Broken

Broken Series, Book 1

By: Kelly Elliott

Narrated by: Shirl Rae, Nelson Hobbs

Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Layton Morris and his brother Mike grew up not knowing what it would be like to live in a normal home. With no running water or electricity in their home and no parents around to protect them, they quickly learned how to survive and depend only on each other.

When a tragic accident took Mike away from Layton and the only other person that he ever let into his heart walked away from him, leaving his heart shattered, Layton focused all of his time and energy into the ranch he and his brother dreamed of. He made a vow to himself to never let love in again. The last thing Layton needed or wanted was more heartache.

Whitley Reynolds grew up in a privileged home in upstate New York. When she landed the star football player in high school no one was surprised, not even Whitley. She dreamed of a life with Roger in New York City and happily followed him there.

The first time Roger hit her for arguing with him about a dinner party, she forgave him. The more it happened, the further Whitley withdrew from her friends and family. One fateful day things got too far. Whitley made a promise to herself and found the courage to do the one thing she thought she'd never be able to do.

Fleeing with her best friend, Courtney, Whitley was determined to put her past behind her and start a new life in the small town of Llano, Texas, where no one would ever find out about her past.

Will Layton and Whitley learn to trust and love again, or will their pasts come back to haunt them, keeping them both alone and broken?

©2014 Kelly Elliott (P)2014 Tantor

Sweet story!

It was a good read. Female narrator made me cringe, made it hard to listen to.

Good story - Unnecessary foul language!

This was such a good story but the foul language was totally not necessary. Really? When did the F word become an adjective? I seriously doubt that I could stomach the rest of the series due the filthy language.

Cute book

This book is overall very cute, sweet, and romantic. I enjoyed listening to it and intend on listening to the other books in the series. Just beware that if you aren’t looking for a cheesy book, this isn’t for you. Cheese level is definitely 100. There was also so. much. crying. from everyone in the book. Once you get past that though it is a beautiful love story.

loving

I loved the book and narration. women can only dream about being loved that way.

GORGEOUS LOVE STORY

---"No longer broken" is the destination of this story, where two lovers find healing in each other. This story was sweet, lovely and a total enjoyment for the romantic at heart.

Layton Morris and Whitley Reynolds meet while she's cursing at her car which left her stranded on her way to visit her first client (for her party coordinating business). Right away the two have great chemistry that comes out through their funny, but feisty banter. Both leads meet each other at a time where they are somewhat lost. Layton, gorgeous "cowboy" and landowner is still suffering from a broken heart. First, for the loss of his brother Mike who died in his military service, and second, his girlfriend Olivia who left him the day after his brother's death. There is much more loss that Layton has experienced that has caused him to feel that he can never love again.

Whitley's heart has been crushed by an abusive fiancé who she left in New York City to come to find refuge with the support of her friend Courtney in a little town in Texas. There is a lot of "fate" that occurs in this book accompanied by tender moments between the leads. But, overall the plot moves forward through great chemistry between both the leads and their group of friends in lively places like the town bar, Layton's beautiful ranch, outdoor party's, and the breathtaking countryside. Overall, the landscape was described very well and you get a nice picture of the backdrop of a small, but friendly town where love and drama (at times) is inevitable.

I loved this story. Yes, it's true that Layton and Whitley fall in love too quickly, but it's also nice because their love is pretty smooth sailing, hot and steamy. So, this is definitely a relief from angsty reads. The secondary love story that develops in this book between Layton and Whitley's best friends, Reed and Courtney is also going to be awesome!!! I can't wait for the release of that book! Tick-tock, tick-tock!!!

The narrators were fantastic!!!! Freaken amazing!! I ADORED both the performances and accents of Shirl Rae and Nelson Hobbs who sounds like a freaken heart-throb! They really made this audiobook one amazing experience! I did not want to hit the pause button at any time….I listened straight through! Loved it!

Not so broken after all

I loved this book because of how the characters grew. Whitley overcame fear from her past and Layton became the man his brother always told him he could be. Kelly Elliott made me cry, laugh and even take on the emotions the characters were going through. Nelson Hobbs narration is one of my faves. Oh if you live the biik follow the playlist if tunes dine my Kelly Elliott on Spotify 😉

IN LOVE

I love Layton and Whitley the amount of love they show is displayed amazingly I am 13 so this is not the most appropriate book for me but I have an old soul and love romance. I love Kelly Elliott she is my spirit animal (author) reading soothes the soul and warms the heart (p.s I started to venture in to Kelly Elliott books @ the age of 10)

Fan fan

I recently discovered Kelly Elliot books and immediately became a fan. Nelson voice is a definite plus. Swoon worthy.

Broken

This was an emotional, sweet, and heartfelt journey to go on with Layton and Whitley. I was in a similar situation as Whitley and I lost my sister like Layton lost his brother, so this book had me crying from the beginning. I enjoyed every second. This was a beautiful story.

Watch out for sudden outbursts of laughs and tears

What did you love best about Broken?

This is a truly unique story that is well written by an outstanding author. Most of the twists and turns are not expected. You feel like you know these characters and you want to give them the strength to fight for their love.

What does Shirl Rae and Nelson Hobbs bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I am personally in LOVE with Nelson Hobbs. I have listened to every book he has ever narrated! He has that smooth southern drawl that could met butter on the coldest day!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

City girl with many secrets meets playboy cowboy and together they learn to pick up the broken pieces and become one.