HeartCrystal, my wife, old lady and soulmate is dead. There’s no way to survive, nothing for me to live for. All I want to do is to join her.I don’t want to take my own life, but if someone does it for me, so much the better.She shouldn’t have died, she shouldn’t have left me. My love for her fuelling such an uncontrollable rage it won’t be long before I upset the wrong person. I already have, … I upset the wrong person. I already have, but my club did me no favour, only banishing me, instead of killing me.
Now here I am, a solitary biker out on the road with no brothers behind me, my only company the ghost of my old lady.
Then the cop starts calling me. And I start to live for those calls. My Prez would kill me if he knew I was talking to the detective, but somehow I can’t stop. Police and outlaw motorcycle clubs cannot, and do not, mix.
Marc
I rang to update him on the investigation into Crystal’s murder, my only concern to give the biker closure for the death of his wife. I didn’t expect to be talking to someone who was suicidal, nor that I would have to expose the loss in my own life to talk him down from the ledge.
I didn’t expect we’d become friends.
I’m a cop. The natural enemy of the Satan’s Devils MC. They hated me when I called on them to help Heart, but if I couldn’t involve them, he’d end up dead.
If it wasn’t for me, he’d no longer be breathing. But cops and bikers don’t mix. Feelings don’t even come into it. Even our friendship must come to an end.
Warning: This is a story of the process of grieving with violent and sexy scenes that may be upsetting to some readers, and should therefore not be read by anyone under the age of 18.
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Heart Broken:
By Manda Mellett
5 out of 5 stars
This story is one that had my emotions going up and down the entire time I was reading it. It is Heart’s Story. Heart is angry, in pain, and haunted. He embarks on a journey he had no intention of returning from. Until a voice calls to him from his phone. The voice belongs to a cop. Cops and outlaw bikers can’t be in a relationship, right? Read this book for the whole story. This is a story that had me turning pages wondering what was going to happen next. There are heartbreaking and heartwarming moments. A perfect fifth book in the series.
Heart thinks his life is over when he loses his wife & soul mate, Crystal. Their daughter isn’t even enough to stop his downward spiral. His behavior has him put on the road for 6 months as a Ronin, then he can return to his club. Only he had no intentions of returning. He plans to join Crystal. Until the female cop who was investigating the “accident'” that almost killed him and did kill Crystal, calls to update him. She becomes a friend over those 6 months. Saves his life as second time. Then before he can accept it, she becomes more. But he can’t stop the guilt and does something to lose her. When he finds out a miracle has happened, he has to get Marc back. He realized he can live on, can love again and have happiness. With Marc, if her enemies don’t kill her first.
Great read. His pain was so real and his journey to acceptance was wonderful.
Heart Broken : Satan’s Devils MC #5 by Manda Mellett
5 of 5 Stars
Heart Broken is book five in Manda Mellett’s MC series about the ‘Satan’s Devils’ and this story focuses on MC member Heart. Although it can be read as a standalone story each book in the series do mention characters and events from previous books. Following the death of his wife Crystal, Heart is depressed and leaves everything and everyone behind including his daughter and goes on a road trip that he does not intend on returning from. However the voice of a female cop on the end of the phone keeps him going and alive as she alone seems to understand the emotions that he is feeling. However he does not think that Marc, a cop and an outlaw biker like himself can have a relationship, can they?
This series of books is full of amazing characters from officers, prospects and patched members of the Satan’s Devils and their Old Ladies to the club sweet butts. All the characters are well developed and have their own backstories which adds to the overall storylines. I loved Heart as a character, he was realistic and honest in his grief for his wife and I really felt his vulnerability. This series of books deals with some dark themes, from disability, sex trafficking, grooming of young girls, racism, and like this one, overcoming the grief of losing a partner but this just adds depth to the books, making this series so much more than, just another MC series.
This story is full of drama, action, suspense and of course romance. Heart Broken, took me on an emotional rollercoaster but you always feel as though you are among friends with the Satan’s Devils as you get to know the characters so well thanks to the authors wonderful descriptions of them. I felt completely immersed in the Satan’s Devils world and find Mellett to be a wonderful writer and storyteller.
5 Stars
Heart Broken is the fifth book in Satan’s Devils MC Series by Manda Mellett. If the title of this book doesn’t prepare you, then consider this a warning. You will want to break out the tissues for this book. Be prepared to have your heart stomped on and tossed around like Ms. Mellett’s personal plaything.
If you haven’t read the previous books, I highly recommend that you do- as we get some snippets of storyline, backstory, character introductions and other important details- which will really enhance your overall reading experience of not only this book- but the series in general.
This is one of my favourite reads of the series. It is a brilliant MC story- taking a close up look at grief and the toll it takes on a person/persons. We examine a gambit of emotions that are released when loss and grief strike. This story delves into the darker side- with violence, anger, and losing oneself. But then things begin to transform into a more transformative story which encompasses finding love unexpectedly. This is not only a romance story with all the sexy, steamy scenes you would expect- but is also a very emotive story about friendship, bonds, love, loss and healing.
Brilliant!
Thank you, Ms. Mellett!
Heart Broken
By Manda Mellett
5 stars
This book is aptly named – ‘heartbroken’ – this was definitely me at some point over this story! The story is so beautifully written that it has to be my favourite now! So much pain and grief in this story yet so much hope and love too. Heart and Marc, they shouldn’t even talk to each other let alone help each other out but the connection between them was undeniable! I could feel every emotion that Heart was feeling, the grief and the pain from losing his wife. This story was a real emotional rollercoaster and I absolutely loved it!
Heart has nothing left to live for as Crystal, his wife and soulmate is dead and all he wants to do is to join her. He doesn’t want to take his own life, but he will let someone else do it for him.
Why did she have to die? He has uncontrollable rage that he cannot contain and he knows, that at some point, he will upset the wrong person and in turn will probably take the matter out of his hands. But the club, just banished him and let him go.
Now he is just a solitary biker, with no brothers, and the ghost of his wife.
Then the cops starts to call him, and Prez would kill him knowing he was talking to the cops. Police and Bike clubs do not mix.
Marc rang him to update him on the investigation into Crystals Murder, he wasn’t expecting to speaking to someone who was suicidal. Nor that he would have to let him into his own life of loss to talk him down from the ledge.
I didn’t expect him to make friends with him either.
If it wasn’t for Marc, he would not be breathing, but cops and biker do not mix. They are the natural enemy of the Satan’s Devils MC. They hated him when he had to call on them to help Heart, but if he didn’t involve them, he would of ended up dead.
This was a real emotional rollercoaster read, making you sad, happy and angry throughout. This is my favourite of the series and very fast paced. The relationship between a cop and a biker is thought to be a no go area, but it was such a lovely thing to read and was brilliantly developed.
I have really enjoyed reading this box set and I cannot wait to read more.
This is definitely a book that should only be read by those over 18, as there is profanity, extremely graphic and explicit scenes throughout, and not just of the adult variety. If you have any trigger points, or PTSD, this may be a series for you to avoid, but these books are great if you like hard hitting books that are full of emotion. They can be read individually, however, I would recommend reading them in the order in which they were written.
We start this time with Heart who we discover has been temporarily kicked out of the club after he was hospitalised by a motorcycle accident which killed his wife. Heart is out on a road trip which they had planned and is angry, grieving and lost in the feelings that this loss has left behind. He is just going through the motions, both physically and mentally, not really looking after himself and constantly berating himself for his wife’s untimely death. He is hurting deeply and cannot understand why he is doing what he is doing, apart from because it was the thing that they were going to be doing when she died.
He does not know what to do with himself and so, while he is trying to decide his future, he continues travelling until he can make that decision. There are things that he is remembering during this trip that remind him of his dead wife and he struggles to deal with it, all the while he is in contact with the police woman who has been dealing with the case from her side.
Marc (the detective) is struggling to convince her superiors that the report she has written about the case is valid and that she is certain of the facts that she has written in it. Unfortunately, her superior doesn’t want to hear any of it and maintains that her partner (who is, we find out, missing) is not involved in what she is stating in her report and that she is falsifying and twisting the truth to that end. She is put with another detective to work and sl;owly comes to the realization that he is just trying to keep her out of the way, so that she cannot work further on the case in question.
As Heart and Marc discuss the case over the phone and any developments within it, as they speak, they share some more personal details that they probably shouldn’t and so start to become more than just detectives and witness. This becomes apparent when Heart comes to a decision about his future and starts to plan how this will be realised. He receives a timely call from Marc who can sense what is going on and becomes someone who he realises has felt the same way as he is feeling now and their connection deepens because of this.
As this connection grows and becomes more complicated, life starts to get even harder for both of them and the reality of both their situations strike them in ways that they didn’t want or need in their lives. There is danger, tenderness, beauty and hardship on the horizon and neither of them is prepared for it. As these issues arrive, loyalties are tested and reforged, life will never be the same for any of them, on both sides of the coin and deciding which side the coin lands on, depends on how the story will end.
In “Heart Broken,” we meet Heart who is devastated by his wife’s death as he contemplates ending his life to reunite with his wife. That is until one person reached out to save him by relating to his emotional plight but as months pass, Heart regains the strength to survive through this cop but their love is taboo as far as the club goes. This was a romantic book that makes you believe in life and love. Beautifully written.
OMG, WOW, just wow. This is the most beautifully heart wrenching, heart breaking and emotional read I have read in a long long time. I am not going to give you any details of the book as it is one that you need to read for yourself.
Heart Broken is the most apt name for the story that Manda has given us. I still come to tears when I think about it hours, months later after finishing it.
Heart Broken (Satan’s Devils MC Book 5) by Manda Mellett
5 ++++++ Stars
I knew going in that this would be a tough book to read and oh how right I was.
I went from loving Heart, to hating Heart, to wanting to crawl through my kindle and smack Heart, then I wanted to Hug Heart, I was an emotional wreck while reading this. His story spans 3 books, well actually 4 if you count the novella that I’m buying today. Although there was again a whole lot going on in this story, this author found a way to tie up so many things and also somehow tie them all together even if just slightly.
Not going into any of the storyline, these books need to be read in order and anything I say here will ruin too much. I am so in love with everyone in this MC. I love the loyalty, the friendship, and the family. I love how each one of these guys are forever single, till they aren’t LOL
Manda Mellett is a master storyteller and I can confidently say that yes I’ve read a lot of MC books, and have loved many, but these are absolutely my favorites.
Peg is next!! I Love Love Love Peg!!
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Not a huge fan of this one. Heart is a character I really felt for in the past books. But in this one I just couldn’t connect with him. Marcia is also a character from previous books. She is crazy when she stands up to Drum…more than once. The connection between these two was friends and I could see that. But changing to lovers just didn’t fit for me in the timeline. I didn’t feel the advanced connection. As usual the background story does answer some questions I have had from future.
Heart Broken by Manda Mellett a five-star read that will break your heart. This is number five in the Satan’s Devils MC Books and is definitely the most gut wrenching, watching Heart become a literal different man as you read his story will break you, but as you follow him on his journey you will slowly have all the pieces put back together. This is a great story and watching the bonds that grow will just re-affirm a faith in life. It’s a close second for me, as this was breaking but nicely put back together as well.
Heart Broken
Wow. This was definitely an extremely emotional one….. Heart has not only lost his wife but he lost his way. He isn’t sure what he wants anymore. He is mad, an emotional wreck and just needs to get away….. I don’t want to give much away but is it possible for an outlaw MC member and a law enforcement officer to come together and can they make it work??? Will they end up saving each other?
This was by far one of the most emotional books that I have read in a long while.
Grief that doesn’t let go, grief that consumes a person to the point of having a death wish and the grief that has you leaving all you know behind.
This book is a stark look at grief and how it affects people in different ways.