Strong LanguageExplicit Sex*Intense situations
This is Shea’s POV. CANNOT BE READ AS A STAND-ALONE!
I waited my entire life for one singular moment.
Everything I had endured—all the pain and suffering—I would go through it all again,
if I knew she was waiting for me.
Ryan Chase was the only woman I ever loved.
My obsession. My desire.
When she came home . . . loving her hadn’t been easy.
The … desire.
When she came home . . . loving her hadn’t been easy.
The road to our particular happiness was paved with boulders.
I became who she needed me to be. Who she wanted.
Marriage and children— they were a dream we both shared.
Until a nightmare threatened to take it all away.
Is love supposed to be this hard?
How long before the person I’m pretending to be begins to crack?
I’m a liar. A fraud.
He is surfacing.
She’s the only reason I survived. I lived.
She is the reason I breathe.
Now, when she needs me the most—I’m transforming into the person
I thought I’d buried years before.
I can’t be without her. She gives me purpose and makes me whole.
Nevertheless, the universe chose a different route. God had a different plan.
And right now, I’m pissed at them both
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Bite & Release is one of my favorite books, and Shea Michaels is one of my top three book boyfriends, ever…he’s in my bbf Hall of Fame. When Cory Cyr said she was going to write a book in Shea’s pov I couldn’t have been happier, although I was slightly anxious as well. Some books I love so much that I don’t really need, nor want, more…and that was how I felt about Bite & Release. I adored Shea and Ryan’s story, I was happpy with how the book ended, I could let myself imagine what they were doing in the future. But who was I to say no to more Shea?!?
The Reason I Breathe is told from Shea’s point of view, but it’s not a retelling of Bite & Release, although you do need to read it beforehand to appreciate TRIB fully. This is such a unique story, not at all like what you’d expect from an alternate pov book. I went into it not really knowing what I was in for, not really knowing what the storyline was about, but that made no difference to me…we were getting more Shea and that’s all that really mattered. But oh how I was hoping I wasn’t in for heartbreak!
With The Reason I Breathe we get to see inside Shea’s head- we see what he was thinking when he and Ryan reconnected years after being separated, we see the turmoil he went through during the tough times between them, and we see just how deeply he loves Ryan. And God, God, the love he has for her- it’s passionate, it’s consuming, it’s intense. We get a look into his past, learning more about his childhood, about his family dynamic, about his manwhorish ways.
This book is heartbreaking, it’s emotional, it’s real. Everything Shea goes through we go through with him…the pain, the joy, the uncertainties. Shea is not a perfect man, by any means, but he’s a man who loves his woman and the life they share fiercely, and he will do whatever necessary to be the man his family needs.
If you are a fan of Bite & Release this is a definite must-read. If you love Shea you will only fall more in love with him. The Reason I Breathe is one of the most original alternate point of view books I have had the pleasure of reading. It put me through a roller coaster of emotions, but I was left with such a feeling of contentment when I finished. My heart will always belong to Shea.
I loved The Reason I Breathe!! It gave me all the feels Bite and Release (book 1) gave me!! I love Shea and Ryan’s love story and I enjoyed seeing through Shea’s perspective and being able to be in his head. Highly recommend!!
I loved it… I love Cory’s writing style, younger men older women and lots of mind blowing sex …. what more can you ask for ?
I thought Shea was perfect after Bite & Release, but I fell for him even more in The Reason I Breathe! This was a POV like no other I’ve read. Even though I knew the story, his side took me on a rollercoaster of emotions.
It was beautifully written and keeps you enthralled with the story. It has all the feels that a great read should have. These characters have touched my soul.
I simply loved being on Ryan and Shea’s journey and I’m so sad that it is over, but I will definitely revisit this series over and over!
Cory Cyr writes love like no other. She has quickly became an automatic one click for me!!
Definitely a must read series!!