The Trust We Broke by S. Cole  is live!

This is the most beautiful second-chance romance! A gritty MC read, it’s emotional and swoony with a smitten hero who owned my heart, and I loved this book!

 

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Blurb

Lucy

With my law degree and a life in New York, I convinced myself I’d moved on.
But the second I saw Grudge again, all rough edges and rage, I couldn’t breathe.
He’s now a biker forged in fury, and looks at me like I’m responsible.
Maybe I am.
After all, I divorced him the day he went to prison for protecting me.
I thought I came back for my family’s sake.
But I forgot how it felt to be wanted—to be his.
And now I’m caught between the life I built…
and the man who still makes me ache.

Grudge

Nothing prepared me for her walking back into my world.
My ex-wife. My weakness.
The woman with secrets in her eyes and that mouth I still dream about.
She says she’s not mine anymore.
But I see the way she trembles when I get too close.
She can lie to herself all she wants—
I’ve waited eight years for a second chance…at love or revenge, I’m not sure.
Because the lies run deep between us, and the trouble coming for us both is about to blow everything wide open.

 

 

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Review

5 stars

This is the most beautiful second-chance romance! A gritty MC read, it’s emotional and swoony with a smitten hero who owned my heart, and I loved this book!

Beware that this review contains spoilers for earlier books in the series. I would recommend reading these books in order to understand the characters and their world, but you could read it as a standalone if you really wanted to.

This is Grudge’s book. Newly-crowned President of the Iron Outlaws, Colorado chapter, he is learning the ropes and finding his place when his world is rocked once again when his ex-wife moves into town. Grudge and Lucy were childhood friends turned sweethearts. They loved each other fiercely, and they married young only for Lucy to divorce him when he went to prison for attacking a man who assaulted her. Now, it’s ten years later, and though there is clearly so much love still there, Grudge is angry, and he wants answers.

Here we are.
Hating each other.
And yet, I still want her, which is fucking infuriating.

Lucy’s return to town was only meant to be temporary. She’s visiting her estranged, controlling father who is unwell and she’s pitching in to help at his law practice, but keeps running into her ex. When she decides to stay for a while and finds herself a target of the Outlaws’ enemy, Grudge steps in to protect what is his.

My memories of how it used to feel to have Lucy De Bose in my arms are nothing compared to the reality.
We fit.

It’s a gorgeous reunion, full of anger, angst, drama and so much emotion. The passion and chemistry between them is still very much alive, and their sexual connection is undeniable (this book is super steamy!), but they’ve got a lot to work through as they unravel what went down between them in the past and figure out if they can have a future.

“You’re going to ruin me all over again,” he says. “I don’t think I can let you do that twice.”

Through it all, their love for each other shines. It’s obvious, it’s all-consuming, and they don’t hide it from each other. They work through their issues, they’re honest about everything, and watching them find their way back to each other is so, so gorgeous.

“This could have been us,” he says, as little stars spin in my peripheral vision. “All this fucking time, this could have been us.”

While they’re busy falling back together, Lucy is dealing with family drama, Grudge is adjusting to his new role, and the club’s enemies are circling. The action and suspense are so good, and bring added intensity to the story, and I loved being back with the Outlaws, seeing them all together and watching them take Grudge and Lucy’s backs to protect and support them through it all. The hint for the next book is so intriguing, and I’m so excited for Catfish’s book!

This is a fantastically entertaining book that had me glued to my kindle. I love Grudge and Lucy, and their story made my heart pound, and had me swooning madly.

“I love you … Every version of you there’s ever been. Every version there’s going to be.”

A great addition to the series, I loved this one – 5 stars!

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.

 

Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado

 

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Meet the Author

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

 

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