Slow Burn
The Driven Series – Book 5
By K. Bromberg
Synopsis
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Driven series.
ONE NIGHT. THAT’S ALL IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.
Reeling from the sudden loss of her sister, Haddie Montgomery has sworn off relationships. All she wanted from Beckett Daniels was a sexy distraction to help her escape her pain for just a little while….There weren’t supposed to be any strings attached—so why can’t she shake the memory of that unforgettable night from her thoughts? Or the taste of his kiss from her lips?
No matter how hard Haddie tries to forget about him, Becks relentlessly tries to prove that she should start living for today. But she is determined to avoid romantic commitment, and she can always use her ex-boyfriend’s reappearance to help snuff out the slow burn within her that Becks has sparked….
Or will fate force her to realize that this kind of connection doesn’t come along very often and a chance at love is worth the risk?
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Excerpt
“Yeah. That’s one way to put it. Is there something else you called for besides trying to stick your nose in where it doesn’t belong?”
I open my mouth and then shut it, unsure how calling him because I just needed to hear his voice has devolved so quickly into this. Into me scrambling for words I can’t find to fix shit that doesn’t need fixing.
Because I don’t want this. Don’t want him.
“Well then, if you want to actually talk instead of pull this ridiculous bullshit, I’m here for you…but Had…? Whatever this is here…this passive aggressive crap? I don’t do too well with that. We had our one night. You made it quite clear you didn’t want anything more than that so you don’t get to call me up and question what I might or might not be doing with anybody else. You want no strings? Then cut the ties…but frankly I don’t think you know what the fuck you want so until you figure your shit out, I think it’s best that we say good night before we make a bad situation even worse.”
“Wait!” Desperation rings in my voice in the single word. And I hate myself for sounding like this but I’m so lonely, so scared and just want the comfort I know he can bring me right now.
I wait for the sound of the dial tone to assault my ears. Wait for the incessant beep that reaffirms why I have barbed wire wrapped around my heart – painful but necessary. But there is nothing for a few moments until I hear the phone scrape against the stubble on his face.
And I wait…my throat burning with the tears I want to shed but am so sick of. The ones that no longer bring me comfort.
“I’m here, Haddie. I’m not going anywhere, okay?” The timbre of his voice carries his concern and sympathy to me through the line.
The incoherent sound I make is all I can offer in thank you to him for not hanging up on me. For not giving up on me.
Kelley’s Review
Wow! K. Bromberg brings readers a scorching hot romance filled with love, loss, and healing. Get your tissues ready because you will need them for this emotional ride.
Haddie is so lost after losing her sister to breast cancer. Lexi was her other half. They were inseparable as kids and when the opportunity to open their own business together presented itself it was too good to be true. Lexi was diagnosed with a rare form of genetic breast cancer and she was taken from Haddie in the blink of an eye. Haddie has been living in the darkness ever since and has been pushing everyone away….that is until Becks comes along. He slowly and stubbornly creeps his way into Haddie’s heart. Will Haddie be able to let her walls down long enough to let him in? or when times get really tough will she shut him out? Becks is a determined man but there is only so much a man can take.
This book had me turned inside out. I could not put it down. Kristy weaves an emotionally gripping story about a selfless woman who will do anything to keep those that she loves from being hurt. This story resonates with me because my grandmother died of breast cancer. She died because she tried to hide it from everyone and by the time it was found out it was too late. I admire Kristy for writing such a strong character that is willing to go to drastic measures in order to survive. I went through and entire box of tissues. When we go through tough times in life we have so much more of a fighting chance if we are surrounded by people who love us.
I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight…I wish I could have a love as strong as Haddie and Becks.
About K. Bromberg
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author K. Bromberg is that reserved woman sitting in the corner who has you all fooled about the wild child inside of her—the one she lets out every time her fingertips touch the computer keyboard.
K. lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. When she needs a break from the daily chaos of her life, you can most likely find her on the treadmill or with Kindle in hand, devouring the pages of a good, saucy book.
On a whim, K. Bromberg decided to try her hand at this writing thing. Her debut novels, Driven, Fueled, and Crashed of The Driven Trilogy were well received and went on to become multi-platform bestsellers as well as landing on the New York Times and USA Today lists. Her other works include a short story, UnRaveled, and a companion piece to The Driven Trilogy titled Raced. She is currently working on three stand alone Driven novels, Slow Burn, Sweet Ache, and Hard Beat. She also plans to release a novel addressing the 10 year gap at the ending of Crashed in late fall 2015
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