The Heartbreaker

The Hearts of Braden, Book 2

By: Tricia Andersen

Narrated by: Chaz Allen

Can town librarian Lily Dixon and MMA bad boy Reese Cooper keep their love affair a secret in small town Iowa?

Braden, Iowa is the last place on earth Reese Cooper wanted to be, but a devastating injury in the octagon forces the MMA fighter back to the small town he once called home. He barely steps foot on Main Street before he is reunited with Lily Dixon, the town librarian and the girl who possessed his heart since they were in kindergarten.

Every day in Braden is the same for Lily Dixon. That is until Reese Cooper walks back into her life. With his chiseled, perfect body and dreamy blue eyes, he steals her heart just like he did when they were kids. His kisses, his touch, are far better than any fantasy she's ever had about him. Is she willing to risk everything when her preacher father finds out about her love affair with the town bad boy? And what will happen when Reese goes back to Vegas, leaving her alone in Braden without him?

©2015 Tricia Andersen (P)2016 Tricia Andersen

the preacher's daughter falls for the bad boy...

Town librarian, and the preacher's daughter, Lily Dixon has always obeyed her father and done the right thing. She's never confessed that she always had a huge crush on the town's bad boy. MMA fighter, Reese Cooper is back in town to recuperate after his last fight left him injured. He's always had a crush on Lily and he intends to explore his feelings for the town good girl...except they have to sneak around because her father will definitely not approve. There are so many secrets that can come between them but will they let them?
Good story of forgiveness, standing up for what's right and unconditional love.

Extremely sweet with a helluva happy ending!

Extremely sweet with a helluva happy ending! I listened to this in audiobook. The narrator was good and kept the story moving with a great flow. So this sounds sort of cliche’. Sweet and meek librarian and the bad boy MMA fighter falls in love. Reese returns home from Vegas for therapy and runs into Lily, the town librarian. Right from jump the tension between these two is high. The problem is, her father is the pastor and has forbidden her to see Reese. Naturally they can’t stay away from each other and this makes the angst go through the roof. Reese has so much potential to stay in Braden and has all but promised Lily he will stay when one day, BOOM! He has to go back to Vegas for an unexpected fight. He isn’t able to talk, let alone explain why he has to leave to Lily before he has to go. Well, Lily has something she needs to tell him too but can’t bring herself to talk to him because she is heartbroken. So now we have some really big secrets being held back. So, I know I already said there is a HEA, and it is a beautiful HEA, but I had a little bit of a hard time with the way Lily acted when Reese took off. She seemed to be a stronger girl, or I was hoping for that, but I was a little turned off by her near the end of the book. However, if you are looking for a sweet, small town romance with a gorgeous HEA, this is a great book for that and I highly recommend it!

second chance

Small towns are great for the rumor mills. Reece goes home to rehab his shoulder. Lilly is the preacher's daughter. What can go wrong? good read and romance.

Loved this story!!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. Chaz Allen did a wonderful job narrating this book. This was my first book listened to or even read by Tricia Andersen. I enjoyed the characters and the story line.

Good

Innocent librarian who’s always carried a torch for a misunderstood bad boy who left town as a boy and came back as a man and a MMA fighter. It sounds improbable but it’s a good story.
Narration was good
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