Broken
Olivia & Paul’s Love Story
Redemption Series
Book Two
About
Beauty & the Beast Retelling.
Reeling from the guilt of hurting the man she loves, Olivia flees city life to a tiny town in Maine to care for a scarred veteran who teaches her sometimes the scars most worth heeling are on the inside.
This book is only available in ebook and audiobook because Penguin Random House controls all rights and has declined to make a print version available or revert my rights back to me.
Redemption
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Olivia & Paul
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Redemption · Olivia & Paul ·
Some Details
Vibe
Up until this point, I’d mostly written books taking place in the city, but this one happens in an isolated, remote house on the coast of Maine. Not quite Gothic, but more that direction than my usual rom-com style!
Heat Level
This is a steamy romance novel with explicit sex scenes and spicy language.
POV
This book is written in alternating first person POV.
Tone
One of my more angsty and layered stories. It has plenty of banter, but these are very wounded characters!
Author Note
Broken is a unique book for me. It still has some of my banter, but there are sharp edges here. The hero is scarred, the heroine has made a major mistake and has thick layers of internal guilt.
It’s a story of healing, self-forgiveness, and a whole lot of steamy scenes.
Like Isn’t She Lovely, the characters are a bit younger, with Olivia being fairly fresh out of high school.
“Broken is as heartbreaking as it is heartwarming. It’s a story about two people saving each other from themselves.”
Taylor Swift Song Pairing
This Is Me Trying
Tropes & Vibes
Beauty & the Beast · Grumpy Sunshine · Forced Proximity · New Adult
A Little Excerpt
She touches me. Not with the cloth, but with warm, gentle fingers. It’s harmless at first. Just a soft stroke along my hairline. She traces my eyebrow. My cheekbone. She cups my jaw, and I let my cheek turn toward the warmth of her hand. It’s been so long since someone’s touched me. As long as she stays on the left side of my face—my good side—I’d let her touch me forever.
on Book Covers
I’ve made the unusual decision not to show the official book covers on my official author website for a variety of reasons:
Most of my books have multiple cover versions depending on language/country; the US English version is only one of many.
Several of my cover designs were spot-on when they released, but are now quite dated even though the love stories within are timeless.
I have an unwavering love for neutral colors, and elegantly minimalist design. The current rom-com cover trend towards candy colored cartoons is not my jam.
My website is my chance to present my work my way.
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Broken
This book is only available in ebook and audiobook because Penguin Random House controls all rights and has declined to make a print version available or revert my rights back to me.