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Beautifully Broken: A Lovers To Enemies To Lovers Duet
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Expected 1 Apr 26Scarlett
He had something my father wanted.
Play the role. Dress the part. Get close to Oliver McKnight, no matter what. It wasn’t supposed to be real. But from that very first night, I knew that Oliver McKnight and Jace Brunetti were everything I ever needed.
My heart is torn between the lies my father exposes and the feelings I know I have for these men. I don’t know which to choose. Do I give up on finding out the truth about who killed my mother, or do I sacrifice everything by cutting out my own heart and walking away from the only two men I’ve ever loved?
Jace
From the moment I saw her, I knew she was mine. The way her hair glowed like an eternal flame, calling to me from across the room. Her bright green eyes that sparkled like a forest right after the rain. I was in love.
Sure, it was fast. And Oli says it’s just an obsession, but I can feel it, and so can he. She’s so much more than just an obsession. She’s healing both of us. Mending the cracks in our hearts, filling the spaces that we never thought were possible, there’s only one problem…
Her father, Martin Astor. The man responsible for the murder of Oli's mom.
We love her, and we’ve decided that we’re willing to walk away from everything, just to keep her safe… but will it be too late?
Oliver
I thought it was just his obsession. There’s no way he could have fallen in love with our enemy’s daughter… but I can feel it too. The unmistakable connection I felt from that very first night. I don’t just want Scarlett Astor, I need her. Despite the blood flowing through her veins, despite she’s the daughter of the man who murdered my mother, I love her.
One night decides it all. If I can’t convince my father that she means nothing to us, just to keep her safe, then we’re gone. We’ll walk away from everything. Our families and our club. Just as long as it means she’s safe, and we can live together, just Scarlett, Jace, and me.
He had something my father wanted.
Play the role. Dress the part. Get close to Oliver McKnight, no matter what. It wasn’t supposed to be real. But from that very first night, I knew that Oliver McKnight and Jace Brunetti were everything I ever needed.
My heart is torn between the lies my father exposes and the feelings I know I have for these men. I don’t know which to choose. Do I give up on finding out the truth about who killed my mother, or do I sacrifice everything by cutting out my own heart and walking away from the only two men I’ve ever loved?
Jace
From the moment I saw her, I knew she was mine. The way her hair glowed like an eternal flame, calling to me from across the room. Her bright green eyes that sparkled like a forest right after the rain. I was in love.
Sure, it was fast. And Oli says it’s just an obsession, but I can feel it, and so can he. She’s so much more than just an obsession. She’s healing both of us. Mending the cracks in our hearts, filling the spaces that we never thought were possible, there’s only one problem…
Her father, Martin Astor. The man responsible for the murder of Oli's mom.
We love her, and we’ve decided that we’re willing to walk away from everything, just to keep her safe… but will it be too late?
Oliver
I thought it was just his obsession. There’s no way he could have fallen in love with our enemy’s daughter… but I can feel it too. The unmistakable connection I felt from that very first night. I don’t just want Scarlett Astor, I need her. Despite the blood flowing through her veins, despite she’s the daughter of the man who murdered my mother, I love her.
One night decides it all. If I can’t convince my father that she means nothing to us, just to keep her safe, then we’re gone. We’ll walk away from everything. Our families and our club. Just as long as it means she’s safe, and we can live together, just Scarlett, Jace, and me.
410 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication April 1, 2026
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About the author
Kalia Rose
10 books76 followersDark, Dirty, and a little bit Nerdy. Kalia Rose writes characters that you hate to love and love to hate. Her books take you on a rollercoaster of emotions but will leave you oh so satisfied at the end.
When she was a teen, she was obsessed with Stephen King and all horror. She wrote dark poetry and stories to pass the time.
Her debut novel, Roll For Initiative, started as a dare from a friend. "Dare you to write a spicy book," they said. And so she did.
When Kalia isn't writing, she is either playing video games with her husband, taking nature photos, or simply curled up with a new book.
When she was a teen, she was obsessed with Stephen King and all horror. She wrote dark poetry and stories to pass the time.
Her debut novel, Roll For Initiative, started as a dare from a friend. "Dare you to write a spicy book," they said. And so she did.
When Kalia isn't writing, she is either playing video games with her husband, taking nature photos, or simply curled up with a new book.
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January 27, 2026
OMGG the way I devoured this book is crazy! I received an ARC copy from the author Kalia Rose. This is the 8th book I’ve read and they just keep getting darker and more twisted andd I love it!🖤 She made me fall hard for Scarlett, Oliver and Jace hoping and praying for my HEA only to rip my heart from my soul by the end of book 1!💔 Can’t wait to continue this unhinged path of pain and destruction in book 2 Beautifully Healed…. This duet is coming soon!❤️🔥
February 1, 2026
This book had me hooked so fast. I don’t think there was an emotion I didn’t feel while reading.
The characters are easy to love and the story will have you eating out of the palm of kalias hand. I’ve never felt rage like I did at the end of this book because I became so deeply invested in these characters. The cliffhangers pure gold that leaves you guessing and immediately wanting more.
The best book she’s had yet!
The characters are easy to love and the story will have you eating out of the palm of kalias hand. I’ve never felt rage like I did at the end of this book because I became so deeply invested in these characters. The cliffhangers pure gold that leaves you guessing and immediately wanting more.
The best book she’s had yet!
February 10, 2026
A spicy, dark mafia romance with not one but two hottie MMCs?!. Girl, yes. Throw in a FMC that has been broken over and over but still finds it in herself to love and trust them both & we have the amazingly hot and emotionally charged novel that is Beautifully Broken by Kalia Rose. 🌹
Oh…did I mention that the FMC is the daughter of the enemy…? And the said hotties have an absolutely adorably hot bromance AND they will both burn down everything for her? Yes, all true! 🔥
A whirlwind MFM lustful (so much spice!!) romance that leads to…well, you have to read it to find out!
This book had me hooked from the incredible prologue that grabbed my attention and didn’t let go. It does end with a cliffhanger. But not to fret bc this is part 1 of a duet. I’m excited to see what happens next!
Much thanks and appreciation to the author for sending me the arc of this wonderfully written book ♥️
Oh…did I mention that the FMC is the daughter of the enemy…? And the said hotties have an absolutely adorably hot bromance AND they will both burn down everything for her? Yes, all true! 🔥
A whirlwind MFM lustful (so much spice!!) romance that leads to…well, you have to read it to find out!
This book had me hooked from the incredible prologue that grabbed my attention and didn’t let go. It does end with a cliffhanger. But not to fret bc this is part 1 of a duet. I’m excited to see what happens next!
Much thanks and appreciation to the author for sending me the arc of this wonderfully written book ♥️
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February 7, 2026Well, out of all of Kalia's books. I never thought I would have my favorite duo replaced so fast and here we are. Jace and Oliver are two sides of the same coin where one is quick to fall while the other has walls. Both with their own traumas and fears and just beautifully broken if you will. Them along with Scarlett make such an amazing throuple that has plenty of spice and healing they all didn't realize they needed. Then all hell breaks loose. Ma'am! I spent about ten or so minutes trying to stop bawling to finished the last two chapters! Please check this book out, but absolutely keep the trigger warnings in mind as you do so!
Review of advance copy received from Author
OMFG. This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I was in a chokehold. I could not get enough. The emotions this book evoked were all over the place. Intrigue, mystery, hatred, love, suspense, sadness. I cried a bit. This book was truly well written. I was sitting at the edge of my seat going WTF over and over. Even the spicey scenes are extremely well written. I couldn't get enough of this book and can not wait to get my hands on the next. This is a MUST read.
Review of advance copy received from Author
this was a first read of Kalia Rose and she absolutely didnt disappoint!
I didnt mean to fall in love with this as much as I did the characters development was point on an pulled me in from the first chapter. this gave me such an emotional Rollercoaster and need answers an the second because that cliffhanger was not OK.
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I didnt mean to fall in love with this as much as I did the characters development was point on an pulled me in from the first chapter. this gave me such an emotional Rollercoaster and need answers an the second because that cliffhanger was not OK.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Oh My Gosh!!! This was so good!! I loved the main characters and their personalities. The book was written so well. I literally cannot wait to read the next one!!
Review of advance copy
What a wild ride…and to end on a cliff hanger?!
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Beautifully Broken by Kalia Rose absolutely wrecked me in the best way.
This is not your typical enemies-to-lovers story — it’s enemies to lovers to enemies in the most devastating, emotional way possible. From the very beginning, Scarlett is thrown into a dangerous game as nothing more than a pawn in her father’s plans. She’s sent to retrieve a notebook filled with damning information about hits carried out by rival crime families, but what she doesn’t expect is to fall for the very men she’s supposed to deceive.
Oliver and Jace are intense, protective, and deeply layered, and watching Scarlett form genuine feelings for both of them creates this electric, emotional tension that feels impossible to look away from. You think you’re settling into a complicated but passionate love triangle… until everything shatters.
The betrayal hits hard. When Scarlett spends an evening with a childhood friend and only to learn that she’s been lied to, manipulated, and used — not only by her father and friend, but she’s convinced by her father that she’s also being strung along as a pawn, a toy by the boys she’s fallen for — the emotional spiral that follows is brutal. And the moment she ultimately betrays them back, killing Jace and leaving with the notebook, is shocking, heartbreaking, and unforgettable.
Kalia Rose writes pain, love, and betrayal so vividly that you feel every ounce of Scarlett’s heartbreak and confusion. These characters are truly “beautifully broken,” and their choices feel raw, messy, and painfully human.
Dark, emotional, and completely gripping — this book will leave you stunned and desperate for what comes next.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beautifully Broken by Kalia Rose absolutely wrecked me in the best way.
This is not your typical enemies-to-lovers story — it’s enemies to lovers to enemies in the most devastating, emotional way possible. From the very beginning, Scarlett is thrown into a dangerous game as nothing more than a pawn in her father’s plans. She’s sent to retrieve a notebook filled with damning information about hits carried out by rival crime families, but what she doesn’t expect is to fall for the very men she’s supposed to deceive.
Oliver and Jace are intense, protective, and deeply layered, and watching Scarlett form genuine feelings for both of them creates this electric, emotional tension that feels impossible to look away from. You think you’re settling into a complicated but passionate love triangle… until everything shatters.
The betrayal hits hard. When Scarlett spends an evening with a childhood friend and only to learn that she’s been lied to, manipulated, and used — not only by her father and friend, but she’s convinced by her father that she’s also being strung along as a pawn, a toy by the boys she’s fallen for — the emotional spiral that follows is brutal. And the moment she ultimately betrays them back, killing Jace and leaving with the notebook, is shocking, heartbreaking, and unforgettable.
Kalia Rose writes pain, love, and betrayal so vividly that you feel every ounce of Scarlett’s heartbreak and confusion. These characters are truly “beautifully broken,” and their choices feel raw, messy, and painfully human.
Dark, emotional, and completely gripping — this book will leave you stunned and desperate for what comes next.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Beautifully broken is the first of a two part 'duet' that is really a love triangle with an emotional involvement meter pegged to 100. Enter Scarlett, a lovely young woman used as the tool of her father's gang machinations, who is sent into Oliver and Jace's club to retrieve a mysterious notebook and earn their trust. Little did she know her prey would find her first by accident and ensnare her in their web.
From very early on, 'Broken' is a whirlwind 'love in' that is spicier than jalepenos on a triple pepperoni pizza with red hot flakes. The characters are instantly likeable with their own scarred pasts, their passion is boundless, and the twisted knot they weave into each other's lives is like a pretzel with spikes on it.
As a long time Kalia Rose reader, this is one of her pinnacle sagas that pits great writing, wonderfully deep and interesting characters, deplorable villains, and a gangland backdrop that has more pieces in play than a chess board. More so, it leaves with a cliffhanger that makes you want to throw something (in the best way).
If you like passion, multiple lovers, piercings, twisted family past, gut-wrenching emotional "NO WAYs", knives, guns, and a little redecorating, pick up Beautifully Broken, then hang onto your panties until book 2 drops.
Very good book and the second one even better.
From very early on, 'Broken' is a whirlwind 'love in' that is spicier than jalepenos on a triple pepperoni pizza with red hot flakes. The characters are instantly likeable with their own scarred pasts, their passion is boundless, and the twisted knot they weave into each other's lives is like a pretzel with spikes on it.
As a long time Kalia Rose reader, this is one of her pinnacle sagas that pits great writing, wonderfully deep and interesting characters, deplorable villains, and a gangland backdrop that has more pieces in play than a chess board. More so, it leaves with a cliffhanger that makes you want to throw something (in the best way).
If you like passion, multiple lovers, piercings, twisted family past, gut-wrenching emotional "NO WAYs", knives, guns, and a little redecorating, pick up Beautifully Broken, then hang onto your panties until book 2 drops.
Very good book and the second one even better.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Beautifully Broken is part one of a lovers to enemies to lovers duet. It is an intense, emotional duet that fully leans into love, betrayal, and impossible choices. Scarlett, Jace, and Oliver are bound together by connection, desire, and secrets that threaten to tear them apart. Their dynamic is messy and painful in the best way, full of angst, tension, and high emotional stakes.
Scarlett’s struggle between uncovering the truth about her mother and protecting the two men she loves felt raw and heartbreaking. Jace’s fierce devotion and Oliver’s internal conflict added depth to the story, especially as loyalty to family and club collided with love. The push and pull between all three kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
This is about found family, sacrifice, and loving someone even when the odds are stacked against you. If you enjoy emotional rollercoasters, morally gray choices, and love that refuses to be simple, this one delivers. I need the second part now!
As always, be mindful of trigger warnings, what I enjoy may not be for everyone.
Happy Reading!
Scarlett’s struggle between uncovering the truth about her mother and protecting the two men she loves felt raw and heartbreaking. Jace’s fierce devotion and Oliver’s internal conflict added depth to the story, especially as loyalty to family and club collided with love. The push and pull between all three kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
This is about found family, sacrifice, and loving someone even when the odds are stacked against you. If you enjoy emotional rollercoasters, morally gray choices, and love that refuses to be simple, this one delivers. I need the second part now!
As always, be mindful of trigger warnings, what I enjoy may not be for everyone.
Happy Reading!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I’ve read most of Kalia’s books now, and I honestly think this might end up being her best story yet! We’re talking:
- MFM
- POV x 3
- lovers to enemies to…?
- Mafia scheming
- instant chemistry 🔥
- plenty of open door spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- fist times
- DP and… piercings 😏
- betrayal, lies, & secrets
- shitty parents
- found family
- healing from trauma
- cliffhanger ending
I’m sure I missed 156 thousand more that could apply, but hopefully that gives you a little idea of what you’re in for. The story follows two lifelong friends (basically brothers), Oliver and Jace, who happen to be the sons of some pretty nasty, powerful men. They are trying to build a life for themselves without the influence and corruption of their fathers’ power and money, and have just successfully opened their own nightclub. Then you have Scarlett- a gorgeous fiery redhead who is *also* the child of a really really bad man, and has been used as a pawn her entire life. What starts as a game of revenge turns into a connection none of them saw coming… and a plan to hopefully free them all from their family’s clutches once and for all.
… until disaster strikes, AND YOU ARE LEFT EWITH THE MEANEST CLIFFHANGER EVVVERRRRRR! 😝 I seriously finished the book last night, after binging it straight through the entire day, and started panicking when I got to 80% because I wasn’t ready for it to end! It had spice, tender moments, heartbreaking pasts, sexy broken protectors, banter, moments of giggling and kicking my feet… a little of everything.
I cannot wait to jump into the second book as soon as it’s available!
- MFM
- POV x 3
- lovers to enemies to…?
- Mafia scheming
- instant chemistry 🔥
- plenty of open door spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- fist times
- DP and… piercings 😏
- betrayal, lies, & secrets
- shitty parents
- found family
- healing from trauma
- cliffhanger ending
I’m sure I missed 156 thousand more that could apply, but hopefully that gives you a little idea of what you’re in for. The story follows two lifelong friends (basically brothers), Oliver and Jace, who happen to be the sons of some pretty nasty, powerful men. They are trying to build a life for themselves without the influence and corruption of their fathers’ power and money, and have just successfully opened their own nightclub. Then you have Scarlett- a gorgeous fiery redhead who is *also* the child of a really really bad man, and has been used as a pawn her entire life. What starts as a game of revenge turns into a connection none of them saw coming… and a plan to hopefully free them all from their family’s clutches once and for all.
… until disaster strikes, AND YOU ARE LEFT EWITH THE MEANEST CLIFFHANGER EVVVERRRRRR! 😝 I seriously finished the book last night, after binging it straight through the entire day, and started panicking when I got to 80% because I wasn’t ready for it to end! It had spice, tender moments, heartbreaking pasts, sexy broken protectors, banter, moments of giggling and kicking my feet… a little of everything.
I cannot wait to jump into the second book as soon as it’s available!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I received this book as an ARC.
Holy hell, what a read! Such a well written, amazing plot that made me fall in love with the characters than get my heart torn out and broken! And the cliffhanger.....
Scarlett, Oliver, and Jace all have damaged pasts who come together at a chance meeting and fall in love fast. For someone to rip that apart from them.
This book made me cry from a happy heart AND a broken heart. The spicy scenes were well written, and so damn hot 🔥🔥🔥. The first 3 way scene was the hottest scene I've ever read. Well done, Kalia!
Kalia keeps getting better with each book! I can't wait for Beautifully Healed to come out.
Holy hell, what a read! Such a well written, amazing plot that made me fall in love with the characters than get my heart torn out and broken! And the cliffhanger.....
Scarlett, Oliver, and Jace all have damaged pasts who come together at a chance meeting and fall in love fast. For someone to rip that apart from them.
This book made me cry from a happy heart AND a broken heart. The spicy scenes were well written, and so damn hot 🔥🔥🔥. The first 3 way scene was the hottest scene I've ever read. Well done, Kalia!
Kalia keeps getting better with each book! I can't wait for Beautifully Healed to come out.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from Author
OMG! The roller-coaster of emotions that I went through reading this. Cheering, giddy laughing, shock and near sobbing. So rude but I loved it anyway 😅
Jace, Scarlett and Oliver are *chef's kiss*
Beautifully written, flawed but lovable characters and they deserve their happily ever after. That cliffhanger ending was just cruel (I was expecting it but still.. super mean).
It's like a mafia romance on steroids and I loved every second of it. I need book 2, I can't handle not knowing what happens next
-Remember to check trigger warnings-
Jace, Scarlett and Oliver are *chef's kiss*
Beautifully written, flawed but lovable characters and they deserve their happily ever after. That cliffhanger ending was just cruel (I was expecting it but still.. super mean).
It's like a mafia romance on steroids and I loved every second of it. I need book 2, I can't handle not knowing what happens next
-Remember to check trigger warnings-
Review of advance copy received from Author
Wow! Kalia knows how to write these books that suck you in from the first page and you can’t stop until the end! Even when it’s over, it lives in your head rent free! It leaves you begging for more. This one is definitely NO EXCEPTION!
My heart breaks for Scarlett. She can’t trust anyone, the loss of her mother to a mafia hit, and she just can’t catch a break. I loved Oliver and Jace in this book. All of the characters and the story is great.
You have to read this book! I can’t wait for the next one!
My heart breaks for Scarlett. She can’t trust anyone, the loss of her mother to a mafia hit, and she just can’t catch a break. I loved Oliver and Jace in this book. All of the characters and the story is great.
You have to read this book! I can’t wait for the next one!
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 5, 2026Talk about a whirlwind… our fmc is but a pawn in a game so much bigger than she’ll ever realize
But the saying goes love conquers all… but does it really when the men you love are your dads sworn enemies
Can she figure out the truth
Can they survive the chaos of their world and her father the puppeteer behind the madness ?!?
Check all triggers and be ready for book 2 can you have a cliffhanger
But the saying goes love conquers all… but does it really when the men you love are your dads sworn enemies
Can she figure out the truth
Can they survive the chaos of their world and her father the puppeteer behind the madness ?!?
Check all triggers and be ready for book 2 can you have a cliffhanger
Review of advance copy received from Author
Fantastic book! I loved the characters and the story line a lot. Normally I would say that the characters were well written but well crafted feels like a better choice. They are beautifully real and flawed and they accept each other for who and what they are. This book pulled me in and just kept ahold of my attention like nothing else I have read in quite awhile. Kalia Rose is a phenomenal author and you definitely won’t regret reading any of her books.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I went in completely blind, honestly. Didn't read the snynopsis- the cover alone was just gorgeous. OH MAN. DID THIS BOOK BEAUTIFULLY DESTROY ME. I absolutely adore the main characters. I just. I have zero words have how much this book took me for a loop in the best way possible, and that CLIFF HANGER?? OH MY LANTA. COME ON!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I received an arc copy from the author and I was immensely impressed. Hands down in my top 20 if not top 10. I don't want to push too much on here because I believe it's not something that you can understand without reading yourself
Review of advance copy received from Author
When I tell you I was into this from the start with Jace and Oliver how one is easy to fall in love while the other is more guarded, awhile Scarlett is also broken. This book has the perfect name Beautifully Broken a must dark, spicy, unhinged read. Ready for some more from Kalia.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Beautifully Broken was so good. I would definitely recommend any of Kalia Rose's books!
Make sure to check TW's before reading.
Make sure to check TW's before reading.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Beautifully Broken was absolutely amazing!! Definitely my favorite from Kalia!❤️❤️
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