Between Breath and Breaking

Sharp banter. Sizzling chemistry. One unforgettable fire in the cold.

This is a story about survival, second chances, and what happens when a woman who plans everything falls for the one thing she can’t control.

Dr. Vivian Winters

Born: March 16, 1995

Occupation / Role: CEO of LandBridge

Books: Between Breath and Breaking

Connections: Daughter of Col. Raymond Winters, twin: Claire, BFF: Dora Lemoine

Personality Keywords: Brilliant • Controlled • Principled • Resilient • Exacting • Emotionally guarded • Quietly passionate

Tropes: Ice Queen with a Conscience | Woman in Power | Brains Over Ego | Ethical Leader | Trauma-forged Strength | Soft Heart, Steel Spine

a young woman in a white blazer, long braid. Determined look in her eyes

Noah Blake

Born: September 10, 1994

Occupation / Role: President/CEO of Ashmark Holdings

Books: Nothing Too Fancy, Nothing Too Tame, Between Breath and Breaking.

Connections: Mother: Helena, father: Charles, brother: Noah half-brothers: Jonah & Caleb Prescott, Leo Blake, half-sisters: Isabelle and Sabriana Blake

Personality Keywords: Steady • Devoted • Thoughtful • Protective • Self-aware • Emotionally intelligent • Purpose-driven

A dark haired man in his 30s in a tailored suit.

Dora Lemoine

Born: August 4, 1993

Occupation / Role: Assistant of Vivian Winters

Books: Nothing Too Tame, Between Breath and Breaking

Connections: She knows everyone that Vivian knows, plus all the back channels for getting things done for LandBridge.

Personality Keywords: Sharp • Loyal • Protective • Wry • Resourceful • Emotionally perceptive • Unshakeable

A competent looking woman, mid-30s, dark hair, holding a tablet — Dora Lemoine

Einar Lund

Born: July 21, 1992

Occupation / Role: Local Greenland guide

Books: Between Breath and Breaking

Connections: Greenland native, knows the communities and elders

Personality Keywords: Grounded • Observant • Calm • Capable • Respectful • Unassuming • Steady under pressure

Tropes: Competence Is Sexy | Man of the Place | Quiet Strength | Emotional Anchor | Protective Without Ownership | The One Who Shows Up

A tall blond man, rugged, wearing a parka and knitted cap, standing in a winter landscape

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Characters from Between Breath and Breaking

A blond woman reclining on a sofa, with a coffee and tattoos — Claire Winters

A man, mid-thirties, talking animatedly to a couple in a cafe. There is a coffee mug in front of him. — Cassian Morrow

A man in his mid-fifties, outside, green shirt, short grey hair, fit — Colonel Raymond Winters

A rugged security type, Greenlandic man. — Aqqalu Møller

Places from Between Breath and Breaking

A small arctic city on a harbour. There are ice floats in the bay. Mountains in the background — Nuuk

a conference room in Toronto, skyline behind a speaker at a podium. — Ashmark Holdings Conference Room

Conference in a geodesic dome — Conference

A dark bedroom, black and red with candles and a large bed — Noah’s bedroom

half a of plane, after a crash with a signal fire going. on a snowy small island — The Crash Site

A luxury spa shower, gold fixtures, black marble, multiple shower heads — Noah’s shower

A modern Nordic style house, eco-friendly — Vivian’s house in Nuuk

The Ashmark private jet — Ashmark Private Jet

Vivian and Noah’s high stakes, thriller series has started.

Book cover for Between Breath and Breaking, a blond woman in a a suit looking towards the audience, a man in a suit looking at her, a crowd of reporters in the background

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