Broken

Lauren Layne s heart-wrenching novel tells the story of a girl with secrets, a guy with scars, and a love that could save them both . . . or destroy them. When Olivia Middleton abandons the glamour of Park Avenue for a remote, coastal town in Maine, everyone assumes she s being the kind do-gooder she s always been. But Olivia has a secret: helping an injured war veteran reenter society isn t about charity it s about penance. Only, Olivia s client isn t the grateful elderly man...
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Lauren Layne s heart-wrenching novel tells the story of a girl with secrets, a guy with scars, and a love that could save them both . . . or destroy them.
When Olivia Middleton abandons the glamour of Park Avenue for a remote, coastal town in Maine, everyone assumes she s being the kind do-gooder she s always been. But Olivia has a secret: helping an injured war veteran reenter society isn t about charity it s about penance. Only, Olivia s client isn t the grateful elderly man she s expecting. Instead, he s a brooding twenty-four-year-old who has no intention of being Olivia s path to redemption . . . and whose smoldering gaze and forbidden touch might be her undoing.
Paul Langdon doesn t need a mirror to show him he s no longer the hotshot quarterback he was before the war. He knows he s ugly inside and out. He ll do anything to stay in self-imposed exile, even accept his father s ultimatum that Paul tolerate the newest caretaker for three months or lose his inheritance. But Paul doesn t count on the beautiful twenty-two-year-old who makes him long for things that he can never have. And the more she slips past his defenses, the more keeping his distance is impossible.
Now Paul and Olivia have to decide: Will they help each other heal? Or are they forever broken?
Praise for "Broken"
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A solid tale and a quick read, with plenty of steamy romance and sex. "Library Journal"
"Broken" is as heartbreaking as it is heartwarming. It s a story about two people saving each other from themselves. Hines and Bigham s Literary Tryst
Five stars! I pretty much loved everything about this book . . . the characters, the storyline, the pace, the writing, the love, the chemistry . . . "everything"! The Book Hookup
A solid retelling of a tried-and-true fairy tale with a lot of window-fogging heat and one of the steamiest sex scenes I ve ever read. Adventures in Writing
Another "fabulous" read by Lauren Layne! She does New Adult right! Royal Social Media
Engrossing . . . a unique read . . . The chemistry is hot. Reading on the Farm
Lauren Layne writes awesome romances. I am such a huge fan and "Broken" is a perfect example of why. If you love those romances that hook you in, break your heart, make you feel "so" much and then slowly put you back together, rooting for the broken soul in the process, then this is the book for you! Five stars! The Romance Room
Lauren Layne once again impresses with "Broken." Paul and Olivia s romance was filled with passion and heart, and was a pure pleasure to experience! The Reader s Den
Lauren Layne seriously knows how to balance the sexy with the heart-wrenching plots. Lazy Book Lovers"