Elizabeth Camden’s With Every Breath

About

In the shadow of the nation’s capital, Kate Livingston’s respectable life as a government worker is disrupted by an encounter with the insufferable Trevor McDonough, the one man she’d hoped never to see again. A Harvard-trained physician, Trevor never showed the tiniest flicker of interest in Kate, and business is the only reason he has sought her out now.

Despite her misgivings, Kate agrees to Trevor’s risky proposal to join him in his work to find a cure for tuberculosis. As Kate begins to unlock the mysteries of Trevor’s past, his hidden depths fascinate her. However, a shadowy enemy lies in wait and Trevor’s closely guarded secrets are darker than she ever suspected.

As revelations from the past threaten to destroy their careers, their dreams, and even their lives, Trevor and Kate find themselves in a painfully impossible situation. With everything to lose, they must find the strength to trust that hope and love can prevail over all.

Review

In my opinion, Elizabeth Camden writes some of the best heroes. Somehow her men manage to be unique and different and stay true to themselves no matter what happens. It’s no different with this book, except that this time, the heroine is a complete match.

What I liked:

The heroine!. So rarely do I like heroines. The men always seem like perfection and they are matched very often with whiny women with no backbone. Not here! In this book, all I kept thinking is what would Trevor do without Kate? She was wonderful. She was lighthearted where he was serious. She was thoughtful where he was too focused. And she was equally as brilliant as he was.

The hero. Again, Ms. Camden writes the best leading men and Trevor is no different. He’s brilliant, he’s unfriendly, he doesn’t understand people. He has secrets (which are the most incredible things). And he recognizes and knows the call God has on his life and will not put anything else above it. But most of all, he doesn’t change even as he falls in love with Kate (sometimes unfriendly heroes turn into saps as they fall in love).

The set up. I loved that Kate and Trevor are so smart and have this history of not liking each other, and yet when they start working together it’s magic. You, the reader, believe great things will come out of their fight for a cure. And oh, how the study of Tuberculosis will tug on your heart.

The romance. Because Kate and Trevor have this past, the romance is slow to develop, but in a good way. Their friendship with each other is beautifully established. I loved their conversations. Their back and forth made me laugh several times. Also, I didn’t feel like the author contrived a reason for keeping them a part. Rarely, and I do mean rarely, do I come across reasons that make sense for a couple not getting together, but there was a good reason here.

They mystery. It’s kind of creepy and totally captures my attention.

Spiritually, there is the theme of not allowing fear to dictate your future.

What I didn’t like:

I loved everything about this book. Some people might think the pacing is slow. Not me.

Overall, loved it.

Romantic Scale: 9

**I received this book from BethanyHouse. My opinion was not affected in any way.**