Until We Break
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
When Sloane Avery stops to help a stranded driver, she finds more than a broken down car on the side of the road. Luke Evans is faster and sexier than her Maserati, but with her heart still on the mend, she's not interested in taking him for a test drive. Despite their initial disdain for each other, emotion and passion simmer, complicating their fragile friendship. But when a tragic loss and devastating betrayal send them spiraling, their growing love isn't enough to save them.
That was five years ago, practically a different lifetime and definitely a different Sloane. Before she's been hardened by booze, sex, and as much distance as she could get from the past. Now, called home on a family emergency, she's determined to hold onto her heart the next time she sees Luke.
Except Sloane's not the only one who's changed. Luke's turned his life around. Only the reappearance of Sloane and the reminder of his biggest mistake can put a dent in his plans. Luke is set on fixing what he's broken. But with her emotions boiling to the surface, Sloane needs to decide if falling in love is life's greatest gift or its cruelest joke.
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Howard's debut contemporary is a fresh take on the good girl gone bad. After innocent Sloane Avery learns that her boyfriend and her father are both cheaters, she decides that she can't trust any man, especially a womanizer like Luke Evans. Luke uses sex as a way to escape his lousy life. His mother is an alcoholic who never has a nice word to say about him; his father is unknown. The only thing that keeps him around is his much younger brother, whom Luke would do anything for. It's this side of him that catches Sloane by surprise, and to her chagrin, she finds herself falling for him. After a terrible tragedy, Luke seeks comfort in Sloane's arms, and she decides to finally tell him that she loves him; she quickly regrets that decision when she catches him with her sister a few hours later. She embarks on five years of wild living, and when she gets home, three discoveries make her unhappy: Luke is in a committed relationship with someone new, her sister is engaged, and Sloane is still in love with Luke. This new adult contemporary provides a good lesson on forgiveness and moving forward after heartbreak.
