Breaking Away [Paperback]

Tonya Muir (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Yellow Rose Books (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967419646
• ISBN-13: 978-0967419640
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,108,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating portrait of women in a relationship, September 5, 2001

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"rains-fire" (Gardnerville, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breaking Away (Paperback)

I didn't think I would like this one, but I was wrong. Very powerful characters. Open and honest emotions filled with spark. The author did a wonderful job of capturing the essence of relationships. How love changes us, how it makes us vulnerable, and how its all worth every bit of trial. It addresses lesbian parenting issues well and is very rich in bantering humor. I was drawn into the story and I didn't want to see it end.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two books in one, March 2, 2002

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This review is from: Breaking Away (Paperback)

This is definitely a deal because you get two books under one cover. I read a lot of lesbian literature and this ranks as one of the better ones produced in recent years. It features another Xena couple, tall, dark and brooding and small, blonde and talkative, but the story is told so well, that it's not as distracting as in some of the books. Lacey is the right hand "man" to a Mafia type boss and meets Rachel, who has a dark past herself. The two books tell how they try to build a life together, solve mysteries and separate themselves from Lacey's criminal background. The second book is actually the better one as far as plot and story development. Unfortunately, I remember reading that the author died from cancer, so this is her only work, but she left behind a very good work.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Uber Wonderful..., December 28, 2005

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K. Johnson (Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breaking Away (Paperback)

Lacey Montgomery works for the mob. Her boss is worried about the poor performance of the horses at one of his more legetimate businesses, so he sends Lacey in to investigate. The tall, dark woman (i.e., the Xena character) meets rider and all-around farm hand Rachel Wilson (i.e., the Gabby character) at the ranch. Relationship-shy Lacey is immediately attracted to the petite blonde and finds herself making excuses to spend time with the woman.

Lacey reads Rachel's personnel file to find out she was a runaway who got into trouble when her friends robbed a store and murdered the clerk. She also discovers Rachel has a young daughter who has stayed with a family friend while Rachel was in jail and working to get her life together.

As their relationship grows stronger, Lacey and Rachel solve the mystery of the slow horses and put their lives on the line to save the poor animals. They ask to be released from their mob duties and turn to more legetimate enterprises.

As soon as they think their lives are settling down, a ghost from Lacey's past comes back to haunt them.

Great book. I only wish it were available for purchase so everyone could enjoy it.