband was her life, love and all the happiness she needed. Leaving her and her two children behind, Jeanie is devastated.
Finally accepting her future, she meets a man that makes her feel things she hasn't felt in years. But the ultimate act of faith comes when she finds out her oldest is sick. She needs to find her faith again, harbor it and make sure she believes, because this is going to push her to her limits.
I cried. I am not a crier but I cried. Like ugly, sobbing cry. Maybe it was "that time of the month", maybe it was being a mom with a sick child, maybe it was the writing and the story behind Mia Villano's Just Breath Again. Maybe it was all three. What I do know is this book was amazing.
In this epic read about Jeannie Franklin and all the losses she has to overcome, Ms. Villano weaves an emotional tale. Love, loss and the more sought after thing of all, happily ever after. A perfect combination for any reader of romance. I suggest you pick it up!
Rating overview:
Story: 5
Publisher: Self
Author: Mia Villano
Length: (in pages) 186
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Jeannie Franklin has suffered the loss of her one true love. She never got to tell him goodbye. Killed in a motorcycle accident, he husband was her life, love and all the happiness she needed. Leaving her and her two children behind, Jeanie is devastated.
Finally accepting her future, she meets a man that makes her feel things she hasn't felt in years. But the ultimate act of faith comes when she finds out her oldest is sick. She needs to find her faith again, harbor it and make sure she believes, because this is going to push her to her limits.
I cried. I am not a crier but I cried. Like ugly, sobbing cry. Maybe it was "that time of the month", maybe it was being a mom with a sick child, maybe it was the writing and the story behind Mia Villano's Just Breath Again. Maybe it was all three. What I do know is this book was amazing.
In this epic read about Jeannie Franklin and all the losses she has to overcome, Ms. Villano weaves an emotional tale. Love, loss and the more sought after thing of all, happily ever after. A perfect combination for any reader of romance. I suggest you pick it up!
January 31, 2016
Outstanding and powerful.
This amazing story will have you hooked from page one. Mia you are one hell of a lady. This story gives you an insight into the lives of this family and what they go through. It's powerful, emotional and epic. You have to read this story you won't be able to put it down. When you read how these two families come together when they didn't know about each other and how they support each other through the bad times. But in the end love conquers all. It tells us just to breath again and to live in the moment. Thank you Mia. X X X X
This amazing story will have you hooked from page one. Mia you are one hell of a lady. This story gives you an insight into the lives of this family and what they go through. It's powerful, emotional and epic. You have to read this story you won't be able to put it down. When you read how these two families come together when they didn't know about each other and how they support each other through the bad times. But in the end love conquers all. It tells us just to breath again and to live in the moment. Thank you Mia. X X X X
January 22, 2016
I've given this 3*,purely because I feel the layout of the story was all wrong in my opinion, in the sense of when the story began you not only had the beginning of the story but also some history of the relationships but yet there was no dividers between the two and that spoiled it for me.
However the story was brilliant it was an emotional roller coaster and had a hea.
However the story was brilliant it was an emotional roller coaster and had a hea.
March 24, 2016
Sobbing
This book had me bawling and snot running!! Sad to the bone but there is always hope for tomorrow. Jeannie and Vince, Katherine and Kane. Who knows what the future brings .
This book had me bawling and snot running!! Sad to the bone but there is always hope for tomorrow. Jeannie and Vince, Katherine and Kane. Who knows what the future brings .
July 25, 2016
WOW...emotional rolercoaster ride..just loved the book and storyline with both tragedies you could actually feel Jeannies heart been torn into 2.. I ugly cried through the whole book thank you for giving this heartbreaking story a HEA
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January 16, 2016Review to come
January 26, 2016
I couldn't really connect with any of the characters. It was a bit too fast paced for me.
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