Lynn Romaine

Lynn Romaine

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Author of romantic environmental suspense, with two books in publications and one due out 09/18/09, I write gritty books filled with suspense, sex, romance, murder, about women who discover they can transcend their circumstances and create their own lives. 

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

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<p><b>The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.</b><br /> <br />One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, <i>Learning to Breathe Fire </i>combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die. <br /> <br />The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals. <br /> <br />In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that  cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out. </p>

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<span style="font-family:Times;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;"><font style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong><a href="http://www.fallenangelreviews.com/January2005/Briana-LeaveNoTrace.htm"><font color="#990000" size="+1" style="color:#ff0000;">FallenAngel Reviews </font></a></strong></font><font size="+1" style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;"><br /></font></span><blockquote style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;"><div align="justify" style="font-size:13px;"><font size="+1">Nick Seek is one that likes to be alone, with no permanent attachments to anyone, least of all a man. She discovers that someone is trying to sabotage her job, so she goes undercover as a DNR environmental specialist to find out what is going on. After losing her parents at a young age, she is raised by an aunt that goes out of her way to get herself in trouble. Her aunt finds out about the problem with Nick’s job and goes on her own journey to help. Thinking her aunt was at her uncle’s cabin, she goes to find her only to discover no one there. <br /><br />Nick is surprised when the county sheriff, John McGuinn, knocks on the cabin door looking for her uncle. It doesn’t take long to find out her uncle has been murdered and she has been set up as the killer. Nick goes on the run to find out the truth and John is hot on her tail. Catching up with her, he and Nick face the raw sexual tension that is between them. Nick realizes that John is the only one she can trust, and together they look for the clues of the real killer and the disappearance of her aunt. <br /><br />Her aunt leads them on a wild goose chase across the country. But, the real surprise is ahead of her when she finally discovers who is the killer and why she has been set up. <br /><br /><em>Leave No Trace</em> is an intriguing fast paced, exciting story. There are so many twists and turns to this story, I could not wait to turn the page to see what happens next. Nick is such a lonely woman until she meets John and no matter what happens he is there to protect and love her. <strong>Lynn Romaine</strong> knows how to bring the characters and her stories to life. <strong>Ms Romaine</strong> has written such a fantastic tale I give her 5 Angels. - Reviewed by Briana</font></div></blockquote>