Breathe
About this ebook
Her return is temporary—a shelter without a paper trail.
She's a cyber operative in hiding, back in the small town she swore she'd outgrown, racing to stop an attack on the power grid before the countdown hits zero.
He's the small-town pediatrician who never stopped loving the girl next door—even after she broke both their hearts and vanished for good.
He knows she couldn't wait to leave. What he doesn't know is who she became after she did, what sent her running home—or how close the danger behind her is getting.
Coming home was supposed to give her somewhere to hide. Instead, it puts her back in the path of the one man who knows her too well—and gives her something to lose when the countdown reaches zero.
Why readers will love this book:
Second-chance, high-school-sweethearts romance
Small-town pediatrician hero
Girl next door
Woman on the run
Grief and found-family threads
Napa wine country setting
Standalone with series-adjacent world-building
Book Details:
Heat Level: Steamy, open door
Vibes: Second-chance romance with a ticking-clock suspense thread
Setting: Napa and Santa Barbara, California
Tropes: Second chance • Small-town hero • Bisexual heroine • On the run • Found family
Ending: HEA, standalone, no cliffhanger
Comp authors: For fans of the romantic suspense of Adriana Anders and K.A. Tucker, with the emotional pull and small-town heart of Devney Perry.
Breathe is a standalone romance and book two in the Twisted Vines series. No prior books required.
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About the author
Isabel Jolie, aka Izzy, lives on a lake, loves dogs of all stripes, and if she’s not working, she can be found reading, often with a glass of wine in hand. In prior lives, Izzie worked in marketing and advertising, in a variety of industries, such as financial services, entertainment, and technology. In this life, she loves daydreaming and writing contemporary romances with strong heroines.
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