Blog Tour - Breathless By Beverly Jenkins
SYNOPSIS
A strong-willed beauty finds herself in the arms of the handsome drifter from her past, in this second book in the sizzling series set in the Old West, from USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins
As manager of one of the finest hotels in Arizona Territory, Portia Carmichael has respect and stability—qualities sorely missing from her harsh childhood. She refuses to jeopardize that by hitching herself to the wrong man. Suitors are plentiful, but none of them has ever looked quite as tempting as the family friend who just rode into town…and none has looked at her with such intensity and heat.
Duchess. That’s the nickname Kent Randolph gave Portia when she was a young girl. Now she’s a stunning, intelligent woman—and Kent has learned his share of hard lessons. After drifting through the West, he’s learned the value of a place to settle down, and in Portia’s arms he’s found that and more. But convincing her to trust him with her heart, not just her passion, will be the greatest challenge he’s known—and one he intends to win…
REVIEW
I have never read a historical novel by Beverly Jenkins but I have read other books by her and there were all fantastic so when I got the chance to read Breathless I was so excited and I dived into the story as soon as I could and I loved it!
In this book we follow Kent and Portia and I just loved these two together . You should have seen how excited I was for every scene that these two are in together in this book. I loved the way Beverly Jenkins wrote this love story it was sexy , swoon worthy and heartwarming . I felt like Kent and Portia brought out the best in each other and that they are perfect for each other. I had the biggest grin on my face reading the epilogue. Kent and Portia are now one of my favorite fictional coupes . I do not find a lot of historical romance novels set in this time period so its always excited when I get to read one , I loved that Beverly Jenkins did not shy away from anything that was going on in this time both the good and the bad. Breathless literally left me Breathless at some parts of this book it was so so good! . With a sexy ,swoon worthy romance , characters that you will just love and of course the setting of Old West ,Beverly Jenkins created an amazing story with Breathless. I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book in the series, seriously Beverly If you are reading this and would like to send me a copy right now, I would be so happy ! lol .If you love all these things in your books I suggest you should definitely get a copy.
RATING
5/5 STARS
A NOTE FROM
Beverly Jenkins
Dear Readers,
This is the second book in the Rhine Trilogy and I do hope you enjoy
it. With all the issues and heartache Portia carried inside, I knew it would be
difficult for her to give her heart to someone, but Kent Randolph proved to be
the man for the job, even if I didn’t know he would be her hero when the story
began. Hope you’ll enjoy seeing Rhine and Eddy from Forbidden and, yes, they are still very much in love.
The Fontaine Hotel is loosely based on the Mountain View Hotel founded
in Oracle, Arizona, in 1895 by Annie Box Neal and her husband William “Curly”
Neal, who were both of African- American and Native-American descent. The
Mountain View was a combination hotel and spa and catered not only to European
royalty but to wealthy visitors from places like Russia, Australia, and China,
too. Look them up.
The great Apache chief Geronimo surrendered on September 4, 1886, and
was promptly declared a prisoner of war. He and his people eventually wound up
in Florida along with the Apache scouts the army employed to hunt him down. He
died at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1909. The Apache warrior Lozen, also captured
in 1886, was sent to the barracks at Mount Vernon, Alabama, where she died of
tuberculosis in 1887. Although her name has faded from America’s memory, her
bravery and fearlessness remains legendary with her people.
I only touched briefly on African-American women and the fight for
suffrage but hope to get back to it in depth sometime in the future. Until
then, if you’d like to do some research on your own, here are two excellent
sources:
African American Women and
the Vote: 1837–1965 by Cynthia Neverdon-Morton, et al.
African American Women in
the Struggle for the Vote: 1850–1920 by Rosalyn Terborg-Penn
Having the opportunity to create characters and stories that reflect my
heritage as a woman of color is priceless. Representation matters. Thanks again for the support and love. Thanks
also for spreading the word about my books to everyone you know. It’s much
appreciated.
Until next time, happy reading.
B.
EXCERPT
Portia saw the curiosity on the faces of
some of the other people seated nearby and wondered if sitting with Kent would
cause gossip, but she went ahead and told him about Eddy and the other ladies
leaving her to help in the kitchen.
“You didn’t want to help?”
She smiled ruefully. “Let’s just say I’m
better with numbers than I am with pots.”
“Can’t cook, huh?”
“No.”
“Then you’ll need a man who can.”
“Are you volunteering?”
He shrugged. “If it’ll keep you from
starving to death, I suppose I can make myself available, if called upon.”
She wondered if he had this effect on all
women.
“How’s the managing of that passion going?”
he asked.
Her heart thumped. “Fine.” His eyes were so
piercing, she trembled in response.
“You’re fibbing of course, but that’s
okay.”
“I am not.”
“Uh-huh.”
She leaned closer so they wouldn’t be
overheard. “I am not. One kiss was all I needed and now I’m fine, just as I
said I would be.”
“Duchess, your uppity mouth’s been wanting
another taste all day.”
Heat sent her senses galloping. “It has
not, and stop calling it that.”
“Okay. Your sweet mouth has been wanting
another taste all day.”
She almost keeled over. “I do like those
high-collared blouses you wear.”
She looked down at herself.
“Makes me want to undo all the little
buttons and see how you manage with my kisses against your bare throat. Curious
about what scent you place there, too.”
Her eyes widened.
He smiled. “No?”
“No.”
“Okay. Just something for you to think
about later. Do you want the legs or the wings?”
Her mind was stuck like it had stepped in
tar. How in the world was she going to remain unmoved by his teasing ways
without wanting to box his ears or wonder how his kisses would feel against
bare throat?
“I’ll take the wings.”
“We have only one set of flatware. Shall I
feed you or do you want to feed me?”
Scandalized by the suggestion, she forced
herself not to glance around to see how closely they were being observed.
“Neither,” she said. “I’ll have the wing. You can eat the rest.”
“Thought I’d ask.”
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BEVERLY JENKINS has received numerous awards, including five Waldenbooks/Borders Group Best Sellers Awards, two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine, and a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer’s Guild. Ms Jenkins was named one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of the 20th Century by AABLC, the nation’s largest on-line African-American book club. She was recently nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature. To read more about Beverly, please visit her website at www.beverlyjenkins.net.
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