**Contains graphic content involving the sensitive topic of rape and its aftermath. Not intended for teens under 18.**
Sometimes bad things happen to beautiful people.
When socialite party girl Mia Abbott-Renou wakes up in a garden she has little recall of the previous night — except that she is naked…hurt…terrified. Not only has she been raped, but she knows one of her assailants: the son of a wealthy politician who happens to be her own father’s political ally.
Mia wants and needs justice. Except this privileged boy has an alibi and her father forbids her from going to the police. It’s a critical election year, one that his party might lose if his image as a doting father is soured due to Mia being labeled a lush or worse, promiscuous.
Devastated at not having the support of her family, Mia finds herself in a tug-of-war with her conscience over what to do, especially since she can’t remember exactly what happened that night. Worse, the men who attacked her have hurt several other girls, and Mia may be the key to stopping them.
Mia tries to forget, until the unthinkable happens, and she’s left reeling once again until she realizes that her strength will bring healing and unlocking her memories will bring justice.
Lizzy Ford is the author of over seventeen novels written for young adult and adult paranormal romance readers, to include the internationally bestselling Rhyn Trilogy, Witchling Trilogy and the War of Gods series. Considered a freak of nature by her peers for the ability to write and release a commercial quality novel in under a month, Lizzy has focused on keeping her readers happy by producing brilliant, gritty romances that remind people why true love is a trial worth enduring.
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Jacque’s Review:
Review: Broken Beauty (Broken Beauty Novellas #1) by Lizzy Ford writing as Chloe Adams
I have just finished reading Broken Beauty, have hit the cliffhanger and my jaw is on the floor. Wow, just wow. Rape is a hard issue to write about and I think the author nailed it. This well written book is raw and gritty and will have you riding on an emotional roller coast from beginning to end.
The story starts out with Mia waking up disoriented and confused. It then continues on as she realizes what has happened and follows the aftermath. The story is told completely from Mia’s first person voice so the reader gets to experience all her pain and emotions. Some moments are hard to swallow other times I would think she really can’t be that naïve. Of course, I have to remind myself she is only a under-aged teenage and is a product of both her upbringing and her environment. There is a whole cast of secondary characters that fuel this drama filled stories. I DETEST her parents. I just can’t figure out her mom but her dad, that man needs to die a slow painful death! Yes, this book will fill you with emotion. Sympathy for Mia, anger for her situation, hate for her parent, shock for what has yet to come.
I have been a fan of Lizzy Ford and her PNR books for years. Really, it was the whole reason why I picked this book up in the first place. This book that she has written as Chloe Adams is as far from her normal PNRs as you can get. I’m not saying that is a bad thing. Actually, it a good thing because it allows my brain to accept and anticipate something completely different then what I normally get from Ms. Ford.
Broken Beauty Novellas is set to be a series of six short stories chronicling Mia’s journey as struggles with finding herself in a situation no woman, no person, should find themselves in; A victim of rape. For those of you who find rape to be a hard issue to read then this may not be the book for you. But for those who are willing, then take a chance and read Broken Beauty.
I received this book from Stephanie’s Book Reports in exchange for my honest review. The opinions and rating of this review are solely mine and in no way was I compensated.
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