Release Day Blitz::: One More Breath by Delaney Williams

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Title: One More Breath

Author: Delaney Williams

Release Date: February 22, 2015

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Cover Model: Steve Gehrke https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steve-Elvis-Gehrke

Cover Design: Robin Harper at https://www.facebook.com/wickedbookcovers

Cover Photo Credit: Gabe Myers at TrueSound Photography http://www.facebook.com/GabeTruesound

Editing on all photos: Andy Winn at Winn Photography https://www.facebook.com/WinnPhotoDenver

Excerpt:

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, or the calm after a big storm, when the world seems new and fresh, when one can feel the rightness of the world falling into place, I forget. This is my favorite time; this is the point between old and new and the fresh and used. It is that point when I can pretend that I too am fresh and new. I can stand in the rain and shower off the old me, shedding it like the skin of a snake; with it goes the terrors and pain and I am left fresh. For a time. Then, I look down and see the scars, feel the terror and smell the fear. Yes, fear has a smell, a very distinct, very real smell. I am sure it is a different smell for everyone; for me it is lemons, coppery lemons. The fear I smell the most though is one that brings most peace. And the sounds, oh the sounds that come screaming back into my head. They don’t leave. They never leave. They come screaming back, fast and furious, like a Japanese bullet train. Always on course, always on time. They crush me with the weight of the fear they bring with them. I have to escape. I need release; it is why I run in these early hours, in the rain and storms that other people stay out of.

I dress in my running gear and open myself up to the cathartic release I get from lacing up my shoes and I step out the door. I know I can’t out run my past. I know I cannot escape the fears and pain, or erase the scars, but I can forget for a time. I can find that release. With each pounding footstep I feel calmer. I feel the terrors of my dreams fade and I can see the new day rising. What was done was done, I cannot change that. I am a new person now. New face, new name, new life. The run clears my mind and as I reach the end, the clearing of Aspens, with leaves now turning, looking golden and on fire in the early morning sun; I feel renewed. I love these mountains and their glorious, ever-changing beauty. The trees can be at once skeletal remains and yet grow, not giving in to nature, to become the beautiful fireballs before me, an amazing creation I am currently standing in awe of. Proof that life goes on; it continues. The world turns, the sun rises and sets and no one will remember what once was. Out of breath and energy, I lay down in the meadow and watch the sun continue its rise, preparing myself for another day. A day spent hiding myself yet being the most free I have ever been at the same time. Today, I start again...

3.5 out of 5 stars

My biggest complaint about this book is that there weren’t any real surprises for me. The author used way too many clues in the story line to make anything a real surprise. Ander and Leire were an odd couple, but that’s what works best is when you combine two people who you think would have nothing in common and create the perfect relationship.

Leire meets Ander when she goes in to have what I would almost call a full-body tattoo done. It’s instant connection and they are pretty much living together in a week’s time.

For me this paragraph from Leire’s POV at 30% really sums up what happens in the first part of the book.

And there it is. In one week, I have gone from a single and lonely cancer survivor to a permanent relationship with the most amazing man in the world. Life is just too short. I know it will look strange to outsiders, but to us, with our backgrounds, is makes sense. My heart just may explode.

Their relationship does have struggles. They aren’t perfect and they do get a surprise or two, but like I said, the surprises didn't really surprise me.

Both main characters were strong which I appreciate in a story. They were both with their own issues, but they came together and tried to work through everything together. Ander had the perfect words more than once, but when he declared his love for Leire, I almost fainted:

There is no time limit on love. Love can last a moment or a lifetime. It can be a summer fling or a wartime affair. Whatever love is, though, you must grab it because if you don’t, what is this life for? What was that war for? Why remember that summer? That one moment of love may be enough to keep a heart going for a lifetime, and that lifetime of love brings about generations of more love. So, no matter how soon this is, I am going to tell you that I love you, Leire. With all I am, I love you.

There were also some major inconsistencies with the story (like underwear and baths) that bothered me as well a need for a little more editing. Overall, the story was good and enjoyable.

BACK COVER/ SHORT SYNOPSIS - **trigger warning:CANCER **

Ander has spent his entire life trying to forget his past indescretions. He owns the best tattoo shop in town and works himself the the bone. Hen ever lefts anyone, even co-workers, near him.

So when small, scarred, shy, and broken Leire comes into his shop and requests his work, it begins to feel like fate may have interviened,

Can these two broken souls help heal each other?

Can Ander and Leire endure even more heartbreak and come out stronger and together?

Will they get one more breathe and will it be for these two lovers?