Men envied Breaker Winslow and women wanted to sleep with him. As a top cover model with a budding acting career, he embodied every man’s dream. Living in a townhouse in Manhattan, Rick Breaker Winslow had everything he ever wanted. When fire ripped through his home, trapping his beautiful golden retriever, Breaker pushed firemen aside to rescue his beloved dog. While heading for the stairs … stairs with the canine in his arms, a falling beam crushed them, killing the animal and scarring Breaker’s face.
Life, as the famous Breaker Winslow, disappeared. With his career finished, Rick appealed to his friends –who turned their backs on him.
Broken, despondent, and alone, he takes refuge in a decrepit farm house in rural Pine Grove. Can the man who had success and love around every corner rebuild his life or is escape the only answer?
WINNER! 3rd Place – Contemporary – Mid Length category in the Wisconsin Romance Writer’s of America Write Touch Contest, 2018.
WINNER! 5th Place – Contemporary Romance – International Digital Awards – Oklahoma Romance Writers of America- 2018
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This was a sweet romance. The arrogant boy grew up to be a wonderful man. I loved how he had to learn and grow and made himself better in all the bad/good that happened to him. His love for Oliver was too cute….that really started the book off..
Break my Heart is a beautiful story of a man who thought he had it all and was lost when it was tragically taken from him. Rick goes to Pine Grove to disappear from the world only to find that there was another better world waiting for him. Ms. Joachim has written a great story and wonderful characters that pull on your heartstrings. 5 stars all the way.
I just loved this book, why you ask? because it was a good old fashion love story where its not insta love or some virgin or billionaire who is so slick he would give an oil spill a run for its money. Rick is a guy who had it all as a model and lost it after a tragic fire where he not only lost his good looks but also his dog he tried to save ! Now he is hiding out with no confidence and wallowing in self misery and then along come Oliver and he helps change Ricks outlook as well as allows him to meet Dani who is a great straight shooter who has been burned by love. You get to see how their relationship evolves as well as how they find themselves along with all the ups and downs that go along with it. Their characters are flawed but real and i also love the support characters and can’t wait to read more in the series and find out what more home grown romances are going to happen!
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
My heart broke just by reading the summary, I read the first book in this series and loved it so much that once I read the summary I just had to add this to my list of must reads. What it must be like to have the world at your feet (I wouldn’t know but it must be nice) but then to have it all taken away and lose your best bud at the same time. As a dog lover and losing my best bud a few months ago I know just how Breaker felt, I know if I was in his shoes I would have done the same things too. There is nothing like the love of an animal so for me this was a double heart break. This man lost everything from his looks to his job along with his home and his pet. There is nothing like a finding out who your true friends are when you hit rock bottom. For Breaker that is a double whammy when the dust settles he finds he is standing alone with no one to lean on to help him through his lost.
The author gives a well blended story from stud to dud in a blink of an eye. It is like he changes before your eyes from the vain selfish player who is so arrogant most of us wouldn’t be able to stand to be around him into a very kind, loveable man who helps others and gives back. It isn’t all bad or sad the author adds some humor to make you smile and chuckle. It is very easy to relate and fall in love with these characters. My heart really went out to Breaker/Rick as his cousin pushes and pulls him into getting his life in order, going out and meeting people but he has dug his feet in and isn’t having anything to do with it. He meets Dani and is torn between his feelings for her. She knows who he is and has had a crush on him for a while. I lost my heart in no time flat to this author as she sucked me in I found I was so invested and couldn’t put it down.
I loved the plot I thought it was well written giving the read everything that makes a story the best as it weaves around your heart. I really enjoyed watching Breaker come out of his shell and start over. The romance is just so touching that it really grabs your heart. There is a little bit of everything here that pulls the reader in giving a compelling read that stays with you after you put the book down. I was hooked from the first page….