Today we have the blog tour of BROKEN DRIFT by Adrian R. Hale. This fantastic second-chance contemporary romance will steal your heart!
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Synopsis
Wyatt
Holding on to regret is poison and I take mine straight up. Fast cars and even faster women—they’re my drug of choice. Until I barely survive a crash that destroys my career. Now I’m staring my past in the face and she’s even more beautiful than when I walked away.
Isla
I’m wildly clutching at what’s left of my shattered life after a failed marriage when he shows up at my rehab facility. I didn’t think my life could get any worse. Now the one man who has the power to destroy me completely is asking me to heal his broken body.
Some things need to stay broken.
Review
4.5 stars
Wow, this book came out of nowhere and completely stole my heart! I had never heard of the author, or this series, until I was offered the opportunity to read this book, and I’m normally not one to read series books out of order, but I loved the sound of this one so much that I dove in and it’s so freaking good! The writing is fantastic, the characters are flawed yet loveable, the story is fantastic, and the romance is flirty, sexy, swoony, and just gorgeous. I loved it!
Wyatt’s career as a drift racer comes to a screeching halt when he crashes during a race and is badly injured. Needing intense rehab, he flies back home to Texas and his dysfunctional family, subjecting himself to their strained relationship so that he can get the help he needs.
Isla’s life has just been upended after finding her husband in bed with another woman. She knew things weren’t great between them, and she’s been tired of her husband’s controlling ways for some time, but she’s still devastated and betrayed. It’s her best friend that suggests a night out to forget about her worries, and in a bizarre twist, she runs into Wyatt and they recognise each other from a missed connection ten years earlier when they were teenagers. They both felt something really special that night, but a misunderstanding meant it never went any further. Now they’re both in the same place at the same time, and still feeling their attraction.
I’ve spent ten years wondering what we would have been like together. Now is the time to find out.
Things get complicated when Isla turns up to her job as a physical therapist to find that Wyatt is her new client. Of course she’s not supposed to have anything personal to do with her client, but seeing each other day in and day out, with all of that chemistry between them, the stage is set for all that is to come.
OMG, I love this relationship! Their night together all of those years together definitely left its mark, and I love that they never forgot about each other. But life in the present is full of complications. I’m not going to go into details, because there are ups, downs, twists and turns as Wyatt and Isla get to know each other again. It’s one of those books that you need to dive in and experience because I felt everything right alongside them, and I loved it every step of the way! Their attraction is sizzling, the flirtation had my heart pounding with anticipation, and when they finally get down to it… holy hell, it’s seriously hot!
“That wasn’t sex, that was annihilation by cock. I’m dead. Ruined forever.” She turns her face toward me, a lazy smile curving her cheek that is still pressed against the seat.
“Damn straight, baby.
But there’s so much more to them than just sex and attraction. They find something really special together – a connection that neither of them have experienced before – and I love the honest rawness between them as they follow their hearts and open themselves up to everything that is happening between them.
I stop my tickling and stare at her beautiful face. Well, fuck me, that’s it. I’m a goner for this gorgeous girl who laughs with abandon, speaks from the heart, uses her talents to heal, and pushes her body to perform under intense pressure. Whatever she wants, I’ll make sure she gets. Starting with my heart on a platter. I’ll gladly leave it here in Austin, with her, when I leave. No one else deserves what’s left of it anyway.
Wyatt and Isla both have painful pasts and are carrying a lot of emotional baggage from all that they’ve been through. Add to that Wyatt’s recovery, Isla’s separation from her husband, and the massive question of what happens between them when Wyatt returns home to California, and there is SO much for this couple to deal with. And I loved journeying with them while they do that, falling hard for each other along the way.
“I want you forever, Bird.”
“I’m yours.”
I loved Isla as a character, and I completely fell for Wyatt. The romance is definitely the strongest part of the book, but they have their individual challenges to overcome as well, and I really like the strength they showed in maintaining their independence and dealing with their own stuff. But as much as I love them on their own, they are magic together. Sexy, sweet, and swoonily romantic, their love story is just gorgeous and I love them together so much!
I feel seen, truly seen, for the first time in my life. He knows my flaws, he understands my hang-ups, he celebrates my passions, and through it all, he still manages to make me feel loved and accepted without expectations.
This book fits into the Drift series but it reads really well as a standalone. The couple from the first book appear as Wyatt’s friends, and they were fun to meet, and I’m going to go back and read their story as soon as I can. But this book belongs purely to Wyatt and Isla, and I loved their story. It’s emotional and beautifully romantic, and it ends in a great place with a wonderfully sweet epilogue.
“We’re not done, Isla, we’re so far from done, you have no idea.”
…
“We’ll never be done, Wyatt.”
Loved it! 4.5 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Drift
Drift Heat (#1)
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Broken Drift (#2)
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Giveaway Details
To celebrate the release of Broken Drift, Adrian Hale is giving away a signed paperback copy! (US only)
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About the Author
Adrian R. Hale is an enthusiastic lover of life who embraces big dreams. She’s a natural optimist and loves a good romance in any form—as long as there is a happy ending! Adrian is a freelance hair and makeup artist by day and a self-published author by night. Her novels explore themes of finding passionate love while following your dreams. She loves fast cars, strong muscles, baking sweet treats, and is happiest being in motion. She loves hearing from her readers at adrianrhale@gmail.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/adrianrhaleauthor
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