Joey…I wouldn’t say I ran away exactly—twenty-two is too old for that. I’d call it self-preservation.I have one objective: protect my heart from the boy next door who has no clue I’ve loved him my whole life, even with a front row seat to his revolving bedroom door.My escape plan almost worked.Except I left one thing behind.Logan Carter hijacked my heart, and it’s time to get it back. This time … time to get it back. This time for good.
Logan…
I wouldn’t say I’ve been lying this whole time—not about everything.
Not about how much I miss my best friend, and definitely not about how pissed I am that she left with hardly a goodbye.
She’s the last person I ever expected to ghost me, and her absence left a gaping hole in my chest.
When Joey Grayson steps off that bus, I know I’ll do anything to keep her home, and that means finding out the truth.
But I’m not sure how to tell her my truths when I’m living so many lies.
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This book left me breathless. The characters were so easy to relate to and I wanted to become a part of their universe. The friendship, the angst, the emotions kept me completely tuned in to this read and so sad it was over
I absolutely loved this story. The characters in this story and series are always great to see again and has made me want to reread books 1 and 2.
Chemistry was great, dialogue felt very Texas twangy which was so entertaining. Could not put this one down!
I don’t know if my heart is capable of feeling anymore. Not after the ton of emotions I felt while reading this book.
Breathless is the definition of romance. I swooned my way through it. The angsty moments, the ones where final decisions had to be made, or the turning points in the story. They all had me feeling like my heart was going too fast for its own good. And omg. The sexy moments, the touching moments, or those where they finally realized and accepted their feelings for each other.
I love the characters growth in the story. And the chemistry of course! Sparks fly between these two and it shows since moment one. All I wanted to do was knock some sense into them, for them to finally realize they belong together. But I admit, this one was a beautiful ride. Through its ups and downs, the build up in their relationship and all the feels they gave me.
Touching, sweet and magical.
WOW! Now this was a jam-packed story.
I have read all of the books in this series and the writing is fantastic.
The characters are well-developed and it feels like you know them.
Logan and Joey might be my favorites so far.
I love friends to lovers stories and watching one or both of them realize that they have romantic feelings for each/one another. I’m not sure how you couldn’t be swooning over Logan. He is tough but sweet and his vulnerable side makes him so sexy.
And Joey…. Gosh… You just want her to win. She is always so grateful and appreciate for anyone and anything.
There was a lot of suspense built thorough out this story as well and I really enjoyed how it ended up.
Now this is how a friends to lovers romance is supposed to be written! It’s the perfect amount of sweet and sexy. Ever since I finished Reckless, I have been dreaming hard in anticipation for this book. I’ve had this permanent smile on my face throughout this entire read.
Logan is so dreamy that I can barely take it. He’s had his ways in the past but this man is truly perfect. I mean I don’t think I have the right words to give him justice. He’s like 100 steps above swoony and I just want to keep him all for myself.
Joey is one dedicated and patient woman. She’s had a hard time working up the nerve to take what, in the end, is rightfully hers.
From the start it’s all been leading to something big that’s going to come out. I couldn’t predict the twist and it was fantastic. Logan and Joey’s journey was one I truly loved reading about from beginning to end.
My heart was full with joy and cloud-9 moments. Childhood crush? Check… Guy next door? Check… Sexy Bestfriend? Double Check!
Breathless was so good.. light and engaging. This kind of love story will pull you easily. Logan Carter and Joey were friends… until there was feelings.
Their love romance were heartfelt and emotional. I devour it so quick
Whenever I read one of Lex Martin’s stories, it feels like I’m coming home, and Breathless is her latest one. It is so heart warming, set in a small town, best friends to lovers, family, a bit of drama, and so much emotion. Joey and Logan have been best friends for years, they like the same things and spend alot of time together. But JoJo is tired of standing on the side, watching him sleep around, you see deep down she’s in love with him, and she was hoping he would feel the same about her. At times I felt me heart racing, thinking is this it, will Logan see what’s right in front of him! I loved every minute of it. These characters are so genuine, and relatable, you feel like your part of the family at times. I liked seeing past characters from Shameless and Reckless. Breathless is the third novel in Texas Nights Series. It can be read as a standalone, however I would start this wonderful series at the beginning.
Texas Nights is becoming one of my favorite series! Each book can be read as a standalone. Lex Martin is definitely one of my favorite authors. She always creates an amazing story that has me hooked from the start and doesn’t let me go until the last word of the last chapter. Every story has love, emotions and wonderful characters, and Breathless wasn’t any different. I absolutely loved it!
Joey and Logan are such loveable characters. Joey is strong, fierce, funny, loving, independent and loyal. Her past hasn’t always been easy and she’s struggling a little bit now, but she’s determined to make it work and doesn’t need any help. Joey may be a little vulnerable in some way, but I found her mostly to be a strong woman. Logan is hardworking, loyal, strong and caring. He does what he thinks is the right thing to do, even if it isn’t easy. He may not always show it, but the man has a big heart.
I just adored Joey and Logan’s friendship and later on relationship. They have been best friends since they were little kids. They spent so much time together and had fun together. Joey had a crush on Logan, but she didn’t think he would ever feel the same way. Joey and Logan’s friendship slowly develops into something more. It was beautiful to read how those feelings become stronger, more intense, and how they fell in love. Joey and Logan are characters I was rooting for to be together and to be happy together. They both deserve the happily ever after they have gotten.
It was great to see the couples of the previous books and to see them still very much in love. I love their bond with Logan and Joey. The friendship between them is great and solid. There is definitely one secondary character I want to get his own story, even after he didn’t appear much in Breathless. I’m crossing my fingers that he’ll get it.
4.5 breathless stars!
I absolutely loved Joey & Logan!! They had an undeniable chemistry that just seemed to radiate from the pages. Breathless is an angsty amd emotional friends to lovers story that I couldn’t put down.
“I didn’t even know you were the part of me that was missing.”
Lex Martin has somehow written a book that has all the characteristics of her writing that I love and yet is so different from anything she’s written before.
In Breathless there is so much history between the characters before this story even begins. Lex does an amazing job of sharing their past experiences without the confusing “flashbacks” that happen in many books. Not only have Joey and Logan been lifelong friends, but you, as a reader, feel like you’ve been there to experience their entire friendship.
If you’ve read Reckless you NEED to read this book, because you know Joey only deserves the best! I love her character so much. She’s selfless and despite everything bad that has happened in her life she’s happy and kind. She’s been taken advantage of as a friend and I feel this is something so many of us can relate to. Don’t worry, though, now it’s her time to be seen!
Also relatable is Logan’s self-realization that happens during this book. How many times have you thought back and said, “I’ve known that all along. Why didn’t I realize it sooner?” I know I have! Also, Logan deserves this story as a chance to stand up for the reputation he earned in Reckless.
If you’ve read Shameless or Reckless you already know how great this book will be. Relatable characters, farm/family setting, steamy scenes, and the kiddos are back with some pretty great scenes of their own. You’ll understand after you read it. Sometimes embarrassment can only come from the mouth of those deceivingly sweet children.
Just go and read Breathless already. Joey and Logan deserve their chance at a happily ever after.
*** I received an ARC of this book for an honest review. ***
Breathless…anticipation of all your dreams come true…and then you wake up. JoJo, Joey, Josephine, or whatever else you want to call her- he has always called her his friend. Its like Groundhog Day for Joey. Her dream has always been him but when she wakes up she’s still in the friend zone. The breathless anticipation when you first wake from your dream thinking all your wishes have come true BEFORE reality sets in and your heart is crushed again.
Joey has lived with that breathless anticipation for far too long. She KNOWS in her mind he will never see her that way. For Pete’s sake, she ran away to try and break the spell he has on her but no. Her foolish, hopeful, lovesick heart did not get the memo. And so its with breathless anticipation and a whole lot of nervousness that she tries to speak with her heart.
Breathless is a swoon worthy second chance romance. Two friends embarking on a new journey. One that will leave them…Breathless.
Reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
This is the first one that I have read in this series. Hold on because I was emotional through this one. What a storyline. I absolutely loved Logan and Joey. Joey has had feelings for Logan for a long time. One misunderstanding and she leaves without explaining why. She ends up coming back to town for her friends wedding. Having to face Logan isn’t easy for her because she still has feelings for him and doesn’t know how he feels about her. There are a ton of secrets between them. Once Joey finds out all of these secrets will she stay or will she run back to Florida? This book was amazing from beginning to end. Lex had me hooked with these two. The chemistry is amazing and everything that they go through together and separate is absolutely breath taking. I love how these two handle everything. A few scary moments which only add to this wonderful book. Highly recommend. I will be reading the other two in this series to find out what goes on with the other characters.
3.5- 4 stars!
I’m always excited to read new words from this author and while I didn’t exactly remember these characters well (it’s been a bit since I read the other two connected standalones in this series) I was excited to get reacquainted!
If you like friends to lovers I think you will love this one because Joey has been in love with Logan almost her whole life. From childhood, she has been his shadow. There’s a slight age difference (4 yrs I think) but nothing too major although to a 19 yr old, 15 does seem pretty young and so Joey has always been in the friend zone, waiting for Logan to wake up and see her as the adult she’s become. At 22 she decides to guard her heart from all the “womanizing” Logan does and flees the state to try and move on, get over him. When she returns for Tori and Ethan’s wedding, after being gone for 6 months, Logan finally starts to see what’s been in front of him all along…his best friend but also an incredible woman. As the two get closer and finally divulge their feelings, secrets and Logan’s old ways threaten to keep them apart.
I really liked Logan. He’s a little misunderstood but has such a good heart, trying to do the right thing without causing hurt to others. Joey…it wasn’t that I didn’t like Joey, she’s super sweet, a good girl, but she’s a total doormat for most of the book. There is a pivotal scene later in the book and Joey’s reaction was just so passive. I get she was blindsided and shocked, but she just folded and gave up almost immediately and that really influenced my feelings for her and the book as a whole. She does grow up a little bit by the end and start to show a backbone, but I’m still afraid that she will still get walked on 90% of her life.
Oh so many breathless stars for this book!!!! I absolutely adored Logan and Joey’s story. There aren’t enough good things that I could possibly say to explain my love for it. I very highly recommend this book to any and everyone!!!! *Swoony Sigh* This book made my sappy heart so very happy!!!
Lex Martin does not disappoint with this sweet, swoony best friends to lovers story. I am such a sucker for the this kind of troupe and Breathless grabbed my heart from the first page and never let me go.
Logan and Joey are absolutely perfect together and I couldn’t get enough! I loved the back and fourth between these two and watching them stumble over each other was so much fun. I fell hard and fast for Logan!
I can even put into words how much I loved this one. My absolute favorite of the series! I highly recommend picking this one up today!
I adore Lex Martin. Her writing style just hits every single one of my buttons. So every time she has a new release I can’t read anything for the days leading up to the book being in my grabby little hands because I am so fixated on reading her words.
However my biggest issue is my goldfish brain. So every book is like a standalone for me. I vaguely remember the story and characters from each book but I forget the secondary characters. So I couldn’t remember who Logan and Joey were. But this isn’t an issue because as soon as I started reading I was caught up in all things them and their lives.
Joey was so perfect. Words can’t even begin to describe her character. I always worry about these kinds of friends to lovers books where the h has been in love and pining for the H and he has been sleeping with everything with a pulse. But with Lex writing it, it doesn’t matter. The heroine isn’t going to be a doormat and the hero is going to pull out all the stops and that’s exactly what I love about it.
Joey had loved Logan forever but she had self respect and a backbone. She knew she deserved more than she thought he was capable of giving her and she packed up and left. And she didn’t come home for him or even plan on staying there even once their relationship started.
But of course Logan knew what he was missing when Joey left so he had no intentions of letting her leave again. Now as the blurb said Logan is drowning in secrets and honestly I guessed what it was immediately and I spent most of the book waiting to see how they would come out and tear his life apart. And although I get why he felt he needed to keep it all secret I wanted to slap him for being so stupid.
Naturally once I picked this book up I couldn’t put it down. I loved every second of the story and I think I need to plan a complete series re-read. There is a link for a novella at the end of this which I have downloaded and ready to go as my incentive to write this review so I’m off.
4.5 Stars
This is Book #3 in Texas Nights Series. This s a best friends-to-lovers trope. It is Logan and Joey’s story. Although Logan and Joey make appearances in the previous books in this series, you do not have to read those to understand what is going on. I did read the other books, and really enjoyed them and would recommend reading them.
Logan and Joey have been best friends since childhood. They have a history together, and Joey is like a daughter to Logan’s mom, Bev. Josephine, aka Joey, has been in love with Logan for as long as she can remember but that love is unrequited. Logan has only ever treated her as a best friend. So when Joey up and moves to Florida without saying anything to Logan, he is hurt and confused. He has no idea why his best friend would leave town without telling him and won’t answer his calls or texts. Logan is so sexy, swoony, sweet, and clueless! Waiting for something to happen with these two was driving me crazy, but when they do come together, they have explosive chemistry. Their attraction is palpable. I loved Joey. She was strong considering what she had been through growing up. She was also loyal and selfless, always thinking of others and putting their well-being ahead of her own. There were wonderful supporting characters and family drama on both sides which only added to the richness of the story.
This was definitely my favorite book in this series. There is a little angst, some suspense, a touch of action thrown in that I wasn’t expecting, and a ton of feels! This was a great world-building love story with wonderful characters. I really enjoyed reading this touching, sweet and swoony love story. I may have teared up a time or two. It was well-written and the plot played out perfectly. I loved seeing characters from previous books in this series as well and catching up with what was going on with them. Bravo to Lex Martin for writing a wonderful story! I highly recommend reading this book.
****ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.****
This is Joey and Logan’s story and it is amazing! This a friends to lovers and will leave you breathless. This is a great storyline that will pull you in and you won’t be able to put it down. Be ready to read in one sitting!
I adore Lex Martin books! I loved this girl next door addition to her Texas series, it’s so, so good!
Joey & Logan have been forever friends but one has definitely had a childhood crush carried until now…problem is, it’s not easy watching the one you care about making the rounds with others. Sometimes, you just have to take off or step back to save your heart. And sometimes, doing so may be an eye opener where everyone’s feelings are concerned.
I loved the couples struggles, their happy times, all the heat, the angst and the hope this book brought! Love this couple, such a fantastic addition to a series I’ve loved!
OMG!! Everything about this series is amazing!! Breathless may be my favorite for this series!! Logan and Joey’s story my be my newest favorite second chance/friends to lovers EVER! As always Lex tells a story like no one else! Full of steam, heat and so much heart! HUGE FIVE STARS!!!