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Broken by Bruce Rodgers, Juliana Conners

  Healing With Love

This is a book by Juliana Conners who is a best Selling Author whose writing style and storylines I enjoy very much.  Bruce Rodgers is a new author to me and I can certainly say that his writing with Juliana is flowing and compelling.  This is a genre of story that I confess that I haven’t read before i.e. male/male romance simply because I have no personal knowledge of it. having said that, I thought I would try and see whether I enjoyed the story as I love reading about the following : romances, HEA, no cheating, passion and LOVE and this book has all of these and so much more.  if you’ve read any or, in my case ALL, of the Bradford Brother’s books by Juliana then you will be familiar with lance who works with Whitney.  He meets Brad who is now an ex Navy SEAL who has both physical and emotional issues which he needs to work through. Lance is there to help in any way that he can.  This is a sweet romance and I did really feel how much their love for each other grew throughout the storyline.  Some grammatical errors but I could easily ignore them as the story did capture my imagination.  The bonus epilogue was RED HOT!  I did enjoy this story and would read books by them like this again. Give it a try if you haven’t read this genre before.  I received a reader’s copy of this book and voluntarily leave my honest opinion of it here.

A Fantastic Read – RECOMMENDED!!!!

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Mine to Protect by Sarah J. Brooks

   Traumatised & Needing Love

Gwen was very popular at school and when she graduated Paul, who has been fixated on her for a while, rapes her and when he finds out that she is pregnant he leaves to join the army. She moves to Chicago and finds a job as a model.  But then she is called up for Jury Duty [something I have always wanted to do] and it is there that she catches the eye of the billionaire, Colt whose construction company is being prosecuted. He can’t get her out of his mind and he finds her but she rebuffs all his offers of a date.  Bearing in mind that she has been raped and then dumped by the father of her baby, she obviously has some trust issues with men – the very fact that she seems to be functioning normally after such trauma says a great deal about her.  She thinks more on it as Colt is persistent and agrees to give him a chance and they really do do enjoy each other’s company as the chemistry between them is explosive and they fit so well together.  But then things start happening and Gwen is scared so she backs off from Colt which has him both frustrated and bewildered.  What is going on in Gwen’s world that is making her withdraw from Colt?  What has got her scared? Is this the end for Gwen and Colt?  I did think that the storyline was very good and Sarah J. Brooks has this great imagination for conjuring up interesting and believable characters and plots.  I felt so very sorry for Gwen as she was a young 18 year old who had been raped and then dumped when her rapist dumped her after finding out that she was pregnant [pity she hadn’t just gone to the police and reported him but, as I say, she was scared and a frightened young woman].  She was very quick to jump to conclusions about Colt which is a sign of her insecurities and her past so I really felt so sorry for her and for Colt as he was getting the backlash because of the rapist. In hindsight, she might well have got the police involved, but she was scared and alone – that’s why she left home! Certainly at the ending I wish the police had been called to deal with the rapist.  Some editing needed her and there. A thought provoking story and I look forward to Sarah’s next book! I purchased a copy for myself as I enjoyed reading this book so much.

Definitely Recommended!

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Trouble by Kira Blakely

  He’s Deciding if He’s Good Enough For Her

Cain and Margot have had crushes on each other since they were in school together.  Their fathers were in business together although her dad was more of a father figure to him than his own father.  There have been plenty of ups and downs for them. Cain is a mess with his life and Margot has been treated very badly by people unworthy of even knowing her. It’s when he comes to claim his father’s half of her tattoo business that they are brought together again and this gives them a second chance of having a relationship together.  But Cain needs to get his head in the right place and they need to talk and trust each other more. There is certainly plenty of chemistry between Margot and Cain but Cain, to me, needed to make a decision and stick to it and then make sure that Margot really knew how he was feeling.  Margot, I liked very much I just wanted to shake Cain a few times.  He wasn’t as bad as he thought he was, he just needed to ‘man up’, make an informed decision and stick to it!  A very clever story by Kira Blakely who is a terrific author has woven a romantic tale here of two people who are given a second chance to find happiness with each other.  I was entertained from beginning to end in this fast paced story and I encourage you to get a copy and enjoy it too.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED