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Review: When We Breathe by Kristen Proby

When We Breathe

Kristen Proby

The Blackwells of Montana Series, Book 4.5

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 6, 2025

From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes When We Breathe, a small-town, mmf Why Choose romance set in Bitterroot Valley!

Alex

I met Adam and Gabe the old-fashioned way: in a bar. That is, if old-fashioned means that I met a couple of men already in a committed, loving relationship, and they took me home for a night of debauchery and fun, then yeah. That.

It’s just supposed to be one night. I don’t want to be the third wheel or put any kind of a wrench in their love story. These two guys are perfect together. Gabe is the laid-back, easygoing auto mechanic with muscles for freaking days. Adam isn’t lacking in the muscle department either, honestly, but he’s more intense, a little more bruised from a shaky past.

Like me.

I find myself craving their attention all the time. And they don’t seem to want to let me go. What started as one night has turned into something so much … more. I’m a girl who thought she wasn’t lovable, and instead, these two men are proving to me that the three of us could have something really special.

But it’s hard for me to trust, and letting go of the last of my independence may be where I draw the line. Will these men let me walk away, or will they fight for us?

5 Stars

Hotter than a heat wave and sexy as sin. Break out those fans ladies, this one sets the pages on fire.

One night of fun that became so much more. Adam and Gabe are in a loving, fun and committed relationship. You can tell these two men completely adore one another. Adam is in finance and Gabe is a mechanic and you would think that each hung the moon for the other one. 

Alex is a journalist and carries a good bit of baggage. She had the worst kind of father a person could ever have, but through the love of her brother and sisters. She has become a resilient, strong and independent woman.

There are so many things about When We Breathe that I just love. For a short story, this one packs such an amazing tale of love.  Alex has her issues. She knows what her issues are. She owns them and she still holds her head high and does her best to make it through every day. She has commitment issues, but with her past, we can understand. Adam and Gabe are a force. Everything good that you would want in a man is embedded in these two men. The chemistry between the three of them together off the charts. This may be a very emotional story, but yet the heat and spice are off the charts. Kristen Proby has once again given us another story for us to get lost in.