Review / Release Blitz: What You Broke (Bluebell Falls #3) by Samantha M. Thomas

WHAT YOU BROKE
Samantha M. Thomas
Release Date: July 25

Buy Link:
https://a.co/d/4sgOrDC
Available in KU

Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…
💕Spicy Small Town
🔥Secrets and Suspense
💕Acts of Service & a Strong Female Main Character
🔥Second Chance Romance
💕Enemies with Benefits
🔥Characters in their 30s
💕Mental Health Rep

Blurb
How do you move on when he leaves you in the midst of tragedy?

Rina Hutton

Life should be good. I should be happy with my thriving business and a house with a perfect little workshop…but tragedy strikes, and I don’t know how to cope.

Now, the last person on Earth that I want to see me have a breakdown is the man who broke my heart fifteen years ago after he left me to deal with the death of my parents alone.

We’ve done well ignoring each other in town, but having him hold me one more time has me thinking a distraction might be exactly what I need.

Arlo Steel

Rina Hutton. The one that got away. Or should I say the one I pushed away. I made the decision to leave this town for the military, but I’ve never gotten over her.

I know I don’t have the right to be in her life anymore, but one event changes the course of our lives, and all I want to do is support her the best way I can.

A secret puts her in danger, and another threatens any progress I’ve made as my mind reels with what might happen to us and what could have been.

Can they survive their broken past, or will the cracks run too deep in Bluebell Falls?

What You Broke is the third book in the Bluebell Falls series. Each book is a standalone, ending in an HEA, and should be read in order.

MY REVIEW

Marina "Rina" Hutton is having a hard time getting over her ex-husband, Arlo. Even though it's been years since he shredded her heart, all her attempts to move beyond it and him, have been to no avail. So when they go from avoiding each other to hooking up, she figures it will be enough to give her some pleasure and allow her to finally move on. She wants to forgive him and stop being so angry, so a sex only arrangement should be just the ticket. Right? Wrong! Because there's someone out there intent on terrorizing her, and Arlo, not only as the Sheriff, but as the man who's never gotten over her, is the one who will protect her.

One intense encounter between Arlo and the woman he loves has him reflecting on himself. He knows he needs to get his shit together, physically, emotionally and mentally, if he wants to become the man who deserves her. He claimed Rina long ago, now he needs to put in the work to deserve her and get her back. And protect her from a threat they're having a hard time stopping.

Rina and Arlo's second chance journey is full of angst and had them on an emotional rollercoaster. They both had a lot of inner and outer demons to work through, especially Arlo. I really appreciated the mental health rep here, the way Arlo in particular worked on himself. There was suspense with the new threat, and the aftermath of what happened to Lennox, weaving with the evolving relationship. The spicy scenes were really hot, but I have to admit, more than once got in the way of their emotional growth. Thank God they FINALLY got on the same page because they definitely deserved their hard fought for happiness in the end.

Meet Samantha M. Thomas
A stay-at-home mom for going on five years, she was used to working. With her daughter gearing up to go to school, she needed to find a new path in life. Going back to corporate America didn't appeal so she leaned into her love of reading.

One drunken girl's trip with her best friend later, an author was born. She took the encouragement of her best friend and husband and dived in head first. In just a year of writing, she has three completed novels and two novellas. The next year is going to be full of new steps, growth, and ALL the spicy romance reads.

Connect with Samantha M. Thomas
https://www.samanthamthomas.com