From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan comes a sexy new contemporary stand alone series.Devin Carr likes his life. He likes his job, his family, the outlook for his future. Then he meets her. Erin. As soon as he sees her, drunk and wearing a sequined dress as her world crashes down around her and she fights to put on a brave face, he knows what he’s been missing. Her. missing. Her.
When Erin Taborn finds her high school sweetheart and husband banging the former head cheerleader of their graduating class at their high school reunion, she tells herself she’ll be fine. She just needs to figure out what fine means. There’s only one problem. Devin. She didn’t plan on him. And for someone who thinks they have all their plans in place, that’s a problem.
One she’ll have to find an answer to if this whole friends-with-benefits thing is going to work.
If not, she’ll fail just like with everything else.
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3.5 Stars
What a great sort of friends to lovers story/second chance romance. Erin has a life that may not be perfect but it is working for her until it is turned upside down. The events causes her to adapt a determination to show the world that she will succeed and she does not need a man to do so. Then you have Devin who loves his job, and family. He is satisfied with life until he is reintroduced to Erin. They go into a friends with benefit arrangement because neither wants a relationship. It was great to see them navigate through their situation and work through the feeling as they were developing. I loved how Erin had to get use to having support in a “relationship”. This story was the perfect blend of relatable characters, sweet, and steam to draw you in. I loved meeting the supporting characters and excited to see where the series go. This is my first book by Carrie and I really enjoyed her writing style.
Breathless With Her is the first book in Carrie Ann Ryan’s new Spinoff series Less Than. This series is about the Carr family, book one is about Devin and Erin. This was a friends to lovers romance with an emotional story that will draw you in and have you flipping those pages. Can’t wait for book 2!!!
Breathless With Her by Carrie Ann Ryan is book One in the Less Than Series. This is the story of Erin Taborn and Devin Carr. Erin is at a High School Reunion with her husband/high school sweetheart. But when she can’t find him she goes looking until happens upon him and a former cheerleader having sex. Of course this broke them up and now Erin is swearing off men but Devin was there to help her with her messed up pieces. But the more he is around her the more he wants from her then to be her friend with benefits. Enjoyed their story and can’t wait for more in this series.
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan comes a sexy new contemporary series.
Devin Carr likes his life. He likes his job, his family, the outlook for his future. Then he meets her. Erin. As soon as he sees her, drunk and wearing a sequined dress as her world crashes down around her and she fights to put on a brave face, he knows what he’s been missing. Her.
When Erin Taborn finds her high school sweetheart and husband banging the former head cheerleader of their graduating class at their high school reunion, she tells herself she’ll be fine. She just needs to figure out what fine means. There’s only one problem. Devin. She didn’t plan on him. And for someone who thinks they have all their plans in place, that’s a problem.
One she’ll have to find an answer to if this whole friends-with-benefits thing is going to work.
If not, she’ll fail just like with everything else.
Breathless is so right! This page-turner is also a tear-jerker in the best of ways! Get this book! You’re going to love it!
Carrie Ann Ryan always promises an emotional roller coast before delivering a soul-satisfying HEA.
Carrie Ann Ryan brings us an unforgettable romance novel with a twist!
This is the 1st book in a new series and what an awesome introduction this story is! Erin is faced with a dose of reality at her high school reunion, and wants to make changes in her life. Devon and Erin have a friends-with-benefits relationship going on, and as their relationship develops they move on to so much more. This is a beautifully written story which is emotional, fun, entertaining, humorous, and a sweet 2nd chance romance. I was hooked throughout and highly recommend this talented authors’ work for all.
I think I totally fell in love with Devin. Devin and Erin have known each other for some time, he actually dates her sister very briefly, she went on to a relationship that did not end well. They connect at her lowest point in her life and from there they begin a relationship that was supposed to only be friend with benefits.
But being that close to someone, the heart can do some wicked things, like make you fall in love. The heart can also make you do other wicked things like push someone away in fear that they will end up hurting you.
We are taken on a whirlwind of emotions throughout this story, you will laugh, you will wince (ohhh those jokes), you will cry but in the end what I love is that I can do one big sigh at the way Carrie Ann brings the story to a conclusion.
I really liked Erin and Devin and enjoyed Breathless With Her. Full of emotion and heat, it was hard not to love this story.
Erin and Devin try to do the whole friends with benefits thing, and being that this is a romance book, you can imagine how well that doesn’t work out. I can’t wait for the next book.
Erins happy life came crashing down at her high school reunion. After finding her husband in a comprising position (with the former head b**chy cheerleader no less), she leaves and stops at a bar for a drink, running into an old friend, Devin. He takes care of her for the night, showing what an awesome guy he is. Jump to six months later, Erin is divorced, a successful independent business woman, and once again comes across Devin. They become better friends, close, and even though they decide to just have fun, feelings are involved (even if they aren’t said or admitted). Will they be able to stay just friends and have fun, or will they let love in? You have to read to find out. I really enjoyed reading more about the Carr family (Dimitri’s siblings). I look forward to more!!
This story is emotional, heart-breaking, and healing, all at the same time! I’m not sure how the author packed so much into one story, but she did it! I just couldn’t help but hurt for Erin. And for Devin. There was so much going on between them, and around them, that their relationship was on a rocky road from the beginning. I wasn’t sure how they were going to be able to find their way to an HEA.
Erin had a happy life. Until it wasn’t. After a devastating ending to a marriage she thought was perfect, she is gun shy, and absolutely does not want to go the relationship route again. She is slowly putting herself back together, finding out who she is on her own, and doesn’t need, or want, the hurt that comes with a serious relationship. But what we want isn’t always what we get.
Devin has his own horrific past. But he, and his siblings, have moved past that, to have happy, productive lives. But Devin wants more, even if he doesn’t know it yet. And Erin, even with her not wanting to be in a relationship, touches something inside Devin. He just has to decide if he can live with her terms.
This book was one that kept me guessing. I wasn’t sure they would get to their HEA at some points, because they were both so…..broken?!? This author never fails to provide a story that pulls emotions from her readers, and this story is no exception. I have a feeling that the Carr Siblings are going to become a favorite, just like the Montgomerys!
This was a wonderful read and a terrific start to this new series. In my opinion this is one of those books that will be so easy for readers to connect with because the characters, emotions and situations are incredibly relatable and realistic. I simply fell in love with Devin and Erin. Their story was moving and beautiful. I felt for these two. Erin with her wounded heart and Devin being stuck in that awful place where you want more but don’t want to risk what you do have, made for a very emotional and angst filled romance. I can’t wait for the next book.
5 Stars
This new series starts with quite a “bang” when Erin finds her husband, and high school sweetheart, with the former head cheerleader at their high school reunion. Escaping the madness she runs into Devin, a man she once knew when they were younger but isn’t very close to now. He helps her during one of the worst nights of her life, but what follows is a ride neither one was ready for. These characters are both looking for a connection without giving up their independence and the lives they have created for themselves. What you get is a lot of steamy moments, laughs, nosy family members and feeling that need to be dealt with, or no one can be happy. This bumpy, sexy and fun road to happily ever after is worth the ride! I cannot wait for more from this family!
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Erin and Devin spoke to me. They spoke to me because they were human, flawed, and normal people going through normal things in life. Normal, crappy, good, weird, things in life. Ex-spouses, crappy parents, loving families, committed friends, and still feeling lost and out of control. Making mistakes, and trying to be strong. But they found each other, and tried to manage all that was going on inside them. They tripped and fell, but they knew how much they liked the other. They knew how hot the electricity was between them. They realized the barriers they had established had been smashed away. They panicked, they hid, they hurt, but they didn’t give up. They decided to believe in themselves, and let themselves have happiness with the other. They embraced their flaws, and shared them with the person they loved, like normal, everyday, people do!
I’m not sure where to begin with this one…..I’ve loved everything that Ms. Ryan has written and this book is no different.
I laughed. I cried. I shook my head at times. Erin & Devin are the epitome of what so many couples go through. They are real. They want things that they don’t want to want. They try to minimize what their “relationship” is because they don’t want to hurt each other. They want to have fun. They don’t want to hurt each other. They have a hard time with words.
But life happens. Words are said. People are hurt. Emotionally and physically.
But things are learned. Friends are there for them. Perhaps fate even intervenes a little.
They work through things. They realize that it’s okay to love again and to rely on someone…especially when that someone matters to you as much as you do to them. They help each other realize that everyone is worthy of being loved and not everyone is going to leave.
Such a great love story.
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This was a great book !
In the worst moment of her life, Devin was there to help Erin pick up the pieces.
It started as friends with benefits, but it grew into something munch more.
Erin was hurt by her ex, who is a total douchebag.
She is afraid to be hurt again.
When her feelings for Devin are getting more serious, she gets cold feet.
Devin took one look at Erin, and he totally smitten.
He went down the rabbit hole really fast.
Will Erin be strong enough to give love another chance ?
It has all the ingredients that you need for a great book!
I can’t wait for the next book in this series.
Another amazing book from Carrie Ann Ryan! I loved reading about Devin and Erin’s journey to find each other. Erin walks in on her cheating husband and feels like she is losing so much. She feels like everyone leaves her. Devin sees Erin after years and being the nice guy he is helps her out. These two have quite the journey with bumps and turns to find their happily ever after. I loved all Devins siblings and Erin’s friends. Zoey is my favorite and really hope she gets her happy ending as well! I loved this book and couldn’t put it down! Looking forward to the next in this series. I also love how these books are connected to the Montgomery books! Amazing must read!!!!
Carrie Ann Ryan has done it again…. she has given us a new spin-off series that is just as wonderful and emotional and everything that you would expect from this author. There are sad times, happy times, and funny times with Devin and Erin and their families. While these two figure out what they want and if they can move forward together, you will experience all of the emotions from the laughs to the tears. I can’t wait for the rest of the Carr family.
This was a really great story and I liked how Carrie Ann Ryan alternated the chapters between Erin and Devin. I liked getting to know Erin and Devin and of course their friends and Devin’s family. I really felt for Erin throughout this story especially with Nicholas/Nicky, which I have to say I was very happy when she was able to ‘throw out the trash’ so to speak and with her other challenges she encountered. She persevered throughout. I did enjoy watching these two try to define their ‘relationship’ but of course nothing is ever easy and it definitely wasn’t easy for these two. I did like how things came back together however and really enjoyed the ending. My favorite quote from this story was, “Sometimes, we have to do what we have to in order to protect ourselves and then we realize later that we should have seen what was in front of us the whole time.” Very excited to read the next book in this series.