Broken Vows: A Second Chance Romance

by Mariella Starr

Jill and Josh Grayson were a golden couple, marrying young and launching their careers. Recognition in their fields came fast and easy in the early years of their lives together. They were living their dreams. They believed the foundation of their marriage was solid enough to survive, as long as they had each other. After all, who knew the economy was going to go into recession?

As their family grows, life events are turning their golden glow into a fading dull reality of lost jobs, bills, and family interference; all of which are tearing them apart. When the horrible word 'divorce' is mentioned, Jenny realizes she is risking the loss of her husband and children while trying to maintain a lifestyle that they can no longer afford. Is it too late to recover what is really important? Can she recapture the love of her husband and keep her marriage together, even if it means taking a step back in time when she looked to Josh for love, guidance, and discipline?

Josh has been suppressing his formerly dominant role in their marriage as job responsibilities have nearly destroyed him with disappointment and disillusionment. He realizes that, by neglecting his role as the leader of his family, he has damaged what means the most to him, his marriage and his family.

To save their marriage, Jenny and Josh take a giant leap of faith in each other. They cast off most of their material belongings and refocus on what means the most to them. Striving for a better relationship, and to keep their marriage intact, they move across the country to restart their lives anew.

Only one small detail might derail their efforts: Josh is keeping a secret when their new beginning was supposed to be based on total honesty...

389 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 14, 2016

Reviews

[Pauline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unexpected pleasure to read

A really enjoyable story. It holds lots of surprises. I couldn’t stop reading. I had to finish the story. A realistic fun story.

[E Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great story. The family was falling apart with an overbearing mother and outstanding debt, they were on the brink of divorce. Until Josh stepped up as Head of Household and took control of his house. His family stepped up to help him pay of debts, then he got a shock of his life when he found out he inherited $57 million from a long lost grandfather, but he didn't tell his wife. But with the help of a settlement from a lawsuit he bought into a start-up firm and moved his family to Colorado, which was a great way to get away from his mother-in-law. He put his wife on a budget, said they were redecorating the mansion for a friend. They lived in a guesthouse and worked on their marriage, however they have someone breaking in, poachers and someone trying to open credit cards in their name. Can they find their happily ever after?
In addition to Josh and Jenny, Jenny reunites with her long lost sister, Mila who is pregnant. Their contractor, Kevin, soon falls for this tough beauty. Mila was recently widowed from a man who wasn't who she married after being on a 14 month tour. However, Kevin was kind and loving and worked on breaking through her hard outer shell, but he wanted to be Head of Household and Mila couldn't believe he wanted to spank her through domestic-discipline, can they get their happily ever after?
This was just a very enjoyable story. It is nice to read a story about people fighting for their marriage rather than giving up. They had many obstacles to overcome to recover their marriage, but they worked at it and they were passionate for each other and it made for a great read. I really enjoyed this read. The story was really interesting and enjoyable, I strongly recommend it.

[Hope W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Broken Vows by Mariella Starr is an amazing read! This story had sex, spankings, a few mysteries, a couple of romances each facing their own challenges, family interactions both good and bad yet all meshed together in a well thought out and well developed story. Josh and Jenny try to save their marriage and stop an interfering mother-in-law. They begin finding out that sometimes going back to the beginning of their relationship and back to the basics in life can be challenging and yet quite rewarding. At the same time, Josh finds Jenny's long lost sister Mila. As Jenny and Mila get to know each other again, Mila meets Kevin who tries to break down some well placed walls around her heart. Will Kevin be able to show Mila that with old fashioned values and patience true love can over come past hurts? Will Josh find the inner strength to take control and guide his family the way they need to go? Read and find out what happens to these wonderful couples as they work together to solve the mysteries that surround their new found life. This is one read that starts strong and only gets better as it goes! Marialla Starr, Thanks for another great story!!!

[Amy S · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an outstanding book that has everything that you would want to experience in your own domestic discipline relationship. I loved how the story developed not only the main characters but all of the supporting characters as well. This book has love, spanking, family, drama, mystery and personal growth all wrapped up into one book. Although both Josh and Jenny have personal flaws and their marriage has issues by the end of the book, you feel that their relationship is at an amazing place and will survive all the trials and tribulations that they might face in the future. I would very strongly recommend this book for anyone that is looking for a fully developed domestic discipline read.

[Marybeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is about Josh and Jenny Grayson. We start the story with the two of them wanting a divorce. Jenny has been buying things for her mother with money they don't have. Josh has had enough, so he decides to go back to their D/d relationship. He gives her a hard hairbrush spanking. Jenny accepts it and decides that she wants to work on their marriage. There are a lot of in and outs, but this a wonderfully complex and long story. There is a move and mysteries to solve.

I really enjoyed this story. All the ends were tied up satisfactorily. I highly recommend it and give it 5 stars.

[Laurel · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the reasons I love Mariella Starr's book is because they are long enough to satisfy me and have great development of the characters. The couple are near divorce and realize that the mother of Jill was vicious and destructive and the only way to turn thing around was to return to the Domestic Discipline marriage that worked so well when first married. The storyline was so realistic that I could identify with the characters. The dialogue went seamlessly from one point of view to the other. Every thing you could want in a novel was present. Love, love, loved this book.

[SH · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

Another fantastic book with a truly detailed plot and the length to do it justice. I so enjoyed the journey Josh and Jenny had to travel to find their happiness again. The supporting characters/family were awesome and there was enough backstory that you can't help becoming attached to everyone. Stop reading here, buy the book and enjoy! Seriously, don't miss it!

[Jane Burrelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed Broken Vows. As a longer read it was successfully juggling a lot of different elements. Ultimately it is a romance of two people who have lost their way but love each other enough to work on their relationship and in doing so find happiness once again. Throw in a mystery, a secret fortune, selfish mother-in-law and the odd trip over knees and let the entertainment begin.