Deprival haunted her…
Regret troubled her…
Silence left her detached…
A life in the service of others is both penance and a blessing. She soothes her personal hell by pulling victims from theirs, helping them on their path to survival; never finding her own.
When a crippling blow finally evaporates her last hope, the temptation to give up is strong. Still, she can’t find it in her to turn her back on those who need her: the innocent, whose rescue is her perpetual goal.
He was blind, but now he sees how his family has sifted through his fingers. The reality hits hard when his son becomes a stranger, slipping deeper into transgression. Concern has him call on the one person he fears will see his own failures all too clearly. A woman he’s kept his distance from for his own protection.
What appeared to be an incompatible pairing, turns out the unyielding bond needed to heal them all.
Renee’s Four Star Review
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
This is the fourth and final book in Freya Barkers Portland, ME series. I have not read the other books in this series. You can read each book as a standalone.
Pam is the chief counselor at Florence House. A local shelter for females who have suffered from domestic violence and abuse. Pam however has some healing to do of her own. Pam is beginning to be affected by the vile behavior of others that she deals with everyday. She would rather everyone think she doesn’t need anyone to take care of her. She takes care of people. It’s her passion and what she loves to do. Only one person though sees through her defenses. Dino. He’s a man of few words until he really feels like something needs to be said. He himself has his own troubles in life. A drug addicted soon to be ex wife who tore their family apart. So much as happened he feels like he is disconnected from his two children. That can’t happen. Their attitudes are just something he is not sure how to deal win but he knows who can. Pam. The woman who is determined to keep Dino at arms length.
This book will keep you one your toes. Pam and Dino have so much going on and problems slapping them in the face. They never seem to have any peace. I felt like I fought their battles with them emotionally. These two character really feel like they have been put through the wringer. I do however feel like I’ve missed some background in these two characters from the previous books. I take it that this series revolves around a group of people and each book is focused on one couple or the other. Therefore I know to those of you who have read the entire series you know exactly who Dino and Pam are.
If you looking for an emotional rollercoaster that you ride right along with the characters Still Air is a book you will love. I felt like I had fought the war right alongside Dino and Pam.
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“That I feel safe,” I tell him, surprised at my own conclusion. “In more than one way, actually,” I add. “I’m not sure how long it’s been, maybe I never had it, but I’m not scared of the future anymore. Or of letting myself feel.” Dino pushes up on his elbows, all his attention focused on my face as I smile. “I admit that for a while last night I wasn’t so sure, but that disappeared when I saw you waiting for me. I’m grateful for your words but I didn’t need them. Trust is not something I easily give, but I trust you.”
“Thank you.” His lips move against mine before he lifts away. “I was an ass and it had little to do with you. It was the realization I was failing as a parent.” A sharp shake of his head cuts off the protest that was forming on my lips. “I wasn’t watching Gina. I was too preoccupied with other things to notice she was slipping. Last night was a knee jerk reaction. I have to get used to sharing things again. I haven’t been able to do that in a long time. It was always just easier to deal with things myself. I should’ve talked to you.”
“Stop.” I cover his mouth with my fingers. “Enough of the self-recriminations. Lord knows we both have a knack for those. I still struggle with the what-ifs. I don’t want to do that with you. Don’t want to have regrets of any kind, and the only way to do that is to be completely open. Give you all of me, warts and all. All I want in return is to trust that when we hit the inevitable bumps in the road, you’ll have my back, just as I have yours.”
Dino’s beautiful brown eyes turn liquid as I watch him swallow hard. “Always.” His gruff voice cracks on the single word as he rolls off me and swings his legs over the side of the bed. I watch the muscles in his ass flex as he makes his way to the bathroom. Nice view. One I wouldn’t mind enjoying the rest of my life.
My thoughts grind to a halt. Am I really considering that? The rest of my life?
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Freya Barker inspires with her stories about ‘real’ people, perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. She is the author of the Cedar Tree Series and the Portland, ME, novels.
Freya is the recipient of the RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for best first book, “Slim To None,” and is a finalist for the 2016 Kindle Book Awards for “From Dust”. She currently has two complete series and three anthologies published, and is working on two new series; La Plata County FBI—ROCK POINT, and Northern Lights. She continues to spin story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
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