Breathe by Lucinda Race
This is the first in a series of romance novels set around the Finger Lakes winery industry in New York. Tessa Price has been the marketing manager for her family's winery for several years, hoping for more. But she has realized that her brother is the heir apparent, and begun looking elsewhere. As the novel opens, she tells the family that she's just bought Sand Creek Winery, a relatively new winery in the area that was in danger of going under. Kevin Maxwell was the owner of Sand Creek, and as she did her research before the purchase, Tessa believed that keeping him on board would be helpful to her.
As Tessa and Kevin (Max) began working together, they begin to see how their skills and working styles complement each other, and Tessa wants him to be more involved.
When an accident brings their lives in danger, Max realizes how his feelings for Tessa have grown. This is a story of romance but also a larger story of the winery industry, with a lot of details on how things work, and a story of family for both Tessa and Max.
I found the story a little slow, with sometimes more details than I felt necessary, and put it down a few times before finishing it. I'd be interested to see how further books in the series compare.
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