Bent Not Broken

by Lisa De Jong, Mia Asher, Willow Aster

In the midst of the storms of life and love, your soul may be weary and your heart may be tattered, but like a tree in the wake of destruction, you’ll find yourself bent not broken.

Ten authors join together to bring you ten previously released full-length novels of love, angst, hope, and redemption.

Arsen by Mia Asher
Pulled by A.L. Jackson
Unbreakable by Rebecca Shea
When It Rains by Lisa De Jong
In The Fields by Willow Aster
Leo by Mia Sheridan
Fear of Falling by S.L. Jennings
Disastrous by E.L. Montes
Everything I've Never Had by Lynetta Halat
Then There Was You by Melanie Dawn

Genres: New Adult, Anthologies, Romance

Unknown Binding

First published May 3, 2014

Reviews

[Emma]

I don't think I can even put into words how amazing this collection is. It started with Arsen which blew me away, different from anything I'd read before. A beautiful twisted love story with so much heartache and emotion. When it Rains broke me into a million pieces I sobbed for days. Then I got to the last book, Then There Was You. As it was the second book in a series I went back and read the first book So Much It Hurts. This was incredible and I'm pleased I knew the background, but you can definitely read it as a standalone. It was the perfect finale. I'm delighted to have discovered ten beautifully written books by ten incredibly talented authors. I will certainly be following them all and looking for some more of their work.

[Elena Yankova]

Почти всички книги от събраните ми станаха любими!!

[Briana Pacheco]

Arsen: A Broken Love Story by Mia Asher
5 'Cupcake & Dimple' stars
This review may sound negative but I mean it in the best way possible. Seriously. I loved this book! Mia Asher has become one of my favorite authors this year and I can't wait to read more from her! <3 <3

Never in my life have I read a book where I wanted to kill the characters off for everything they did. God, I wanted to bang their heads against walls, tables, each other, SOMETHING, until they were set straight.

I wanted to hate Cathy. I really, really did. But I felt for her. Everything she went through, broke my heart. Actually, everything Cathy, Ben, and Arsen went through broke me. And I hated it. But loved it. UGH! Every time Cathy thought of Arsen while with Ben, I wanted to shove cupcakes down her throat until a miracle happened. Every time Ben touched her, kissed her, LOVED her, I wanted to jump into their story and shake him for being an idiot. I know he loves her and she is his world but DUDE, WHAT THE F*CK?!?!?! And Arsen. Holy f*cking sh*tballs! Every time the word 'Dimples' left his dirty, cocky, arrogant mouth I wanted to shout 'SHUT THE F*CK UP YOU STUPID BEAUTIFUL A**HOLE!' He ruined a marriage. But he also helped in a way.

I was happy how things were turning out at the end. And then sh*t is explained and I'm like o_o. 'Missed opportunities.' That ending made me want to strangle everyone again!

You see, this story will make you want to kill people. (Okay, maybe break your kindle if that sounds too dark) Cathy will have you pulling your hair, trying to understand why she's hurting such an amazing man, while starting something with this other sexy guy that you can't help but love in a weird way.

Everything about this book is wrong. But it's soooo right.

I'm not even making sense and I don't care. I loved it. I'd recommend it. Case closed.

Pulled by A.L. Jackson
4 stars! Damn that was a powerful, emotionally charged book!

Unbreakable by Rebecca Shea
3 stars
Damn this book will have your heart split open, bleeding out at that 50% mark. The love Jess and Gabe share...man, I wish all that heartbreak didn't have to happen. Landon was a hot addition to the story but I kind of felt weirded out by his actions. It just came out of nowhere and I felt like I missed something.

When It Rains by Lisa DeJong
4 stars
"When it rains, think of me." Ohmygod, those six words have crushed my soul. I've wanted to read this since it released and I finally have. I'll never forget Kate, Asher, and Beau's story. Simply beautiful.

In the Fields by Willow Aster
4 stars
My god, I loved this book! I literally have no words. What Caroline and Isaiah went through brought tears to my eyes.

Leo by Mia Sheridan
3.5 "Why are you looking at me?" "Because I like your face." stars
AHHHHHHHHH!!! I knew it. I went into this completely blind and I was right all along! I liked Evie and Leo's story but closer to the end everything seemed to drop out of thin air and I was bombarded with all these details. It's heartbreaking.

Fear of Falling by S.L. Jennings
4 stars

Disastrous by E.L. Montes
3 stars

Everything I've Never Had by Lynetta Halat
4 stars

Then There Was You by Melanie Dawn
5 stars

I am just blown away by this book!

[Arlene]

words fail me. I can not express after reading two of the stories how depressed I feel At this time.

Story one mad me angry. How she could be so selfish, how she could be such a bitch.. how in the hell could.. that was the thought that just kept popping up. The ending in no way made up for it.

Story two, left me crying and wondering if I shouldn't just end it now, the ending felt just as forced and he was an ASS.

II was unable to read any further... Maybe there was a better one in here. I won't know. I think Dark and Twisted would be a better title

[Kim Casey]

holy crap! all of these books were to die for!!! i found so many good authors and more books to read because of this collection!!! the subjects were intense, but all books were great in their own right! so glad i found these!

[Jennifer]

Why can't I find this.....anywhere?!?!?

[Rainbow Unicorn]

½⭐! I plugged my way valiantly through the 1st story and CANNOT even contemplate attempting any more of the books in this Anthology! I was expecting uplifting stories about overcoming obstacles and hardships in life and coming out stronger! What I got was pure smut and filth

[Nikki]

A great compilation. Some really excellent novels, particularly Arsen.

[Belinda Whiting]

Great selection of books.

[Celine]

Arsen by Mia Asher
Pulled by A.L. Jackson
Unbreakable by Rebecca Shea
When It Rains by Lisa De Jong
In The Fields by Willow Aster
Leo by Mia Sheridan
Fear of Falling by S.L. Jennings
Disastrous by E.L. Montes
Everything I've Never Had by Lynetta Halat
Then There Was You by Melanie Dawn (less)

These books just gave me so much feels. I've read it all, except In the Fields and Then There was You.

Fear of Falling, Unbreakable, Disastrous, Everything I've Never Had, Pulled, Leo, When It Rains, Arsen (in order of preference).

I know there are lots of people who loved Arsen, but it just didn't work for me.

Fear of Falling was just amazing. The roller coaster ride was more than I anticipated, and it made me devour the book.

[SammiesBookBlog]

I have read Unbreakable, Leo, Then There Was You and they were all 5 star reads! AMAZING books. I am sure the other books are just as amazing! and that amazing price for 10 full length books is simply amazing! you must get this amazing anthology of amazing authors!

[buzy_reading]

There were some really great stories in this anthology. I was pleased with the author and story selection in this anthology. I found some new author favorites. This anthology will not disappoint. I highly recommend each story written in this anthology.

[Jackie]

Great Authors, great Books some old favorites and some new finds. You can't go wrong with Bent Not Broken.

[Latasha Lowe]

ten great stories i loved every one

[Jo De]

Amazing. I had to read the whole series. Definitely read again.

[Alicia Beharry]

This book comprises of many stories from top authors. I love how it shows that even when you have been hurt and wish to end it all you can still end up happy and have a great life.

[Alma Alcazar]

Well, this took me a long time to finished. This is a compilation of 10 different stories from 10 talented authors. Each are unique in their own ways. I do love them all. It's great to know and read the works of these authors.