Unlucky 13 Book 1: Broken by Andi Jaxon

 

Unlucky 13 Book 1

Welcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spa… After years of drowning myself in parties, hook ups, and pain, all it takes is one viral sex tape to get me thrown on a remote island to disappear for a while. That or lose my trust fund. Having to share a room with the one man I let hurt me is my worst nightmare. I’m the broken shell of the boy he walked away from on the single worst day of my life. I hate him almost as much as I hate myself. This island was supposed to be a place I could rest but instead I’m running. From Asher Vaughn. From myself. From the scars on my heart that never healed. It hurts to look at him and see all the things we never got to have. But how am I supposed to keep him at arm's length when he watches me the way he used too? When he touches me? When he calls me his? We can’t be together, not off this island. The straight football star and the gay femme son of famous parents. The media would rip us apart and ruin his career. I barely survived the last time he left me, can I live through being deserted again? Broken is a brother’s best friend, mm romance with some praise kink, and a broken boy in desperate need of love. This story has triggers which you can find on my website.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127124958-broken

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

The first book of this new series and wow! It was quite a doozy. Trigger warnings are a big one in this. I’ll admit some of it was tough to read about. But Andi Jaxon handled it so well. These characters have been through a lot and are still dealing with so much. Prepare for all the feelings as you read Elliot Asher’s story. Right off the bat with that first chapter, things are rough. One day and one moment changes everything for Eli and Asher’s future. The love they had for one another was so strong, but things were complicated and then something happens that changes their lives forever. Now, fast forward six years. They haven’t seen one another in a long time. Eli has been spiraling and in pain for a long time. And the person he needed most was gone. Asher tried to move past the horrible things that happened and make a career for himself in football, but things aren’t perfect. And when the two of them run into one another, things don’t exactly go well. And following that, both are put in bad situations and they are shipped to Black Diamond to regroup. And as fate would have it, they are there together… and in the room. Truths will be revealed, a push and pull of hurting and healing will occur. And maybe, just maybe, these two can figure out that making the jump to be together will be the worth the risk. Lots of ups and downs, twists and turns. If you know Andi Jaxon’s books then I think you know what to expect with her stories. Her characters will tug at your heartstrings and you will be cheering for them the whole way through. Great start to this series and I’m looking forward to the rest of the books and other authors participating!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.