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A Broken Forever
Grey and Stefan knew from the moment they met that they were destined for one another. Despite the none-too-quiet protests from his family they married straight out of high school. Their love was strong and only grew when a year later they welcomed their baby girl into the world.
Life was perfect…until one night changed everything.
A horrendous accident destroyed them; stripping them of everything they knew, taking away their happiness and their daughter. While mourning the loss of their little girl they were also suffering the loss of each other. Stefan blamed himself for their daughter’s death, drowning away the guilt in liquor.
Grey had never been so alone. Stefan had died inside the day their child did. Doing the only thing she could to save herself, she ended their marriage.
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Seven Years Later
Stefan Harrison is the most eligible bachelor with a wallet and company that continues to grow. Every night he has a different woman on his arm with the next not far behind. Grey Desmond is the lead stylist and co-owner of a reputable salon with the perfect fiancé and a beautiful wedding in her future.
But one chance meeting between Grey and Stefan is all that is needed to reawaken the feelings from the past.
She tries to avoid him but he won’t let her. Losing Grey was Stefan’s biggest mistake and he won’t stop until he wins her back. But Grey doesn’t know if she could ever trust him again. Leaving her heart to decide between the perfect future…or the past she never let go.
Life was perfect…until one night changed everything.
A horrendous accident destroyed them; stripping them of everything they knew, taking away their happiness and their daughter. While mourning the loss of their little girl they were also suffering the loss of each other. Stefan blamed himself for their daughter’s death, drowning away the guilt in liquor.
Grey had never been so alone. Stefan had died inside the day their child did. Doing the only thing she could to save herself, she ended their marriage.
*********
Seven Years Later
Stefan Harrison is the most eligible bachelor with a wallet and company that continues to grow. Every night he has a different woman on his arm with the next not far behind. Grey Desmond is the lead stylist and co-owner of a reputable salon with the perfect fiancé and a beautiful wedding in her future.
But one chance meeting between Grey and Stefan is all that is needed to reawaken the feelings from the past.
She tries to avoid him but he won’t let her. Losing Grey was Stefan’s biggest mistake and he won’t stop until he wins her back. But Grey doesn’t know if she could ever trust him again. Leaving her heart to decide between the perfect future…or the past she never let go.
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April 17, 2014
I knew this story was going to gut me when I picked up my Kindle to read it this morning. You already know what the story is about from reading the synopsis, so there's no need for me to write it...I'm here to tell you that Stefan and Grey's story is one you REALLY NEED TO READ....This is an emotional read. It felt as though I was right there with them. I felt the pain these two characters were going through. I felt for Richard also. The whole time I was praying that these two got their HEA. I read a lot of books. At least 10 weekly. Some stay in my head, others not so much. I can say that this book has left me with a total book hangover....Do yourself a favor and one click this book right now. Take the journey with these two characters. You will not be disappointed! Megan Noelle you continue to amaze me with every book you write. I will continue to read anything you publish! Beautifully Written.. 5 AMAZING STARS
April 17, 2014
How do i find the words, when this book envokes so many emotions... i will try . This author writes so beautifully from the heart and you can feel it throughout the book.
Grey and Stefan have the fairytale high school romance, the fairy tale marriage, perfect love and happiness, and the the not so fairytale of real life, which throws its spanner into the works. Tragedy and Devastion tears their world apart, and they struggle to even survive. This story is about love, grief, coming to terms with life, growin up and learning that living a life you think is good is sometimes just existing and avoiding the real pain of facing life.
Stefan enters her life again, determined to win her back and show her he really is the man she needs him to be. This book will have you smiling and laughing but also sobbing and breaking your heart, there isn't an emotion you won't feel. Their journey isn't easy, but i loved how they came together to face the horrors from their past. At times i got frustrated with Grey and just wanted her to hurry up and look at what was staring her in the face. This is an amazing love story you won't regret reading !!
Grey and Stefan have the fairytale high school romance, the fairy tale marriage, perfect love and happiness, and the the not so fairytale of real life, which throws its spanner into the works. Tragedy and Devastion tears their world apart, and they struggle to even survive. This story is about love, grief, coming to terms with life, growin up and learning that living a life you think is good is sometimes just existing and avoiding the real pain of facing life.
Stefan enters her life again, determined to win her back and show her he really is the man she needs him to be. This book will have you smiling and laughing but also sobbing and breaking your heart, there isn't an emotion you won't feel. Their journey isn't easy, but i loved how they came together to face the horrors from their past. At times i got frustrated with Grey and just wanted her to hurry up and look at what was staring her in the face. This is an amazing love story you won't regret reading !!
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April 20, 2014DNF @25%
Unfortunately the writing felt too forced and this book is in need of an editor. Some of the sentences didn't make sense to me. It's a shame because I was actually quite enjoying the storyline and it definitely has great potential.
Unfortunately the writing felt too forced and this book is in need of an editor. Some of the sentences didn't make sense to me. It's a shame because I was actually quite enjoying the storyline and it definitely has great potential.
April 17, 2014
Going to sit down and write a long review but for now just amazing and beautiful heart breaking story. Please read this book ********
What can I say except Megan did a beautiful job of telling this story. The love that Grey and Steffan felt for each other was explosive.
Grey is in high school and oneday she see's this guy in the hall or should I say the fall over each other. Anyway this guys name is Steffan and he is a charmer from the start. Grey the good girl that is perfect and has a 4.0 gpa decides to risk a day of leaving school with Stef and from that moment on they just new there love would last forever.
Time goes by Grey turns 18 they get married and later find out they are having a baby. Yes it seems so cut and dry right but no life never gives you things that easy.
On Christmas eve they are on the way home and a tragic accident happens. Grey wakes up in the hospital to be told her whole world has been shattered her baby Allie has died. Now ask your self how would you deal with something like this.
Grey wants one thing and thats her husband to lean on. But Stef has shut down and feels to guilty because he was driving. Grey doesn't blame him for the accident but he can't be what she needs.
One year later and Grey gets the courage to go in Allie's room. Stef comes home and its not pretty at all. The things he says and does its so hurtful. So Grey leaves and never looks back. A life she once had forgotten.
Grey has a new life 6 yrs later and she is engadged to a wonderful man named Richard. He treats her so good but there is one problem he has no idea of her past. She is a successful business owner and got her life on track.
Oneday she finds her self looking in a pair of blue eyes. And from that moment on Stefffan knows what he wants and will fight to get her back.
She starts getting confused and wants Stef and Richard both. But knows she can never go back to Stef.
There are alot of things tgat happen in this story and I can't give everything away. But I can say that the love that Grey and Steffan share is like no other. They are the only people who can set each other free. But is it enough to start over or move on. Great job Megan love you so much <3
What can I say except Megan did a beautiful job of telling this story. The love that Grey and Steffan felt for each other was explosive.
Grey is in high school and oneday she see's this guy in the hall or should I say the fall over each other. Anyway this guys name is Steffan and he is a charmer from the start. Grey the good girl that is perfect and has a 4.0 gpa decides to risk a day of leaving school with Stef and from that moment on they just new there love would last forever.
Time goes by Grey turns 18 they get married and later find out they are having a baby. Yes it seems so cut and dry right but no life never gives you things that easy.
On Christmas eve they are on the way home and a tragic accident happens. Grey wakes up in the hospital to be told her whole world has been shattered her baby Allie has died. Now ask your self how would you deal with something like this.
Grey wants one thing and thats her husband to lean on. But Stef has shut down and feels to guilty because he was driving. Grey doesn't blame him for the accident but he can't be what she needs.
One year later and Grey gets the courage to go in Allie's room. Stef comes home and its not pretty at all. The things he says and does its so hurtful. So Grey leaves and never looks back. A life she once had forgotten.
Grey has a new life 6 yrs later and she is engadged to a wonderful man named Richard. He treats her so good but there is one problem he has no idea of her past. She is a successful business owner and got her life on track.
Oneday she finds her self looking in a pair of blue eyes. And from that moment on Stefffan knows what he wants and will fight to get her back.
She starts getting confused and wants Stef and Richard both. But knows she can never go back to Stef.
There are alot of things tgat happen in this story and I can't give everything away. But I can say that the love that Grey and Steffan share is like no other. They are the only people who can set each other free. But is it enough to start over or move on. Great job Megan love you so much <3
July 26, 2016
Oh Man..I love the concept of this book! Yet.. I don't know, it lacked something for me to give it the 5 stars I so desperately wanted to give.
Part of a great story is the writing style and how I feel the emotions through them. A Broken Forever had all the right ingredients to be a heart-wrenching story and there were times I felt like I was living with them inside the book and then they were a LOT of times I just wanted to skip over the parts that gave me that glazed over look.
I feel like the characters could of gone much deeper with their feelings and the connection just wasn't there for me although the idea of the plot overall was what made me read the story. I just UGH!!!.. wish there was something more.. the ending left me completely exhausted.. as if "that's it? I need more of an explanation!! just like that!"
Oh well..
Part of a great story is the writing style and how I feel the emotions through them. A Broken Forever had all the right ingredients to be a heart-wrenching story and there were times I felt like I was living with them inside the book and then they were a LOT of times I just wanted to skip over the parts that gave me that glazed over look.
I feel like the characters could of gone much deeper with their feelings and the connection just wasn't there for me although the idea of the plot overall was what made me read the story. I just UGH!!!.. wish there was something more.. the ending left me completely exhausted.. as if "that's it? I need more of an explanation!! just like that!"
Oh well..
November 20, 2014
demasiado pendejos!!!!
me hizo tener muchos dolores de cabeza u.u
pobre stefan xD
me hizo tener muchos dolores de cabeza u.u
pobre stefan xD
April 30, 2014
This story gutted me from the first chapter. How parents go through something so terrible and continue to go on day after day is beyond me. I couldn't be more proud of Greysen and how she was able to make something of her life after such a horrible tragedy. I wasn't a fan of Robert. Only because I didn't get a back story as we did with Stefan and Greysen. My heart hurt for the heartbreak they endured and couldn't help but pull for them throughout the story. My only dislike is Stefan's name. Unfortunately, Steve Urkel's alter ego was named Stefan Urquell. So every time I read Stefan that's who I pictured. :). Great book!! Can't wait for Stefan's side of it all! I'd love to have an epilogue or a novella as well!
October 15, 2014
A Deep seated...All consuming...Undeniable Love
When I started reading the prologue I was like Omg I don't know how I'm going to read this, but I did read it and I want more. There has to be more. It can't end like this. I'm craving the deep seated, all consuming, undeniable love that Stefan and Greyson have.( love that Megan used a boys name for a girl) I want to want someone so bad that I can't function properly unless I have some type of contact from them. Megan has left me with this uncontrollable thrust to have more of this story. I've recommended this book to my friends telling them that this is a must read.
When I started reading the prologue I was like Omg I don't know how I'm going to read this, but I did read it and I want more. There has to be more. It can't end like this. I'm craving the deep seated, all consuming, undeniable love that Stefan and Greyson have.( love that Megan used a boys name for a girl) I want to want someone so bad that I can't function properly unless I have some type of contact from them. Megan has left me with this uncontrollable thrust to have more of this story. I've recommended this book to my friends telling them that this is a must read.
April 17, 2014
oh goodness what a book .this author certainly runs the gamut of emotions in you .this is the story of Stefan Harrison and greyson rose desmond who meet as highschool sweethearts marry and have the perfect life until a tragedy wrecks their lives and sends them crashing,can they rebuild their lives .......can they get a happy ending............. it remains to be seen
October 14, 2014
Holy Emotional Rollarcoaster! One that I didn't want to end. This book had me hooked from the very first page! <3 <3
April 21, 2014
Loved this book! The only thing missing (for me) was an epilogue! I wanted to see them having a life together! Hopefully we'll have that on the next book (Stefan's POV)
June 12, 2015
Such a powerful story
March 1, 2019
I was so excited and happy about this book!i though yayy!!! finally a 2nd chance chance romance where the heroine actually has a decent love/sex/dating life during separation! A wonderful chance who loves her, is not cheating on her and actually gives her orgasms. Even after reading the blurb I was wary that may be she hasn't yet had sex with her fiance.....yes I have across books like that.
But no! She even had great sex with the OM after meeting the hero again kissing/making out with him. Yes that meant it was some cheating but didn't bother me as much since i know the heroine wouldn't end up with the OM. And another rarity- I actually completely understood why they divorced- I understood why the hero was an asshole and I don't think it undermined their love!!I could see and understand his regret and it was clear he still loves her a lot.
But of course God hates seeing me this happy because my bubble suddenly burst...with the biggest pet peeve of mine:
GOOD OLD SLUT SHAMING.
The heroine calls all the girls the hero is seen with way after their divorce - sluts!? WHAT THE HELL??? She doesn't even know them- she had no idea if was just casual sex or more!!! She had n o idea if they sleep around. What the hero says "They weren't all sluts"!?!? YOU ARE JUST AS BAD AS THEM IF YOU WERE SLEEPING WITH THEM! IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO! HOW DARE YOU CALLL THEM A SLUT????? I thought the the girl would be less judgmental considering she made out with another man when she has engaged to another! Unlike, those other women, you are actually hurting someone. the statement " when you point one finger at someone, you are pointing 4 at yourself" has never been more applicable.
I am sorry, not sorry but romance novels have more patriarchy ideals in them than any other genres i have come across. Which is shocking, considering apparently its usually for the women, by the women, of the women.
I DNFed at 80%. May go back and read the ending, just to see how the OM reacts when he learns about her ex-husband.
But no! She even had great sex with the OM after meeting the hero again kissing/making out with him. Yes that meant it was some cheating but didn't bother me as much since i know the heroine wouldn't end up with the OM. And another rarity- I actually completely understood why they divorced- I understood why the hero was an asshole and I don't think it undermined their love!!I could see and understand his regret and it was clear he still loves her a lot.
But of course God hates seeing me this happy because my bubble suddenly burst...with the biggest pet peeve of mine:
GOOD OLD SLUT SHAMING.
The heroine calls all the girls the hero is seen with way after their divorce - sluts!? WHAT THE HELL??? She doesn't even know them- she had no idea if was just casual sex or more!!! She had n o idea if they sleep around. What the hero says "They weren't all sluts"!?!? YOU ARE JUST AS BAD AS THEM IF YOU WERE SLEEPING WITH THEM! IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO! HOW DARE YOU CALLL THEM A SLUT????? I thought the the girl would be less judgmental considering she made out with another man when she has engaged to another! Unlike, those other women, you are actually hurting someone. the statement " when you point one finger at someone, you are pointing 4 at yourself" has never been more applicable.
I am sorry, not sorry but romance novels have more patriarchy ideals in them than any other genres i have come across. Which is shocking, considering apparently its usually for the women, by the women, of the women.
I DNFed at 80%. May go back and read the ending, just to see how the OM reacts when he learns about her ex-husband.
September 22, 2014
This is the first book I have ever read by Megan Noelle and I have to say she has blown me away. I love Megan's style of writing. The story captured me from the very start. The flashbacks oh god they did a number on me. From the moment I started reading A Broken Forever I was hooked, more than hooked, I was dying for more and reading as fast as I could. I had so many moments I was swooning over and then the next I was bawling.
A Broken Forever is a beyond beautiful broken love story one that touched my heart. These two characters have a love like no other a beautiful love story, Stefan and Grey are a perfect fit for one another. That is until one night changes their lives forever. Have the tissues ready for the emotional ride of the beautiful broken love story that is Grey and Stefan's.
From the moment Grey and Stefan met they only had eyes for each other, it was like fate brought them together. While they were still in high school they knew they wanted to be together forever and despite their parents protests they married. 9 months later they welcomed a baby girl into their lives, making their new little family complete. Being a young wife and mother came with challenges but together they could get through anything. After a devastating accident they were both destroyed, when a part of their family is taken away from them Grey and Stefan fall apart. No longer the strong family unit they once were and each dealing in their own way with the devastating loss they lose each other, to save herself Grey did what she had to do to survive...
Seven years later Grey is engaged and co owns a salon with her best friends, Kacie and Kari. She is engaged to Dr Richard Michael's, Richard is everything a girl wants in a fiancé, he is sweet attentive and would do anything for her. Life is wonderful for Grey and Richard, well minus the flashbacks and nightmares from her past that continue torture her. Grey has hidden her past from Richard, she doesn't want him knowing about her tortured past. BUT what happens when the man from her past collides with her now perfect future.
STEFAN.... Swooning already here! He is a cocky alpha male who runs a multimillion dollar security company and he is known as a playboy in the tabloids. The moment he lays eyes on the woman he was once married to, the woman who still has his heart, that spark he had for her is reignited. No longer is Grey just a thought or a memory, she is back and he will stop at nothing to get her back.
When Grey and Stefan see each other again for the first time in years her feet are taken out from under her. The connection and feelings they once had for one another are still there and as fresh as the last time they were in love. Stefan will do anything to spend time with her but Grey continues to fight it.
"The deep shade of blue his eyes were right now only occurred when something intense and passionate followed. This had to be my favourite shade of blue because it was when they looked like this that he had declared the depths of his heart to me"
The chemistry from all those years ago are back and still as strong as ever but she can't act on them, she's engaged to Richard, she is happy with him. Stefan hurt her and while her feelings for him might be back and strong for him so is the hurt and pain he caused.
"I couldn't resist looking over into the face of perfection; it was then with my hand in his that I saw the truly broken man behind the cool facade. Neither of us had healed; we didn't know how to. It was almost as if time had stopped since we had been apart; we weren't really living just existing and definitely not feeling"
While the chemistry and pull to be with Stefan is still so strong Grey knows she needs to move on, she has a life with Richard. Saying goodbye to the love of her life for the second time is the hardest thing she has to do.
Time moves forward with Stefan out of her life Grey puts more effort into her relationship and reconnects with Richard, the wedding preparations are now in full swing.
When Allie's birthday approaches Grey does her usual routine although this time she has something extra special to leave. Grey is stopped in her tracks when she sees Stefan is here, finally Grey is about to get the answers she has always needed to hear from him. Finally they both get closure, they can move on.
"No one had ever needed another the way we needed each other. Our hearts beat as one as our souls merged together".
Stefan and Grey agree that they need to be in each other's lives, friendship is all Grey is offering and Stefan will take it, he will take whatever he can from her. Can Stefan and Grey just remain friends?
"There isn’t a single moment of my day that isn’t filled with thoughts of you".
Grey has tried so hard to keep her past and present separate, what happens when the two lives she has been living finally collide?
"Let your heart open to the good and the bad and in the end you will learn to truly be happy. No one in this world knows you the way he does and he is the only one who can set you free.”
“Don’t play dumb, Greyson Rose. We can never just be friends. Every single time I’m near you I want to pin you beneath me and feel your body shake with mine. Every touch we have reminds me of everything we had, and I want it back. I don’t care that you’re engaged. You were mine first, Greyson Rose.”
I absolutely loved this book, certain aspects of this book really touched and shattered by heart. Megan did an amazing job bringing out the real and raw feelings and emotions one goes through the devastating events that Grey and Stefan did. Grey and Stefan's connection, bond and love is like no other. I cannot rate this book highly enough. Well done Megan on an amazing book!
I can't wait to read the next book in Stefan's POV. I will be swooning over him until I get my hands on his story!
Reviewed by Kristy
A Broken Forever is a beyond beautiful broken love story one that touched my heart. These two characters have a love like no other a beautiful love story, Stefan and Grey are a perfect fit for one another. That is until one night changes their lives forever. Have the tissues ready for the emotional ride of the beautiful broken love story that is Grey and Stefan's.
From the moment Grey and Stefan met they only had eyes for each other, it was like fate brought them together. While they were still in high school they knew they wanted to be together forever and despite their parents protests they married. 9 months later they welcomed a baby girl into their lives, making their new little family complete. Being a young wife and mother came with challenges but together they could get through anything. After a devastating accident they were both destroyed, when a part of their family is taken away from them Grey and Stefan fall apart. No longer the strong family unit they once were and each dealing in their own way with the devastating loss they lose each other, to save herself Grey did what she had to do to survive...
Seven years later Grey is engaged and co owns a salon with her best friends, Kacie and Kari. She is engaged to Dr Richard Michael's, Richard is everything a girl wants in a fiancé, he is sweet attentive and would do anything for her. Life is wonderful for Grey and Richard, well minus the flashbacks and nightmares from her past that continue torture her. Grey has hidden her past from Richard, she doesn't want him knowing about her tortured past. BUT what happens when the man from her past collides with her now perfect future.
STEFAN.... Swooning already here! He is a cocky alpha male who runs a multimillion dollar security company and he is known as a playboy in the tabloids. The moment he lays eyes on the woman he was once married to, the woman who still has his heart, that spark he had for her is reignited. No longer is Grey just a thought or a memory, she is back and he will stop at nothing to get her back.
When Grey and Stefan see each other again for the first time in years her feet are taken out from under her. The connection and feelings they once had for one another are still there and as fresh as the last time they were in love. Stefan will do anything to spend time with her but Grey continues to fight it.
"The deep shade of blue his eyes were right now only occurred when something intense and passionate followed. This had to be my favourite shade of blue because it was when they looked like this that he had declared the depths of his heart to me"
The chemistry from all those years ago are back and still as strong as ever but she can't act on them, she's engaged to Richard, she is happy with him. Stefan hurt her and while her feelings for him might be back and strong for him so is the hurt and pain he caused.
"I couldn't resist looking over into the face of perfection; it was then with my hand in his that I saw the truly broken man behind the cool facade. Neither of us had healed; we didn't know how to. It was almost as if time had stopped since we had been apart; we weren't really living just existing and definitely not feeling"
While the chemistry and pull to be with Stefan is still so strong Grey knows she needs to move on, she has a life with Richard. Saying goodbye to the love of her life for the second time is the hardest thing she has to do.
Time moves forward with Stefan out of her life Grey puts more effort into her relationship and reconnects with Richard, the wedding preparations are now in full swing.
When Allie's birthday approaches Grey does her usual routine although this time she has something extra special to leave. Grey is stopped in her tracks when she sees Stefan is here, finally Grey is about to get the answers she has always needed to hear from him. Finally they both get closure, they can move on.
"No one had ever needed another the way we needed each other. Our hearts beat as one as our souls merged together".
Stefan and Grey agree that they need to be in each other's lives, friendship is all Grey is offering and Stefan will take it, he will take whatever he can from her. Can Stefan and Grey just remain friends?
"There isn’t a single moment of my day that isn’t filled with thoughts of you".
Grey has tried so hard to keep her past and present separate, what happens when the two lives she has been living finally collide?
"Let your heart open to the good and the bad and in the end you will learn to truly be happy. No one in this world knows you the way he does and he is the only one who can set you free.”
“Don’t play dumb, Greyson Rose. We can never just be friends. Every single time I’m near you I want to pin you beneath me and feel your body shake with mine. Every touch we have reminds me of everything we had, and I want it back. I don’t care that you’re engaged. You were mine first, Greyson Rose.”
I absolutely loved this book, certain aspects of this book really touched and shattered by heart. Megan did an amazing job bringing out the real and raw feelings and emotions one goes through the devastating events that Grey and Stefan did. Grey and Stefan's connection, bond and love is like no other. I cannot rate this book highly enough. Well done Megan on an amazing book!
I can't wait to read the next book in Stefan's POV. I will be swooning over him until I get my hands on his story!
Reviewed by Kristy
April 13, 2017
Me gustó mucho, pero tengo un pero :P
El final fue demasiado rápido :/ Richard la perdonó muuy fácil y la dejó ir mucho mas rápido que un Jet de la NASA :l entonces nunca la amo? ni luchó tantito! que pedoo?? ¬¬
Esta chava fue muy indecisa. o sea, si lo amas y con el otro no eres tan feliz como lo eres con el primero... porque seguir haciéndote sufrir a ti y a los otros? es lo que no entiendo de las personas enamoradas .-. si se aman mutuamente y hacen todo por estar juntos... porque no están juntoos???
bueno, el caso es que toda la historia está en un tira y afloje (TODA LA HISTORIA)
acepto que si me hizo llorar y me dejó con un super nudo en la garganta en la escena del cementerio :C me dolió mucho, pero creo que también fue porque estuve pensando en la bebé :( en cómo me hubiera sentido yo, si me pasara una situación igual que les pasó a ellos. Yo también estaría devastada, por no decir totalmente destruida. y que el hombre que amas, no te apoye... es mucho peor. Pero cuando ella al fin! logra comprender que él se comportó así por culpa propia, entonces es cuando debe de luchar por volver a lo que tenían... no simplemente decir: ya no quiero verte! pero luego vuelve a buscarlo... :/ eso me molestó.
BTW, muy linda historia :)
El final fue demasiado rápido :/ Richard la perdonó muuy fácil y la dejó ir mucho mas rápido que un Jet de la NASA :l entonces nunca la amo? ni luchó tantito! que pedoo?? ¬¬
Esta chava fue muy indecisa. o sea, si lo amas y con el otro no eres tan feliz como lo eres con el primero... porque seguir haciéndote sufrir a ti y a los otros? es lo que no entiendo de las personas enamoradas .-. si se aman mutuamente y hacen todo por estar juntos... porque no están juntoos???
bueno, el caso es que toda la historia está en un tira y afloje (TODA LA HISTORIA)
acepto que si me hizo llorar y me dejó con un super nudo en la garganta en la escena del cementerio :C me dolió mucho, pero creo que también fue porque estuve pensando en la bebé :( en cómo me hubiera sentido yo, si me pasara una situación igual que les pasó a ellos. Yo también estaría devastada, por no decir totalmente destruida. y que el hombre que amas, no te apoye... es mucho peor. Pero cuando ella al fin! logra comprender que él se comportó así por culpa propia, entonces es cuando debe de luchar por volver a lo que tenían... no simplemente decir: ya no quiero verte! pero luego vuelve a buscarlo... :/ eso me molestó.
BTW, muy linda historia :)
January 31, 2021
“Our love was silly, sweet and so incredibly passionate. The way our eyes locked in a heated gaze always caused my skin to tingle with even the slightest touch. Every moment was wonderful; it didn’t matter where we were, it was always just us.”
2.5 stars⭐️
Nah, this wasn’t it. I was so so excited when i read the blurb but I’m sorry, I didn’t like the book. This book had something HUGE missing. I couldn’t relate to the characters and though I did feel sympathy for Grey and Stef, that was it.
I mean who hides the fact that she had a kid and ex-husband from your fiancé?
I swear at 60%, I started to skip pages because no, it wasn’t working for me.
2.5 stars⭐️
Nah, this wasn’t it. I was so so excited when i read the blurb but I’m sorry, I didn’t like the book. This book had something HUGE missing. I couldn’t relate to the characters and though I did feel sympathy for Grey and Stef, that was it.
I mean who hides the fact that she had a kid and ex-husband from your fiancé?
I swear at 60%, I started to skip pages because no, it wasn’t working for me.
August 26, 2021
Aunque el final me pareció muy apresurado me gustó la historia 3,5 🌟
May 3, 2014
Greyson Rose married her soul mate at tender age of 18yrs to her High school sweet heart Stefan Harrison they have a beautiful baby girl, but as life would have it a tragic accident change their life. I've never cry with a novel as much as I did... After their lost or their daughter she was only 6mos old, after that Greyson lost herself and so did Stefan. Until one day their path crossed and but by then she has move on with her life and was engaged to a Doctor and he bury himself with him company. They starting hanging out and old spark reapers; they try to fight it until a YANKEES game (lol, Diehard Yankee fan here) anyways until a Red Sox game that changes everything for her. On that day Richard find that his fiancée is out at the baseball game with another man. Little that he knew that other man was her ex-husband which made her tell Richard the true about her past, her daughter and hurting Richard in the process just months before their wedding. After confessing to Richard everything and telling him that she was still in love with Stefan they try to work thing out with the condition that she cut all tight with Stefan she reluctantly agree.
Her last text message to Stefan: Me: I'm sorry, Stefan. I won't be coming back anymore. I love you and I loved us but this needs to be the end. Sometimes you just need to give up the fight and now is the time for me to let go. Come October I will marry Richard, but I will always want for you to be happy. Please find someone that can give you all that I can't any longer. Please find your happiness. Love for now and always, your Greyson Rose. I could hardly keep myself together.
But as life will have again Stefan Company held a charity even, He sent her the invitation that she had left at Stefan's house. but she never meant to forget it, but now I wished I wasn't given the reminder. The rest of her Friday once she receive the invitation she spent her day tracing her fingers over every word on that invitation. It was wrong to want she wanted nothing but to go. She thought it was truly over and still did.
Scene from the last chapter:
Every time the little voice in my head said I needed to stay away, I heard Stefan's voice pop up. If I wanted this to truly be over, and our fight for each other to honestly fade away. I needed to say goodbye face-to-face.
See she went to the event with all intention to ended with Stefan but Stefan call her out on it.
"Stefan, I came here tonight because I have to say goodbye." The gleam in his eyes never left as my words came out. "You didn't come here to say goodbye, Grey." "Why would you think that, Stefan? You told me in order for me to say goodbye and for us both to move on I had to say it to your face." His hand released mine as he ran his fingers through my curls.
"Yes, you do, but you spent the entire evening preparing to come here. You wouldn't have shown up at a very public work function if your plan was to move on. You had to see me, because you are much like I am. And despite everything else, you can't just stay away." "Stefan, I...I have to stay away." He shook his head, pressing his forehead to mine.
"Who says?
No one never let you go, Greyson Rose. And I think in spite of people filling your head with every reason to--you're never going to let go either." "Stefan..." I started my protest again but this time he silenced me with his lips over mine.
At the end Richard ended things with her releasing that they belong together & that they're still very much in love with each other.
Her last text message to Stefan: Me: I'm sorry, Stefan. I won't be coming back anymore. I love you and I loved us but this needs to be the end. Sometimes you just need to give up the fight and now is the time for me to let go. Come October I will marry Richard, but I will always want for you to be happy. Please find someone that can give you all that I can't any longer. Please find your happiness. Love for now and always, your Greyson Rose. I could hardly keep myself together.
But as life will have again Stefan Company held a charity even, He sent her the invitation that she had left at Stefan's house. but she never meant to forget it, but now I wished I wasn't given the reminder. The rest of her Friday once she receive the invitation she spent her day tracing her fingers over every word on that invitation. It was wrong to want she wanted nothing but to go. She thought it was truly over and still did.
Scene from the last chapter:
Every time the little voice in my head said I needed to stay away, I heard Stefan's voice pop up. If I wanted this to truly be over, and our fight for each other to honestly fade away. I needed to say goodbye face-to-face.
See she went to the event with all intention to ended with Stefan but Stefan call her out on it.
"Stefan, I came here tonight because I have to say goodbye." The gleam in his eyes never left as my words came out. "You didn't come here to say goodbye, Grey." "Why would you think that, Stefan? You told me in order for me to say goodbye and for us both to move on I had to say it to your face." His hand released mine as he ran his fingers through my curls.
"Yes, you do, but you spent the entire evening preparing to come here. You wouldn't have shown up at a very public work function if your plan was to move on. You had to see me, because you are much like I am. And despite everything else, you can't just stay away." "Stefan, I...I have to stay away." He shook his head, pressing his forehead to mine.
"Who says?
No one never let you go, Greyson Rose. And I think in spite of people filling your head with every reason to--you're never going to let go either." "Stefan..." I started my protest again but this time he silenced me with his lips over mine.
At the end Richard ended things with her releasing that they belong together & that they're still very much in love with each other.
June 1, 2014
A Broken Forever by Megan Noelle
*** 3 Stars ***
Life was perfect…until one night changed everything......
The story, A Broken Forever, opens with Greyson Rose Desmond, marrying her high school sweetheart Stefan Harrison. Stefan is her soul mate and so at tender age of 18 she becomes Stefan's wife. Shortly thereafter they are blessed with the arrival of a baby girl. (Allie). Everything is hearts and roses until one fateful Christmas Eve night when a tragic car accident claims the life of their 6 month old daughter.
Greyson needs Stefan's strength, love and attention but Stefan withdrawals and shuts her out completely. Their once fairytale life is now shattered and ends in divorce....
7 years later......................
Greyson is engaged to a wonderful doctor. She is the co-owner of a beauty salon..and her life seems to be going good. She has buried the past or so their say.
Stefan is now the successful owner of a multimillion dollar security company. He has become the rich playboy who face is plastered across all the tabloids. Life is good or so it seems.
They meet by chance one day. Greyson's world shatters and the rest of the story begins....and I SO WANTED TO GET WRAPPED UP IN THIS BOOK......But I couldn't.
The story is written with many flashbacks throughout which did add to the overall story format as it did gave in-site into what had transpired years prior. AND with the opening love story being so deep and emotional I'm thinking this should be a wonderful heartfelt read - Right? Two young people meeting by chance as teenagers, marrying, having a child and then trying to deal with the devastating the loss of that child, falling apart and finding each other again. Great story line...right?
AND it was going fine, for the most part,....until the story started going flat about 1/3 of the way into the book. That is when everything centered around Greyson.
Greyson (Grey) what can I say about Greyson? She just rubbed me the wrong way. Everyone around her worshipped her but her general behavior and attitude left me feeling that she was nothing but a self centered, cheating, lying bitch who only cared about herself. Her unwillingness to talk about her past, actually hiding it, made her even more so.
Come on here - Like really, you get drunk with your so called best friends, who you just happen to have lived with, and your past never comes up- really??. And then we have Mr. goody two shoes, Dr. Richard Michael's (the fiancé), who she has been with for years, and he never questions her unspoken past...come on now.
And Stefan - Not sure on this one. He is painted in a dark and light scheme. With the author touching on his playboy ways, his regal business demeanor and his careless attitude just left me greatly confused on who he was. The locked door thing had me saying "what is up here?"
I wanted to read a story that seems real.. Where two people are finding each other again after all their trials and tribulations, their coping, their healing, their coming full circle.....but what I got was a story that centered around Greyson and her lying to herself, to Stefan, to her fiancé, her family, her therapist, her friends, hell to everyone just to justify her own actions........AND it all seemed A OK.
Then to top it off----The ending felt hurried and gauche so much so that I felt cheated in some ways that you would almost think this was a cliffhanger -IT'S NOT-
Like I said: I SO WANTED TO GET WRAPPED UP IN THIS BOOK......But I couldn't.
*** 3 Stars ***
Life was perfect…until one night changed everything......
The story, A Broken Forever, opens with Greyson Rose Desmond, marrying her high school sweetheart Stefan Harrison. Stefan is her soul mate and so at tender age of 18 she becomes Stefan's wife. Shortly thereafter they are blessed with the arrival of a baby girl. (Allie). Everything is hearts and roses until one fateful Christmas Eve night when a tragic car accident claims the life of their 6 month old daughter.
Greyson needs Stefan's strength, love and attention but Stefan withdrawals and shuts her out completely. Their once fairytale life is now shattered and ends in divorce....
7 years later......................
Greyson is engaged to a wonderful doctor. She is the co-owner of a beauty salon..and her life seems to be going good. She has buried the past or so their say.
Stefan is now the successful owner of a multimillion dollar security company. He has become the rich playboy who face is plastered across all the tabloids. Life is good or so it seems.
They meet by chance one day. Greyson's world shatters and the rest of the story begins....and I SO WANTED TO GET WRAPPED UP IN THIS BOOK......But I couldn't.
The story is written with many flashbacks throughout which did add to the overall story format as it did gave in-site into what had transpired years prior. AND with the opening love story being so deep and emotional I'm thinking this should be a wonderful heartfelt read - Right? Two young people meeting by chance as teenagers, marrying, having a child and then trying to deal with the devastating the loss of that child, falling apart and finding each other again. Great story line...right?
AND it was going fine, for the most part,....until the story started going flat about 1/3 of the way into the book. That is when everything centered around Greyson.
Greyson (Grey) what can I say about Greyson? She just rubbed me the wrong way. Everyone around her worshipped her but her general behavior and attitude left me feeling that she was nothing but a self centered, cheating, lying bitch who only cared about herself. Her unwillingness to talk about her past, actually hiding it, made her even more so.
Come on here - Like really, you get drunk with your so called best friends, who you just happen to have lived with, and your past never comes up- really??. And then we have Mr. goody two shoes, Dr. Richard Michael's (the fiancé), who she has been with for years, and he never questions her unspoken past...come on now.
And Stefan - Not sure on this one. He is painted in a dark and light scheme. With the author touching on his playboy ways, his regal business demeanor and his careless attitude just left me greatly confused on who he was. The locked door thing had me saying "what is up here?"
I wanted to read a story that seems real.. Where two people are finding each other again after all their trials and tribulations, their coping, their healing, their coming full circle.....but what I got was a story that centered around Greyson and her lying to herself, to Stefan, to her fiancé, her family, her therapist, her friends, hell to everyone just to justify her own actions........AND it all seemed A OK.
Then to top it off----The ending felt hurried and gauche so much so that I felt cheated in some ways that you would almost think this was a cliffhanger -IT'S NOT-
Like I said: I SO WANTED TO GET WRAPPED UP IN THIS BOOK......But I couldn't.
May 29, 2014
***I RECEIVED AN ARC IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW***
3.5 SECOND CHANCE STARS!
When I saw this book cover and read the synopsis, I jumped on it because of the unique plot that it has. What I got was something to the name of that but not completely. I will say that this book does come with a warning because it touches some delicate subjects that may be hard for some people to read. With that said, this book, while really good and very emotional, had some really bad or frustrating points (mainly the love triangle that lasts TOO long and the wishy-washiness of the heroine).
In this book we meet Gray and Stephan. They were once upon a time ago happily married and had been since the tender age of 18. When they face a devastating loss (their sweet 6 month old baby girl), it is hard for them to deal with the aftermath and pretty much forces them to separate and move on with their lives.
Years later, Gray is engaged to her fiancé Richard and is a successful business owner. Stephan is a playboy who leaves a wake of broken hearts along his path and more money than he knows what to do with. When these two cross paths again after so many years, the fires in both of them ignite and they start to feel what they lost all those years ago. As these two journey on life and walk that fine line, lines become blurred and ultimately are crossed. After several encounters that they try to fight, it seems as though the pull between them is overpowering what they THINK they should do.
Will Stephan and Gray make it back to one another and find what they lost all those years ago? Or will Gray continue on track with her marriage to Richard and pretend to live HEA?
Again, the premise of this story is amazing and I did give it 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4) because it was extremely well written, very emotional, and really made you feel for these characters with some *tears* shed along the way. What I did not like was the heroine. I mean the push and pull with her was awful (and I like love triangles IF they are done right). One day she wanted Stephan and the next she was back to Richard. I wanted to get inside the book and smack her around a few times. Yes, I understood her pain and really felt for her but at some point she had to make up her mind.
I also felt for Richard. I mean seriously he was a bystander in the whole situation and a somewhat victim (though I use that term loosely because honestly he should have figured it out earlier instead of trying to control her and put limits on her). I loved Stephan. While he may not have been very honorable (I mean she was engaged), he was totally sweet, caring, sexy, alpha, and just yummy!
I will have to say that I did not like the ending. I felt it was left too open and could have used an extended epilogue or a few more chapters to wrap this one up more neatly. I hate it when books feel like they leave me hanging at the end and that is what this book did. Again, it is not a cliffhanger but more resolution is needed to make me feel "complete".
Overall, this book was good. I can't say I absolutely loved it but it hit all the points for me to recommend it to other readers! And side note- there will be a companion novel coming out from Stephan's POV so I am hoping *fingers crossed* that we get a more solid ending.
3.5 SECOND CHANCE STARS!
When I saw this book cover and read the synopsis, I jumped on it because of the unique plot that it has. What I got was something to the name of that but not completely. I will say that this book does come with a warning because it touches some delicate subjects that may be hard for some people to read. With that said, this book, while really good and very emotional, had some really bad or frustrating points (mainly the love triangle that lasts TOO long and the wishy-washiness of the heroine).
In this book we meet Gray and Stephan. They were once upon a time ago happily married and had been since the tender age of 18. When they face a devastating loss (their sweet 6 month old baby girl), it is hard for them to deal with the aftermath and pretty much forces them to separate and move on with their lives.
Years later, Gray is engaged to her fiancé Richard and is a successful business owner. Stephan is a playboy who leaves a wake of broken hearts along his path and more money than he knows what to do with. When these two cross paths again after so many years, the fires in both of them ignite and they start to feel what they lost all those years ago. As these two journey on life and walk that fine line, lines become blurred and ultimately are crossed. After several encounters that they try to fight, it seems as though the pull between them is overpowering what they THINK they should do.
Will Stephan and Gray make it back to one another and find what they lost all those years ago? Or will Gray continue on track with her marriage to Richard and pretend to live HEA?
Again, the premise of this story is amazing and I did give it 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4) because it was extremely well written, very emotional, and really made you feel for these characters with some *tears* shed along the way. What I did not like was the heroine. I mean the push and pull with her was awful (and I like love triangles IF they are done right). One day she wanted Stephan and the next she was back to Richard. I wanted to get inside the book and smack her around a few times. Yes, I understood her pain and really felt for her but at some point she had to make up her mind.
I also felt for Richard. I mean seriously he was a bystander in the whole situation and a somewhat victim (though I use that term loosely because honestly he should have figured it out earlier instead of trying to control her and put limits on her). I loved Stephan. While he may not have been very honorable (I mean she was engaged), he was totally sweet, caring, sexy, alpha, and just yummy!
I will have to say that I did not like the ending. I felt it was left too open and could have used an extended epilogue or a few more chapters to wrap this one up more neatly. I hate it when books feel like they leave me hanging at the end and that is what this book did. Again, it is not a cliffhanger but more resolution is needed to make me feel "complete".
Overall, this book was good. I can't say I absolutely loved it but it hit all the points for me to recommend it to other readers! And side note- there will be a companion novel coming out from Stephan's POV so I am hoping *fingers crossed* that we get a more solid ending.
September 15, 2014
*ARC provided by the author as part of blog tour*
After reading the novel, one song plays into my mind and that is Barry Manilow's "Somewhere Down the Road". The lyrics describes the things that happened in the book.
"We had a right love" -- Stef and Grey are definitely made for each other ever since they laid eyes at each other.
"At a wrong time" -- Their relationship started when they are too young. Too young to have endured a tragedy, a painful lost of their daughter that leads in their separation.
"But somewhere down the road, our roads are gonna cross again, it doesn't really matter when. Somewhere down the road I know that heart of yours will come to see, that you belong with me" -- 6 years after, their paths have crossed again and Steffan believes that he and GR will have their happy ending.
Grey is moving on with her life or so she thought. She still attends a therapy session with Amy, their psychologist. She also keeps her past from people in her new life -- family from the salon, her fiance. Things became unsettled once again when Steffan comes back into her life.
As Steffan comes back, this is where the story gets really interesting and exciting. You'll see a Grey with an attitude -- she is not afraid on confronting Steffan. Of course, you will also get to know Steffan -- his side of the story, his sweetness and his love for Grey. He took a gamble when Grey suggested that they become friends, knowing that it will be really hard to treat her as one. My heart really breaks for him when he went to the bridal shop with Grey. :( Thank heavens that he kept his promise that he will not leave again.
It's going to be so hard to let you go.
Together, Grey and Steffan can be frustrating at times. You just want to go inside the book and yell at them to figure and realize things out. "You guys are made for each other! GR, break up with Richard and come back to Steffan!" haha
For the other characters, Richard became a rock to Grey when she is moving on. I did not like him for Grey -- but the thing he did at the end made me like him. Kacie, a protective friend who wants for Grey to be happy. Kari, another good friend. Jayden, Grey's brother and her go-to for her problems that involves the past. Cara, Jayden's wife -- I love her for making that advise to Jayden. Leeann, Grey's mother and I hate her.
Aside from the present story, another thing to look forward to is the flashbacks, mostly the sweet happenings. These flashbacks will make you cheer more for Steff and Grey.
A Broken Forever is a good book to curled up to. The story is realistic, tragic and heartbreaking. But more than that, this is a story of healing at a right time. Time will heal all wounds. A second chance is what they needed and a second chance is given to them.
...because I married my soulmate when I was 18 years old, and I am tired of living my life without him."
Megan Noelle also announced a companion novel entitled Losing Forever which will also feature Steffan's POV. *squeals* Now, I am excited to read this!
Review can also be found at: http://bujoijoi22.com/2014/05/blog-to...
After reading the novel, one song plays into my mind and that is Barry Manilow's "Somewhere Down the Road". The lyrics describes the things that happened in the book.
"We had a right love" -- Stef and Grey are definitely made for each other ever since they laid eyes at each other.
"At a wrong time" -- Their relationship started when they are too young. Too young to have endured a tragedy, a painful lost of their daughter that leads in their separation.
"But somewhere down the road, our roads are gonna cross again, it doesn't really matter when. Somewhere down the road I know that heart of yours will come to see, that you belong with me" -- 6 years after, their paths have crossed again and Steffan believes that he and GR will have their happy ending.
Grey is moving on with her life or so she thought. She still attends a therapy session with Amy, their psychologist. She also keeps her past from people in her new life -- family from the salon, her fiance. Things became unsettled once again when Steffan comes back into her life.
As Steffan comes back, this is where the story gets really interesting and exciting. You'll see a Grey with an attitude -- she is not afraid on confronting Steffan. Of course, you will also get to know Steffan -- his side of the story, his sweetness and his love for Grey. He took a gamble when Grey suggested that they become friends, knowing that it will be really hard to treat her as one. My heart really breaks for him when he went to the bridal shop with Grey. :( Thank heavens that he kept his promise that he will not leave again.
It's going to be so hard to let you go.
Together, Grey and Steffan can be frustrating at times. You just want to go inside the book and yell at them to figure and realize things out. "You guys are made for each other! GR, break up with Richard and come back to Steffan!" haha
For the other characters, Richard became a rock to Grey when she is moving on. I did not like him for Grey -- but the thing he did at the end made me like him. Kacie, a protective friend who wants for Grey to be happy. Kari, another good friend. Jayden, Grey's brother and her go-to for her problems that involves the past. Cara, Jayden's wife -- I love her for making that advise to Jayden. Leeann, Grey's mother and I hate her.
Aside from the present story, another thing to look forward to is the flashbacks, mostly the sweet happenings. These flashbacks will make you cheer more for Steff and Grey.
A Broken Forever is a good book to curled up to. The story is realistic, tragic and heartbreaking. But more than that, this is a story of healing at a right time. Time will heal all wounds. A second chance is what they needed and a second chance is given to them.
...because I married my soulmate when I was 18 years old, and I am tired of living my life without him."
Megan Noelle also announced a companion novel entitled Losing Forever which will also feature Steffan's POV. *squeals* Now, I am excited to read this!
Review can also be found at: http://bujoijoi22.com/2014/05/blog-to...
April 23, 2014
“A Broken Forever” is written in Greyson´s first-person narrative. In high school she met Stefan; they fell in love at first sight, married after graduation and started a family. They lived their fairytale love story till one Christmas Eve, when Stefan caused the death of their child. A year after that devastated loss, Greyson filed for divorce, left their live behind and started a new live. Six years later, she meets Stefan through coincidence and long buried memories and feelings evoke and arouse chaos in her life with new friends and a new relationship.
I have to admit I´m conflicted with the story. It is different from other books that “A Broken Forever” doesn’t tell Greyson´s and Stefan´s fairytale relationship during and after high school. Don’t get me wrong, I love to read fairytale love stories about the beginning of a relationship. I read a lot in the past few months. Their usually end with the wedding and don’t tell what happens after. But the challenges don’t end with marriage. They start and continuing a functional relationship is hard. Average romance novels use tragic events to strengthen the character´s love and relationship. It is a nice change that Greyson´s and Stefan´s fairytale relationship collapses under the death of their child and they´re different ways to cope with their grief. For that reason I really appreciate the fact that Noelle tells the story after the failure of their fairytale romance and tells the story about the reconciliation after their divorce.
Greyson isn’t available when she meets Stefan after six years. She is in a relationship with Richard and she loves him. I like that Richard isn’t a bad guy. He isn’t just the right guy for Greyson. Greyson´s and Stefan´s chemistry and attraction are on a whole different level. I´m a little bit sad about Greyson´s cheating. I don’t like cheater and I think it´s totally unnecessary for Greyson to wait so long. She feels what she feels but is too afraid to make a decision. She doesn’t want to recognize her heart´s and body´s signals. But I know it´s human that she needs her time and that she waits till life makes the decision for her. I really like the arc of suspense that Greyson doesn’t blame Stefan for the accident, only for his handling with grief.
„A Broken Forever“ is a nice story about real love that needs a second chance. It gives hope that fate and destiny will handle love, even when life comes between. Noelle´s spelling style is very vivid and without any reading fluency. I connected emotionally with the story. Two scenes let me tear up and cry. It would have been more emotional if she had written about the first relationship but I confess: I´m not sure if I want to read about their first breakup!
Fun fact: Eileen Robinson, mentioned in the author´s dedication, is administrator of Tijan´s fan page on Facebook.
18. April 2014
I have to admit I´m conflicted with the story. It is different from other books that “A Broken Forever” doesn’t tell Greyson´s and Stefan´s fairytale relationship during and after high school. Don’t get me wrong, I love to read fairytale love stories about the beginning of a relationship. I read a lot in the past few months. Their usually end with the wedding and don’t tell what happens after. But the challenges don’t end with marriage. They start and continuing a functional relationship is hard. Average romance novels use tragic events to strengthen the character´s love and relationship. It is a nice change that Greyson´s and Stefan´s fairytale relationship collapses under the death of their child and they´re different ways to cope with their grief. For that reason I really appreciate the fact that Noelle tells the story after the failure of their fairytale romance and tells the story about the reconciliation after their divorce.
Greyson isn’t available when she meets Stefan after six years. She is in a relationship with Richard and she loves him. I like that Richard isn’t a bad guy. He isn’t just the right guy for Greyson. Greyson´s and Stefan´s chemistry and attraction are on a whole different level. I´m a little bit sad about Greyson´s cheating. I don’t like cheater and I think it´s totally unnecessary for Greyson to wait so long. She feels what she feels but is too afraid to make a decision. She doesn’t want to recognize her heart´s and body´s signals. But I know it´s human that she needs her time and that she waits till life makes the decision for her. I really like the arc of suspense that Greyson doesn’t blame Stefan for the accident, only for his handling with grief.
„A Broken Forever“ is a nice story about real love that needs a second chance. It gives hope that fate and destiny will handle love, even when life comes between. Noelle´s spelling style is very vivid and without any reading fluency. I connected emotionally with the story. Two scenes let me tear up and cry. It would have been more emotional if she had written about the first relationship but I confess: I´m not sure if I want to read about their first breakup!
Fun fact: Eileen Robinson, mentioned in the author´s dedication, is administrator of Tijan´s fan page on Facebook.
18. April 2014
August 24, 2014
4-4.5 stars. Oh wow, my heart hurt for both Greyson and Stefan. They had that once-in-a-lifetime love and were lucky to find each other early in life but tragedy tore them apart, the kind of tragedy that would test even the strongest of couples. Forced to move on without each other, Greyson does exactly that and I can feel her internal fragility as she reconstructs her life and keeps her past a buried secret. Even her family, while they know what happened, they were not in her shoes and felt the depth of her pain. The only other person who actually knows and understands is Stefan. After 6 years of no communication, they cross paths again. There's a lot of questions that Greyson has for Stefan and at first I was kind of concerned that those questions wouldn't have answers, but have patience, because as the story continues, the answers start coming out. I wasn't sure how to feel about Stefan because while I understood his reasons for what he did, he wounded Greyson so deeply, but as Stefan starts to come around more, it becomes apparent that he is even more broken than Greyson and then I just wanted to give him a hug. Although he is extremely successful on the outside, he is so lonely and lost without Greyson and while his heart never strayed from her, he didn't think he could keep her because he didn't deserve her from the guilt and the unbearable loss they suffered. Stefan doesn't even really have the support of close friends and family like Greyson does. Initially, I genuinely liked Richard a lot, but then as the story continued, he seemed so oblivious to me. Granted, he was very respectful of Greyson's space and privacy while being consumed by his work, but he wasn't winning me over as much as in the beginning with his thoughtfulness. Stefan really stole the show by that point with just how considerate he could be and how he used to be. Greyson herself was very relatable, she made some big mistakes but she also stuck to her beliefs and then she would fall somewhere in between because she was human like that and had very real emotions. Her fears weren't unfounded and the secrecy of her past didn't seem outrageous to me, I understood, but I was glad she was finally letting it go in a healing way without actually forgetting the best of the memories despite the outcome. Greyson's brother Jayden was an incredible character as far as brothers go but her mom was just plain annoying even if it came from a loving place. As much as I wanted to see Greyson and Stefan reunite, what I appreciated the most was them working through the pain of something years ago that needed to come out into the open because it's a sensitive issue for them but yet only they could heal each other, no one else and it's not something they will ever feel okay about but they needed that peace of mind again. I'm really looking forward to Stefan's book.
May 30, 2014
Well where do I start with this book?
Do I mention the pain that it caused to read it? Do I mention the big fat ugly tears? Or do I just cuss out Megan out for writing such a heart-wrenching book?
Ok let start at the beginning! I knew this story was going to hurt…I mean did you read the blurb? But what I didn’t anticipate was it hurting so much!
Stefan was just…well he was just intense and damaged and dying to rekindle the love that he once had. He loses the most important people in his life, but only once they are gone does he realise that he has lost things that he can never get back.
Grey has lost more in her life than most people can handle. Her daughter is gone forever and this in turn caused her to lose the only man she ever truly loved. Now engaged to Richard her life should be perfect, every woman’s dream, but how can it be perfect when she is keeping her biggest secret from the man she is going to spend the rest of her life with?
A chance meeting brings Stefan and Grey face to face, and with this comes the feelings they both tried to ignore, the ones they tried to suppress. Can they ever truly be happy again? Will they be able to face the horrors of the past to work on the future?
I’m not going to say anything more about the story itself, as it will give too much away so I will just concentrate on the writing and my feelings. I will admit that I am a fan of Megan’s writing so I knew I would enjoy this book in principal but that didn’t automatically make it a five star rating. I still needed to read it to see if I connected with the characters…and yes I did! I could feel the pain between them, the hurt that they have been through together and the angst that they are feeling now they are back in each others lives.
The writing was great, and I was transported to their story quickly and it didn’t let me leave until I had finished reading. I loved this story, I will admit that I am an angst fan so this was right up my street! I would say this isn’t a light read that everyone will enjoy but it is a well written story with very real emotions!
Well done Megan!
Do I mention the pain that it caused to read it? Do I mention the big fat ugly tears? Or do I just cuss out Megan out for writing such a heart-wrenching book?
Ok let start at the beginning! I knew this story was going to hurt…I mean did you read the blurb? But what I didn’t anticipate was it hurting so much!
Stefan was just…well he was just intense and damaged and dying to rekindle the love that he once had. He loses the most important people in his life, but only once they are gone does he realise that he has lost things that he can never get back.
Grey has lost more in her life than most people can handle. Her daughter is gone forever and this in turn caused her to lose the only man she ever truly loved. Now engaged to Richard her life should be perfect, every woman’s dream, but how can it be perfect when she is keeping her biggest secret from the man she is going to spend the rest of her life with?
A chance meeting brings Stefan and Grey face to face, and with this comes the feelings they both tried to ignore, the ones they tried to suppress. Can they ever truly be happy again? Will they be able to face the horrors of the past to work on the future?
I’m not going to say anything more about the story itself, as it will give too much away so I will just concentrate on the writing and my feelings. I will admit that I am a fan of Megan’s writing so I knew I would enjoy this book in principal but that didn’t automatically make it a five star rating. I still needed to read it to see if I connected with the characters…and yes I did! I could feel the pain between them, the hurt that they have been through together and the angst that they are feeling now they are back in each others lives.
The writing was great, and I was transported to their story quickly and it didn’t let me leave until I had finished reading. I loved this story, I will admit that I am an angst fan so this was right up my street! I would say this isn’t a light read that everyone will enjoy but it is a well written story with very real emotions!
Well done Megan!
May 30, 2014
“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.”
WARNING!!! If you do not like love triangles, this is not the book for you! But feel free to try it anyway…that’s just my personal opinion. One of the reviewers of Book Bitches does not like love triangles and thank goodness she is not the one who read this story. Now, I on the other hand, want to read ALL the love triangles :) I love the tension, the hot sex, and all the crazy emotions that come with them.
“Neither of us had healed—we didn’t know how to. It was almost as it time had stopped since we had been apart. We weren’t really living just existing and definitely not feeling.”
Greyson Rose and Stefan’s story is one that will wear you out!!! In the beginning I was worn out from the heartbreak. Anyone who has children will feel every damn emotion that these two go through. You will feel like your heart is being ripped right out, with them :( I knew it was coming and yet I still couldn’t prepare myself for reading parts of this story.
“My heart never said goodbye to Stefan, and even now I knew it didn’t want to.”
And, then after you put the tiny pieces together from what happens, the frustration takes over!! Why oh why did the author have to torture me for so long?!? I felt like Greyson Rose…I kept thinking I was choosing the right one, and then something else would change my mind!! This went on for so much of the story, too. I must admit, after a while I was thinking, get to it already!! I was screaming, CHOOSE A DAMN MAN, WOMAN!!!
And She FINALLY did!! Which then made this Book Bitch quite happy :)I thoroughly enjoyed this story even if I wanted to pull my freakin’ hair out at times. And if you are a lover of love triangles, this one will make you giddy!
*Review copy received from the author for an honest review*
WARNING!!! If you do not like love triangles, this is not the book for you! But feel free to try it anyway…that’s just my personal opinion. One of the reviewers of Book Bitches does not like love triangles and thank goodness she is not the one who read this story. Now, I on the other hand, want to read ALL the love triangles :) I love the tension, the hot sex, and all the crazy emotions that come with them.
“Neither of us had healed—we didn’t know how to. It was almost as it time had stopped since we had been apart. We weren’t really living just existing and definitely not feeling.”
Greyson Rose and Stefan’s story is one that will wear you out!!! In the beginning I was worn out from the heartbreak. Anyone who has children will feel every damn emotion that these two go through. You will feel like your heart is being ripped right out, with them :( I knew it was coming and yet I still couldn’t prepare myself for reading parts of this story.
“My heart never said goodbye to Stefan, and even now I knew it didn’t want to.”
And, then after you put the tiny pieces together from what happens, the frustration takes over!! Why oh why did the author have to torture me for so long?!? I felt like Greyson Rose…I kept thinking I was choosing the right one, and then something else would change my mind!! This went on for so much of the story, too. I must admit, after a while I was thinking, get to it already!! I was screaming, CHOOSE A DAMN MAN, WOMAN!!!
And She FINALLY did!! Which then made this Book Bitch quite happy :)I thoroughly enjoyed this story even if I wanted to pull my freakin’ hair out at times. And if you are a lover of love triangles, this one will make you giddy!
*Review copy received from the author for an honest review*
May 26, 2014
I was provide a copy of the book by the Author for an honest review.
I just finish reading this book, and I love it, love the characters and love how the book turned out to be. This is a book about second chances, its about how to let go and love again, I am gone keep this short since I don't want to give anything away.
The story begging with Grey and Stefan, they got married right out of high school, and they gave birth a daughter, they where one happy family, but all that change the night, that they left to go back home, Stefan was driving and Grey felt sleep within five minutes of being in the car. Into she felt something wrong, that's when she seen that Stefan felt sleep while driving, that was the night that change her life, now seven years later Grey is the co-owner of a well beauty salon, she and Stefan got divorce after the accident, since he was drowning in alcohol, Grey left him, now she is engage and love another man, but that wont make her heart to stop loving and thinking about Stefan, now Stefan has a multi billion company, and has a different woman with him every night, but he has not stop loving Grey, one of the day that Grey was at work, she was not having a good day at all, one of her best friends suggested for her to go have lunch, with her and her boyfriend, Grey agreed to go but what she did not expected, was to see Stefan again, that was the day that her life change again, would they get over the past and give their love a second chance. Or would they let past get in the way.
I really love and enjoy reading this book, I love how Stefan and Grey are with each other, and love it more when they finally open up and let the love that they have for each other to take over. Author Megan Noelle THANK YOU for introducing me to this amazing characters and this awesome book love it.
I just finish reading this book, and I love it, love the characters and love how the book turned out to be. This is a book about second chances, its about how to let go and love again, I am gone keep this short since I don't want to give anything away.
The story begging with Grey and Stefan, they got married right out of high school, and they gave birth a daughter, they where one happy family, but all that change the night, that they left to go back home, Stefan was driving and Grey felt sleep within five minutes of being in the car. Into she felt something wrong, that's when she seen that Stefan felt sleep while driving, that was the night that change her life, now seven years later Grey is the co-owner of a well beauty salon, she and Stefan got divorce after the accident, since he was drowning in alcohol, Grey left him, now she is engage and love another man, but that wont make her heart to stop loving and thinking about Stefan, now Stefan has a multi billion company, and has a different woman with him every night, but he has not stop loving Grey, one of the day that Grey was at work, she was not having a good day at all, one of her best friends suggested for her to go have lunch, with her and her boyfriend, Grey agreed to go but what she did not expected, was to see Stefan again, that was the day that her life change again, would they get over the past and give their love a second chance. Or would they let past get in the way.
I really love and enjoy reading this book, I love how Stefan and Grey are with each other, and love it more when they finally open up and let the love that they have for each other to take over. Author Megan Noelle THANK YOU for introducing me to this amazing characters and this awesome book love it.
June 2, 2014
I was given this book to read in turn for an honest review!!!
Grey and Stefan are childhood sweethearts, they married straight out of High School and from the very moment they met they were destined to be together. A year later they welcomed into the world their baby girl and this only made their love grow even stronger.
Life was perfect, but then one night changed everything…
I knew from the minute I read the synopsis, that this book would be intense and make me cry and on both counts Megan Noelle did not disappoint. The writing was easy reading and flowed well, you could really feel the emotions the characters were going through, living each and every moment with them. Without a doubt you will need tissues.
You can’t help but route for Grey and Stefan to get their HEA, from the very beginning; it’s obvious the connection is still there and very strong, it’s also clear that both were still hurting and far from healed. This book is all about how they both dealt with tragedy so differently, leading their once strong connection far apart leaving each to grieve and cope on their own. Coping also meant existing and blocking out the real pain of facing life head on.
One chance meeting and Stefan knows its time he faught to have her back in his life proving he can be the man she needs him to be. They both come together too finally face the grief and pain they had both blocked out for so long, finally being the rock that each other needed. A must read Love Story that will not disappoint.
My only complaint is I needed so much more; I can not wait for Stefan’s POV to be written it’s on my TBR List without a doubt and I will definitely be checking out more of Megan Noelle’s writing too.
Grey and Stefan are childhood sweethearts, they married straight out of High School and from the very moment they met they were destined to be together. A year later they welcomed into the world their baby girl and this only made their love grow even stronger.
Life was perfect, but then one night changed everything…
I knew from the minute I read the synopsis, that this book would be intense and make me cry and on both counts Megan Noelle did not disappoint. The writing was easy reading and flowed well, you could really feel the emotions the characters were going through, living each and every moment with them. Without a doubt you will need tissues.
You can’t help but route for Grey and Stefan to get their HEA, from the very beginning; it’s obvious the connection is still there and very strong, it’s also clear that both were still hurting and far from healed. This book is all about how they both dealt with tragedy so differently, leading their once strong connection far apart leaving each to grieve and cope on their own. Coping also meant existing and blocking out the real pain of facing life head on.
One chance meeting and Stefan knows its time he faught to have her back in his life proving he can be the man she needs him to be. They both come together too finally face the grief and pain they had both blocked out for so long, finally being the rock that each other needed. A must read Love Story that will not disappoint.
My only complaint is I needed so much more; I can not wait for Stefan’s POV to be written it’s on my TBR List without a doubt and I will definitely be checking out more of Megan Noelle’s writing too.
April 17, 2014
One decision, one moment of indiscretion, in the blink of an eye everything that you ever hoped for, wanted, and dreamed of was gone. This is what happened to Grey and Stefan. One thing ended the life that they had built together, and left both of them forever broken.
Moving on with your life can be much easier said than done. Grey thought that she had moved on, she was surviving, until a magazine, and almost being hit by a car changed all of that.
I wont tell you anymore because I want you to read this book. Its been a while since I have read a book that made me so emotional. I laughed, cried, had my heart break, and screamed several times out loud, my husband thought I was a lunatic, and then had to put my self back together again, just to feel all of those emotions over again.
This book will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride, so strap in and have the tissues ready. This is one of the best books that I have read in a long time. I loved every minute of it, even the minutes that broke my heart. You will fall in love with Grey, and Stefan and you might even root for Richard at the end.
This isn't just a lost love story, there is so much more here. Its about finding it all, coping with death, losing it all, moving on, learning to love again, having good friends, and following your heart. Read this book you wont be disappointed.
Moving on with your life can be much easier said than done. Grey thought that she had moved on, she was surviving, until a magazine, and almost being hit by a car changed all of that.
I wont tell you anymore because I want you to read this book. Its been a while since I have read a book that made me so emotional. I laughed, cried, had my heart break, and screamed several times out loud, my husband thought I was a lunatic, and then had to put my self back together again, just to feel all of those emotions over again.
This book will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride, so strap in and have the tissues ready. This is one of the best books that I have read in a long time. I loved every minute of it, even the minutes that broke my heart. You will fall in love with Grey, and Stefan and you might even root for Richard at the end.
This isn't just a lost love story, there is so much more here. Its about finding it all, coping with death, losing it all, moving on, learning to love again, having good friends, and following your heart. Read this book you wont be disappointed.
April 22, 2014
This book is a solid 4 star read.
It is a beautifully written love story which portrays a journey filled with love, happiness, grief, turmoil, longing! It left me drained out but happy!
The Plot
Grey and Stefan are high school sweethearts who are happily married. A tragedy strikes, which results in Stefan distancing himself from Grey. Their life was in a limbo, so Grey divorces Stefan. Seven years later can a chance meeting bring them back together?
Stefan is an alpha male to the core. He is a self assured millionaire who is ready to do anything to get back Grey. Grey is a very strong women, she picked herself up from a dark pit all alone (Stefan you weren't there for her!!!!) and is now a successful salon owner with a doctor fiancée (Richard).
The chemistry between them is scorching hot, Grey's friends in the salon will make you laugh, and some parts will make you grab the tissues(Allie's birthday especially).
The only issue for me was that Grey was on the fence between Stefan and Richard. Richard was her safety net who she did not want to let go right till the end. Girl you gotta choose, you can't have them both!!!! .In all, a fantastic read that will make wish for your own Stefan!
May 3, 2014
Another fantastic book by Megan Noelle. This is not the first book I have read by this author and definitely won't be the last!
Grey and Stefan are high school sweethearts who love each other more than there last breath. They get married at a young age and have a beautiful baby girl. She is there world. Everything is perfect.
But in a blink of eye everything changes tragedy strikes. There daughter is killed in a car accident that will change there life's forever.
Not only does grey lose her precious baby girl but she loses her husband also. He blames his self for her death. He becomes a shell of the man he once was he won't even look grey in the eye. She tries to make it work but he won't even try. She sees no other option but get a divorce.
Now 6 years later and grey is happily engaged. Stefan has a different girl on his arm all the time.
When they see each other. There is no denying there feelings are still there. But grey is engaged and is very happy. Will grey and Stefan get there HEA or will there be a broken forever?
I'm sorry I'm not going to give you spoilers.
If you are a fan of angsty reads you will love this. This book had me tied up in knots. Flipping pages like a woman gone mad. Tears streaming down my face. It brings all your emotions out. I have to admit Stefan made me swoon like crazy.
Read this book you will not regret it!!
Grey and Stefan are high school sweethearts who love each other more than there last breath. They get married at a young age and have a beautiful baby girl. She is there world. Everything is perfect.
But in a blink of eye everything changes tragedy strikes. There daughter is killed in a car accident that will change there life's forever.
Not only does grey lose her precious baby girl but she loses her husband also. He blames his self for her death. He becomes a shell of the man he once was he won't even look grey in the eye. She tries to make it work but he won't even try. She sees no other option but get a divorce.
Now 6 years later and grey is happily engaged. Stefan has a different girl on his arm all the time.
When they see each other. There is no denying there feelings are still there. But grey is engaged and is very happy. Will grey and Stefan get there HEA or will there be a broken forever?
I'm sorry I'm not going to give you spoilers.
If you are a fan of angsty reads you will love this. This book had me tied up in knots. Flipping pages like a woman gone mad. Tears streaming down my face. It brings all your emotions out. I have to admit Stefan made me swoon like crazy.
Read this book you will not regret it!!
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