Before We Break Again

De: Claudia Burgoa

Narrado por: Erin Mallon, Oscar Reyes, Sean Masters

USA Today Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa delivers a soul-shattering MMF romance with friendship turned to all-consuming love, and the desperate, last hope that maybe love really can survive everything that tried to destroy it.

We were inseparable once.

Three hearts tangled in a small town no one escapes, bound by secrets, sorrow, and something that always felt like fate.

We were always meant to find each other.

Even if the world tried to break us apart.

Even if love arrived far too soon.

We were just kids trying to make it through.

But together, we made something sacred.

Until the day it all shattered.

Now we’re adults with scarred hearts and fractured trust.

The love we shared wasn’t big—It was everything.

And if we dare to rebuild it . . .

We risk destroying ourselves all over again.

BEFORE WE BREAK AGAIN includes a hockey player who is denying the boy he used to be and the one he loves, a rock-star who clings to his music while addiction claws at him and a doctor who can’t stitch everything together, even though she wishes she could.

©2025 Claudia Burgoa (P)2025 Claudia Burgoa

This was so much good I don’t know what to praise first

I think the best thing is probably the actual story. The way they go on about navigating their love is so beautiful. The performance was great even though (transparently) I didn’t like the fmc narrator. So very good.

Loved it!

Dustin, Santos, and Halsey's story had me feeling as if I was coming home again. My journey with Claudia's books started long ago, back in 2016, with UNCUT, a menage romance which has since been rewritten and is now a duet, Perfect Everlasting, which I did read in 2023. There is just something about the way she writes stories that will absolutely destroy you, and by the end, you're not only put back together, but you're hopeful that love will always win.

Their story begins when they are kids, and we see how their friendship turns into more, only for them to be ripped apart. Fast forward about a decade, and we have a Famous Musician, Dustin, a Professional Hockey Player, Santos, and a Surgeon, Hallsey. Would I say any of them are happy, not really. Yes, they are all thriving in their chosen career paths, but that doesn't fill one's heart now, does it? It takes an injury to pull them all together again for their second chance at not only love but true happiness in their lives to come to fruition. The question is, can they overcome the hurt that those closest to them keep inflicting and go after the one thing they all ever wanted?

ERIN MALLON, OSCAR REYES, AND SEAN MASTERS narrated this book, and they did an excellent job of bringing this story to life.

I recommend this book to readers who enjoy STEAMY Contemporary Romances, Second Chance Romances, Tri@d/M3n@ge Romances, L G B T Q A + Romances, friends-to-lovers Romances, and Small Town Romances.

Happy Reading or Listening!!!

Loved this captivating and addicting romance!

Before We Break Again is an unputdownable story about three people who share an undeniable connection. This captivating and addicting story is full of secrets, longing, heartache, and unconditional love. Dustin, Santos and Halsey were best friends as kids, and their connection became much more in their teens. But being a throuple was not what their parents could handle, so they tore them apart. For years they all struggled, becoming successful in their careers but never feeling complete or happy. Now they are back together after Santos has a possible career ending injury and Dustin convinces Halsey that she is the only one who can fix him, and them. Halsey is afraid to open her heart to them again, but she can't turn her back on them either. Can these broken people find a way to be together and whole again, or will this be what breaks their hearts apart for good? I was so completely captivated by this emotional love story. I loved Dustin, Santos and Halsey so much, and the direction and journey their story took me on was so touching and beautiful. My heart broke for what they each endured, but soared as each of their connections and relationships grew stronger. Their complex journey isn't easy, and their unconventional union is a rollercoaster ride that is at times, raw and painful, but fun, hopeful and passionate as well. This story proves that love has no limits and bounds but is beautiful and pure in all its manifest glory.
The narration by Erin Mallon, Oscar Reyes, and Sean Masters was so captivating. They took on these complex characters so intimately with their voice, tone, and disposition, making them so clear to me. They are such masterful storytellers, sweeping me along, and making me feel every emotion, like I was right there with Halsey, Santos, and Dustin. I always love these narrators and they really were so perfectly cast here.
Burgoa really delivers all the feels in this all consuming journey of friendship, forgiveness, trust, and love, and I loved every moment!