Just Breathe

This was a great book. Ex-CIA agent Matthew Broussard is at the right place at the right time for ditzy Chloe Nichols. In an Austrian train station a sniper kills a man in front of Chloe and she is knocked over and falls right on top of the dead man. Matt is there and wisks her away to safety or so he thinks.Chloe is a travel writer experiencing a European Tour with a group of retired ladies and one befuddled tour guide. Already having experienced several well, "incidents" not much could happen that would surprise her until the dead man in the train station and unbelievable hunk that kisses her senseless in order to make her blend in with the crowd. Chloe's trip ends up dumping her into the middle of an international problem with CIA and Russians, and several unsolved murders which are tied to Matthew and his past. With the help of her elderly travel companions, and her strong and yummy "fiancee" (Matthew you really need to read the book) murders are solved and friendships are cemented. You won't guess who the bad guy is until the very end.You really need to read the book. You will laugh and fall in love. Just like love should be.

I loved this book! I have Dee's other 2 books, but this is the one I have enjoyed the most (though I also liked the others). It is exciting, fast-paced with all kinds of plot twists that left me guessing until the end. I really enjoyed the setting of Vienna. It's such an unusal choice, but it doesn't overwhelm the story. The heroine, Chloe, is spunky and charming, with just enough faults to make her believable and real. Who wouldn't love a messy, accident-prone heroine who ends up in the lap of a dead man?!! The hero, Matthew, is wonderful as well. He is sensitive, but not wimpy. Strong, but not overbearing. Down to earth, but still glamorous (and very sexy). I reccomend this book to anyone who loves a romantic, suspensful, quirky romance novel. It is fresh and fun!

Just Breathe is one of the best romantic suspense books I've read this year. Matthew Broussard and Chloe Nichols are such likeable characters, and the Muses (the old ladies) are great fun and add much enjoyment to this entertaining book. Add a wonderfully intriguing plot, the setting of Vienna, and you have one heck of a good adventure. I highly recommend this book!

Her ambition is to write travel articles for magazines, but she lacks practical experiences. Thus Texan, Chloe Nichols accepts a job as a tour guide to wealthy traveling senior citizens visiting Europe. When she reaches Vienna, Chloe expects the boring trip to remain so in spite of the beautiful Danube setting. However, everything abruptly changes when Chloe falls over a dead body and people start shooting at her.Former CIA agent Matthew Broussard rescues Chloe from a killer. He is quite disappointed that he arrives too late to learn more about the murderer who killed his beloved years ago. However, his informant is the corpse that Chloe tripped over and his quest has changed to keep the American safe. As Matthew and Chloe pretend an engagement, they fall in love, but his heart is wrapped inside guilt for failing to keep his past loved one from harm.The frantic pace of JUST BREATHE will leave readers on the verge of asphyxiation, but comic relief from the traveling tour group eases the tension just enough so the reader can gulp some air. The lead characters are an intriguing duo while the support cast adds villainy, scenery, or humor. With this strong romantic suspense and Vienna, readers will want to waltz to the nearest bookstore to find other tales from Dee Davis.Harriet Klausner

Fifteen years ago a beautiful young reporter died mysteriously when she went to the Volksgarten in Vienna, Austria to meet a source. If her source told the truth, then she could have been on the path to a very promising career. Instead, in the moment she lay dying, she recognized the executioner as a friend.In the present day, Chloe Nichols seems to draw trouble. Part of a very exclusive tour, Chloe is hoping the magazine she works for will buy her story and reimburse her expenses. She intends to write about how the jet set travels, but the tour hasn't gone as planned. First it was the cow and then it was an altercation in the hotel room. But her most remarkable disaster occurs when she trips over a dead body as she disembarks a train. Fortunately, a handsome, incredibly sexy stranger immediately comes to Chole's aid, and helps her to avoid the police's uncomfortable questions. Matthew can't resist the marvelous woman who combines innocence with a backbone. His startling kiss, begun to make the police not notice them, turns into an encounter that defies all reason and logic. What began as a measure to be certain there would be no repercussions for what Chloe had or hadn't seen, became something entirely more. He hadn't been able to save Lisa fifteen years ago. This time he won't let anything happen to Chloe. Sabra Hitchcock shot Charles Messer as he disembarked the train, cursing the klutzy woman who managed to get rescued by the man she wants, has always wanted. Matthew is both her nemesis and her obsession. An ex CIA agent turned mercenary, Sabra's a dangerous woman to cross. And whether she knows it or not, Chloe's interest in Matthew places her directly in the line of fire.Dee Davis' marvelous voice combines irreverence, romance, and amusement to create a memorable read. Indeed, Davis strings words together with the grace worthy of a poet, displaying her remarkable mastery of language with every page. Further, plot twists and teasers keep the reader not only wondering at character's motives, but also involved with the humorous subplot -- the bit with the cow and naked man kept me in stitches! The eccentric and realistic main characters keep the reader amused even as the danger builds. Equally remarkable are the wonderful secondary characters, each carefully crafted. Most memorable are the "muses" who can be my travelling companions anytime, except Irma needs to leave her gun at home. Very highly recommended.