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Breathless (Merciless Book 3) Kindle Edition

by W. Winters (Author), Willow Winters (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 2,417 ratings
From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense.

Her lips tasted like Cabernet and her touch was like fire.
I was blinded by what she did to me. I so easily fell for something I thought I’d never have.

I was weak for her and should’ve known better. I should’ve known she could never love a man like me.

She brought out a side of me that I wish had stayed dead.

I won’t make the same mistake twice.

I don’t care how much she begs me.

I don’t care that I crave her more than anything else...
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  1. Book 3 of 4
    Merciless
  2. Print length
    247 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    4 September 2018
  5. File size
    2.7 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FCXFHYL
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.7 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 247 pages
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Reading Order of the The Merciless World:

Possessive

A Kiss to Tell

Merciless Series (Merciless, Heartless, Breathless and Endless)

Irresistible Attraction trilogy (A Single Glance, A Single Kiss, A Single Touch)

Not My Heart To Break series (Hard To Love, Desperate to Touch, Tempted to Kiss & Easy to Fall)

What I Would for You trilogy (This Love Hurts, But I Need You & And I Love You The Most)

Shame on You Series (Tease Me Once, I'll Kiss You Twice)

Merciless World Spin Off:

Love The Way Series (Kiss Me, Hold Me, Love Me)

Tequila Rose World:

Tequila Rose & Autumn Night Whiskey

A Little Bit Dirty

To Be Claimed Saga:

Wounded Kiss

Gentle Scars

Primal Lust

You Are Mine World:

You Are My Reason & You Are My Hope (Mason and Jule's story)

You Know I Love You & You Know I Need You (Evan and Kat's story)

Tell Me You Want Me

Highest Bidder Series, cowritten with Lauren Landish:

Bought

Sold

Owned

Given

Valetti Crime Family Series:

Dirty Dom

His Hostage

Rough Touch

Cuffed Kiss

Bad Boy

Standalone Novels:

Sexy As Sin

Tell Me to Stay

Forget Me Not

It's Our Secret

Broken

Forsaken: A Dark Mafia Romance (cowritten with B. B. Hamel)

Standalones on the Sweeter Side:

Burned Promises

Second Chance

Knocking Boots

Promise Me: A Second Chance Romance

Bad Boys cowritten with Lauren Landish:

Inked: A Bad Boy Next Door Romance

Tempted: A Bad Boy Next Door Romance

Mr. CEO

Willow started writing after having her little girl, Evie, December 2015. All during her pregnancy with Evie she continued to read and she only wanted to read romance. She was reading a book a day — sometimes two.

In January 2016 Willow was staying up late with Evie and just thinking of all these stories. They came to her constantly so she finally sat down and just started writing. She always wanted to do it so she figured, why not? Today Willow cannot be happier for making that decision!

Happy reading and best wishes,

Willow xx

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Customers find the book readable, with one describing it as "Awesome brilliant captivating." The plot receives positive feedback, with one customer particularly enjoying the story about Carter Cross.

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Customers find the book readable, with one describing it as an awesome, brilliant, and captivating installment.

"...I didn’t think it was going to get better but more fool me it was so darn good...." Read more

"...I enjoyed their journey so far and I cannot wait to read the final book in this series to see what happens next." Read more

"Each book in this series just gets better and better . You know this ebooks that grip you strip you and don’t let you go. This is one of them...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the plot of the book, with one customer particularly appreciating the story about Carter Cross.

"...Just the characters and the plot of the story gets better and sometimes what you think happens doesn’t and I like that, but it also makes you think..." Read more

"I enjoyed this story about Carter Cross (eldest Cross brother) and Aria Talvery...." Read more

"...Such action and drama. Holding my breath to the end, as Carter becomes more unhinged and Aria withdraws further...." Read more

Breathless
4 out of 5 stars
Breathless
In all honesty, I read Breathless—the third novel in the Merciless series—far too quickly. I had a tonne of questions after reading Heartless, and I was eager to get the answers. Every step forward in this novel is met with another step back, which makes it intense, tragic, swoon-worthy, and sometimes irritating. This is the continuation of Carter and Aria's story. There are also traces of Daniel and Addison. This was interesting to read. Carter loves Aria, and only she can save him, despite the fact that he has a really nasty side. But before that's likely to happen, they have a long and difficult path ahead of them. This book was full of dark, suspenseful, and hazardous crazy things, and the series is not even close to being finished. “I’m exhausted from crying, but tired of being exhausted from crying.”
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  • gynniet17
    5.0 out of 5 stars 41/2 stars
    Reviewed in Australia on 12 August 2019
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    I lived for this....the war and I didn’t think it was going to get better but more fool me it was so darn good. I did get an odd feeling of here we go again with Carter and Aria 😉 but I think getting the gist of how everything came about, finally clicked when it left off on Book 2 and an understandably why Aria had to do it.

    Just the characters and the plot of the story gets better and sometimes what you think happens doesn’t and I like that, but it also makes you think oh I hope nothing happens to him or to her but that’s it with this series you can’t know and you’re unprepared.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this book
    Reviewed in Australia on 26 September 2023
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    I enjoyed this story about Carter Cross (eldest Cross brother) and Aria Talvery. I enjoyed their journey so far and I cannot wait to read the final book in this series to see what happens next.
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  • Carmen Costa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Holly f###
    Reviewed in Australia on 22 June 2024
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    Can he forgive her can he forget about her betrayal the rage the anger the pain she runs I walk slow but steady she pointed a gun at me she says she loves me the rage of see red I should lock her back in the cells I can't hear hear anything over my red rage she locks her self in the box
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  • Jill jennings
    5.0 out of 5 stars Holy mother f’n site
    Reviewed in Australia on 12 January 2020
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    Each book in this series just gets better and better . You know this ebooks that grip you strip you and don’t let you go. This is one of them.
    You must read the other two in this series before this one or nothing will make sense but honestly it just keeps getting better ramping up the intensity as you go.
    Aria is becoming everything I hoped she would be and I can not wait to read the next book to see just how strong and amazing she is.
    Carter just becomes more and a more lovable antihero !!
    Willow has put done herself with this fantastic installment and it end on one mother of a cliff hanger.
    I am soooo glad the next book is released I would have thrown my kindle if I had to wait !!!!
    Awesome brilliant captivating !!
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  • Madelynn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Edge of my seat
    Reviewed in Australia on 29 May 2019
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    I sat on the edge of my seat so many times with this instalment.
    Such action and drama. Holding my breath to the end, as Carter becomes more unhinged and Aria withdraws further.
    With a cliffhanger ending, I can’t wait to read the last in their story, Endless.
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  • Natalie26
    4.0 out of 5 stars Aria
    Reviewed in Australia on 16 October 2019
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    Finally we start to get to more of the story and some action between all the gangs. What will Carter do and will he finally get Aria.
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  • Anita_booktoread.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Talk about epic!
    Reviewed in Australia on 6 September 2018
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    Wow! This picks up where Heartless finished and that was a twist I didn’t quite expect. The war has started and now they are unsure as to the others love it won’t be until the next book that were we get satisfaction either because this has a huge cliffhanger on it.
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  • Anne-Maree
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in Australia on 28 September 2018
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    Really enjoyed reading it
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  • Claudia M
    5.0 out of 5 stars Claudette
    Reviewed in Canada on 11 September 2018
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    OMG I truly have no words to start with this book it was nothing short of captivating. I truly could not put this book down words can't explain how much I truly love this series I want my own bad boy lol. I would give this book 12 stars if it was alllowed. I highly recommend this book. I am on pins an needles waiting for the next book in this series. Willow winters u r truly an amazing author great work.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Action packed
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2022
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    Gripping. So much more action in this that the previous books which blends with the progression of the story perfectly. So we'll written and highly recommend. I cant wait to see what happens next.
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  • Judy Robichaud/FBomb Romance Reads
    5.0 out of 5 stars BREATHLESS IS JAM PACKED WITH GRIPPING SUSPENSE, BODY NUMBING FEAR & DEEP EMOTIONAL ANGST. 5 STARS
    Reviewed in the United States on 10 October 2018
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    .. 💗✫¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.✫ 💗˚ •。* 💗˚ ˚✰˚ ˛★* 💗° 。✫¸.•°*★* 💗° 🖤★* 💗° 🖤 🖤 ° 💗 *★ 🖤 ° 💗 *★
    🖤★* 💗°★* 💗💗*★° 💗*★ 🖤 💗˚ •。* 💗˚ ˚✰˚ ˛★* 💗💗˚ ˚✰˚ ˛★* 💗° 。✫¸.•°* 💗 💗✫¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.✫ 💗˚ •。*
    BREATHLESS COMPLETELY DEVOURED & DESTROYED ME & HAD MY STOMACH TWISTING IN KNOTS. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND EVERY WORD IN THIS 5 STAR READ. 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

    Breakout the shot glass, wine glass, or hell the whole dang bottle of whiskey because you’re going to need it to get through Breathless, book 3 in the Merciless Series by Willow Winters. Breathless is the best book of the series for me. It is brilliantly written and jam packed with gripping suspense, body numbing fear, and deep emotional angst. It completely destroyed my sense of safety and had my stomach twisting in knots….. In the best way…..

    The book immediately continues where the second book, Heartless left off. The confrontation between the Cross’s and the Talvery’s. Betrayal lurks around every corner and once discovered, you are left with an aftermath of pure adrenaline from the sheer intensity of the fear Aria was struggling through, seeking safety, running and trying to save herself from the man loves. This involves a “box” and that’s all I’m saying. I knew in the first book that this box would play a pivotal role later in the story and I WAS SO RIGHT!!!!! Just thinking about it has my heart pounding and remembering how it felt like I was living it myself right along with Aria.

    Thank you to Willow Winters for keeping Carter in character and not turning him into some lesser version of the alpha male he deserves to be, simply because he loves a woman. That’s what makes his character so believable. He makes no apologies for the decisions he makes even if those decisions ultimately break the woman he so covets. And covets he does. He will do anything for her, well, almost anything. He’s the ultimate alpha male but make no mistake, cross him and you will pay the price.

    I absolutely love Aria. She is so strong yet so vulnerable. I tried to put myself in her position and question what I would do if I were in her shoes. I can honestly say I have no clue. But I love the fact that she stays true to her beliefs regardless of her love for Carter…and his punishments. She is loyal to EVERYONE, which in my eyes is admirable. She has grown so much since the story began.

    The raw emotions this author brings to her characters’ lives, especially in this book is “UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE!!!
    The following quote, is in my opinion, a turning point in Aria’s life, this no-win situation she finds herself in… and is my favorite quote in the book.

    “A Touch of shame washes over me as I think, I want to be a woman who could stand by Carter’s side. It’s shameful because this isn’t for Carter. This meeting isn’t for my father. Tonight, I’ll live up to my name. To be Aria Talvery, daughter of a ruthless crime lord and woman standing between two men waging war.”

    I loved how Addison and Daniel’s characters are integrated into this story. Addison is strong willed yet so innocent and I loved how she befriends and is so protective of Aria. I also like Cason but I’m partial to Eli…. He stole a little piece of my heart and took it with him…..

    A storm is brewing and lives are in jeopardy, lives are lost, and lives are saved. It’s good vs. evil ….. or evil vs. evil. It’s survival of the fittest. How do you choose one life over another if you love them both? How is it possible to carry on knowing the one you love is willing to wipe out your entire family? How do you determine which side should win? Read this series and you decide.

    I recently said that I know I’m in for a hell of a read when I get hooked from the very first page I turn. That’s what’s exciting to me. It’s not the destination I seek, it’s the journey. Let me tell you that this book took me on such an exciting journey. I was never able to catch my breath. I was holding on for dear life, and prayed my heart would not stop and that I would make it through this highly intense and emotional read. Not only did I feel this from page one, I was left feeling the same way at the end of as well, which leaves me reeling with excitement for the final installment to Carter and Aria’s story, ENDLESS.

    Hop on board and get ready for a ride you won’t soon forget and prepare to be blown away AGAIN!! Grab your copy of Breathless, a phenomenal 5 STAR read.

    Carter and Aria…… They are a match made in Mafia Heaven.
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  • Miss Informed
    5.0 out of 5 stars Leaves you like the title says
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2021
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    The third book in this series. War is here, but Aria wants Carter to spare her family, something he tells her he cannot do. He knows she loves him right now, but will she when this is over? He knows he loves her, but she doesn't think he does. Still compelling. I have to buy book 4.
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  • Amy Dickinson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Star Crossed Lovers
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 September 2018
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    Willow Winters’s current book, Breathless, is the latest offering in her Merciless series. This is the third book in a series of four, and it doesn’t disappoint. The third book follows the fall out from Aria’s decision to save her “family” from Carter and his brother. Carter and Aria have reached a stale-mate in their relationship, as Carter knows that once he kills Aria’s family, she cannot love him. Aria finds herself torn between her loyalty to her family and her love for Carter, which does not diminish in this book. This book ends on a cliffhanger, setting up the final book, Endless.

    Characters: 💙💙💙💙

    From Merciless, we were interested to the complex characters of Carter and Aria. At the start, even at odds, these two characters have a scorching chemistry. As a tortured soul, Carter seeks love. He needs it to redeem his soul. He believes he has found it in Aria, although he struggles to article his love for her. This causes Aria’s internal struggle. She feels his love, but she is never clear in it. When she chooses to save her family from Carter and his brothers, she knows she is complicating her love for him. While their chemistry still exists in book 3, the strife between the two complicates their lives. This is the main reason I offered only four hearts instead of five. At times, I grow weary of the inner dialogues of Carter and Aria as they repeat their issues over and over again. We know from the first book that either Carter will decide to forgo killing Aria’s father and Nickolai or Aria must realize that her father’s death will be the sacrifice to atone for his past sins with the Cross brothers. In Heartless, neither the characters have come to this conclusion, so they become repetitive in their responses.

    Story: 💙💙💙💙

    As this is the third book in a four- part series, the story continues following Aria and Carter’s story. There are some serious situations that occur in this book that hurt my heart, some deaths that were unexpected. As I mentioned above, the book ends on a cliffhanger that I can’t wait to read in Endless. I am waiting with bated breath to see how this story resolves.

    Sexiness Quotient: 💙💙💙💙

    As a dominant, the way Carter possesses Aria’s body is exciting. From the first book, I’ve always been suspicious of their sexual connection because he took her from her family. However, Winters knows how to write their sexual encounters to be incredibly sexy. She spares no sexual act for these two.

    Style: 💙💙💙💙

    There is something interesting about Winters’s writing. She puts space between her ideas wherein she doesn’t give you every detail or every thought of her characters. She allows you to fill it in for yourself. At times, this can be frustrating because you will read a sentence and wonder more about it, but she has moved on to another idea by the time she realize what she has done. I love that space between words and sentences and ideas. It is her signature.

    Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    I think the only reason I held back a star for Breathless has more to do with my want to see the ending of this series. Not that I have become tired of it. Simply, I crave the future for Carter and Aria. Carter has endured so much pain and strife in his life, as has Aria. I would like to see their happy ending, and this book moves us closer to it but still holds it at arm’s length.
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