REVIEWED by Jen B.
TITLE: Like Breathing
AUTHOR: Tia Fielding
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 240 Pages
RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2018
BLURB:
A love as easy as breathing.
Life started out rocky for Devin Rice, but it’s turned out pretty well. He has adoptive parents and a brother who love him, and he works as a coder for his dad’s video game company. Romance is scarce, but a chance encounter leads to more than he ever expected.
While dropping off an assignment for his sick brother, Dev meets his mentor. Art history professor Seth Kent is brilliant and gorgeous, just what Dev has been looking for. Except that he’s in a long-term committed relationship.
Seth’s partner, Leaf, is older and sees the world differently due to his unusual upbringing. To him, the clear attraction between Seth and Dev isn’t a problem, it’s an unexpected gift. After all, Leaf is often on the road, going wherever rescue dogs need rehabilitation.
When Leaf meets Dev, all the missing pieces fall into place, and three men from different worlds and at different points in life fill each other’s empty spaces. For them, building a future together is the most natural thing in the world. But their unconventional love causes waves in their careers and family dynamics, and each man has his own doubts and fears to overcome.
I love a good menage story, and this one was really enjoyable. I also love unique characters, and these guys were definitely that. Seth is the mentor of Devin’s stepbrother. He’s with his long-time partner, Leaf, who is older but has quite a sad background. He was raised in a cult by hippie parents, but he and his sister managed to get out on their own. Needless to say, he has quite a different outlook on relationships. He also travels a lot with his job of dog training and helping shelters with his skills.
When Seth meets and crushes on Devin, and vice versa, Leaf believes Devin was meant for them. He sees right away that Seth and Devin could be great together, and he is interested as well, so it was an easy decision to convince Seth and Devin they should all date. It was really sweet how it all played out, as they take their time getting to know each other. They didn’t just jump right into sex, though the chemistry was there off the bat. Not only did they just fit together, but Devin was great for both Seth and Devin, and, in turn, made their relationship stronger in the process.
Even though Seth and Devin had an established relationship, I never really got the feeling of Devin being a third wheel. He was truly important to both guys, and Devin clearly fell for both of them as well. Each of them had some issues, i.e. anxiety, etc., and it was great to see each guy affected the others in that respect. They had a few hurdles to overcome for their relationship to all work out, but I really enjoyed watching it happen. Extra points for the animal stars of this book, who also played important roles in the lives of these dog lovers. 🙂
