Tall, Dark and Damaged: Damaged Heroes, Book 1 (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
His Life Changed in a Heartbeat.
Disinherited as a teen, Devon Ashby returns home twelve years later as a ruthless CEO, brilliant at negotiating deals, but emotionally stunted. In an instant all he’s struggled to build implodes. Amid the turmoil of saving his company from a hostile takeover, his engagement to a business partner’s high-society daughter hits the rocks. Compounding his troubles, he encounters his high school sweetheart, whose heart he smashed. The vulnerability she awakens leaves him at greater risk than all the crises he faces.
Her Dream Job May Get Her Killed.
While restoring art in a billionaire’s private gallery, Hannah Moore is unwittingly drawn into the dysfunctional family’s confidences. When she discovers the rich developer behind her and her sick aunt’s eviction is the family’s black-sheep son—the lover she’s never gotten over—her desire turns to fury. Always one to avoid conflict, Hannah must stand up to Devon and the growing menace of someone who thinks she knows too much.
A Decades-Old Secret Turns Deadly.
When a family member is murdered, Devon and Hannah become ensnared in sibling greed, festering jealousy, and a tragic secret that’s divided the family. Amid their reigniting passion they race to expose the killer before they become the next victims in this cat-and-mouse game of survival.
Customer Reviews
Intriguing Story, Characters & Listen🎧
This is an intriguing story with a lot going on, a romantic suspense with a side of mystery and some surprising twists and turns you never see coming. With nothing by angst between them, Devon Ashby could not get away from his father, Harrison Wickham, fast enough and left as soon as he was old enough. Twelve years later, he returns home, not as the teenager he was when he left, but as a successful CEO of a company he and his cousin built up from the ground and only going home to settle the trust, his mother left him. Except his father had other plans, and he walked into a battlefield, a war between his siblings and estranged father. Talk about dysfunctional families, the Wickham family, is just that, and then some. After a fire in his art gallery, Harrison hired Hannah Moore’s company to restore the damaged paintings. It was her dream job, but she was not expecting to run into her ex, Devon, her first love, and the one who broke her heart. Devon has a whole new life, runs in different circles and was engaged to a NY socialite, but he still has business ties in Chicago and soon learns he is the property developer wanting to tear down her building, forcing her and sickly aunt to find somewhere else to live. There is never a dull moment in this multi-layered story, and it was great watching it all unfold. There is drama is non-stop, relationship, family and business, angst is high, thought-provoking mystery, thrilling and suspense, heartfelt emotions, and a second chance romance. I enjoyed my first Sarah Andre novel, her writing, plot and world building was great, as was the character growth and development. I am looking forward to what comes next in the series.
🎧📚🎧 Michael Joss and Elizabeth Russell did a great job bringing these characters to life, humanizing them with their emotions, giving each a voice that was fitting and believable. Their performance as Devon and Hannah, and the many side and supporting characters, was spot-on for a perfect portrayal, with each character’s personality shining through. They are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to.