OMG Thursday

Broken (Broken #1)

Kelly Elliott
 
Layton Morris and his brother Mike grew up not knowing what it would be like to live in a normal home. With no running water or electricity in their home, no parents around to protect them, they quickly learned how to survive and depend only on each other.

When a tragic accident takes Mike away from Layton, and the only other person that he ever let into his heart walked away from him, leaving his heart shattered, Layton focuses all of his time and energy into the ranch he and his brother dreamed of. He makes a vow to himself to never let love in again. The last thing Layton needed or wanted was more heartache.

Whitley Reynolds grew up in a privileged home in upstate New York. When she landed the star football player in high school no one was surprised, not even Whitley. She dreamed of a life with Roger living in New York City and happily followed him there.

The first time Roger hit her for arguing with him about a dinner party, she forgave him. The more it happened, the further Whitley withdrew from her friends and family. One fateful day things go to far. Whitley makes a promise to herself and finds the courage to do the one thing she thought she’d never be able to do.

Fleeing with her best friend Courtney, Whitley was determined to put her past behind her and start a new life in the small town of Llano, Texas, where no one would ever find out about her past.
Will they both ever learn to trust and love again, or will their pasts come back to haunt them, keeping them both alone and…

Broken.

My thoughts

I freaking loved everything about this book!! Well maybe not the beatings and the domestic violence, but hey it makes the story.  I am so glad Whitley didn't stay with the abuser that long in the book. And the real story in Texas started pretty quickly.  I am not a fan of beating around the bush in a book. Layton was a strong cowboy type that of course this Texas girl can always find a place for in my heart.  The instant connection between Layton and Whitley was instant.  The love was so strong and made my heart melt.  I think everyone wants to believe in that fairy tale love.  In reality we know love isn't all rainbows and butterflies.  The books give us that ability to believe again.  As the book begins and proceeds we all know that Roger isn't going away.  And we all knew when "Pete" showed up shit was about to go down.  I couldn't be more happy with the ending.  I also love the side story between Courtney and Reed, I see things starting to happen between the two. It took the entire book of course, but it is the perfect opening for a second book! This makes me very excited.