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 … 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.
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Awesome awesome book
I loved this book! While it takes place in Texas on a ranch, has horses, and almost everyone wears cowboy boots, yes I love each of those things, it is the story line that hooked me! I sighed, laughed, shook my head, and ugly cried several times. It does have a lot of cuss words, but so does most of life. It includes steamy sex which I sure hope everyone gets to have in life too! I hated that his brother had died before the book gets started, had hopes he would have a reunion with his dad but there was no part of it I didn’t enjoy! A nine out of ten!
Holy what an amazing read this was! Whitley and Layton, two broken souls just looking for someone to mend them. These two were super funny in the beginning, especially when they were fighting their feelings. After they gave in they turned me into a giddy teen girl, they were absolutely perfect for each other.
OMG where do I begin. This was an amazing Story of Friendship, Love, Lost, and Abuse, but also Healing and believing in Love and Trusting again. Layton learned early in Life after his Mother passes and his Father leaves, he can only count on his Big Brother Mike and himself. When Mike enlisted to help out on the Ranch and for Layton to go to College. Never did Layton not think Mike would never come home. Layton is Broken as everyone always Leaves him even his fiancee Olivia the night after his brother dies. Whitley had been high school sweethearts with Roger but after moving away with Roger things change for the worst.After being put in the Hospital by Roger, Whitley knows it will never change. So her and her Best Friend since childhood Courtney move from New York to Texas to start over and fix her Broken Heart.This is another Amazing, Wonderful and Awesome Story by a Wonder Author Kelly Elliott. All of her books catch you and keep you till the end and have you looking For More. I really cant say enough on how wonderful this story is. You will not regest buying and reading this book. You will lose yourself in this book because that is just how good it is. If I could give this book more then 5 stars I would. Thank You Kelly Elliott for another Amazing book. Ready for Courtney and Reed’s Story.
A new series and and all new people to want to read all about. I can’t image what Layton and Whitley went through through out their lives. They were both Broken. What a great story to read.
This book sucked me in from page one. The characters were just so easy to connect with and when they went through something it was like you could feel it too. This book made me happy, made me cry and made me laugh my ass off. Oh Courtney is quite the hoot! Such a great story tho I highly recommend if you like romance and hot cowboys
Beautiful
Whitley thought she loved the boy from high school & followed him into the city, but he gradually beat her down, both mentally & physically until she ended in the hospital. She decided to leave him & New York and moved to a small town near Austin, TX with her friend Courtney. She has a new new start in business, and love. Layton see her broken near his ranch and offers help. They fight at stupid things, neither is looks for long term, but boy it’s a great story.
Broken by Kelly Elliott is an entertaining read. Ms. Elliott has delivered a well-written book. I love the characters. Whitley is abused by her boyfriend until he puts her in the hospital. Her best friend, Courtney, slips her out of town and they both relocate to Texas. Layton feels everyone has left him, his mother died when he was a teen. His father abandoned him and his brother soon after his mother’s passing, his brother was killed and the next day his girlfriend walked out on him. So yes, there is an overabundance of angst in this book. Whitley and Layton’s story is full of drama, action, humor and lots and lots of sex. I enjoyed reading Broken, but there is a lot of repetition in this book. Broken is book 1 of the Broken Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I voluntarily read a complimentary copy of this book that I received from Bookfunnel.
Informative, but too much cursive language and scenes became repetitive. It was still a good read and my heart went out to the main character. Interesting writing style.