USA Today Bestselling Author, Dani René, brings you a dark, psychological romance a twisted ending you’ll never see coming!A dark past. A devastating secret. Two broken people.Tia is focused on revenge, but she knows everything isn’t what it seems. With a painful past that continues to haunt her, she needs vengeance. As her sanity becomes more fragile, there’s only one person who can heal her. … fragile, there’s only one person who can heal her. But it’s the one person she doesn’t want to allow inside her shattered psyche.
Braxton has been trained to kill, fighting on the front line. On returning home, he finds another war ravaging his world. Tia stumbles into his life, unraveling parts of him he’s kept hidden for so long.
As they venture through a dark, sordid path filled with vengeance and blood, they know there’s no way out, but to complete their mission.
Will a broken mind mend a shattered heart?
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Dani René can pen the hell out of many sub-genres. Her BDSM and Dark books are some of my very favorites from her. This was a very good psychological thriller. Those that really appreciate this type of read, like myself, will likely enjoy this wild ride.
This story! Wow! It will definitely blow your mind. Tia oh my goodness that girl she has so much to deal with all that tragically and all that pain she definitely is a survivor. Braxton that man with all his darkness he was also a loss soul. They had been through so much that even in that insanity they could found a love so big that they just survive everything and anything. I so love read their story from the very beginning you feel and see all the feelings this two go through.
Holy moley what a rollercoaster ride of emotions you feel in this book. This book held me in suspense as I was flipping pages to find out what happened next. If you like those dark mind twisting reads then you’ll definitely like this one. It was so good.
Tia and Braxton are my favorite couple so far out Dani’s books.
These two are broken, with horrible and tragic pasts. They both are tied into together, some how or another within their pasts.
Tia, with all her memories and past trauma, you’d think she was to broken to be loved or cared for in any type of way… Braxton with some serious pasts trauma cea in a loves her in the best way possible.
Dark, twisted, evil, tainted, and raw are what these two are. There sexiness is beautifully and psychologically twisted but also caring at the exact same time.
Roller-coaster of emotions, raw and gritty.
Highly, Highly recommend!!
4.75
This book drained me, and after two days i still don’t know how i feel about It.
It’s so much more than i could have thought.
It’s hard, raw, painful but steamy too.
Between Braxton and Tia there’s that kind of connection that comes from a deep pain.
A connection only two broken souls can shared.
Their passion, their hunger for each others is the only way to find a peace they no longer know…..
In the end vengeance will not be the cure for their shattered hearts and minds.
I loved everything about this book: the dark, the erotic and the psychological aspects were perfectly orchestrated.
The transition between past and present, although confusing at times, has created a fast pace that makes you want to keep reading.
Here Dani is never predictable and in fact until the end I was not sure of anything.
It’s definitely a story worth to read!
This story was gut wrenching and emotionally draining.
What Tia has endured is ghastly and grisly, and so startling and disturbing, I don’t know how she has survived.
In Braxton she finds light to her darkness, but fear keeps her chained to her past and embarrassment keeps her stuck there, not able to share what happened to her. Both of their pasts throw them together in a future that is doubtful and unknown. But will their love survive the secrets and dangers that swirl around them?
How the Mind Breaks characters are broken and fragmented people being put back together!
Dani is amazing! I can never put her books down once I start reading. She can write so many different kind of stories, and they are all amazing. She is a favorite of mine. This is not your normal story, but that is what makes it so great!!
Couldn’t finish. I just couldn’t get into it. A couple of things happened that were kind of confusing, and I just decided to drop it instead of going back to reread. 3 stars because it could have just been me.
What a wild ride Dani has taken me on!! My goodness!! It was past, present, twists, and turns!! It was pure chaos and heated attraction!! Then it turned explosive and action packed!! What an unbelievable chaotic and awesome story!!
This was by far one of her best books
I always love reading her books, she really knows
how to mindf*ck you and leave you wanting more.
It was dark and twisted and everything you need in
this genre.
What an incredible dark read that robbed me of all emotions and had me anxiously turning pages to see what this author was throwing next to me. I absolutely loved this and the writing style made it really easy to become ensnared in the story
4.5 Cranky Stars
You will have to have your wits about you when reading the book, if you don’t you will get lost. I found it emotional in two ways, first I liked the book then I was going to give up on it then reading on I liked it again and the it got really good. Secondly the subject matter is an emotional rollercoaster. How much can your mind take before it breaks?
Tia had been abused by her father and friends from the age of 16, she had witnessed many things a young girl shouldn’t see. In her mind she had a special place she could go, so as not to feel or hear. She believed that she killed her own mother and that her older sister was away at school. Braxton was ex services and had his own mental issues, he had banded with some other ex service men and formed unit that dealt with things their own way.
He fell in love with Tia when first seeing her but didn’t know it. His mind couldn’t handle emotions at all.
This book starts to twist and turn in directions you would never think. It makes your own mind go crazy trying to figure it out. How can two broken people survive together? Will it be a happy ending? I enjoyed this read in the end and was glad that I persevered with it.
Warning a dark book.
How the Mind Breaks is an emotional, rollercoaster of a story. It is about to people who have sruvived the worst what life has to offer in two very different ways and trying to come out on top. By finding each other and hoping that their current situations will end.
In the author’s snyposis just says it all:
As they venture through a dark, sordid path filled with vengeance and blood, they know there’s no way out, but to complete their mission.
Journey with Tia and Braxton as their story unfolds and the truth is revealed. It’s definitely not one you’ll be expecting!
Love that!!! some twist and turns, emtional on high alert and the high and lows of life are played out in this amazing written story. Brilliantly written that you will be consumed till the end.
This Story will definitely blow your mind !!
Aunt, oh God she has so much to deal with and with all that pain she’s a hero. Even going through everything she is still a strong woman. My heart broke for Auntie. Like parts of your past that have been erased from your memory and filled with pain, twist, and barbaric acts. But all she seeks is revenge.
Braxton a man with all his darkness he is also a lost soul. But when he collides with Tia’s life he becomes the calm for the chaos that is his mind. But Braxton also has his demons to deal with. More is revenge that he looks for everything he went through. Past, secrets and broken minds when they collide will slowly shock you.
Will these two broken halves finally become one and have the peaceful life they deserve? You will have to embark on that roller coaster and find out … I can only tell you one thing, fasten your belt, as it is quite a trip.
See you at the end !!
If you’re looking for dark Dani René has knocked it completely out of the park with this book. Tia and Brax both have more than enough secrets to last multiple lifetimes. The way it all comes together and how their stores and told had me completely in the dark until the end. I could read fast enough and it had part of me wanting to skip to the end but at the same time I wanted to keep reading through and find out every single detail first. When I finished I was in awe at all the feelings I still had running through me.
Jesus, I can not even explain to you what I read. The good thing about a review is I really don’t have to. I just have to explain my feelings. How the Mind Breaks broke me then put me back together.
How the Mind Breaks is NOT a normal romance read. It is not full of rainbows, romance, flowers, or even a normal connection between the main characters. This book goes so much deeper than any of that.
Braxton & Tia’s love goes all the way down to the cellar level. These two are broken in ways that only another broken person can understand, not fix. Because there is no fixing, there is only understanding and love.
If you are looking for a story that will bring you into darkness and help you find light in the end, this is the story! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!
OMG that is all I can say about this Dani Rene book. How the Mind Breaks will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time. You will never guess what is coming around every turn in this thrilling read. Do not miss out on this once in a lifetime read. Go grab it today.
This book was out of my comfort zone for only one reason that’s because of the relationship between villain and heroine apart from that other things were fine. The books toggles between the chapters of Past and Present.
Tia is a woman who has seen and underwent more trauma from a very young age than anyone and her mind has shattered in order to hide from her past. Nothing in her mind will protect her from a real past that might catch up with her though
Braxton is driven by rage and the need for revenge. He is been trained to kill, fighting on the front line. Tia and Braxton are two deeply emotionally scarred people. Each person’s baggage is heavier than the other and its weighing them down and they are determined not to go down easily. They both are seeking revenge on the person who spoiled their life without knowing they are interlinked. But beyond their need for revenge, they also feel a strong connection to each other. With a painful past, Tia’s sanity becomes more fragile, there’s only one person who can heal her. But it’s the one person she doesn’t want to allow inside her shattered psyche.
Both Tia and Braxton are perfect for each other, they both are broken and need each other to heal. Will Braxton see Tia differently if he knows her secret? Will she be aware of his motives behind? Will they get past everything and heal?
This one is rough book and my trigger warnings. No intriguing secondary characters. Occasional chapters are told by different POV. Plot moves in a faster pace. Overall this was a fantastic read, a wonderful dark romance with a psychological twist that will definitely keep you guessing.
this book was just amazing two people brought together both want revenge for different reasons. both souls are broken. can these two heal each other? read to find out.
Ms. Rene did that again, she had blown my kind with this book and EVERYTHING that was going there.
How the Mind Breaks is told from a dual perspective and has two timelines. It’s A story of two broken people, broken kinds, broken souls, broken bodies, that needed to find their own another half to feel something.
Tia is our heroine, she will take you down the meanders of her mind right into the pit of hell. Nothing can prepare you for what is to come there, so you can Jn just sit there and follow her wherever she will take you as your guide.
Braxton – brooding man who had mesmerized me from the very first page he appeared on. As well as broken like Tia, but will he manage to stay there for her while being in the same places as her?
Those two will have to learn how to live with their inner selves in order to live. It won’t be an easy task, but a will to try is enough when some demons will try to catch you?
This book is FULL of TW, read with caution!