A review by melodicfate
Breathless by Beverly Jenkins

4.0

After reading Forbidden last year, I was wondering what happened to Eddy's nieces. I'm really glad that Beverly Jenkins wrote this book about Portia, and the next book in the series will be about her sister Regan. I loved Portia in here. She was fiercely intelligent, spoke her mind, and was a bit too serious for her own good. She was a bit too guarded, but considering the life she and Regan had with their mother, I understood. Luckily, Portia had the playful but strong Kent to balance her out. I thought they made a very equal and likable couple. Kent loved and respected Portia for her mind, and Portia loved how he was kind but had a teasing side. Plus, in this story, there were discussions of women's right to vote and how black women even had to fight with the white women to be included in that. I liked all the information about the Apaches, too. The setting was very well-done, I always forget how much I enjoy Western historicals. The familial elements in here were fantastic. Seeing Eddy and Rhine again, and all the stuff about Kent and his dad was very emotional. With the way things in this book went for Regan, I'm very eager for her book. There were some writing mistakes I caught that brought the story down, like one minor character's last name changing once from Gordon to Green, but still. This book was really good, and I highly recommend it, along with other Beverly Jenkins stories. She always touches on fascinating history and brings strong characters to life in her stories.