Learning to Breathe

Brenna O'Brien doesn't believe in happy endings. Not since the love of her life, Pierce McGovern, left her years ago without a word. Now, she leads a quiet life surrounded by her four matchmaking sisters, running a historic movie theater and collecting old wartime letters. But she leaves the letters unopened, preferring to imagine their possibilities rather than risk being disappointed.

Then Pierce comes back to town, shattering Brenna's hard-earned peace-and forcing her to re-examine everything, and realize that if she doesn't come to terms with the life she let slip away, she may never have the courage to go after the life she wants.

Brenna O'Brien doesn't believe in happy endings. Not since the love of her life, Pierce McGovern, left her years ago without a word. Now she leads a quiet life surrounded by her matchmaking sisters, running a historic movie theater and collecting old wartime letters. But she leaves the letters unopened, preferring to imagine their possibilities rather than risk being disappointed.

Then Pierce comes back to town, shattering Brenna's hard-earned peace-and forcing a reluctant Brenna to reexamine her life and question everything she has told herself to be true. It isn't until a box of hidden wartime letters is unearthed, and Brenna uncovers an ill-fated love story and a secret from her own past, that she realizes if she doesn't come to terms with the life she let slip away, she may never have the courage to go after the life she wants.

Contemporary Romance Writers Reviews

"A lovely story of second chances, Learning to Breathe is dramatic and poignant and will leave few dry eyes. Passionately written, author Karen White has written about Southern charm and grace on every page. Life in small town Louisiana vividly comes to life evoking visions of mint juleps and sweet tea on the gallery with family and friends."--(Contemporary Romance Writers Reviews)

Karen White is the author of eight previous books. She lives with her family near Atlanta, Georgia.